Considering the recent history that NC State over-performs at the ACC tournament but we tend to do better at NCAAs, I wonder if there's a difference in coaching philosophies. For big events, coaches do a taper the week or so before the event. Swimmers to that for championships, and if you run a marathon, one or two weeks before the event you'd typically back off on mileage. I wonder if Pop does a taper to peak at ACCs and Coach Robie focuses more on NCAAs and keeps intensity up before ACCs. If my theory holds true, you'll see some NC State upsets and they'll slightly under-perform in Tulsa while we'll wrestle close to seeds.