TRACKING THE PACK
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 ■ 17
CHARTING
THE PACK
Preseason Magazines
Make Basketball
Predictions
The annual preseason basketball
preview magazines from Lindy's and
Athlon are out. Here's how they predict
the ACC will play out, and also a look
at where they see NC State's non-
conference opponents finishing in their
respective leagues.
Projected ACC Order
Of Finish
Rk. Lindy's Athlon
1 Duke Duke
2 Florida State North Carolina
3 Virginia Florida State
4 North Carolina Virginia Tech
5 Louisville Virginia
6 Syracuse Louisville
7 Virginia Tech Syracuse
8 Notre Dame Notre Dame
9 Georgia Tech Miami
10 NC State Georgia Tech
11 Miami NC State
12 Clemson Wake Forest
13 Wake Forest Clemson
14 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
15 Boston College Boston College
NC State's
Non-Conference
Opponents Projections
Opponent (Conference) Lindy's Athlon
Bucknell (Patriot) 6/10 8/10
Colgate (Patriot) 1/10 1/10
Central Connecticut (Northeast) 10/10 10/10
Oklahoma State (Big 12) 5/10 6/10
Texas Southern (SWAC) 2/12 3/12
Louisiana Tech (C-USA) 2/14 2/7
(West)
Nebraska (Big Ten) 13/14 12/14
Bethune-Cookman (SWAC) 12/12 12/12
Purdue (Big Ten) 2/14 2/14
Richmond (Atlantic 10) 2/14 2/14
Wright State (Horizon) 1/12 1/12
— Matt Carter
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