Sports Illustrated released their 2025-26 Men’s Basketball Preseason Rankings for all 365 Division-1 schools, and NC State landed at #33.
ACC Teams in SI’s Preseason Rankings
4) Duke
8) Louisville
20) Virginia
21) UNC
33) NC State
44) SMU
50) Miami
52) Clemson
56) Virginia Tech
62) Wake Forest
72) Syracuse
76) Notre Dame
83) Pitt
87) FSU
102) Georgia Tech
107) Stanford
119) Cal
146) Boston College
Preseason Rankings of NC State’s Non-Conference Opponents
#311 – North Carolina Central
#106 – UAB
#214 – UNCG
#67 – VCU
#88 – Seton Hall
#16 – Auburn
#154 – UNC-Asheville
#79 – Liberty
#11 – Kansas
#315 – Texas Southern
#48 – Ole Miss