NC State Basketball
Where the Stat Gurus Rank NC State Ahead of Georgia Tech
NC State (12-5, 3-1 ACC) will host Georgia Tech (9-7, 1-4 ACC) today at noon in the Lenovo Center. Where do the stat gurus rank the Wolfpack heading into the contest?
Overall Rankings
Evan Miya: 24th
KenPom: 25th
Bart Torvik: 26th
Offensive Rankings
Highest: Evan Miya – 23rd
Lowest: Bart Torvik – 35th
Defensive Rankings
Highest: Evan Miya – 26th
Lowest: Bart Torvik – 35th
Evan Miya ranks NC State 4th in the ACC, while both Bart Torvik and KenPom have the Wolfpack 5th in the conference.
Evan Miya
According to Evan Miya, NC State’s offense and defense both rank 4th in the ACC.
Additional metrics:
- Tempo: 7th in the ACC (estimated possessions per game)
- Home Court Advantage: 2nd in the ACC
- Kill Shot Margin: 4th in the ACC
(Kill shot margin measures how many more 10–0 runs a team has per game than its opponents.)
Ken Pom
KenPom ranks NC State:
- 5th in the ACC in offensive efficiency
- 4th in the ACC in defensive efficiency
The Wolfpack also own the 37th-ranked strength of schedule nationally.
Bart Torvik
Bart Torvik’s metrics show:
- 5th in the ACC offensively
- 4th in the ACC defensively
Torvik gives NC State:
- 94.5% chance to make the NCAA Tournament
- Projected seed: 7.2
He also ranks NC State’s strength of schedule 20th nationally.
NC State’s Advanced Statistical Breakdown (National Rankings in Parenthesis)
| Category | Offense | Defense | D-I Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adj. Efficiency | 122.2 (25) | 100.1 (34) | 109.3 |
| Adj. Tempo | 69.3 (107) | — | 68.0 |
| Avg. Poss. Length | 16.0 (56) | 17.9 (293) | 17.3 |
| Category | Offense | Defense | D-I Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effective FG% | 57.5 (18) | 50.4 (151) | 51.2 |
| Turnover % | 14.1 (20) | 20.1 (46) | 17.2 |
| Off. Reb % | 29.8 (215) | 26.0 (27) | 31.0 |
| FTA / FGA | 34.5 (213) | 38.7 (257) | 35.6 |
| Category | Offense | Defense | D-I Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3P% | 40.1 (5) | 32.8 (136) | 33.7 |
| 2P% | 55.3 (79) | 51.7 (179) | 51.7 |
| FT% | 75.8 (65) | 70.5 (107) | 72.1 |
| Block % | 9.1 (140) | 11.2 (96) | 9.6 |
| Steal % | 8.0 (43) | 12.1 (41) | 9.7 |
| Non-Stl TO% | 6.1 (41) | 8.0 (130) | 7.5 |
| Avg 2PA Dist | 6.6 (295) | 6.4 (80) | 6.0 |
| Category | Offense | Defense | D-I Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3PA / FGA | 45.0 (66) | 48.8 (356) | 39.7 |
| Assist / FGM | 56.8 (87) | 52.6 (180) | 53.0 |
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