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Demon Deacons

School facts, program titles and available AP poll analysis

Overall Record4–12026 · Updated Oct 5Schedule & Results →

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Current Programs & Conferences

2026 FBS football and 2026–27 NCAA Division I basketball. Historical title affiliations appear with the sourced program history below.

ProgramCurrent AffiliationSources & References
Football · FBSAtlantic Coast Conference
Sources & References

The Bigger Picture · Football

Where Wake Forest Finished

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

Meet the School ↓

Football · Conference Titles

2 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships

  • 1970
  • 2006
Explore Atlantic Coast Conference →
Sources & References
Top 25 Finishes
3 / 37 seasons
Top 10 Finishes
0 / 37 seasons
Best Final Ranking
#15
Last Ranked Finish
#15 in 2021

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)
Wake Forest · Final AP Football Rankings
YearFinal AP ResultSource
2025Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2024Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2023Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2022Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2021#15Source ↗
2020Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2019Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2018Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2017Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2016Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2015Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2014Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2013Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2012Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2011Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2010Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2009Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2008Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2007Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2006#18Source ↗
2005Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2004Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2003Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2002Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
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 ↗
1994Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1993Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1992#25Source ↗
1991Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1990Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1989Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
Sources & References

Beyond the Ballot

Meet Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University is a private university founded in 1834. Its campus in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is home to the Demon Deacons.

Location
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
University Type
Private · Research
Founded
1834
Undergraduate Enrollment
5,546Fall 2025 · Undergraduate College
Nickname
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Football Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)Reviewed affiliation · 2026
Football Atlantic Coast Conference Championships
21970 · 2006
Sources & References
Wait Chapel at dusk at Wake Forest University
Wait Chapel at dusk · 2007. Display images resized and converted to WebP.Photo: JHMM14 / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Available AP Poll Analysis

These dated views describe specific poll editions and seasons; they are separate from school facts and championship history.

Football AP Poll Analysis

Existing Football ranking history and individual voter analysis.

SportFootball

2026 AP Football Poll

Wake Forest · Week 5

Ranked in 0 of 6 published polls this season.

Latest poll:

Coverage: –

AP Result

NR

Still not ranked

Compared with Week 4

Voter Support

Of the 70 available ballots, 29 ranked Wake Forest and 41 left the team unranked.

Ranked Wake Forest
29
Left unranked
41
29 of 70 voters · 41%41 of 70 voters · 59%
Highest Vote
#11

Among ranked votes

Lowest Ranked Vote
#25

Among ranked votes

2026 Games & Scores

Full Schedule & Results →

Upcoming matchups and recent results, with game statistics and AP voter context.

Oct 1011:00 AM CDT
Wake Forest
NC State
Latest AP RanksView Game →
Oct 17Time TBD
Wake Forest
California
FootballView Game →
Oct 3Final
Stanford3
Wake Forest57
ACC NetworkView Game →
Sep 26Final
Wake Forest30
#16 Louisville27
AP Ranks Before KickoffView Game →

2026 Season at a Glance

AP rank and voter agreement across available polls.

Poll
2026 · PreseasonNR00%0/69 Voters—
2026 · Week 1NR00%0/69 Voters—
2026 · Week 2NR00%0/68 Voters—
2026 · Week 3NR00%0/69 Voters—
2026 · Week 4NR8830%21/70 Voters2.77
2026 · Week 5NR14241%29/70 Voters3.34

A Look at the Individual Votes

Week 5 · First 10 of 70 voters, sorted by highest vote. Open the weekly view for the complete list.

VoterVote
Brian Fonseca#11Voter Only
Jon Wilner#15Voter Only
Kirk Bohls#15Voter Only
Keara Bruno#17Voter Only
Adam Lichtenstein#19Voter Only
Chris Murray#19Voter Only
David Jablonski#19Voter Only
Brett McMurphy#20Voter Only
Nicole Auerbach#20Voter Only
John Johnson#20Voter Only

View All 70 Voters for Week 5 →

Ballot Distribution

Every complete ballot for Wake Forest.

Wake Forest3.3

41% · 29 of 70 Voters
Average When Ranked: #21.10 · 41 Unranked

Ranked High #11 · Low #2541 / 70 Ballots
View Exact Distribution
Wake Forest votes by rank, including zero counts
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NR41