NC State
Polls ranked489of 906
Seasons ranked39of 51
Best rankingNo. 214 times
Polls at No. 10
Longest streak128polls
Season by season · 39 ranked seasons, newest first
| Season | Polls, No. 1 at the top | Preseason → final | At No. 1 | Ranked | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | No. 25→No. 25 now | 1/1 | |||
| 2025-2026 | No. 9→unranked | 4/20 | |||
| 2024-2025 | No. 9→No. 9 | 20/21 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2023-2024 | unranked→No. 4 | 20/21 | Final Four | ||
| 2022-2023 | No. 10→unranked | 14/19 | |||
| 2021-2022 | No. 5→No. 3 | 19/19 | Elite Eight | ||
| 2020-2021 | No. 8→No. 3 | 17/17 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2019-2020 | No. 14→No. 8 | 20/20 | |||
| 2018-2019 | No. 17→No. 10 | 20/20 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2017-2018 | unranked→No. 21 | 6/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2016-2017 | unranked→No. 17 | 10/19 | |||
| 2013-2014 | unranked→No. 16 | 11/20 | |||
| 2006-2007 | unranked→No. 18 | 3/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 2005-2006 | No. 23→unranked | 5/18 | |||
| 2004-2005 | unranked→No. 21 | 8/19 | |||
| 2001-2002 | No. 10→unranked | 6/18 | |||
| 2000-2001 | No. 19→No. 19 | 18/19 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1999-2000 | No. 20→No. 23 | 19/19 | |||
| 1998-1999 | No. 16→unranked | 4/18 | |||
| 1997-1998 | unranked→No. 10 | 15/18 | Final Four | ||
| 1996-1997 | No. 13→unranked | 13/18 | |||
| 1995-1996 | No. 12→No. 23 | 18/18 | |||
| 1994-1995 | unranked→No. 24 | 2/18 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1992-1993 | unranked→unranked | 1/16 | |||
| 1991-1992 | No. 13→unranked | 10/18 | |||
| 1990-1991 | No. 8→No. 7 | 17/17 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1989-1990 | No. 6→No. 11 | 17/17 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1988-1989 | No. 16→No. 13 | 13/17 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1986-1987 | unranked→No. 13 | 15/16 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1985-1986 | No. 15→unranked | 8/16 | |||
| 1984-1985 | No. 19→No. 12 | 9/17 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1983-1984 | No. 11→No. 16 | 17/17 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1982-1983 | No. 15→No. 16 | 17/17 | |||
| 1981-1982 | No. 9→No. 12 | 18/18 | Sweet Sixteen | ||
| 1980-1981 | No. 11→No. 13 | 18/18 | |||
| 1979-1980 | No. 5→No. 10 | 17/17 | |||
| 1978-1979 | No. 4→No. 11 | 17/17 | |||
| 1977-1978 | No. 6→No. 3 | 14/14 | |||
| 1976-1977 | unranked→No. 10 | 8/10 |
Statistics · the full details
| Statistic | Value | First and most recent | More |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best ranking | 2 | 14 times First: January 18, 1978 Most recent: December 13, 2021 | All 10 |
| # Polls Ranked | 489 | First: December 15, 1976 (18) Most recent: October 20, 2026 (25) | All 489 |
| # Polls Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Polls Ranked Top 5 | 79 | First: December 14, 1977 (4) Most recent: April 8, 2024 (4) | All 79 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 10 | 232 | First: February 2, 1977 (9) Most recent: November 10, 2025 (10) | All 232 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 15 | 347 | First: January 19, 1977 (15) Most recent: November 10, 2025 (10) | All 347 |
| # Polls Ranked Top 20 | 442 | First: December 15, 1976 (18) Most recent: November 17, 2025 (16) | All 442 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked | 128 | December 15, 1976 - November 26, 1984 | All 23 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 5 | 34 | December 7, 2020 - March 14, 2022 | All 13 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 10 | 53 | December 9, 2019 - November 14, 2022 | All 29 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 15 | 84 | November 19, 2018 - January 9, 2023 | All 25 |
| Most Consecutive Polls Ranked Top 20 | 128 | December 15, 1976 - November 26, 1984 | All 23 |
| # Seasons Ranked | 39 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2026-2027 | All 39 |
| # Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 11 | First: 1977-1978 Most recent: 2023-2024 | All 11 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 24 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 24 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 32 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 32 |
| # Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 34 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 34 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked | 28 | First: 1977-1978 Most recent: 2026-2027 | All 28 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 5 | 3 | First: 1978-1979 Most recent: 2021-2022 | All 3 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 10 | 12 | First: 1977-1978 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 12 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 15 | 20 | First: 1977-1978 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 20 |
| # Seasons Preseason Ranked Top 20 | 26 | First: 1977-1978 Most recent: 2025-2026 | All 26 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked | 29 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 29 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 5 | 4 | First: 1977-1978 Most recent: 2023-2024 | All 4 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 10 | 11 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 11 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 15 | 18 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 18 |
| # Seasons Finished Ranked Top 20 | 24 | First: 1976-1977 Most recent: 2024-2025 | All 24 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked | 11 | 2 times Most recent: 2016-2017 - (Active) | All 6 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked No. 1 | 0 | - | |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 5 | 3 | 2 times | All 6 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 10 | 8 | 2018-2019 - (Active) | All 7 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 15 | 11 | 1976-1977 - 1986-1987 | All 6 |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Ranked Top 20 | 11 | 1976-1977 - 1986-1987 | All 8 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Rise | 12 | 2 times First: No. 24 (March 14, 1995) → No. 12 (November 14, 1995) Most recent: Unranked (October 17, 2023) → No. 14 (November 13, 2023) | All 25 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Rise | 12 | Unranked (October 17, 2023) → No. 14 (November 13, 2023) | All 32 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Rise | 22 | Unranked (October 17, 2023) → No. 4 (April 8, 2024) | All 18 |
| Largest Poll-to-Poll Fall | 10 | No. 16 (March 17, 2014) → Unranked (October 30, 2014) | All 23 |
| Largest In-Season Poll-to-Poll Fall | 9 | 3 times First: No. 17 (November 30, 1998) → Unranked (December 7, 1998) Most recent: No. 16 (November 17, 2025) → No. 25 (November 24, 2025) | All 43 |
| Largest Preseason-to-Final Fall | 17 | No. 9 (October 14, 2025) → Unranked (April 6, 2026) | All 17 |