ACCWolfpack

NC State

16th of 1309–3

Rank

16th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+11.8

90% range 2.2 to 21.5

Offense

32.9

27th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

21.1

20th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

9–3

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 9–3

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 2 · 7:30 PM ET vs

South Florida W 45–0

Rating change+3.6

Wk 2Sep 11 · 7:00 PM ET at

Mississippi State L 10–24

Rating change−2.4

Wk 3Sep 18 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Furman W 45–7

Rating change+1.7

Wk 4Sep 25 · 3:30 PM ET vs#4

Clemson W 27–21

Rating change+1.7

Wk 5Oct 2 · 6:00 PM ET vs

Louisiana Tech W 34–27

Rating change−1.9

Wk 7Oct 16 · 7:30 PM ET at

Boston College W 33–7

Rating change+1.7

Wk 8Oct 23 · 7:30 PM ET at#24

Miami L 30–31

Rating change+0.2

Wk 9Oct 30 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Louisville W 28–13

Rating change+0.9

Wk 10Nov 6 · 4:00 PM ET at

Florida State W 28–14

Rating change+0.8

Wk 11Nov 13 · 7:30 PM ET at

Wake Forest L 42–45

Rating change+0.3

Wk 12Nov 20 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Syracuse W 41–17

Rating change+0.6

Wk 13Nov 26 · 7:00 PM ET vs

North Carolina W 34–30

Rating change−0.9

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2021

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2020	ACC	53 of 127	3.5	30.0	26.5	8–4	—
2019	ACC	99 of 130	−8.7	21.8	30.4	4–8	—
2018	ACC	31 of 130	8.7	34.3	25.6	9–4	—
2017	ACC	21 of 130	12.5	35.4	22.9	9–4	—
2016	ACC	22 of 128	11.7	33.2	21.5	7–6	—
2015	ACC	50 of 128	4.7	34.8	30.2	7–6	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

NCSU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles