NC State Jumps to #25 in NET Rankings After Historic Win Over UNC

NC State waxed #16 UNC 82-58 last night at home, tying the second-largest margin of victory in the series since the formation of the ACC. As a result, the Wolfpack moved up four spots to #25 in the NET Rankings, while the Tar Heels fell three spots to #28.

NC State now has four Quad 1 wins, which is tied for the fifth-most in the ACC. More importantly, their 12 combined Quad 1 and Quad 2 wins are tied for second in the conference.

Overall NET Rankings

ACC NET Rankings

NC State Quadrant Record

Quad 1: 4-6
Quad 2: 8-1
Quad 3: 3-0
Quad 4: 4-1

There has been some movement behind the scenes:

• The Liberty win shifted from Quad 2 to Quad 3, with the Flames falling to #76.

Game-by-Game NET Results

NC Central (W) – Quad 4
UAB (W) – Quad 3
UNCG (W) – Quad 4
VCU (W) – Quad 2
Seton Hall (L) – Quad 2
Boise State (W) – Quad 2
Texas (L) – Quad 1
Auburn (L) – Quad 1
UNC-Asheville (W) – Quad 4
Liberty (W) – Quad 3
Kansas (L) – Quad 1
Texas Southern (W) – Quad 4
Ole Miss (W) – Quad 2
Wake Forest (W) – Quad 2
UVA (L) – Quad 1
Boston College (W) – Quad 3
Florida St. (W) – Quad 2
Georgia Tech (L) – Quad 4
Clemson (W) – Quad 1
Pitt (W) – Quad 2
Syracuse (W) – Quad 3
SMU (W) – Quad 1
Virginia Tech (W) – Quad 2
Louisville (L) – Quad 1
Miami (L) – Quad 2

How the NET Rankings Work

The NCAA’s NET (NCAA Evaluation Tool) is used by the Selection Committee to evaluate and seed teams for the NCAA Tournament.

Quadrant Breakdown

• Quad 1:

  • Home: 1-30

  • Neutral: 1-50

  • Away: 1-75

• Quad 2:

  • Home: 31-75

  • Neutral: 51-100

  • Away: 76-135

• Quad 3:

  • Home: 76-160

  • Neutral: 101-200

  • Away: 136-240

• Quad 4:

  • Home: 161-353

  • Neutral: 201-353

  • Away: 241-353

The NET formula factors in:

• Adjusted efficiency (offense + defense)

• Strength of schedule

• Game location

• Quality of wins and losses

• Results against Division I opponents only