I may have been a little facetious in a previous post about the votes NC State received earlier in the season. Turns out that was just priming the pump. As the Wolfpack has continued to win (4-0, 1-0), and also not lose, they have inched closer to the top 25.
They broke through today for their first national ranking of this season. In the latest polls of Week 6, NC State is ranked #23 in the AP poll, and #25 in the Coaches poll.
There is clearly a hesitance to over rank the Pack quite yet, as 11 of the 22 teams ahead of the team in the AP poll have one loss, and 13 of 24 in the Coaches.