NC State moves back to No. 1 in final WRAL College Football Power Rankings
Posted November 28, 2022
Updated November 29, 2022
Raleigh, N.C. — The final WRAL College Football Power Rankings are here and NC State has moved up four spots to number one after their win over UNC this past Friday. A good portion of these teams in the top 10 will still have games left in the season between a conference championship, bowl games or the FCS Championship Tournament.
1. NC State, 8-4 (Previous: 5)
Last week: 30-27 win at UNC
Post season: Bowl eligible
2. North Carolina, 9-3 (Previous: 1)
Last week: 30-27 loss vs. NC State
This week: ACC Championship game vs. Clemson
Post season: Bowl eligible
3. Duke, 8-4 (Previous: 4)
Last week: 34-31 win vs Wake Forest
Post season: Bowl eligible
4. NC Central, 9-2 (Previous: 2)
Last week: open
Next game: Celebration Bowl December 17th, Noon (opponent TBD)
5. Wake Forest, 7-5 (Previous: 3)
Last week: 34-31 loss at Duke
Post season: Bowl eligible
6. East Carolina, 7-5 (Previous: 9)
Last week: 49-46 win at Temple
Post season: Bowl eligible
7 . Gardner-Webb, 7-5 (Previous: 8)
Last week: 52-41 win over EKU (1st Round FCS Championship)
This week: at William & Mary, Saturday, 2:00 p.m. (2nd Round FCS Championship)
8. Elon, 8-4 (Previous: 6)
Last week: 31-6 loss at Furman (1st Round FCS Championship)
9. Davidson, 8-4 (Previous: NR)
Last week: 41-0 loss at Richmond (1st Round FCS Championship)
10. NC A&T, 7-4 (Previous: 10)
Last week: Season over
The WRAL Sports staff--across the TV, radio and digital divisions--votes on the 14 Division One College football programs in North Carolina to come up with the top ten. This vote is based on how well we believe each program would do in their respective level and not based on who we believe would win head-to-head. That is why some FCS programs rank higher than some FBS programs. We will update these rankings every Monday in the regular season.
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