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2023 Preseason North Carolina Tar Heels Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
Charlemagne42	6
JCiLee	6	#6. USC (DQ)
coletheredditer	11	Am I too high on them? yes. Do I think Drake Maye will be a Heisman finalist? Also yes.
CharlemagneOfTheUSA	12
Ticklebump	12
Ruhrgebietheld	13
aggiebruin27	14
Xtremeloco	14
Branzilla91	15
fourpinz8	15
Johnnycockseed	15
ThaCarter	15
TimeBroken	15
vanburen1845	15
w8w8	15
bannista7	16
HHcougar	16	Drake Maye toosie slides UNC to an ACC title game berth.
malowry0124	16
wameron	16
_fastball	17
Acm0028	17
Bank_Gothic	17
Casaiir	17
chweris	17
corundum9	17
dan4223	17
dogwoodmaple	17
Due_Connection179	17
Helifino	17
HUSKEROYAL	17
icklebush	17
Megalomanizac	17
nbingham196	17
RavenclawWiz816	17
Striker743	17	43
CambodianDrywall	18
DFWSFO	18
fredmerc111	18	Good offense, poor defense. I imagine every game the Tar Heels play this year will be will be one of those mid 2010s Big 12 shootouts. Will the D step up?
I_am_bot_beep_boop	18
kdcoltred	18
one98d	18
owlalwaysloveyew	18
Red261	18
retnuh101	18
The_Good_Constable	18
thexraptor	18
woakley	18	Recruiting Rank #16 Poll Rank #34 Production Rank #37 Overall Weighted Number 27.85
AlexanderComet	19
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	19
ALStark69	19	NR
AudiieVerbum	19
Blooblod	19
cornholesurfer	19
djowen68	19
ExternalTangents	19
halldaylong	19
jrluhn	19
Longvols	19
MahjongDaily	19
molodyets	19
Nathanael-Greene	19
outthawazoo	19
physedka	19
RegionalBias	19
RollWarTideEagle	19
seaotter2	19
T-Thugs	19
texas2089	19
tmothy07	19
ya111101	19
BamaPride95	20
BearsAreGreat1	20
BosskOnASegway	20
ChargerFan2121	20
Daigotsu	20
goblue10	20
GoBlueScrewOSU7	20
JohnWickStuntDouble	20
monkeymatt1836	20
peachios	20	kinda all depends on Drake Maye again it sounds like
plannedsickdays	20
Pure_Protein_Machine	20
RegulatorRWF	20
TDenverFan	20
the_neverdoctor	20
ucieaters33	20
UNC_Samurai	20
WarEagle9	20
darkra01	21
Drexlore	21
DylanCarlson3	21
grjohnst	21
Muffinnnnnnn	21
nemoran	21
pileatedloon	21
ReallyCreative	21
scronko	21
SteemieRayVaughn	21
tauzeta	21
tdeff19	21
Archaic_1	22
Arteza147	22
bretticus33	22	UNC’s spot is dependent on two things: first is the continued excellent play of Drake Maye who turned into a star his first season. He’s already getting first round love from the NFL and will be eligible after the 2023 season. The second stipulation is better defense. They were awful last season, especially towards the end of the season where UNC lost 4 straight after starting off 9-1. Drake Maye may not be enough to carry UNC by himself if the defense can’t stop anyone again.
Dropbackandpunt	22
Hackasizlak	22
jjjoebox	22
kflinderman	22
lillipup03	22
Mr_Brews	22
noahthearc	22
PumpSmash	22
sasmith2015	22
skuhlke	22
Zloggt	22	I feel like I keep falling into the same trap with the Tar Heels...maybe not this time though?
captain_sasquatch	23
Ch-i-ef	23
CommodoreN7	23
Corgi_Koala	23	Drake Maye can probably drag this team to 8 wins by himself, but he's gonna need some help to do more and I'm not sure he has it.
eclectic_tastes	23
Hobbes_121	23
ikindalikelemons	23	If you've read anything I've written so far: 1. Thank you 2. Why 3. You know that a great QB can sway me. Well, Drake Maye is a great QB. Nothing much else to say yet. Game 1 in Charlotte against SCAR will be fun.
kamiller2020	23
Pikachu1989	23
RiffRamBahZoo	23
Sometimeswelose	23
T-nawtical	23
tallg8tor	23
TaylorLeprechaun	23
tdoger	23
washington_jefferson	23
arrowfan624	24
Blazeth	24
galacticdude7	24
JeromesNiece	24
placid_salad	24
CockADoodleBOOM	25
COLU_BUS	25
DrKennethJNoisewater	25
joebob431	25
Meany_Vizzini	25	10.3; Honorable Mentions: Texas Tech 10.2, UCLA 10.0, Wisconsin 10.0, Arkansas 9.8
Pollaski	25
Rakarei	25
roaddogg	25
SpadeRyker	25
studio_sally	25
VerySeriousBanana	25

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
donald_flap	10	maybe best qb in nation
maknasty09	11
CarnellWilliams	13
Spacesurfer6	13	Poised for a good year in my opinion. I had them popping in and out of the rankings last year
SundownSaloon	13	Don’t know where to place Mack Browns Tar Heels, but he can assemble a good group of game planners in my experience.
Witness_Gritness	14
seantgs	15
TinderForMidgets	15	Defense is the greatest weakness for this ACC program. If they can correct it, then they may very well enter into the upper echelons of elite teams. Their offensive is excellent and Drake Maye occasionally looked like one of the best players in college football. However, as the old saying goes - "Defense wins championships".
Tylex123	15
ViewFrom209	15
attax	16
bthombeast	16
cfbpeoplespoll	16
dterp13	16
frone	16
grtgbln	16
HideNZeke	16
PlactusTX	16
sconbon	16
ziggysaysnada	16
ActuallyJasonPrice	17
bbshock21	17
diehardcubforever	17
donbagert	17	Looking for a new conference to shine in; Mack Brown has been surprisingly look in his return.
FigletPiglet	17	1.155
Greyson04	17
kevinsdomain	17
mcguffinman	17
thejawa	17
Underground_Bread	17
Blyvzy	18
Devintheroaster	18
DownshiftGD	18
good4steve	18
jaybigs	18
KyleAg06	18
lowcontrol	18	Well, their defense is still questionable their office I believe will be kicking on all cylinders.
ManiacalBlazer	18
MemeofMemeJTG999999	18	Next Week: vs #27 South Carolina (Charlotte)
mill1634	18
MuhMuhManRay	18
Pylon-Cam	18
Xy13	18
Zzyzx8	18
70277027	19
BananaBouquet	19
chillmagic420	19
FrolfAholic	19
GarethSchilly	19
ItsFreakinHarry2	19
JBonkies	19
judolphin	19
Keveroni	19
mthompson2320	19
PNW_Jeff	19
Protoco2	19
qwer546	19
thehornedlamb	19
AnAngryPanda1	20
ard8	20
Bandos_Bear	20
GeyWeyner12	20
ianmcmoney	20
J4ckiebrown	20
JoeFreshwata	20
maxwell6233	20
mikecsiy	20
mithrandir2398	20
MyCatsNameIsMilton	20
Ok_Elderberry7070	20
OldCoaly	20
OSU_Shecter	20
ReadySetMeow	20
rgalexan	20
tapswitch	20
TheBeekman8	20
TheGred03	20
tms42206	20
True_Ad5324	20	Maye is awesome can see them making a lot of noise
yousmelllikebiscuits	20
59brad	21
AeolusA2	21
ballstar03	21
Bereft13	21
big_thunder_man	21
Butternades	21
Chipsahoy523	21
ClandestineFox	21
Dontworryaboutit1	21
IT_JUST_MEANS_JORT	21
leadbymight	21
losbullitt	21
Mini-Mussolini	21
Murphanian	21
narwhalz27	21
redrumsoxLoL	21
samuelbassett	21
ScaratheBear	21	Drake Maye.
StateOfTheArt-	21
titansfan174	21
URhyno	21
alwaysveryconflicted	22
brucewaynewins	22
ch1l1_ch33s3	22
colton_97	22
DoAsRomansDo	22
drneilpretenamen	22
just-regular-I-guess	22
JustinMSU21	22
newSomberMan	22
ogpeplowski64	22
PAWGAllenFieldhouse	22
Piptit	22
Somali-Pirate-Lvl100	22
spaceblev11	22	The Jordan logo doesn't give everyone superpowers, sorry NC.
thatoneguyD13	22
TommyTwoTaps	22
twr96	22
usernamegoeshere763	22
charmingcharles2896	23	Drake Maye is a beast, but that defense was shockingly bad last season. If the defense takes a big leap forward, then expect the Tar Heels to be a big player in the ACC. If the defense doesn't improve, then don't expect them to win more than seven games.
entropy888	23
evil_muffins_5436	23
Fantastic-Calendar-9	23
IAmJohnnyJB	23
IDropFatLogs	23
MajikSix	23
mubert	23
Scott72901	23
Starwarsewok	23
StumpVanDerHuge	23
Thehomelessguy11	23
TheThirdViceroy	23
throwaway_6786	23	The main reason the Tar Heels are in the top 25 is Drake Maye. Love him or hate him, the kid oozes talent. Still, one player, no matter how good he is, can carry a team entirely by himself to the upper echelon of college football. Until the rest of the UNC team can rise up and show that they can take on Clemson/FSU, I'm not ready to put them any higher than this for a preseason poll. Beating South Carolina in Columbia would be a nice start. As an aside, watch for Power Echols and Cedric Gray this year, they should be a powerful LB duo once again.
Actual_Yellow8728	24
Dan20698	24
Dawg-Bite	24
ETHTrillionaire	24
FloridaBoy317	24
Jadenflo	24
journey1986	24
Loopylime	24
RadiationRichard	24
siggyrambler	24
SpursUpSoundsGudToMe	24	For my money UNC had the worst defense in the P5 last season, but who needs defense when you can just score more...
UVUboi2	24
Weekly_Flatworm5707	24
cmcabrera	25
ColombianInIowa24	25
demolisty24	25
Doogitywoogity	25
jibberishdhyukl	25	First 5 out: Ole Miss, Iowa, Texas A&M, UTSA, UCLA
Pyroblockx	25
RootBeerBloat	25
Sflabuckeye13	25
stew_pac	25
tcomn	25
TheRedKing75	25
TheSlyPudding	25
UnkelEarl	25

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Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid

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Normal = after the AP poll was published

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