NC State Newsstand: Wolfpack holds steady in AP Poll
NC State’s 2022-23 basketball seasons are here, and there will be no shortage of news to start the year. Our daily ‘Newsstands’ will be a way for our readers to catch up on what they missed from the day before.
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The Wolfpacker’s Tuesday Morning Newsstand
After stringing together consecutive wins last week at home against Miami and on the road against Louisville, NC State women’s basketball remained at No. 20 in the Associated Press Poll Monday. The Wolfpack is one of two ranked teams with five losses, joining No. 15 North Carolina.
NC State stands 15-5 on the year and totaled 171 points in the poll, which places the program 30 behind No. 19 Arizona. No one jumped past the Pack this week, and no one fell below it.
A total of six ACC programs made the top-25 this week, joining the Wolfpack and the Tar Heels. Notre Dame leads the group at No. 7, Virginia Tech sits at No. 12, Duke follows UNC closely at No. 16 and Florida State is finally ranked at No. 24.
The full Associated Press Poll:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina (28) | 20-0 | 700 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 19-0 | 669 | 2 |
| 3 | Stanford | 19-2 | 615 | 4 |
| 4 | LSU | 19-0 | 603 | 3 |
| 5 | UConn | 17-2 | 596 | 5 |
| 6 | Indiana | 17-1 | 584 | 6 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 16-2 | 541 | 7 |
| 8 | UCLA | 17-3 | 448 | 9 |
| 9 | Utah | 16-2 | 430 | 8 |
| T-10 | Iowa | 15-4 | 425 | 10 |
| T-10 | Maryland | 16-4 | 425 | 11 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | 16-3 | 403 | 12 |
| 13 | Michigan | 16-3 | 352 | 14 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 16-2 | 304 | 15 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 14-5 | 298 | 17 |
| 16 | Duke | 17-2 | 281 | 13 |
| 17 | Gonzaga | 19-2 | 259 | 16 |
| 18 | Iowa State | 13-4 | 221 | 18 |
| 19 | Arizona | 15-4 | 201 | 19 |
| 20 | NC State | 15-5 | 171 | 20 |
| 21 | Villanova | 18-3 | 145 | 22 |
| 22 | Illinois | 16-4 | 103 | 21 |
| 23 | Middle Tennesse | 16-2 | 64 | NR |
| 24 | Florida State | 18-4 | 57 | NR |
| 25 | Colorado | 15-4 | 56 | 24 |
Tweets of the day
Check out this state from ESPN’s David Hale showing how dominant the Wolfpack football program was in run defense during the 2022 season.
Head coach Dave Doeren was on the road to do some recruiting Monday.
NC State men’s basketball hosts Notre Dame tonight. Tip off is scheduled for 7 p.m..
Quote of the day
This quote is from men’s basketball head coach Kevin Keatts sharing an update on Terquavion Smith.
“I haven’t been able to really get him out on the floor to even determine where he’s at,” Keatts said. “I just know he’s really, really sore right now.
“I would say it’ll be a game time decision. But, you know, it’s going to be tough because I don’t I don’t even know if he could shoot the basketball at this moment. He fell on his, it was more of his right elbow on his shooting hand, and so I’ll know a little bit more later on today.”
Today’s top NC State headlines
Kevin Keatts updates Terquavion Smith’s status
Packed recruiting intel: An update on Bishop Fitzgerald
The Wolfpacker’s 3-2-1: NC State visit intel, JUCO recruiting update
Ethan Calloway shares impressions of NC State’s staff, future visit plans