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Wake Forest

2026 Season Performance

#14
Rank
5-1
Record
75.3
Points
0.597
SOS

Current Form

W3 streak
HOT
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W @ #69 Purdue 38-36
Worst L vs #23 Miami 20-33

Record Splits

Home 2-1
Away 3-0
Conference 3-1
Non-Conf 2-0
Close (7 pts or less) 2-0

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#66.2
avg opponent rank
#42
toughest left
40.68
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-18
@
#72 California
3-3
+8.82
9
10-31
vs
#60 Virginia
4-2
+6.23
10
11-07
vs
Merrimack
Non-FBS
+1.8
11
11-14
@
#58 SMU
4-1
+9.43
12
11-21
@
#99 Georgia Tech
2-3
+7.66
13
11-28
vs
#42 Duke
4-1
+6.74

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#8
#22
#36
#50
#62
Pre
#52
W3
#37
W6
#14
W9
#13
W12
#13
W15
#13

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/03
W
NR vs #118 Akron
38-16
+6.8
+6.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.6 4.4
Margin Scaling
+3.4 7.8
Against the Spread (-27.5, -5.5)
-1.4 6.5
Total 6.5 pts
-0.3
2
09/12
W
#36 @ #69 Purdue
38-36 OT
+17.4
+26.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+7.7 21.2
Margin Scaling
+1.3 22.5
Recency Weighting
+4.1 26.6
Against the Spread (-2.5, -0.5)
-0.1 26.4
Total 26.4 pts
+9.0
3
09/18
L
#16 vs #23 Miami
20-33
-5.3
-6.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.2 -8.2
Loss Record Modifier
+2.3 -5.8
Margin Scaling
-1.4 -7.2
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.6
Against the Spread (+20.25, +7.25)
+1.8 -6.8
Total -6.8 pts
-1.4
4
09/26
W
#37 @ #40 Louisville
30-27
+16.7
+19.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+1.7 15.2
Margin Scaling
+1.0 16.2
Against the Spread (+11.25, +14.25)
+3.0 19.2
Total 19.2 pts
+2.5
5
10/03
W
#25 vs #82 Stanford
57-3
+15.6
+14.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.7 7.3
Margin Scaling
+4.4 11.8
Against the Spread (-14.5, +39.5)
+3.0 14.8
Total 14.8 pts
-0.9
6
10/10
W
#27 @ #62 NC State
38-14
+24.1
+20.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+0.1 13.6
Margin Scaling
+4.2 17.9
Against the Spread (-3.75, +20.25)
+3.0 20.9
Total 20.9 pts
-3.2
Total
5-1 Record
75.3
81.0
+5.6

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
69-54
Record
56%
Win Rate
#58
Avg Rank
#7
Best Rank
0.599
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#74
2017
#41
2018
#70
2019
#48
2020
#79
2021
#25
2022
#35
2023
#103
2024
#101
2025
#46
2026
#13

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 ACC 5-1 (83%) #13 #13 81.0 0.611 -
2025 ACC 8-4 (67%) #46 #37 62.6 0.560 -
2024 ACC 4-8 (33%) #101 #39 -20.3 0.647 -
2023 ACC 4-8 (33%) #103 #19 -30.8 0.614 -
2022 ACC 7-5 (58%) #35 #7 77.1 0.671 -
2021 ACC 10-3 (77%) #25 #11 121.0 0.580 -
2020 ACC 4-4 (50%) #79 #19 4.0 0.578 -
2019 ACC 8-4 (67%) #48 #11 50.6 0.539 -
2018 ACC 6-6 (50%) #70 #22 25.1 0.591 -
2017 ACC 7-5 (58%) #41 #9 61.7 0.608 -
2016 ACC 6-6 (50%) #74 #10 11.3 0.591 -