Way-Too-Early Top 25 College Football Poll Posted Jan 7, 2014 17. North Carolina Tar Heels: The Tar Heels were one of the ACC's hottest teams in the second half of the season, recovering from a 1-5 start to win six of their last seven games. The Tar Heels were really young in 2013 -- 12 of their 22 starters in the Belk Bowl were freshmen or sophomores -- and they might bring back seven starters on both sides of the ball next season. (ESPN.com)