College Football
#50

NC State Wolfpack

ACC · 3-3

Carter-Finley Stadium · 58,000 seats

NC State Wolfpack rank #50 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of +0.048 points per play (Elo 1560), a 3-3 record in the ACC, and 50% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
+0.048
#50 in FBS
Offense
+0.047
higher is better
Defense
-0.001
lower is better
SOS
+0.026
mean opp. rating
Elo
1560
Off EPA/play
+0.055
higher is better
Def EPA/play
+0.031
lower is better
Off success
+0.015
Def success
+0.001
Off explosive
+0.008
Def explosive
+0.004
Rush EPA
-0.007
offense
Pass EPA
+0.120
offense
Pts / drive
2.90
10.0 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.70
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind NC State's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior+0.073

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating+0.110

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment-0.037

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining50%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production60%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent+0.63σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-1.9 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.070.00Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1@VirginiaL 8–34———
2vsRichmondW 73–0———
3@VanderbiltL 31–35———
4vsApp StateW 41–31———
5vsLouisvilleW 31–28———
6vsWake ForestL 14–38———
8@StanfordOct 24———
9vsCaliforniaOct 31———
10vsDukeNov 7———
11vsSyracuseNov 14———
12@Florida StateNov 21———
13@North CarolinaNov 28———