Sidney Lowe continued his mastery of “Basketball Grobe” tonight as the NC State Wolfpack won for the third time in the last four games. The Wolfpack is now 15-7 with an ACC record that now stands at .500 at 4-4. NC State never trailed in route to our second consecutive win over a team ahead […]
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Miami Beats Clemson, Potentially Helps Pack
Frank Haith’s Miami Hurricanes beat Clemson, 75-72, today in a key ACC match-up that may ultimately serve to support NC State’s slim chances to earn an NCAA Tournament bid when the 2007-2008 college basketball regular season comes to a close. I definitely understand that Clemson will have a stronger mathematical impact on NC State’s RPI […]
State’s ACC Schedule
Jeff’s partial listing of RPI rankings earlier this week held several surprises and spurred me into looking at State’s ACC schedule versus these too-early RPI rankings. So let’s look a little closer at the surprises (well they surprised me anyway) as well as State’s ACC schedule which doesn’t open until next weekend against UNC. STATE […]
Clearing the Bubble
As the college basketball season moves into the last month of the season, bracketology and bubble talk will fill the air waves and internet message boards. After the last five seasons, there is probably no fan base better qualified to discuss the minimum requirements necessary to clear the bubble and land in the NCAAT than […]
Finishing Strong
Among the many things that I see on NC State message boards after ugly “preseason” losses are statements like: – State often lays a few eggs early in the year. – State starts slow but always finishes the year strong. So I decided to see if these statements are grounded in reality or wishful thinking: […]
RPI Never “Meaningless”; State’s Win Fails to Move Needle
NC State’s win over #8 ranked Georgia Tech doesn’t seem to have mathematically done much for the Wolfpack’s quest to get back on the radar of the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee. Heading into Sunday’s agame, State’s RPI was a paltry #115 and Georgia Tech’s was in the Top 15. After the evening, State’s RPI improved […]
