NCAA Basketball Tournament History
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North Carolina State WolfpackTournament Appearances: 23
Final Fours: 3
Championships: 2 (1974, 1983)
Win-Loss: 34-22
| North Carolina State Best Tournament Performances | ||||||
| TEAM BESTS | PLAYER BESTS | |||||
| STAT | SEASON | OPPONENT | VALUE | SEASON | PLAYER | VALUE |
| PTS | 1991 | Southern Miss, 114-85 | 114 | 1974 | David Thompson | 40 |
| FG | 1970 | Niagara, 108-88 | 40 | 1974 | David Thompson | 16 |
| FG% | 1985 | UTEP, 86-73 | .732 | 1980 | Craig Watts | 1.000 |
| FT | 2002 | Michigan State, 69-58 | 31 | 1970 | Vann Williford | 14 |
| FT% | 1951 | St. John's, 59-71 | .950 | 1951 | Bill Kukoy | 1.000 |
| 3PM | 2004 | Vanderbilt, 73-75 | 13 | 1991 | Migjen Bakalli | 6 |
| 3P% | 2005 | Connecticut, 65-62 | .500 | 1991 | Migjen Bakalli | 1.000 |
| AST | 1965 | Saint Joseph's, 103-81 | 22 | 1983 | Sidney Lowe | 11 |
| REB | 1951 | Villanova, 67-62 | 56 | 1974 | Tom Burleson | 24 |
| North Carolina State Season By Season Results | |||
| SEASON | W-L | RESULTS | |
| 2012 | 2-1 | Defeated San Diego State in first round, 79-65 Defeated Georgetown in second round, 66-63 Lost to Kansas in regional semifinal, 60-57 | |
| 2006 | 1-1 | Defeated California in first round, 58-52 Lost to Texas in second round, 75-54 | |
| 2005 | 2-1 | Defeated Charlotte in first round, 75-63 Defeated Connecticut in second round, 65-62 Lost to Wisconsin in regional semifinal, 65-56 | |
| 2004 | 1-1 | Defeated Louisiana-Lafayette in first round, 61-52 Lost to Vanderbilt in second round, 75-73 | |
| 2003 | 0-1 | Lost to California in first round, 76-74 | |
| 2002 | 1-1 | Defeated Michigan State in first round, 69-58 Lost to Connecticut in second round, 77-74 | |
| 1991 | 1-1 | Defeated Southern Miss in first round, 114-85 Lost to Oklahoma State in second round, 73-64 | |
| 1989 | 2-1 | Defeated South Carolina in first round, 81-66 Defeated Iowa in second round, 102-96 Lost to Georgetown in regional semifinal, 69-61 | |
| 1988 | 0-1 | Lost to Murray State in first round, 78-75 | |
| 1987 | 0-1 | Lost to Florida in first round, 82-70 | |
| 1986 | 3-1 | Defeated Iowa in first round, 66-64 Defeated Arkansas-Little Rock in second round, 80-66 Defeated Iowa State in regional semifinal, 70-66 Lost to Kansas in regional final, 75-67 | |
| 1985 | 3-1 | Defeated Nevada in first round, 65-56 Defeated UTEP in second round, 86-73 Defeated Alabama in regional semifinal, 61-55 Lost to St. John's in regional final, 69-60 | |
| 1983 | 6-0 | Defeated Pepperdine in first round, 69-67 Defeated UNLV in second round, 71-70 Defeated Utah in regional semifinal, 75-56 Defeated Virginia in regional final, 63-62 Defeated Georgia in National Semifinal, 67-60 Defeated Houston in National Championship, 54-52 | |
| 1982 | 0-1 | Lost to Chattanooga in first round, 58-51 | |
| 1980 | 0-1 | Lost to Iowa in second round, 77-64 | |
| 1974 | 4-0 | Defeated Providence in regional semifinal, 92-78 Defeated Pittsburgh in regional final, 100-72 Defeated UCLA in National Semifinal, 80-77 Defeated Marquette in National Championship, 76-64 | |
| 1970 | 1-1 | Lost to St. Bonaventure in regional semifinal, 80-68 Defeated Niagara in third place game, 108-88 | |
| 1965 | 1-1 | Lost to Princeton in regional semifinal, 66-48 Defeated Saint Joseph's in third place game, 103-81 | |
| 1956 | 0-1 | Lost to Canisius in second round, 79-78 | |
| 1954 | 2-1 | Defeated George Washington in first round, 75-73 Lost to La Salle in second round, 88-81 Defeated Cornell in third place game, 65-54 | |
| 1952 | 1-1 | Lost to St. John's in second round, 60-49 Defeated Penn State in third place game, 69-60 | |
| 1951 | 1-2 | Defeated Villanova in second round, 67-62 Lost to Illinois in regional semifinal, 84-70 Lost to St. John's in third place game, 71-59 | |
| 1950 | 2-1 | Defeated Holy Cross in regional semifinal, 87-74 Lost to City College of New in regional final, 78-73 Defeated Baylor in third place game, 53-41 | |
