Did you know that the average out of conference strength of the schedule for the past six college basketball national champions is 150?
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The final ‘all-sports’ intercollegiate Directors Cup for 2007-2008 has been released and is accessible by clicking here. (Looks like Lee Fowler’s second embarrassment in one day.)
NC State didn’t obtain extra credit for our great ‘fuhcilities’ or our fantastic fans and therefore finished the year ranked 56th in the country and next to last in the Atlantic Coast Conference, besting private institution Boston College.
This is a preview of We’re #56!!! NCSU finishes 53rd of 66 BCS Schools (must be the ‘fuhcilities’)
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Since we are in the middle of the NBA Championship series…and the Tim Donaghy mess…and JJ Hickson’s inevitable departure to the NBA draft…
…I thought that it was an appropriate time to share the following stat of the day.
ACC Schools by number of NBA Draft selections since 1988
(1) Duke - 28
(2) North Carolina - 22
(3) Georgia Tech - 20
(4) Maryland - 16
(5) NC State - 10
(6) Florida State - 9
(7) Wake Forest - 7
(8) Boston College - 7
(9) Miami - 7
(10) Clemson - 6
(11) Virginia - 4
(12) Virginia Tech - 2
This is a preview of NBA Draft Picks by ACC School (1988-2007)
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After failed attempts to garner some kind of notable success by a couple of NC State’s non-revenue sports fell flat this week (men’s golf and women’s softball), NC State’s Baseball team remains as the last primary opportunity for Lee Fowler’s athletics department to do something special and win a “major” ACC Championship.
It is something that hasn’t happened at NC State in a LONG time. And, as you will see from the statistics below it is something that hasn’t happened at NC State in far too long when compared to other programs throughout the country.
This is a preview of Late pushes fall flat for Pack; Baseball represents last hope
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The table below that can be seen in larger a format by clicking here ranks Atlantic Coast Conference institutions by the number of ACC Championships claimed since 2000 (the year that Lee Fowler came to NC State). Additionally, the italicized numbers in parantheses is the rank for each school in the designated column. For example, NC State ranks 12th (last) in number of National Championships and 9th (last of pre-expansion ACC schools) in number of different sports in which we have won an ACC Championship.
Some following notes &; bytes:
This is a preview of NCAA & ACC Championships since 2000
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The Atlantic Coast Conference hosted a series of Championships this weekend that provided 33% of Atlantic Coast Conference members an ACC Championship when:
* Florida State won its FIRST men’s golf championship
* Virginia won men’s tennis
* Clemson won the women’s tennis championship
* Duke won women’s golf
Additionally, we haven’t yet taken the opportunity to congratulate Boston College for claiming their National Championship in men’s hockey last week. We had a fantastic conversation about BC’s “Frozen Four” that you should read in this entry. Some great conversation in the comments section.
This is a preview of ACC Championship Weekend yields no titles for Pack
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Lee Fowler’s interest in other Athletics Director jobs have not been a secret since his arrival in Raleigh in September of 2000. In the seven-plus years of Fowler’s tenure, the man that likes to be referred to as “Coach” has expressed interest and interviewed for multiple jobs of all shapes and sizes.
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StateFansNation would like to shout out a congratulations to our conference bretheren in Chestnut Hill as the Boston College Eagles have advanced to their third consecutive Frozen Four, hockey’s version of Final Four’.
Although many in the north - including a lot of the BC students - are more interested in hockey than basketball, I translate this into the equivalent of advancing to three straight College World Series in baseball (which is something that the UNC-CH Tar Heels may achieve this year).
This is a preview of Congratulations Eagles! Ouch Wolfpack!
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There have been some interesting comments made about the Bubble this year that need to be saved for future reference. Plus Alpha/RAWFS has fixed it so I can use tables again….so here goes a little supplemental information about this year’s marginal selections/snubs:
Let’s start with some tables that go pretty well with a commentary from last week:
My tables were updated from last year’s entry so the parsing is slightly different from Jeff’s…but the tables do a good job at highlighting the key points from that commentary. The bottom line is that RPI ranking is an easy first cut at where teams from BCS conferences stand with the NCAAT Selection Committee.
This is a preview of 2008 Bubble Thoughts
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Earlier this year I made the mistake of allowing myself to get sucked into a ‘hypothetical’ conversation about NC State’s chances of making the NCAA Tournament. At the time our Wolfpack was tracking in the 30s and 40s of the RPI and I was trying to use facts and statistics to de-bunk ridiculous statements and incorrect conclusions being spread on the internet by your typical nameless, faceless, uninformed fan.
This is a preview of RPI-ology
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