Chris Lea is a sports anchor and reporter for WRAL-TV.

Raleigh, N.C.

The NC Central Eagles have taken the first place position in our WRAL College Football Power Rankings for the first time this year. This follows their impressive 62-28 victory over South Carolina State, a team that the reigning Celebration Bowl Champions have been defeated by in their last three games. Our voters unanimously chose the Eagles as their top pick.

Both North Carolina and Duke have dropped in rank following consecutive losses. However, they have not fallen too far, currently holding the second and third spots.

The WRAL College Football power rankings for week 9 have been released.

Last week, NCCU had a record of 7 wins and 1 loss, ranking as the second best team.

The game last week resulted in a 62-28 victory over South Carolina State.

This week’s game will be against Norfolk State on Saturday at 3:30pm.

North Carolina has a record of 6 wins and 2 losses and was ranked as the second-best team last week.

The previous week’s game resulted in a 46-42 defeat against Georgia Tech.

This week’s game: Campbell vs. our team, Saturday at 12 PM.

Duke has a record of 5 wins and 3 losses. They were ranked as the number 1 team last week.

Last week, the team suffered a defeat with a score of 23-0 against Louisville, who was ranked 18th.

This week’s game: Wake Forest vs. our team, taking place on Thursday at 7:30pm.

NC State’s record is now 5-3, which puts them at No. 7 this week.

The previous week’s game resulted in a victory of 24-17 against Clemson.

This week, the game is against Miami and it will take place on Saturday at 8:00pm.

5. Davidson, 6-2 (No. 4 last week)

Last week: 45-28 win vs Presbyterian

This week’s schedule: Playing against Stetson on Saturday at 1:00pm.

Last week, Western Carolina was ranked number 8 with a record of 5 wins and 3 losses.

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The previous week’s game resulted in a defeat of 45-38 against Mercer.

This week, we will be playing Wofford on Saturday at 3:00pm.

The ninth-ranked team from last week, Appalachian State, now holds a record of 4-4.

The previous week resulted in a 48-38 victory against Southern Miss.

This week’s game: Home against Marshall, on Saturday at 6:00pm.

Wake Forest’s record is now 4-4, ranked at No. 6 last week.

The previous week’s game resulted in a 41-16 defeat against (4) Florida State.

This week’s schedule: Duke on Thursday at 7:30pm.

Last week, Elon was ranked at No. 9 with a record of 4 wins and 4 losses.

Last week: Bye

This week, on Saturday at 1:00pm, we will be playing against Delaware.

Campbell’s record is now 4 wins and 4 losses, ranking them at No. 5 last week.

The previous week’s game resulted in a defeat of 44-13 against Campbell.

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This week’s schedule: playing at UNC on Saturday at noon.

The WRAL Sports team, consisting of members from TV, radio, and digital departments, has voted on the top ten Division One college football teams in North Carolina. The rankings are based on each team’s overall performance and not solely on potential head-to-head matchups. This explains why certain FCS teams may rank higher than some FBS teams. The rankings will be updated every Monday during the regular season.

Source: wralsportsfan.com