NC State narrowly avoided disaster in Week 1 at ECU. The AP voters took note and penalized them by dropping down from #13 to #18 in the week 2 poll.
As long as the Wolfpack reset for the Charleston Southern and Texas Tech games, the ranking will take care of itself. The ranking means more for the opinion of the program, and the potential to be ranked from preseason to the final poll. This would be a major accomplishment, a first under Doeren.
In the Coaches Poll, however, NC State was one of three schools (with Clemson and Alabama) to not change their position.