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ACCWolfpack

NC State

Next: at StanfordOct 23

Rank

55th

of 138 FBS teams

Rating

+4.0

90% range −3.8 to 11.9

Offense

30.3

41st: points scored vs an average team

Defense

26.3

69th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

3–3

6.4–5.6 projected over the regular season

Playoff

<1%

chance to make the field

Schedule

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Aug 29 · 3:30 PM ET at Virginia L 8–34
Rating change−3.2
Wk 2Sep 11 · 7:00 PM ET vs Richmond W 73–0
Rating change+4.0
Wk 3Sep 19 · 12:45 PM ET at Vanderbilt L 31–35
Rating change−1.1
Wk 4Sep 26 · 7:30 PM ET vs App State W 41–31
Rating change−0.6
Wk 5Oct 3 · 3:30 PM ET vs Louisville W 31–28
Rating change−0.7
Wk 6Oct 10 · 12:00 PM ET vs Wake Forest L 14–38
Rating change−1.8
Wk 8Oct 23 · 10:30 PM ET at Stanford Win 76%
Playoff
Wk 9Oct 31 · 12:00 PM ET vs California Est. 83%
Wk 10Nov 7 · Time TBD vs Duke Est. 56%
Wk 11Nov 14 · Time TBD vs Syracuse Est. 61%
Wk 12Nov 21 · Time TBD at Florida State Est. 27%
Wk 13Nov 28 · Time TBD at North Carolina Est. 38%

Chances

Provisional odds. Schedule or rules need confirmation.Details

Projected record
6.4–5.6
Conference record
4.4–4.6
Make the playoff
<1%
First-round bye
0%
Conference title game
<1%
Win the conference
<1%
Reach the quarterfinal
<1%
Reach the semifinal
<1%
Reach the final
0%
Win it all
0%

What’s at stake next

The playoff chance now, with a loss and with a win.

Team and next game Chance with a loss and with a win Chance now

Rating this season

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2025ACC37 of 13610.132.822.68–5—
2024ACC52 of 1343.629.425.86–7—
2023ACC33 of 1338.527.719.29–4—
2022ACC43 of 1315.125.119.98–5—
2021ACC16 of 13011.832.921.19–3—
2020ACC53 of 1273.530.026.58–4—
2019ACC99 of 130−8.721.830.44–8—
2018ACC31 of 1308.734.325.69–4—
2017ACC21 of 13012.535.422.99–4—
2016ACC22 of 12811.733.221.57–6—
2015ACC50 of 1284.734.830.27–6—

Profile

NCSU offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com