Wake Forest
ACC · 18–17
Power+8.8#73 of 365
Résumé+7.04#73 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winClemson (85–77)
Worst lossBoston College (67–68)
Schedule faced+8.8 avg opponent
Results
Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs | American University | W 88–74 | +16.6 | -2.6 |
| 1 | vs | Morehead State | W 81–65 | +20.0 | -4.0 |
| 2 | N | Michigan | L 84–85 | -23.8 | +22.8 |
| 2 | vs | UMass Lowell | W 109–75 | +19.6 | +14.4 |
| 3 | N | Texas Tech | L 83–84 | -12.7 | +11.7 |
| 3 | N | Memphis | W 69–68 | +4.9 | -3.9 |
| 4 | vs | Campbell | W 99–51 | +14.2 | +33.8 |
| 4 | vs | Northeastern | W 86–73 | +20.7 | -7.7 |
| 5 | vs | Oklahoma | L 68–86 | -2.3 | -15.7 |
| 5 | at | West Virginia | W 75–66 | -5.7 | +14.7 |
| 6 | vs | Queens University | W 111–73 | +13.4 | +24.6 |
| 7 | vs | Longwood | W 71–68 | +16.2 | -13.2 |
| 7 | vs | Vanderbilt | L 67–98 | -10.0 | -21.0 |
| 9 | at | NC State | L 57–70 | -7.7 | -5.3 |
| 9 | vs | Virginia Tech | W 81–78 | +2.6 | +0.4 |
| 10 | vs | Miami | L 77–81 | -1.9 | -2.1 |
| 10 | at | North Carolina | L 84–87 | -11.6 | +8.6 |
| 11 | at | Florida State | W 69–68 | -2.6 | +3.6 |
| 12 | vs | SMU | L 79–91 | -2.4 | -9.6 |
| 12 | at | Duke | L 69–90 | -25.7 | +4.7 |
| 13 | at | Pittsburgh | L 76–80 | +0.5 | -4.5 |
| 13 | vs | NC State | L 78–96 | -2.2 | -15.8 |
| 14 | vs | Louisville | L 80–88 | -8.3 | +0.3 |
| 15 | at | Georgia Tech | W 83–67 | +7.3 | +8.7 |
| 15 | vs | Stanford | W 68–63 | +2.5 | +2.5 |
| 16 | vs | Clemson | W 85–77 | -4.3 | +12.3 |
| 16 | at | Virginia Tech | L 63–82 | -2.9 | -16.1 |
| 17 | at | Boston College | L 67–68 | +7.7 | -8.7 |
| 17 | vs | Syracuse | W 88–83 | +5.5 | -0.5 |
| 18 | at | Virginia | L 70–75 | -12.2 | +7.2 |
| 18 | vs | California | W 80–73 | +4.5 | +2.5 |
| 19 | N | Virginia Tech | W 95–89 | -0.1 | +6.1 |
| 19 | N | Clemson | L 62–71 | -7.0 | -2.0 |
| 20 | vs | Navy | W 82–72 | +11.1 | -1.1 |
| 20 | vs | Illinois State | L 75–78 | +4.8 | -7.8 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Season by season
Best finish: #9 in 2004–05. 22 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 400 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 73 of 365 | 18–17 | 8.85 | Power |
| 2024–25 | 69 of 364 | 21–11 | 9.07 | Power |
| 2023–24 | 45 of 362 | 21–14 | 12.25 | Power |
| 2022–23 | 83 of 363 | 19–14 | 7.65 | Power |
| 2021–22 | 67 of 358 | 25–10 | 9.62 | Power |
| 2020–21 | 238 of 347 | 6–16 | -4.99 | Power |
| 2019–20 | 180 of 353 | 13–18 | 32.55 | MRI |
| 2018–19 | 221 of 353 | 11–20 | 6.14 | MRI |
| 2017–18 | 178 of 351 | 11–20 | 34.58 | MRI |
| 2016–17 | 53 of 351 | 19–13 | 98.93 | MRI |
| 2015–16 | 235 of 351 | 11–20 | 3.25 | MRI |
| 2014–15 | 163 of 351 | 13–19 | 38.11 | MRI |
| 2013–14 | 169 of 351 | 17–16 | 38.16 | MRI |
| 2012–13 | 198 of 347 | 13–18 | 19.36 | MRI |
| 2011–12 | 258 of 345 | 13–18 | -6.23 | MRI |
| 2010–11 | 324 of 346 | 8–24 | -55.65 | MRI |
| 2009–10 | 77 of 335 | 20–11 | 85.35 | MRI |
| 2008–09 | 26 of 330 | 24–7 | 129.84 | MRI |
| 2007–08 | 94 of 328 | 17–13 | 71.07 | MRI |
| 2006–07 | 167 of 326 | 15–16 | 30.18 | MRI |
| 2005–06 | 88 of 326 | 17–17 | 72.22 | MRI |
| 2004–05 | 9 of 326 | 27–6 | 159.59 | MRI |