The North Carolina Tar Heels are back inside the Top 10 for the first time since the start of the 2021 college football season.
With Saturday’s 41-31 win over Miami, the Tar Heels moved to 6-0 on the season. They also moved up in the US LBM Coaches Poll as well.
The Tar Heels are up two spots from No. 12 to No. 10 in the latest poll, their highest ranking of the season so far.
UNC is still the second-highest-ranked team in the Atlantic Coast Conference, behind only No. 4 Florida State. Duke is up one spot to No. 17 while Louisville fell to No. 21. The Hurricanes dropped out of the poll with their second-straight loss.
Week 7 US LBM Coaches Poll Top 25
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Georgia | 7-0 | 1,590 (58) | – |
| 2 | Michigan | 7-0 | 1,516 (4) | – |
| 3 | Ohio State | 6-0 | 1,429 (2) | – |
| 4 | Florida State | 6-0 | 1,390 | – |
| 5 | Washington | 6-0 | 1,325 | +1 |
| 6 | Penn State | 6-0 | 1,302 | -3 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 6-0 | 1,260 (1) | – |
| 8 (tie) | Texas | 5-1 | 1,078 | +3 |
| 8 (tie) | Alabama | 6-1 | 1,078 | +2 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 6-0 | 1,038 | +2 |
| 11 | Oregon | 5-1 | 989 | -3 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | 5-1 | 849 | +1 |
| 13 | Oregon State | 6-1 | 809 | +1 |
| 14 | Utah | 5-1 | 704 | +2 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 5-1 | 663 | +2 |
| 16 | USC | 6-1 | 606 | -7 |
| 17 | Duke | 5-1 | 590 | +1 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | 6-2 | 572 | +3 |
| 19 | LSU | 5-2 | 482 | +1 |
| 20 | Missouri | 6-1 | 368 | +5 |
| 21 | Louisville | 6-1 | 309 | -6 |
| 22 | Air Force | 6-0 | 196 | +6 |
| 23 | Iowa | 6-1 | 192 | +6 |
| 24 | Tulane | 5-1 | 112 | +11 |
| 25 | UCLA | 4-2 | 70 | -3 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 19 Washington State Cougars; No. 23 Kentucky Wildcats; No. 24 Kansas Jayhawks;
Others Receiving Votes
James Madison 67; Clemson 54; Florida 29; Fresno State 21; Washington State 20; Arizona 13; Wyoming 12; Oklahoma State 12; Miami (FL) 12; Maryland 11; Kentucky 9; Liberty 5; Kansas State 5; UNLV 4; Texas A&M 4; West Virginia 3; Memphis 1; Kansas 1;