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NC State
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29 appearances · 40–27 all-time · 1950–2026

NC State appears in 29 tournaments in this archive, between 1950 and 2026, with an all-time record of 40–27. 2 of them ended with the net coming down: 1974 and 1983.

In its opening game it is 10–7. 11 of its 17 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.

Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2024, when an 11th seed beat the 2nd-seeded Marquette 67–58. The reverse happened in 1988: as a 3rd seed it lost to the 14th-seeded Murray State 78–75.

Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 5, from 1985 to 1989. Its longest absence ran 11 years, between 1991 and 2002. It has met Iowa 3 times, more than any other opponent.

This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 3rd seed and as low as a 12th.

  • 29 Appearances
  • 40–27 All-time record
  • 2 Titles

Season by season

Every tournament appearance by NC State in the archive. This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Season records and coaches come from the sourced season shards.
YearSeedRecordCoachConferenceFinish
1950—27–6Everett CaseSouthernThird Place
1951—30–7Everett CaseSouthernRegional Fourth Place
1952—24–10Everett CaseSouthernRegional third place
1954—26–7Everett CaseAtlantic CoastRegional third place
1965—21–5Press MaravichAtlantic CoastRegional third place
1970—22–6Norm SloanAtlantic CoastRegional third place
1974—30–1Norm SloanAtlantic Coast ConferenceChampion
1980420–8Norm SloanAtlantic Coast ConferenceRound of 32
1982722–10Jim ValvanoAtlantic Coast ConferenceRound of 48
1983626–10Jim ValvanoAtlantic Coast ConferenceChampion
1985323–10Jim ValvanoAtlantic Coast Conferencelost in the Regional Finals to St. John's, 60–69
1986621–13Jim ValvanoAtlantic Coast Conferencelost in the Regional Finals to Kansas, 67–75
19871120–15Jim ValvanoAtlantic Coast Conferencelost in the Round 1 to Florida, 70–82
1988324–8Jim ValvanoAtlantic Coast Conferencelost in the Round 1 to Murray State, 75–78
1989522–9Jim ValvanoAtlantic Coast Conferencelost in the Regional semifinals to Georgetown, 61–69
1991620–11Les RobinsonAtlantic Coast Conferencelost in the Round 2 to Oklahoma State, 64–73
2002723–11Herb SendekAtlantic Coast Conferencelost in the Round of 32 to Connecticut, 74–77
2003918–13Herb SendekAtlantic Coast Conferencelost in the Round of 64 to California, 74–76 (OT)
2004321–10Herb SendekAtlantic Coast Conferencelost in the Round of 32 to Vanderbilt, 73–75
20051021–14Herb SendekAtlantic Coast Conferencelost in the Regional Semifinal to Wisconsin, 56–65
20061022–10Herb SendekAtlantic Coast Conferencelost in the Round of 32 to Texas, 54–75
20121124–13Mark GottfriedAtlantic Coast Conferencelost in the regional semifinal to Kansas, 57–60
2013824–11Mark GottfriedAtlantic Coast Conferencelost in the round of 64 to Temple, 72–76
20141222–14Mark GottfriedAtlantic Coast Conferencelost in the round of 64 to Saint Louis, 80–83 (OT)
2015822–14Mark GottfriedAtlantic Coast Conferencelost in the regional semifinal to Louisville, 65–75
2018921–12Kevin KeattsAtlantic Coast Conferencelost in the round of 64 to Seton Hall, 83–94
20231123–11Kevin KeattsAtlantic Coast Conferencelost in the round of 64 to Creighton, 63–72
20241126–15Kevin KeattsAtlantic Coast Conferencelost in the national semifinal to Purdue, 50–63
20261120–14Will WadeAtlantic Coast Conferencelost in the opening round to Texas, 66–68

How the games went

Record by round.
RoundW–L
Opening10–7
Round of 6415–8
Round of 324–2
Round of 83–3
Semifinal6–7
Final2–0

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