Race to the top: Who's on the rise in the ACC?
Posted Apr 28, 2009
1. North Carolina -- Butch Davis won four games in 2007 and eight games in 2008 -- the most the program has had since 2001. That's a pretty quick turnaround. But the Tar Heels were playing in their first bowl game since 2004, so regular appearances in the postseason are the next step. And so is winning those bowl games. UNC had a good season last year, but it could have been great. Now they've got to learn to finish.
(ESPN.com)
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