NC State
ACC · 1–1 · MRI Classic #71
Power+4.4#52 of 138
Résumé-0.09#102 · wins above average
Movement+10up from #62 last week
Best winRichmond (73–0)
Worst lossVirginia (8–34)
Schedule faced-10.9 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+1.4 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 | at | Virginia | L 8–34 | -12.8 | -13.2 |
| 2 | vs | Richmond FCS | W 73–0 | +43.3 | +29.7 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | at | Vanderbilt | -12.7 | 22% |
| 4 | vs | Appalachian State | +15.6 | 83% |
| 5 | vs | Louisville | -5.8 | 36% |
| 6 | vs | Wake Forest | +6.2 | 65% |
| 8 | at | Stanford | +10.0 | 73% |
| 9 | vs | California | +15.1 | 82% |
| 10 | vs | Duke | -2.5 | 44% |
| 11 | vs | Syracuse | +15.2 | 82% |
Season by season
Best finish: #27 in 2010. 23 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 150 — 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 | 47 of 136 | 8–5 | 6.01 | Power |
| 2024 | 70 of 134 | 6–7 | -0.68 | Power |
| 2023 | 33 of 133 | 9–4 | 8.62 | Power |
| 2022 | 43 of 131 | 8–5 | 7.53 | Power |
| 2021 | 32 of 130 | 9–3 | 10.09 | Power |
| 2020 | 88 of 128 | 8–4 | -4.47 | Power |
| 2019 | 113 of 130 | 4–8 | -29.51 | MRI |
| 2018 | 39 of 130 | 9–4 | 41.09 | MRI |
| 2017 | 32 of 130 | 8–4 | 48.72 | MRI |
| 2016 | 43 of 128 | 7–6 | 40.77 | MRI |
| 2015 | 53 of 128 | 7–6 | 37.36 | MRI |
| 2014 | 56 of 128 | 8–5 | 33.31 | MRI |
| 2013 | 88 of 126 | 3–9 | -2.58 | MRI |
| 2012 | 76 of 124 | 7–6 | 7.14 | MRI |
| 2011 | 52 of 120 | 8–5 | 28.73 | MRI |
| 2010 | 27 of 120 | 9–4 | 58.35 | MRI |
| 2009 | 96 of 120 | 5–7 | -5.63 | MRI |
| 2008 | 84 of 120 | 6–7 | 4.98 | MRI |
| 2007 | 95 of 120 | 5–7 | -8.36 | MRI |
| 2006 | 89 of 119 | 3–9 | -1.40 | MRI |
| 2005 | 47 of 119 | 7–5 | 38.10 | MRI |
| 2004 | 48 of 117 | 5–6 | 33.96 | MRI |
| 2003 | 33 of 117 | 8–5 | 50.25 | MRI |