Will Wake Forest Make the NCAA Tournament?

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Wake Forest's Cameron Hildreth (2) looks to shoot past Virginia's Ryan Dunn (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024 in Charlottesville, Va.
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Chase Kiddy @chaseakiddy Mar 12, 2024, 4:19 PM

Wake Forest is a 50-50 bubble team that may still need a win or two in the ACC basketball tournament to assure it makes the Big Dance next week.

If the season ended today, Wake Forest would likely miss the field of 68.

Here are some of the basic ratings for Wake Forest, as of March 12:ย 

Wake Forest Tournament Resume

Wake Forest March Madness: Last Season

Wake Forest hasnโ€™t played in March Madness since 2017.

Wake Forest won 44 total games during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, but Steve Forbes and the Demon Deacons have been held out of the NCAA Tournament both times.ย 

Wake Forest did play in the NIT in 2022, where it beat Towson and VCU before losing to Texas A&M in the quarterfinals.ย 

Wake Forest NCAA Tournament History

SeasonNCAA Tournament HistorySeed
2022-23Did Not QualifyN/A
2021-22Did Not QualifyN/A
2020-21Did Not QualifyN/A
2019-20Tournament Cancelled N/A
2018-19Did Not QualifyN/A
2017-18Did Not QualifyN/A
2016-17First Four11
2015-16Did Not QualifyN/A
2014-15Did Not QualifyN/A
2013-14Did Not QualifyN/A
2012-13Did Not QualifyN/A
2011-12Did Not QualifyN/A
2010-11Did Not QualifyN/A
2009-10Second Round9
2008-09First Round4
2007-08Did Not QualifyN/A
2006-07Did Not QualifyN/A
2005-06Did Not QualifyN/A
2004-05Second Round2
2003-04Sweet 164
2002-03Second Round2
2001-02Seccond Round7
2000-01First Round 7
1999-00Did Not QualifyN/A
1998-99Did Not QualifyN/A
1997-98Did Not QualifyN/A
1996-97Second Round3
1995-96Elite Eight2
1994-95Sweet 161
1993-94Second Round5
1992-93Sweet 165
1991-92First Round9
1990-91Second Round5
1989-90Did Not QualifyN/A
1988-89Did Not QualifyN/A
1987-88Did Not QualifyN/A
1986-87Did Not QualifyN/A
1985-86Did Not QualifyN/A
1984-85Did Not QualifyN/A

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.

Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.