Pack Insider · Jan 2
NC State and Virginia on an identical path, with identical numbers
NC State (10-4) is set to take on #21 Virginia (11-2) tomorrow at 11am on ESPN2.
This is NC State’s second ACC game and second in a row on national TV.
NC State and Virginia are two teams that are on similar paths. Virginia finished 15-17 last season and NC State finished 12-19. Neither were very good.
Both now have new coaches this season and both have turned things around.
One interesting storyline is that UVA’s coach, Ryan Odom, was thought to be a finalist for NC State’s job before their first choice, Will Wade, accepted.
Now for the stats. Both of these teams are very good according to the advanced metrics and are actually ranked 22nd and 23rd according to Bart Torvik.
Let’s take a look.