Wake Forest is officially featured in the first CFP rankings of the 2026 season. They come in at #16 overall despite having just a lone loss to the committee's number-one overall team and winning their past five games, with the last four being in especially dominant fashion.
They are just ahead of the Houston Cougars and Missouri Tigers and just below the Texas Tech Red Raiders and LSU Tigers. Wake is one of two ACC teams in the initial rankings, joined only by the Miami Hurricanes, who are the top overall team.
It is the first time Wake Forest has been featured in the CFP Rankings since the 2022 season.