Early March is the time of year when a lot of coaches are lobbying for their teams to receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
North Carolina State coach Mark Gottfried made a pretty good case for his bunch on Sunday night.
Scott Wood scored 19 points to lead the Wolfpack past Virginia Tech 70-58, as N.C. State secured a winning mark in ACC play for the first time since 2005-06.
N.C. State (20-11, 9-7 Atlantic Coast Conference), which snapped a four-game skid to the Hokies and won 20 games in the regular season for the first time since 2005-06, also got 18 points from C.J. Leslie.
The Wolfpack clinched the No. 5 seed in the ACC tournament Thursday in Atlanta, where they will play No. 12 seed Boston College at 2:30 p.m.
“Every coach stands on their soapbox,” Gottfried said. “I hope we’re in the discussion, and if you look at what we did in the non-conference and who we played, our non-conference strength of schedule is as high as it is . we’ve done what the committee asks you to do. No question.
