UNC Football Up to No. 21 in Latest AP Top 25

Posted Oct 24, 2016
Saturday’s win at Virginia marked the first time in 2016 that the Tar Heels have won as a ranked team. Then ranked No. 22, head coach Larry Fedora’s squad moved up one spot in this week’s poll to No. 21. The Tar Heels are 6-2 as they enter their bye week, but the team had previously lost to both Georgia and Virginia Tech as a member of the top 25. (Chapelboro.com)

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