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Pack No. 17 in preseason rankingAccording to the ACC, N.C. State is the No. 17 men’s basketball team in the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook preseason rankings.

The team returns four starters from a team that was 20-16 overall and 5-11 in ACC regular-season play in 2006-2007 before reaching the ACC Tournament championship game.

According to the ACC release, North Carolina (No. 1) and Duke (No. 14) are the only ACC teams ahead of State in the rankings.

Meanwhile, the rankings list Clemson No. 21.

-Clark Leonard

Schedule

Friday Volleyball vs. Clemson, 7 p.m. Women’s soccer at Elon, 7 p.m. Men’s tennis at the Southern Intercollegiate in Athens, Ga., and the North Carolina Invite at Chapel Hill, N.C. Women’s tennis in the Residence Inn North Wolfpack Invitational

Saturday Football vs. Clemson, noon Men’s Soccer vs. Virginia 2 p.m. Men’s tennis Day 2 at the Southern Intercollegiate in Athens, Ga., and Day 2 of the North Carolina Invite at Chapel Hill, N.C. Women’s tennis Day 2 of the Residence Inn North Wolfpack Invitational

Women’s soccer standingsTeam Overall Record (Win-loss-tie)Boston College 5-0-1Clemson 5-1-0Florida State 5-2-0Maryland 4-1-1Virginia 4-1-1North Carolina 4-2-0Duke 3-1-2N.C State 3-1-2Miami 3-2-1Virginia Tech 3-2-1Wake Forest 3-3-1Source: ACC

Quote of the day“When Philip was here, it was much like the old 49er offense: throw a five-yard pass and let them run 80. Throw a 10-yard pass and let them run 20. But they’re not doing that now.”-Former N.C. State quarterback Roman Gabriel on why State’s quarterbacks have struggled since Philip Rivers graduated in 2003

Coming Soon

Thursday: A feature on men’s soccer player Jorge Mora

Friday: A feature on redshirt senior linebacker Ernest Jones

Monday: Coverage of the Clemson football game