More than a few notable teams opted out of the NIT after missing the NCAA Tournament, but Indiana State and Seton Hall were two programs who participated in the event hoping to prove the selection committee wrong. That’s exactly what they have done. Robbie Avila and Indiana State took down Utah in the semifinals Tuesday, […]
Last time NC State made the Final Four: Revisiting Wolfpack's 1983 Cinderella run with Jim Valvano
NC State needed a miracle run in the ACC Tournament to even have a chance at qualifying for March Madness. Three weeks later, the Wolfpack show no signs of slowing down, dancing their way into the Elite Eight. Sound familiar? It should. Kevin Keatts’ NC State team still has to win two more games to […]
Lowest seeds to make Final Four: NC State becomes seventh double-digit seed to advance to March Madness semifinals
NC State just keeps on marching. The Wolfpack’s Cinderella story isn’t done yet, handling ACC-rival Duke in the Elite Eight to punch their ticket to the Final Four for the first time since 1983. Their NCAA Tournament run is as improbable as they come, needing an ACC Tournament championship to even have a shot at […]
Men's and women's teams in Final Four: NC State becomes latest school to pull the March Madness double
It’s not often college basketball fanbases get treated to two Final Four basketball games in the same year. After all, the postseason is called, “March Madness” for a reason. But in the long history of postseason basketball, there have been a few, rare instances in which the same school has had a men’s and women’s […]
NCAA Tournament 3-point line controversy: NC State, Texas play with incorrect lines for Elite Eight
Expect the unexpected during March Madness. No. 1 seed Texas’ Elite Eight dual with No. 3 seed NC State proved perhaps the most shocking game of the entire NCAA Tournament. The reason? The length of the 3-point lines were markedly different from each other. NCAA officials took to the floor before Sunday’s contest at Portland’s Moda […]