NC State Picked to Finish 4th in the Official 2025-26 Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll

The Official 2025-26 Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll is out, and NC State is picked to finish 4th.

2025 ACC Preseason Poll
School, Points

1. Duke (34), 866
2. Louisville (15), 842
3. North Carolina, 741
4. NC State, 710
5. Virginia, 623
6. SMU, 616
7. Clemson, 510
8. Miami, 500
9. Syracuse, 489
10. Notre Dame, 477
11. Wake Forest, 412
12. Virginia Tech, 355
13. Georgia Tech, 315
14. Pitt, 301
15. Florida State, 221
16. California, 156
17. Stanford, 138
18. Boston College, 107

First-place votes in parentheses; 49 total voters

(ACC)

NC State was picked to finish 8th in the ACC last season, but ended up finishing 11th.

The last time the Wolfpack was picked to finish this high in the Official ACC Preseason Poll was back in 2012-13, when it was projected to win the conference.