Does NIT Success Translate to Future Success? (Spoiler: Not really...)

Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty ImagesIt’s late March and I’m refreshing the tab I have open with the latest NIT bracket. This was not how I had planned to be tracking the Wolfpack at this point in the year, but here we are. The case has been made several times over that NC State shouldn’t have to be in this tournament, let alone a 2 seed (slap in the face, really), but credit this group for making the most of a sour situation. They could have packed it in and said deuces, we’ll see y’all in the fall.

Instead, they have rallied to win two games and reach the quarterfinals. Both opponents faced so far are admittedly soft compared to the ACC, but 7-seed Hofstra and 6-seed Harvard finished first…