Mack Brown and the UNC football program are moving on up.
After a huge 36-34 win over Wake Forest on Saturday afternoon to clinch the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal division, the Tar Heels also moved up in the latest USA Today Spots AFCA Coaches poll.
The new poll was released on Sunday and saw UNC move up XX spots from No. 14 to No. 11. The 9-1 Tar Heels have two regular season games left, hosting Georgia Tech and NC State before facing Clemson on December 3rd.
Here is the rest of the coaches poll released on Sunday after Week 11:
Others receiving votes:
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 10-0 | 1572 | 61 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 10-0 | 1509 | 1 | 2 | — | 2/3 |
| 3 | Michigan | 10-0 | 1445 | 1 | 3 | — | 3/6 |
| 4 | Texas Christian | 10-0 | 1377 | 0 | 4 | — | 4/NR |
| 5 | Tennessee | 9-1 | 1332 | 0 | 5 | — | 3/NR |
| 6 | Southern California | 9-1 | 1214 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6/15 |
| 7 | Louisiana State | 8-2 | 1199 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7/NR |
| 8 | Alabama | 8-2 | 1122 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1/11 |
| 9 | Clemson | 9-1 | 1059 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4/12 |
| 10 | Utah | 8-2 | 961 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8/19 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 9-1 | 904 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11/NR |
| 12 | Penn State | 8-2 | 859 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 10/NR |
| 13 | Oregon | 8-2 | 828 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 6/24 |
| 14 | Mississippi | 8-2 | 824 | 0 | 9 | -5 | 7/24 |
| 15 | Washington | 8-2 | 670 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 15/NR |
| 16 | UCLA | 8-2 | 572 | 0 | 10 | -6 | 10/NR |
| 17 | Kansas State | 7-3 | 547 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 14/NR |
| 18 | Central Florida | 8-2 | 522 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 18/NR |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 7-3 | 412 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 5/NR |
| 20 | Florida State | 7-3 | 364 | 0 | NR | 11 | 20/NR |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 8-2 | 236 | 0 | NR | 6 | 19/NR |
| 22 | Tulane | 8-2 | 203 | 0 | 17 | -5 | 17/NR |
| 23 | Coastal Carolina | 9-1 | 179 | 0 | NR | 3 | 23/NR |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 7-3 | 115 | 0 | NR | 4 | 7/NR |
| 25 | NC State | 7-3 | 89 | 0 | 16 | -9 | 10/25 |
Texas 76; Oregon State 62; Illinois 48; Texas-San Antonio 40; Troy 32; Minnesota 30; Duke 24; Liberty 9; Pittsburgh 8; Kentucky 8; Florida 8; Boise State 5; Air Force 5; Wake Forest 3; South Alabama 2; Toledo 1.
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