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ACC

NC State

2025 Season Performance

#49
Rank
7-5
Record
58.7
Points
0.628
SOS

Current Form

W2 streak
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W vs #27 Virginia 35-31
Worst L vs #123 Virginia Tech 21-23

Record Splits

Home 6-1
Away 1-4
Conference 5-4
Non-Conf 2-1
Close (7 pts or less) 2-1
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#2
#20
#38
#56
#76
Pre
#56
W3
#7
W6
#51
W9
#66
W12
#55
W15
#49

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/28
W
NR vs #74 East Carolina
24-17
+12.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.7 10.7
Margin Scaling
+1.5 12.2
Total 12.2 pts
2
09/06
W
#38 vs #27 Virginia
35-31
+19.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+4.7 13.7
Margin Scaling
+1.7 15.3
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 16.8
Recency Weighting
+3.0 19.9
Total 19.9 pts
3
09/11
W
#15 @ #66 Wake Forest
34-24
+20.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+4.4 17.9
Margin Scaling
+2.6 20.5
Total 20.5 pts
4
09/20
L
#7 @ #105 Duke
33-45
-7.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.0 -5.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -4.5
Margin Scaling
-1.4 -5.9
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.0
Total -7.0 pts
5
09/27
L
#25 vs #123 Virginia Tech
21-23
-12.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.3 -10.7
Loss Record Modifier
-1.4 -12.1
Margin Scaling
-0.4 -12.5
Total -12.5 pts
6
10/04
W
#43 vs FCS Campbell
56-10
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
7
10/11
L
#51 @ #26 Notre Dame
7-36
-7.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.1 -3.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.9 -3.0
Margin Scaling
-3.2 -6.2
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.3
Total -7.3 pts
9
10/25
L
#60 @ #43 Pittsburgh
34-53
-6.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.9 -5.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -4.6
Margin Scaling
-1.9 -6.5
Total -6.5 pts
10
11/01
W
#66 vs #11 Georgia Tech
48-36
+19.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+4.5 13.5
Margin Scaling
+2.7 16.2
Recency Weighting
+2.9 19.1
Total 19.1 pts
12
11/15
L
#51 @ #19 Miami
7-41
-7.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.2 -4.8
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -3.8
Margin Scaling
-2.8 -6.6
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -7.8
Total -7.8 pts
13
11/22
W
#55 vs #45 Florida State
21-11
+11.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.4 9.4
Margin Scaling
+2.5 11.9
Total 11.9 pts
14
11/30
W
#48 vs #106 North Carolina
42-19
+11.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.0 7.0
Margin Scaling
+4.1 11.1
Total 11.1 pts
Total
7-5 Record
53.7

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
77-48
Record
62%
Win Rate
#54
Avg Rank
#7
Best Rank
0.593
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#69
2017
#35
2018
#42
2019
#107
2020
#25
2021
#32
2022
#31
2023
#31
2024
#79
2025
#49
2026
#93

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 ACC 3-3 (50%) #93 #62 -5.0 0.574 -
2025 ACC 7-5 (58%) #49 #7 58.7 0.628 -
2024 ACC 6-6 (50%) #79 #46 13.1 0.614 -
2023 ACC 9-3 (75%) #31 #10 85.4 0.602 -
2022 ACC 8-4 (67%) #31 #11 82.3 0.613 -
2021 ACC 9-3 (75%) #32 #26 91.0 0.583 -
2020 ACC 8-3 (73%) #25 #9 74.6 0.599 -
2019 ACC 4-8 (33%) #107 #31 -35.7 0.567 -
2018 ACC 9-3 (75%) #42 #13 69.9 0.511 -
2017 ACC 8-4 (67%) #35 #19 80.8 0.644 -
2016 ACC 6-6 (50%) #69 #30 23.0 0.587 -