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2026 AP Football Poll

North Carolina · Week 9

Ranked in 0 of 10 published polls this season.

Latest poll:

Coverage: –

AP Result

NR

Still not ranked

Compared with Week 8

Voter Support

Of the 70 available ballots, 0 ranked North Carolina and 70 left the team unranked.

Ranked North Carolina
0
Left unranked
70
0 of 70 voters · 0%70 of 70 voters · 100%
Highest Vote
—

No ranked votes available

Lowest Ranked Vote
—

No ranked votes available

2026 Games & Scores

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Upcoming matchups and recent results, with game statistics and AP voter context.

Nov 711:00 AM CST
North Carolina
UConn
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Nov 14Time TBD
Louisville
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Oct 31Final
#1 Miami38
North Carolina35
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Oct 24Final
Syracuse31
North Carolina30
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Weekly Rankings and Votes

Select a week to explore every voter’s ranking.

North Carolina 2026 AP Poll History
PollPublishedAP RankPointsRanked ByFull Poll
PreseasonNR00 / 69AP Top 25 →
Week 1NR00 / 69AP Top 25 →
Week 2NR00 / 68AP Top 25 →
Week 3NR00 / 69AP Top 25 →
Week 4NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 5NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 6NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 7NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 8NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 9NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →

This summary covers the available polls, which may not include every week of the season.

The Bigger Picture · Football

Where North Carolina Finished

Final AP rankings after the postseason. Coverage: 1989 through 2025.

Meet the School ↓

Football · Recorded Conference Titles

5 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships

  • 1963*
  • 1971
  • 1972
  • 1977
  • 1980

* Shared conference title

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Sources & References

Football · Recorded Conference Titles

3 Southern Conference Championships

  • 1922*
  • 1946
  • 1949

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

The school also lists Southern Conference titles in 1934 and 1937, but the conference record names different champions. Those two disputed seasons are not included in this total.

Top 25 Finishes
6 / 37 seasons
Top 10 Finishes
2 / 37 seasons
Best Final Ranking
#6
Last Ranked Finish
#18 in 2020

Summary covers 1989 through 2025.

Season by Season

Showing 2016 to 2025 · 10 seasons

Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized FBS / major-college national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship.

View Every Final Ranking (1989–2025)
North Carolina · Final AP Football Rankings
YearFinal AP ResultSource
2025Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2024Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2023Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2022Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2021Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2020#18Source ↗
2019Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2018Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2017Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2016Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2015#15Source ↗
2014Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2013Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2012Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2011Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2010Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2009Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2008Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2007Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2006Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2005Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2004Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
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2002Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2001Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2000Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1999Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1998Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1997#6Source ↗
1996#10Source ↗
1995Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1994Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1993#19Source ↗
1992#19Source ↗
1991Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1990Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1989Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
Sources & References

Beyond the Ballot

Meet the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was chartered in 1789 and began teaching students in 1795. The public university's Chapel Hill campus is home to the Tar Heels.

Location
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
University Type
Public · Research
Founded
1789
Undergraduate Enrollment
20,885Fall 2024 · Chapel Hill campus
Nickname
North Carolina Tar Heels
Football Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)Current affiliation · 2026
Recorded Football Southern Conference Championships
31922 · 1946 · 1949
Recorded Football Atlantic Coast Conference Championships
51963 · 1971 · 1972 · 1977 · 1980
Sources & References
Old Well at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Old Well · 2018. Display images resized and converted to WebP.Photo: Jack a lanier / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0