Tom O'Brien got his wish.
Following N.C. State's 23-7 defeat of West Virginia in the Champs Sports Bowl on Dec. 28, Wolfpack coach O'Brien said he hoped his team would be ranked in the final top 25.
When The Associated Press released its poll this morning, N.C. State was No. 25. It was the team's first appearance in the final poll since a No. 12 ranking in 2002.
N.C. State also is No. 25 in the final USA Today coaches' poll. The Wolfpack finished 9-4, tying the second highest win total in school history.
Strong bowl performances by some of the better teams in the ACC led to a decent showing in the final poll for the conference. The bad news for the ACC is that No. 16 Virginia Tech (11-3) - which lost 40-12 in the Orange Bowl to Stanford - is the conference's top-ranked team.
But the ACC did have four teams in the final rankings. As late as Week 11 (Nov. 7), the ACC had just one team ranked by The Associated Press.
In the final poll, Atlantic Division champion Florida State (10-4), which defeated South Carolina 26-17 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, is No. 17. Maryland (9-4), a 51-20 winner over East Carolina in the Military Bowl, was ranked No. 23.
After the Champs Sports Bowl win by N.C. State in Orlando, O'Brien almost immediately mentioned the final AP ranking as a goal, saying the team was deserving and that it would be a step forward heading into the 2011 season.
Ken Tysiac
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Pack claims final spot in final AP poll
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PARADE TIME IN RALEIGH!!!
Where are the Heels? This poll must be fake....like that helms foundation Championship you have.
Apparently John Blake's checks weren't larger enough to persuade the voters to include UNC-CHeat.
Carolina owns State fans. Here's an article about State and two of the first three comments are about UNC.
Insecure much, Wuffies? How's it feel to constantly measure yourself against Carolina and define your life by how close you come? Pathetic worms.
the 2nd and 3rd comments were in response to the first one being a crack on State.
4 in a row....
lol the insecurity is blinding
State is such a joke. Celebration at Critter-Friendly Stadium! UNC will always own State!
Kind of like the way carolina has owned state the past four years in football huh dumbass. How are those NCAA "reviews" working out for you.
Don't flatter yourself Carowhina fans. Until you can beat us in football you have no room to talk.
Also your basketball team sucks too.
I had to ask some beligeraent Climpson fans when was the last time they beat a team that eventually finished top 25. OK, this year they beat NC State and Maryland. Still a terrible season for the Tigers, but at least they have that load off their backs.
Listen up hillbillies!
UNC vs State all time records: 1) Football:UNC wins 63-31-6, 2) Basketball UNC wins 142-75 (wow), and 3)Baseball UNC wins (yawn) 150-121. Need we go any further, idiots?
I'm still waiting for an explaination from O'Brien about his decision to bring his punter in on 4th and 1 from the Clemson 43, down by 1 with just over 3 minutes left. You don't GIVE the ball back to your opponent down by 1 with just over 3 minutes to play. You make em take it back. That has to rate as one of the most cowardly calls I've ever seen. He's so afraid of 4th and 1 that he thinks better of his chances to punt, hold Clemson deep on a 3 and out, get the ball back with no time and no time outs, drive back and kick the winning field goal. I didn't even see the 6 yard punt I was so busy picking my jaw up off the floor. That call kept State out of Charlotte, probably cost them several spots in the final rankings, a lesser toilet bowl, and qualified Climpson for their toilet bowl.
All the people that say Carolina owns State, look back at the outcome of the football games that we've played against ya'll for lets see...the past four years. Now who owns who? The NC State Wolfpack owns, and always will own, the Tar Holes.
Go Pack!
(By the way, here are the worst teams from my perspective: UNC, ECU, Wake Forest, and Duke). Live with it.
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