North Carolina State University

City:  | Raleigh, North Carolina
Type:  | Public
Sports:  | baseball, basketball, cheerleaders, cross country, dance team, football, golf, rifle, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling[1]
Colors:  | red, white
Mascot:  | Wolfpack
Website:  | http://www.ncsu.edu/

North Carolina State University (or NC State) is a North Carolina public university founded in 1887.[2] It ranked #85 in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.[3] It is a constituent of the University of North Carolina system.[4]

## Athletics[edit]

NC State currently has 12 men's and 13 women's sports teams.[1] The football program has won 12 bowl games (while losing 10 and tying 1).[5] The men's basketball program has won 2 national championships;[6] the 1983 title featured a last-second win over heavily favored Houston's "Phi Slama Jama" program. Greatest Conservative Sports Star Phillip Rivers attended the school.

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.gopack.com/
2. ↑ http://www.ncsu.edu/about-nc-state/history/index.php
3. ↑ http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php
4. ↑ Constituent Universities (English). University of North Carolina.
5. ↑ http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/northcarolinastate_database.htm
6. ↑ http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/mens/history

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