NC State football and Wake Forest are two of five ACC teams ranked in latest AP poll
N.C. State escaped East Carolina with a 21-20 win on Saturday but that lackluster performance caused the Wolfpack to drop in the Associated Press Top 25 rankings.
The Pack came in at No.18 in the first regular-season poll, which was released Tuesday. That’s five spots lower than the 63-member panel ranked N.C. State in the preseason poll last month.
The Wolfpack is one of five ACC teams in the top 25 this week. No. 5 Clemson still leads the way but fell one spot after beating Georgia Tech, 41-10, on Monday night in Atlanta.
No. 15 Miami is next as the Hurricanes moved up a spot after blasting Bethune-Cookman, 70-13, on Saturday.
No. 17 Pittsburgh maintained its place in the rankings after its season-opening, 38-31, win over West Virginia last Thursday night.
After N.C. State at No. 18, Wake Forest also fell one spot, to No. 24, after its 44-10 win over VMI last Thursday night.
Alabama retained the No. 1 spot while Georgia moved up to No. 2, swapping places with No. 3 Ohio State from the preseason poll.
Latest AP Top 25 rankings
Rk. | Team |
1 | Alabama |
2 | Georgia |
3 | Ohio State |
4 | Michigan |
5 | Clemson |
6 | Texas A&M |
7 | Oklahoma |
8 | Notre Dame |
9 | Baylor |
10 | USC |
11 | Oklahoma State |
12 | Florida |
13 | Utah |
14 | Michigan State |
15 | Miami |
16 | Arkansas |
17 | Pittsburgh |
18 | N.C. State |
19 | Wisconsin |
20 | Kentucky |
21 | BYU |
22 | Mississippi |
23 | Wake Forest |
24 | Tennessee |
25 | Houston |
Steve Wiseman’s AP Top 25 ballot
Georgia
Ohio State
Alabama
Clemson
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Michigan
Baylor
Notre Dame
USC
Oklahoma State
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Pittsburgh
Miami
Oregon
Arkansas
Wake Forest
N.C. State
Florida
Kentucky
Utah
BYU
Ole Miss
Cincinnati
This story was originally published September 6, 2022 at 12:13 PM with the headline "NC State football and Wake Forest are two of five ACC teams ranked in latest AP poll."