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UNC moves up to No. 18 in AP poll

Submitted by rpickeral on 10/12/2008 - 16:04

North Carolina’s wild 29-24 victory over Notre Dame on Saturday pushed it up four spots in Sunday’s Associated Press poll.

The Tar Heels’ No. 18 ranking is their highest since Sept. 5, 1998, when then-No. 12 UNC lost to Miami (Ohio) 13-10.

1. Texas (39 first-place votes), 6-0
2. Alabama (26), 6-0
3. Penn State, 7-0
4. Oklahoma, 5-1
5. Florida, 5-1
6. Southern Cal, 4-1
7. Texas Tech, 6-0
8. Oklahoma State, 6-0
9. BYU, 6-0
10. Georgia, 5-1
11. Missouri, 5-1
12. Ohio State, 6-1
13. LSU, 4-1
14. Utah, 7-0
15. Boise State, 5-0
16. Kansas, 5-1
17. Virginia Tech, 5-1
18. North Carolina, 5-1
19. South Florida, 5-1
20. Michigan State, 6-1
21. Wake Forest, 4-1
22. Vanderbilt, 5-1
23. Pittsburgh, 4-1
24. Ball State, 7-0
25. California, 4-1
Others receiving votes: Tulsa 84, TCU 61, Minnesota 48, Florida State 38, Georgia Tech 25, South Carolina 9, Kentucky 7, Oregon 4, Northwestern 3, Cincinnati 1, Notre Dame 1.

Comments

don't care

Tue, 10/14/2008 - 11:39 — biteme

I don't really care where they are ranked but it's nice to be ranked. I think a legitimate case can be made that they are head of the seven teams below them though.

Name recognition goes a long

Mon, 10/13/2008 - 09:22 — JamesinWillowSprings

Name recognition goes a long way in a public opinion poll. Butch Davis + UNC = #18.

Were it Joe Schmo coaching the BCS No Names, then they'd be ranked somewhere in the 22-25 range.

But really, is there a ton of difference between #18 and #22? Not really. Everything will come out in the wash at the end of the year.

not to mention that Notre

Sun, 10/12/2008 - 23:36 — Anonymous (not verified)

not to mention that Notre Dame and Uconn were not great teams. UNC is playing well but should not be 18. ridiculous

Ranked too high for now.

Sun, 10/12/2008 - 18:40 — Anonymous (not verified)

UNC has Lost to Va Tech, beaten 2 Division one teams with a winning record, almost lost to a Div-1AA team. They squeaked by a bad Notre Dame team. How in the the world are they ranked 18? Maybe 24 or 25.

If that is your logic look

Mon, 10/13/2008 - 09:02 — Anonymous (not verified)

If that is your logic look at Texas which has beaten only 1 div 1 team with a winning record Oklahoma...does that mean they shouldn't be #1 ??? Maybe they are ranked too high ...what about LSU they have only beaten 2 div 1 teams with winning records as well and got blasted by Florida a team ranked below them should they not be ranked where they are??? an argument can be made for most of the Top 25 teams that meet the same criteria mentioned...it is what it is...The whole rankings deal will work itself out by seasons end and the best teams will be where they should be in Bowl Games ...

ranked too high for now

Mon, 10/13/2008 - 02:55 — bacteria

i am a dyed crimson ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE football fan, and they are ranked second. look at their record to see why it is not unreasonable for CAROLINA to be ranked 18th. ROLL TIDE! and GO HEELS!

sincerely,

tideofunc, aka bacteria

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