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2026 AP Football Poll

NC State · Week 9

Ranked in 0 of 10 published polls this season.

Latest poll:

Coverage: –

AP Result

NR

Still not ranked

Compared with Week 8

Voter Support

Of the 70 available ballots, 0 ranked NC State and 70 left the team unranked.

Ranked NC State
0
Left unranked
70
0 of 70 voters · 0%70 of 70 voters · 100%
Highest Vote
—

No ranked votes available

Lowest Ranked Vote
—

No ranked votes available

2026 Games & Scores

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Weekly Rankings and Votes

Select a week to explore every voter’s ranking.

NC State 2026 AP Poll History
PollPublishedAP RankPointsRanked ByFull Poll
PreseasonNR00 / 69AP Top 25 →
Week 1NR00 / 69AP Top 25 →
Week 2NR00 / 68AP Top 25 →
Week 3NR00 / 69AP Top 25 →
Week 4NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 5NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 6NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 7NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 8NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 9NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →

This summary covers the available polls, which may not include every week of the season.

The Bigger Picture · Football

Where NC State Finished

Final AP rankings after the postseason. Coverage: 1989 through 2025.

Meet the School ↓

Football · Conference Titles

7 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships

  • 1957
  • 1963*
  • 1964
  • 1965*
  • 1968
  • 1973
  • 1979

* Shared conference title

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Sources & References

Football · Conference Titles

1 Southern Conference Championship

  • 1927
Sources & References
Top 25 Finishes
8 / 37 seasons
Top 10 Finishes
0 / 37 seasons
Best Final Ranking
#12
Last Ranked Finish
#21 in 2023

Summary covers 1989 through 2025.

Season by Season

Showing 2016 to 2025 · 10 seasons

Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized FBS / major-college national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship.

View Every Final Ranking (1989–2025)
NC State · Final AP Football Rankings
YearFinal AP ResultSource
2025Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2024Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2023#21Source ↗
2022Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2021#20Source ↗
2020Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2019Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2018Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2017#23Source ↗
2016Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2015Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2014Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2013Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2012Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2011Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2010#25Source ↗
2009Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2008Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2007Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2006Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2005Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2004Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2003Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2002#12Source ↗
2001Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2000Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1999Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1998Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1997Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1996Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1995Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1994#17Source ↗
1993Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1992#17Source ↗
1991#24Source ↗
1990Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1989Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
Sources & References

Beyond the Ballot

Meet North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University is a public land-grant university in Raleigh. Chartered in 1887 and opened in 1889, it is home to the Wolfpack.

Location
Raleigh, North Carolina
University Type
Public · Land-grant
Founded
1887
Undergraduate Enrollment
29,340Fall 2025 · CDS undergraduate headcount
Nickname
NC State Wolfpack
Football Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)Current affiliation · 2026
Football Southern Conference Championships
11927
Football Atlantic Coast Conference Championships
71957 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1968 · 1973 · 1979
Sources & References
Memorial Belltower at North Carolina State University
Memorial Belltower · 2013. Display images resized and converted to WebP.Photo: Melizabethi123 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0