Well ... after all of the debate back-and-forth all week, we have our answer about NC State from the selection committee: the Wolfpack was left out of the 2019 NCAA tournament field. Despite its strong standing in the NET all year, State didn’t have a real defining win to point to, and I’m sure the committee will use its non-conference schedule strength as part of the argument to exclude the Pack.
I suspect that committee wasn’t interested in justifying how a bubble team with a horribly-ranked non-conference got into the field. Basically, they didn’t want that shitstorm, nor did they want to establish any precedents moving forward.