FBS

NC State

Wolfpack · ACC

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#89

Among 138 teams · Unchanged since Week 7

Record

3-4

2-4 vs. FBS

Power rating

+0.91

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+4.59

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

NC State is 3-4 and ranks No. 89 of 138 FBS teams, unchanged from Week 7. Its +0.9 power rating is 21.4 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FBS, 65th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 5.1 wins against it; NC State is 2.1 behind, 99th in résumé rank.

Best win: 31–28 over Louisville. Season-high rank: No. 69, after Week 2.

Next: at home against California on Sat, Oct 31. NC State is a 8.4-point favorite with a 67% chance to win.

Next game

vs. California
Home

NC State by 8.4

NC State 67% · California 33%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 119 after Week 1 to No. 89 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#89
Week 8: No. 89 · +0.91 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 1119−6.78
Week 269+3.86
Week 381+3.06
Week 471+5.04
Week 574+4.01
Week 697+0.95
Week 789+1.36
Week 889+0.91

Game results

7 games · 2026
NC State results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
at Stanford #113
L28–3156%−2.16
L14–3839%+14.83
W31–2854%+11.91
W41–3155%+0.58
at Vanderbilt #96
L31–3527%−0.02
W73–0—−0.22
at Virginia #68
L8–34—+4.78
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

ACC
ACC power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
1up 17-0
+22.34
#3+4.97+33.7
20up 16-1
+14.83
#13+3.45+18.0
30up 14-3
+11.91
#57+7.73+11.3
33up 156-1
+11.09
#22+2.51+15.3
46down 134-3
+8.46
#43+8.88+3.6
48up 43-4
+8.44
#69+10.10+3.7
49down 75-3
+8.31
#48+6.60+10.8
50down 45-2
+8.31
#51+1.78+13.9
55up 76-2
+6.99
#50−0.43+14.5
59down 124-3
+6.51
#49+8.80+0.1
68up 74-4
+4.78
#93+4.62+8.6
77up 174-3
+3.75
#68+3.79+0.9
80up 133-4
+2.90
#92+4.90+5.3
89unchanged3-4
+0.91
#99+4.59+4.1
112down 222-5
−2.14
#119+5.25-3.6
113up 14-4
−2.16
#67+7.34-15.6
114down 153-5
−2.43
#106+7.16-8.3