Two of the ACC’s top programs will meet this Thursday, Feb. 15 when the No. 6 NC State Wolfpack (21-3, 9-3 ACC) travel to South Bend to take on the No. 16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (18-5; 8-4 ACC) for the first and only time in the 2023-24 regular season. One of seven ACC matchups taking place on Thursday, tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET, and the game will be broadcast on ACC Network.
NC State may currently rank third in the ACC standings, but the Wolfpack remain the conference’s leader in the Associated Press Top 25. Of the five ACC teams earning spots in the weekly poll, NC State ranks the highest at No. 6, followed by Virginia Tech (No. 12), Notre Dame (No. 16), Louisville (No. 18) and Syracuse (No. 19).
This is, of course, nothing new for the ACC, but it still goes to show just how competitive the conference is, and how even one result can change voters’ minds significantly. The Wolfpack are the perfect example, briefly enjoying a No. 2 national ranking before losing to a highly-talented and disciplined Virginia Tech squad last week.
NC State will face another tough opponent on Thursday in the Fighting Irish, who play a fast-paced style of basketball and are led by freshman sensation Hannah Hidalgo. Hidalgo, who recently set an ACC record by earning her 11th
