NC State Ranks 26th in the 2025-26 Men’s College Basketball Preseason AP Poll

The 2025-26 Men’s Basketball College Basketball Preseason AP Poll was just released, and NC State is sitting right outside the Top-25 at #26.

(AP)

ACC Teams in the AP Preseason Poll

6) Duke
11) Louisville
25) UNC
26) NC State
40) UVA

Looking ahead at NC State’s 2025-26 schedule, the Wolfpack has games scheduled against 5 teams ranked in the Top-25:

@Auburn (20)
Kansas (19)
@Louisville (11)
Duke (6)
UNC (25)

NC State will also play games against three other schools who received votes in the AP Preseason Poll:

#32 Ole Miss (Neutral site)
#40 Virginia (Home)
#40 VCU (Home)

Also, the Wolfpack could end up playing Texas in the Maui Invitational. The Longhorns rank 29th in the AP Preseason Poll.