The signs remain positive for NC State after its Bahamas trip

I can’t say I thought I’d be feeling this good about the basketball team by the end of November, but these first two weeks have gone about as well as anybody could have guessed. Certainly a lot better than I would have guessed.

NC State has moved up more than 30 spots in the Pomeroy Ratings while the rest of the ACC has been stubbing its toes left and right, seemingly. The Wolfpack is currently projected to finish with a winning record in league play:

There are a lot of ACC teams that already have losses to sub-100 KenPom opponents, with most of them coming in home games.