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Wake Forest

Next: vs VirginiaOct 31

Rank

18th

of 138 FBS teams

Rating

+16.0

90% range 8.4 to 23.5

Offense

33.7

19th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

17.7

21st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

6–1

9.9–2.1 projected over the regular season

Playoff

30%

chance to make the field

Schedule

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

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 3 · 7:00 PM ET vs Akron W 38–16
Rating change−1.4
Wk 2Sep 12 · 12:00 PM ET at Purdue W 38–36
Rating change−0.1
Wk 3Sep 18 · 7:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#4 Miami L 20–33
Rating change+1.6
Wk 4Sep 26 · 12:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#25 Louisville W 30–27
Rating change+1.8
Wk 5Oct 3 · 12:00 PM ET vs Stanford W 57–3
Rating change+5.1
Wk 6Oct 10 · 12:00 PM ET at NC State W 38–14
Rating change+2.2
Wk 7Oct 17 · 10:30 PM ET at California W 41–7
Rating change+3.7
Wk 9Oct 31 · 3:45 PM ET vs Virginia Est. 80%
Wk 10Nov 7 · Time TBD vs Merrimack Est. >99%
Wk 11Nov 14 · Time TBD at SMU Est. 58%
Wk 12Nov 21 · Time TBD at Georgia Tech Est. 72%
Wk 13Nov 28 · Time TBD vs Duke Est. 81%

Chances

Provisional odds. Schedule or rules need confirmation.Details

Projected record
9.9–2.1
Conference record
6.9–2.1
Make the playoff
30%
First-round bye
2%
Conference title game
54%
Win the conference
17%
Reach the quarterfinal
14%
Reach the semifinal
6%
Reach the final
2%
Win it all
<1%

Rating this season

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2025ACC45 of 1367.929.621.79–4—
2024ACC92 of 134−7.223.430.74–8—
2023ACC69 of 133−1.125.626.74–8—
2022ACC36 of 1317.335.728.48–5—
2021ACC37 of 1306.837.630.911–3—
2020ACC54 of 1272.934.331.34–5—
2019ACC63 of 1300.030.730.68–5—
2018ACC45 of 1305.634.629.07–6—
2017ACC28 of 13010.338.728.48–5—
2016ACC61 of 1281.826.124.27–6—
2015ACC82 of 128−3.121.124.33–9—

Profile

WAKE offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com