North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Picked to Finish 4th in Men's Basketball Race
10/26/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Oct. 26, 2003
Greensboro, N.C.-NC State, which is coming off of back-to-back appearances in the ACC Tournament championship game, has been tabbed to finish 4th in the ACC men's basketball race. The Wolfpack received a total of 300 points in the preseason poll, which was formulated from ballots cast at the ACC's annual operation basketball Sunday in Greensboro. With 493 points total, Duke has been picked as the team to beat, followed by North Carolina and defending regular season champ Wake Forest. NC State junior Julius Hodge was chosen as a member of the league's preseason all-conference team.
2003-04 ACC Preseason Basketball Poll (first place votes in parentheses)
1. Duke (53), 493 points
2. North Carolina, 422
3. Wake Forest (1), 382
4. NC State, 300
5. Maryland, 271
6. Florida State, 203
7. Georgia Tech, 189
8. Virginia, 150
9. Clemson, 65
All-Conference Team
Raymond Felton, North Carolina
Julius Hodge, NC State
J.J. Redick, Duke
Vytas Danelius, Wake Forest
Tim Pickett, Florida State
