With the ACC tournament four weeks away, N.C. State is exceeding expectations in Kevin Keatts’ first season as the Wolfpack’s coach.
Picked to finish 12th in the ACC in a preseason media poll, the Wolfpack (16-7, 6-4 ACC) right now looks like a team that will earn a bye and not begin league tournament play until the second round on March 7 in Brooklyn.
NCAA tournament bracket projections by CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm and ESPN’s Joe Lunardi released Monday have N.C. State in the tournament field, with both listing the Wolfpack among teams playing in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio.