ProFootballFocus has released their 2023 Preseason Power Rankings, and NC State ranks 33rd.
1 GEORGIA
2 ALABAMA
3 MICHIGAN
4 OHIO STATE
5 TEXAS
6 CLEMSON
7 PENN STATE
8 TENNESSEE
9 NOTRE DAME
10 LSU
11 OREGON
11 USC
11 OKLAHOMA
14 UTAH
15 TCU
16 FLORIDA ST
17 KANSAS ST
18 ARKANSAS
18 KENTUCKY
20 ILLINOIS
21 MINNESOTA
22 PITTSBURGH
23 FLORIDA
24 MISS STATE
25 WASHINGTON
26 S CAROLINA
27 IOWA
28 OREGON ST
29 N CAROLINA
30 UTSA
31 WAKE
31 BAYLOR
33 LOUISVILLE
33 NC STATE
33 TEXAS A&M
33 MISSOURI
PFF projects the Wolfpack to win 7.