NC State checks in at No. 44 in the Sagarin Ratings published on USA Today. Here is how the rest of the schedule ranks out:
No. 11 Clemson
No. 12 Florida State
No. 39 Virginia Tech
No. 49 Boston College
No. 53 North Carolina
No. 54 Louisville
No. 60 Syracuse
No. 93 Wake Forest
No. 129 Troy
No. 144 Old Dominion
No. 153 South Alabama
No. 155 Eastern Kentucky
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No. 11 Clemson
No. 12 Florida State
No. 39 Virginia Tech
No. 49 Boston College
No. 53 North Carolina
No. 54 Louisville
No. 60 Syracuse
No. 93 Wake Forest
No. 129 Troy
No. 144 Old Dominion
No. 153 South Alabama
No. 155 Eastern Kentucky
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