THE COOPER PREDICTOR
The Ladder Model · College Basketball
Wake Forest logo

Wake Forest Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I · 2026-27
ACC
Power
+6.7
D-I rank
#85
of 366
ACC rank
#15
of 18
2026-27
1-0
Picks right
1-0

Wake Forest is 1-0 and ranked #85 of 366 Division I men's teams by the Ladder Model, #15 in the ACC.

See Wake Forest in the Ladder Model →

Updated Nov 4, 2026 · ratings compare Division I men's teams with each other.

2026-27 Schedule & Predictions

DateOpponentResult / Pick
Nov 2vsUMESW 83-62
Pick: W 79-60 · 90% ✓
Nov 5atVanderbiltProjected L 74-83 · 26%
Nov 10vsCharleston So.Projected W 83-69 · 82%
Nov 14vsSouthern UtahPick posts game week
Nov 17vsMonmouthPick posts game week
Nov 21vsWestern Caro.Pick posts game week
Nov 25atMississippi St.Pick posts game week
Nov 27atTTBAPick posts game week
Dec 1atLSUPick posts game week
Dec 6atMassachusettsPick posts game week
Dec 8vsHamptonPick posts game week
Dec 15vsGardner-WebbPick posts game week
Dec 19atWest VirginiaPick posts game week
Dec 22vsPresbyterianPick posts game week
Jan 2vsVirginia TechPick posts game week
Jan 5atSMUPick posts game week
Jan 9atClemsonPick posts game week
Jan 12vsNotre DamePick posts game week
Jan 16vsFlorida St.Pick posts game week
Jan 20vsDukePick posts game week
Jan 23atNC StatePick posts game week
Jan 30atMiami (FL)Pick posts game week
Feb 2vsBoston CollegePick posts game week
Feb 6atLouisvillePick posts game week
Feb 10vsNC StatePick posts game week
Feb 13vsPittsburghPick posts game week
Feb 17atNotre DamePick posts game week
Feb 20vsNorth CarolinaPick posts game week
Feb 24atStanfordPick posts game week
Feb 27atCaliforniaPick posts game week
Mar 3vsGeorgia TechPick posts game week
Mar 6atSyracusePick posts game week

Picks are posted the week of each game and never changed after; the check marks grade them.

Get the rankings & picks every week

Free. One email a week during the season with the updated rankings, the Super Six and the biggest movers. Unsubscribe anytime.

ACC power rankings

Duke#3 · 1-0 · +20.8Virginia#20 · 1-0 · +15.3Louisville#28 · 1-0 · +13.5Miami (FL)#33 · 0-1 · +13.0NC State#39 · 1-0 · +11.8Florida St.#44 · 1-0 · +11.2North Carolina#49 · 1-0 · +10.4SMU#57 · 1-0 · +9.2Virginia Tech#72 · 1-0 · +7.9Notre Dame#76 · 1-0 · +7.5Clemson#78 · 1-0 · +7.2Pittsburgh#79 · 1-0 · +7.2California#80 · 1-0 · +7.1Stanford#84 · 1-0 · +6.8Wake Forest#85 · 1-0 · +6.7Syracuse#103 · 1-0 · +5.3Boston College#120 · 1-0 · +3.2Georgia Tech#133 · 1-0 · +2.2

All Division I men's basketball rankings · Every division