Who Voted for NC State to Be Ranked in the Preseason AP Top-25?

The 2025-26 Men’s Basketball Preseason AP Poll was released on Monday, and NC State was right outside of the Top-25, landing at #26.

Which AP voters ranked the Wolfpack in the Top-25, and where did they rank them?

29 voters included NC State in their Top-25, with Jon Wilner (San Jose Mercury News) showing the most confidence, ranking them 14th.

Jackson Payne – Deseret News – 22nd
Brenna Greene – Koin TV – 24th
Jeff Borzello – ESPN – 24th
Kate Rogerson – WTVD – 23rd
Matt Young – Houston Chronicle – 22nd
Donna Ditota – Syracuse Post-Standard – 25th
Joe Cook – WAPT-TV – 23rd
Dylan Sinn – The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette – 23rd
Andrew Quinny – KREM-TV – 23rd
Abby Schnable – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – 25th
Chris Murray – Nevada Sports Net – 22nd
Mia O’Brien – ESPN Radio- 25th
Parth Upadhyaya – The Daily Memphian – 23rd
Peter Rauterkus – AL.com – 24th
Brenden Martin – Arizona Daily Sun – 25th
Zach Klein – WSB-TV – 24th
Jeff Rabjohns – Peegs.com – 19th
Mike McCleary – Wisconsin State Journal – 24th
Brian Holland – WVLA-TV – 22nd
Johnny Congdon – ABC 33 – 24th
JJ Johnson – WXII-TV – 25th
Victor Flores – Billings Gazette – 25th
Kevin Sjuts – KOLN – 18th
Anthony Kristensen – Arkansas Democrat-Gazette – 23rd
Shane Mettlen – Daily News-Record – 22nd
Trevor Hass – The Boston Globe – 22nd
David Jablonski – Cox Media Group – 23rd
Andy Greer – St. Paul Pioneer Press – 21st
Jon Wilner – San Jose Mercury News – 14th