After another blowout win, where does Wake Forest fit in College Football Playoff picture?
Wake Forest's football team is dominating opponents with lopsided victories, raising questions about their standing in the College Football Playoff rankings. Despite a weak conference schedule, the team's consistent performance has sparked debate over whether they deserve higher recognition.
Why it matters
It highlights the ongoing debate regarding how the College Football Playoff committee evaluates teams from smaller conferences versus those with stronger schedules.
Sooner or later, the College Football Playoff selection committee needs to start respecting Wake Forest.
Put the biases aside. Forget history. Just watch the games. Does that look like the 13 th best team in the country to you?
Granted, for a variety of reasons, it's hard to tell where Wake Forest exactly fits in the hierarchy of this unpredictable 2026 season. It's not their fault the ACC has become a sad football conference and that there are a bunch of teams that could also be 9-1 with this schedule.
But just look at what this team is doing to opponents lately — if you can stomach the carnage. Every week, Wake Forest shows up to play a football game. And every week, the team they're playing has unwittingly signed up for a humiliation ritual.
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