== Possible rewrite of Athletics section of NCSU article == 

 == Athletics == 

  

 As a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, North Carolina State University competes in 24 intercollegiate varsity sports.  Also known as the Wolfpack, NC State has won eight national championships: two NCAA basketball championships, two AIAW cross country championships, and four titles under other sanctioning bodies.  NC State was also a founding member of the Southern Conference and is one of the "Big Four" teams on Tobacco Road.