With Duke’s last-second loss to Virginia Tech, NC State is in a position to control their destiny.
Duke is sitting at 12-5 after their loss. They have one game left and it’s vs UNC.
UNC is sitting one game ahead of NC State at 11-5. They have 2 games left. Tomorrow night vs. Miami and then Saturday vs. Duke.
The big boon for State is that UNC has to play Duke and no matter what happens, if NC State wins their next two games, they will finish 3rd in the ACC.
Let’s see how…
If Duke beats UNC…
With the loss, UNC would be able to finish the season with no more than 12 wins.