Editor’s note: On Tuesday, the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season listed Syracuse as No. 19. The Daily Orange will reflect the rankings of the College Football Playoff and not the Associated Press for the remainder of the season.
No. 22 Syracuse (6-2, 3-2 Atlantic Coast) visits Wake Forest (4-4, 1-3) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Saturday afternoon. The Orange is coming off of its first-ranked win of the season, a 51-41 victory over then-No. 22 North Carolina State. The win elevated Syracuse into the AP Top-25 for the first time since 2001 and earned the Orange the No.