85.56

decent win, vandy is a p5 time at least and won 2 already, but also wake made it easy

Up 3

If you told me this would be the first team to beat Vandy, I'd call you a liar and ask for your drugs.

High compared to other peoples opinions, but I truly think theyre a sleeper in the ACC.

26.95

Welcome back Sam Hartman. Wake Forest's star QB came back and didn't look like he missed a beat. Wake with Hartman is a completely different animal and one of the best offenses in the country.

Sam Hartman is back and had a 20-point win over Vandy jumps them from #20

I'd be lying if I told you that I've watched even a second of Wake football this season. This is meant as absolutely no disrespect to Wake, they're a great team, I just generally end up watching less ACC games than most other conferences. So, as far as any commentary I have to go off of, it's not much. They won a solid victory against a 2-0 Vanderbilt, 45-25, while star QB Sam Hartman notched 4 TD passes and 300 yards on the dot. Vanderbilt took an early 3-0 lead, however it never seemed in any actual danger, as Wake was never favored by less than 55% by ESPN at any point in this game, and quickly took a 21-10 lead at the half. Speaking as an outsider, the main few criteria I'm keeping an eye out for is: Can they run it back, or was 2021's success mainly because of super-seniors?; Sam Hartman had 44 TDs last season, can he match that total?; Wake faces Clemson, NCSU, NC, & 2-0 Syracuse this season, can they hang with the big guys, or is their team too thin to compete with the best of them? As of right now, per SP+, Wake currently has the 9th ranked offense, and Clemson has the 3rd ranked defense, a test of high flying offense v. lockdown defense will make September 24th a day to circle on your calendars.

NR Dropped out: 11 Notre Dame, 17 Wisconsin, 19 Houston, 23 Pitt

U/R

Got their QB back

LW: UR
Dropped out: Texas A&M, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Pittsburgh.

LW: 22, Hartman is back and Wake is great once more

These guys have looked very good in all their games, good to see Sam Hartman back.

Defeated a renewed Vanderbilt team with room to spare.

Hartman is back, so they re-enter the rankings

I’ve been cautious about Wake early on due to the unknown timetable for QB Hartman. It looks like they’re back to solid form and their only real questions are just how far they can go. LW: NR

Absolute love the Demon Deacons and very happy that their QB is back and healthy. Wins over VMI & Vanderbilt won't raise them much, but their next three games are against Liberty, #9 Clemson, and #25 Florida State. If they are 5-0 after October 1st, we could see some fireworks in this poll.