Two non-conference losses to in-state opponents have SMU on the outside looking in at the Top 25.

And yet, the Mustangs are very much looking like a force once again in their second season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. With last week's win at Clemson, SMU (5-2, 3-0 ACC) has won all 11 regular-season conference games since becoming a member.

The Mustangs are one of just three teams with an unblemished ACC record, along with No. 7 Georgia Tech and No. 16 Virginia, after Miami and Duke lost last week.

SMU looks to keep that momentum rolling with another road trip to face Wake Forest (4-2, 1-2) in Winston Salem, N.C., on Saturday.

"If we can keep stacking those wins, much like last year, you'll look up at the end and see, 'Oh, we're going into November and we're in contention,'" SMU co

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