UNC Football Picked To Finish 8th in 2024 ACC Football Preseason Poll

Posted Jul 31, 2024
North Carolina is picked eighth out of 17 teams in the preseason ACC media poll released on Wednesday. Of the last four polls without divisions, this is the lowest predicted finish for the Tar Heels since being voted 10th in the 2004 poll when there were 11 teams. UNC, 8–5 last season, was voted third in 2020 (15 teams) and 2023 (14 teams). (Tar Heel Tribune)

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