NC State began basketball in 1911 and adopted the 'Wolfpack' nickname in 1921. The program has won two NCAA Championships, but none is more famous than 1983 under Jim Valvano. As a No. 6 seed, the 'Cardiac Pack' pulled off improbable last-second wins throughout the tournament, culminating in Lorenzo Charles' buzzer-beating dunk to stun Houston's 'Phi Slama Jama' 54-52 for the title. Valvano's famous image, running across the court looking for someone to hug, remains one of basketball's most iconic scenes.
The 'Wolfpack' nickname was adopted in 1921; NC State was one of the first universities to federally trademark its mascot and logos in 1983
Lorenzo Charles' buzzer-beating dunk off Dereck Whittenburg's airball to beat Houston's Phi Slama Jama 54-52 in the 1983 NCAA Championship
Jim Valvano's famous ESPY speech included the line 'Don't give up, don't ever give up' — the V Foundation he inspired has awarded more than $450 million in cancer research grants
The NC State Wolfpack compete in the ACC and hold an all-time record of 1863–1173 (.614 winning percentage) across 114 recorded seasons dating back to 1912-13. The program has won 2 NCAA national championships (1974, 1983) and reached 4 Final Fours.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 20-13 | 10-8 (ACC) | Will Wade | AP #23 |
| 2024-25 | 12-19 | 5-15 (ACC) | Kevin Keatts | |
| 2023-24 | 26-15 | 9-11 (ACC) | Kevin Keatts | AP #10 |
| 2022-23 | 23-11 | 12-8 (ACC) | Kevin Keatts | AP #22 |
| 2021-22 | 11-21 | 4-16 (ACC) | Kevin Keatts | |
| 2020-21 | 14-11 | 9-8 (ACC) | Kevin Keatts | |
| 2019-20 | 20-12 | 10-10 (ACC) | Kevin Keatts | |
| 2018-19 | 24-12 | 9-9 (ACC) | Kevin Keatts | AP #15 |
| 2017-18 | 21-12 | 11-7 (ACC) | Kevin Keatts | |
| 2016-17 | 15-17 | 4-14 (ACC) | Mark Gottfried | |
| 2015-16 | 16-17 | 5-13 (ACC) | Mark Gottfried | |
| 2014-15 | 22-14 | 10-8 (ACC) | Mark Gottfried | |
| 2013-14 | 22-14 | 9-9 (ACC) | Mark Gottfried | |
| 2012-13 | 24-11 | 11-7 (ACC) | Mark Gottfried | AP #6 |
| 2011-12 | 24-13 | 9-7 (ACC) | Mark Gottfried | |
| 2010-11 | 15-16 | 5-11 (ACC) | Sidney Lowe | |
| 2009-10 | 20-16 | 5-11 (ACC) | Sidney Lowe | |
| 2008-09 | 16-14 | 6-10 (ACC) | Sidney Lowe | |
| 2007-08 | 15-16 | 4-12 (ACC) | Sidney Lowe | AP #21 |
| 2006-07 | 20-16 | 5-11 (ACC) | Sidney Lowe | |
| 2005-06 | 22-10 | 10-6 (ACC) | Herb Sendek | AP #13 |
| 2004-05 | 21-14 | 7-9 (ACC) | Herb Sendek | AP #12 |
| 2003-04 | 21-10 | 11-5 (ACC) | Herb Sendek | AP #13 |
| 2002-03 | 18-13 | 9-7 (ACC) | Herb Sendek | |
| 2001-02 | 23-11 | 9-7 (ACC) | Herb Sendek | AP #24 |
| 2000-01 | 13-16 | 5-11 (ACC) | Herb Sendek | |
| 1999-00 | 20-14 | 6-10 (ACC) | Herb Sendek | AP #21 |
| 1998-99 | 19-14 | 6-10 (ACC) | Herb Sendek | |
| 1997-98 | 17-15 | 5-11 (ACC) | Herb Sendek | |
| 1996-97 | 17-15 | 4-12 (ACC) | Herb Sendek | |
| 1995-96 | 15-16 | 3-13 (ACC) | Les Robinson | |
| 1994-95 | 12-15 | 4-12 (ACC) | Les Robinson | |
| 1993-94 | 11-19 | 5-11 (ACC) | Les Robinson | |
| 1992-93 | 8-19 | 2-14 (ACC) | Les Robinson | |
| 1991-92 | 12-18 | 6-10 (ACC) | Les Robinson | |
| 1990-91 | 20-11 | 8-6 (ACC) | Les Robinson | |
| 1989-90 | 18-12 | 6-8 (ACC) | Jim Valvano | AP #15 |
| 1988-89 | 22-9 | 10-4 (ACC) | Jim Valvano | AP #13 |
| 1987-88 | 24-8 | 10-4 (ACC) | Jim Valvano | AP #11 |
| 1986-87 | 20-15 | 6-8 (ACC) | Jim Valvano | AP #11 |
| 1985-86 | 21-13 | 7-7 (ACC) | Jim Valvano | AP #15 |
| 1984-85 | 23-10 | 9-5 (ACC) | Jim Valvano | AP #9 |
| 1983-84 | 19-14 | 4-10 (ACC) | Jim Valvano | AP #6 |
| 1982-83 | 26-10 | 8-6 (ACC) | Jim Valvano | AP #15 |
| 1981-82 | 22-10 | 7-7 (ACC) | Jim Valvano | AP #12 |
| 1980-81 | 14-13 | 4-10 (ACC) | Jim Valvano | |
| 1979-80 | 20-8 | 9-5 (ACC) | Norm Sloan | AP #16 |
| 1978-79 | 18-12 | 3-9 (ACC) | Norm Sloan | AP #4 |
| 1977-78 | 21-10 | 7-5 (ACC) | Norm Sloan | AP #16 |
| 1976-77 | 17-11 | 6-6 (ACC) | Norm Sloan | AP #15 |
| 1975-76 | 21-9 | 7-5 (ACC) | Norm Sloan | AP #8 |
| 1974-75 | 22-6 | 8-4 (ACC) | Norm Sloan | AP #1 |
| 1973-74 | 30-1 | 12-0 (ACC) | Norm Sloan | AP #1 |
| 1972-73 | 27-0 | 12-0 (ACC) | Norm Sloan | AP #2 |
| 1971-72 | 16-10 | 6-6 (ACC) | Norm Sloan | AP #20 |
| 1970-71 | 13-14 | 5-9 (ACC) | Norm Sloan | AP #19 |
| 1969-70 | 23-7 | 9-5 (ACC) | Norm Sloan | AP #5 |
| 1968-69 | 15-10 | 8-6 (ACC) | Norm Sloan | |
| 1967-68 | 16-10 | 9-5 (ACC) | Norm Sloan | |
| 1966-67 | 7-19 | 2-12 (ACC) | Norm Sloan | |
| 1965-66 | 18-9 | 9-5 (ACC) | Press Maravich | |
| 1964-65 | 21-5 | 10-4 (ACC) | Everett Case,Press Maravich | |
| 1963-64 | 8-11 | 4-10 (ACC) | Everett Case | |
| 1962-63 | 10-11 | 5-9 (ACC) | Everett Case | |
| 1961-62 | 11-6 | 10-4 (ACC) | Everett Case | |
| 1960-61 | 16-9 | 8-6 (ACC) | Everett Case | AP #10 |
| 1959-60 | 11-15 | 5-9 (ACC) | Everett Case | |
| 1958-59 | 22-4 | 12-2 (ACC) | Everett Case | AP #1 |
| 1957-58 | 18-6 | 10-4 (ACC) | Everett Case | AP #9 |
| 1956-57 | 15-11 | 7-7 (ACC) | Everett Case | AP #8 |
| 1955-56 | 24-4 | 11-3 (ACC) | Everett Case | AP #2 |
| 1954-55 | 28-4 | 12-2 (ACC) | Everett Case | AP #2 |
| 1953-54 | 26-7 | 5-3 (ACC) | Everett Case | AP #7 |
| 1952-53 | 26-6 | 13-3 (Southern) | Everett Case | AP #6 |
| 1951-52 | 24-10 | 12-2 (Southern) | Everett Case | AP #9 |
| 1950-51 | 30-7 | 13-1 (Southern) | Everett Case | AP #3 |
| 1949-50 | 27-6 | 12-2 (Southern) | Everett Case | AP #5 |
| 1948-49 | 25-8 | 14-1 (Southern) | Everett Case | AP #13 |
| 1947-48 | 29-3 | 12-0 (Southern) | Everett Case | |
| 1946-47 | 26-5 | 11-2 (Southern) | Everett Case | |
| 1945-46 | 6-12 | 5-7 (Southern) | Leroy Jay | |
| 1944-45 | 10-11 | 7-5 (Southern) | Leroy Jay | |
| 1943-44 | 5-13 | 2-5 (Southern) | Leroy Jay | |
| 1942-43 | 7-9 | 7-5 (Southern) | Leroy Jay | |
| 1941-42 | 15-7 | 9-4 (Southern) | Robert Warren | |
| 1940-41 | 6-9 | 6-9 (Southern) | Robert Warren | |
| 1939-40 | 8-11 | 5-10 (Southern) | Ray Sermon | |
| 1938-39 | 10-7 | 7-6 (Southern) | Ray Sermon | |
| 1937-38 | 13-6 | 10-3 (Southern) | Ray Sermon | |
| 1936-37 | 15-9 | 14-7 (Southern) | Ray Sermon | |
| 1935-36 | 15-4 | 10-3 (Southern) | Ray Sermon | |
| 1934-35 | 10-9 | 6-5 (Southern) | Ray Sermon | |
| 1933-34 | 11-6 | 6-5 (Southern) | Ray Sermon | |
| 1932-33 | 11-8 | 6-3 (Southern) | Ray Sermon | |
| 1931-32 | 10-6 | 6-4 (Southern) | Ray Sermon | |
| 1930-31 | 8-8 | 5-5 (Southern) | Ray Sermon | |
| 1929-30 | 11-6 | 7-5 (Southern) | Gus Tebell | |
| 1928-29 | 15-6 | 6-5 (Southern) | Gus Tebell | |
| 1927-28 | 10-8 | 3-6 (Southern) | Gus Tebell | |
| 1926-27 | 12-5 | 5-2 (Southern) | Gus Tebell | |
| 1925-26 | 20-3 | 5-3 (Southern) | Gus Tebell | |
| 1924-25 | 11-7 | 1-4 (Southern) | Gus Tebell | |
| 1923-24 | 7-16 | 2-4 (Southern) | Richard Crozier | |
| 1922-23 | 5-8 | 1-2 (Southern) | Harry Hartsell | |
| 1921-22 | 6-13 | 1-5 (Southern) | Harry Hartsell | |
| 1920-21 | 6-14 | Ind | Richard Crozier | |
| 1919-20 | 11-5 | Ind | Richard Crozier | |
| 1918-19 | 11-3 | Ind | Tal Stafford | |
| 1917-18 | 13-3 | Ind | Harry Hartsell | |
| 1916-17 | 10-8 | Ind | Harry Hartsell | |
| 1915-16 | 2-5 | Ind | E.D. Sandborn | |
| 1914-15 | 5-5 | Ind | H.S. Tucker | |
| 1913-14 | 6-7 | Ind | Jack Hegarty | |
| 1912-13 | 3-7 | Ind | E.D. Sandborn |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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