NC State moving on up in ESPN’s Bracketology Projections

There’s going to be a big chunk of people who read this that comment, “It’s too early for bracket projections.”

We’ve held off until now, instead tracking progress by posting NC State’s ranking on analytics sites like Ken Pom or Bart Torvik.

Torvik ranks NC State #25 after dominant performance vs. FSU, jumping in front of #26 UNC

This was NC State’s best graded offensive game of the season and their 4th-best defensive.

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But even then, there’s the crowd that yells at us, “We don’t care about the metrics. Just win!”

You can’t please’em all, but the point here isn’t to gas you up about State’s tournament chances; there’s a ton of…