The good news for the North Carolina football program is that they are still a rankled team going into Saturday’s showdown with Clemson in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game.
The bad news? They took another tumble in the rankings after losing two-straight games.
UNC has fallen from No. 17 to No. 23 in the updated USA Today Sports Coaches poll that was released on Sunday afternoon. It’s the lowest ranking in a few weeks for the Tar Heels after now losing to Georgia Tech and N.C. State at home.
Clemson also fell in the poll, moving down from No. 8 to No. 11. Florida State climbed two spots from No. 16 to No. 14.
Here is the full poll:
25. Mississippi State
24. UTSA
23. UCF
22. UNC
21. Texas
20. South Carolina
19. Notre Dame
18. Tulane
17. UCLA
16. Oregon State
15. Oregon
14. FSU
13. LSU
12. Utah
11. Clemson
10. Kansas State
9. Washington
8. Tennessee
7. Penn State
6. Alabama
5. Ohio State
4. USC
3. TCU
2. Michigan
1. Georgia
Others receiving votes:
Mississippi 83; Troy 58; NC State 58; Cincinnati 49; Boise State 37; Purdue 36; Pittsburgh 36; Coastal Carolina 26; Air Force 19; South Alabama 15; Illinois 10; Minnesota 7; Duke 7; Iowa 6; James Madison 2; Fresno State 2; Wake Forest 1.