Bracketology Update: Where Experts Project NC State in the 2026 NCAA Tournament Heading into the ACC Tournament

After the conclusion of the 2025-26 regular season, and a game in the ACC Tournament looming this Wednesday, where do the top bracketologists currently project NC State in the 2026 NCAA Tournament?

Over at Bracket Matrix, which aggregates projections from dozens of bracketologists, NC State currently has an average projected seed of 9.91 in the NCAA Tournament. For context, the Wolfpack’s average projected seed heading into the regular season finale against Stanford, which resulted in a loss, was 9.28.

That average is based on 77 total bracket projections.

Updated Projections from Top Bracketologists

(Rankings in parentheses reflect their overall accuracy ranking over the past five years among the top 186 bracketologists tracked by Bracket Matrix.)

Hoops HD (7th) – #9 seed

Glazewskitology (8th) – #10 seed

Bracksketblogs (10th): #9 seed

Bauertology (11th): #11 seed (Last Four Byes)

The Pi-Rate Ratings (13th): #9 seed

T3 Bracketology (14th): #11 seed

D Ratings (15th): #9 seed

1-3-1 Sports (16th): #10 seed

Kevin Pulsifer (18th): #10 seed

Kyler Foster (20th): #10 seed

It’s worth noting that the Wolfpack is currently ranked 35th in the NET Rankings.