UNC Ranked No. 18 In AP Preseason College Football Poll Posted Aug 24, 2020 UNC is ranked No. 18 in the preseason AP Top 25 College Football Poll released Monday. The Tar Heels earn a preseason national ranking for the first time since 2016 when is began at No. 17. UNC was picked No. 19 in the preseason Coaches Poll that was announced earlier in the month and opens the 2020 season against Syracuse on Sept. 12. (GoHeels.com)