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2023 Week 2 North Carolina Tar Heels Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
soonersthebetter	3
T-Thugs	3	North Carolina started off their year with a solid win over South Carolina.
Acm0028	4
AlphaH4wk	4
tallg8tor	5
HHcougar	6	UNC is #6, despite being mediocre in all three prongs of my poll, but it's week one, and I expect this to iron itself out.
70stang	7	UNC beat a P5 team in their own house to be 1-0
aggiebruin27	7
AudiieVerbum	7
deadtofall12	7
Branzilla91	8
tks231	8
DylanCarlson3	9
Jakesnake42	9	67.26
Charlemagne42	10
coletheredditer	10	7. Tame Impala, one man show, Kevin Parker and Drake Maye.
djowen68	10
RiffRamBahZoo	10
Ruhrgebietheld	10
Striker743	10	Up 7 - played a real team (won using their defense?!)
TimeBroken	10
CharlemagneOfTheUSA	11	Movement: (+1) - I came into this season very high on UNC's chances, and they did me good to open the year, with a big win over South Carolina, including a shocking 9 sacks. Is this sustainable? Probably not, but if UNC's defense can be just okay, their highly talented QB play can bring them right up with Florida State at the top of the ACC.
cyberchaox	11	LW: NR
DisraeliEers	11
e8odie	11
ScarletFever333	11
ThaCarter	11
cfbguy	12
CFBHurts	12
dabul-master	12
Foxmcbowser42	12
Johnnycockseed	12
owlalwaysloveyew	12
udubdavid	12
AlexanderComet	13
Bank_Gothic	13
bannista7	13
BearsAreGreat1	13
DaewooLanosMFerrr	13
fourpinz8	13
ikindalikelemons	13
jjjoebox	13	(+9) This is the biggest jump on my poll this week. The win over South Carolina showed that I was undervaluing the Tar Heels in my preseason poll. This is me correcting that mistake.
PumpSmash	13
realclean	13
ACCBiggz	14
Blooblod	14
cornholesurfer	14	I picked South Carolina to upset North Carolina. Shakes how much of an idiot I am. Drake Maye is looking the part and the defense seems much improved.
corundum9	14
D1N2Y	14
Due_Connection179	14	Last Week #17 at South Carolina : Won 31-17
eclectic_tastes	14
falconlover79	14
Feral_Squirrel	14
halldaylong	14
jrluhn	14
MahjongDaily	14
noahthearc	14
one98d	14
Red261	14
SkiFlashing	14
Sometimeswelose	14
The_Good_Constable	14
thexraptor	14
UNC_Samurai	14
Cassiyus	15
DarthYoda2594	15
dogwoodmaple	15
ewolfy13	15
Helifino	15
Hobbes_121	15
HUSKEROYAL	15
I_am_bot_beep_boop	15
JCiLee	15
kflinderman	15
Longvols	15
malowry0124	15
Megalomanizac	15
mellolizard	15
monkeymatt1836	15
puffadda	15
skuhlke	15
SpadeRyker	15
tjstanley	15
_fastball	16
ALStark69	16	+3
BallSoHerd	16
BigBoutros	16
Blazeth	16
BosskOnASegway	16
CambodianDrywall	16
DrKennethJNoisewater	16
Dropbackandpunt	16
fredmerc111	16	Good win against a team I thought was overrated by everyone.
galacticdude7	16
grjohnst	16
kamiller2020	16	Very impressed with the defensive improvements. South Carolina's offensive line isn't good so they won't get 9 sacks every game, but the fact North Carolina keeps showing improvements defensively is a positive sign. Tez Walker's NCAA decision looms large over the team.
nw____	16
NyquillusDillwad20	16
peachios	16
PHubbs	16
Pikachu1989	16
RegionalBias	16	Nice pulling away from South Carolina.
RheagarTargaryen	16
romulusjsp	16	(NR) I was hesitant to buy into the hype but they looked very good against a SCAR team that I have just outside of my Top 25 right now.
seaotter2	16
TDenverFan	16
tmothy07	16
ucieaters33	16
ya111101	16
311polo	17
Archaic_1	17
BamaPride95	17
boxman151515	17
bretticus33	17	Drake Maye may be the star of the team, but the defense stole the show against South Carolina. They're already at 9 sacks on the season after getting 17 in all of 2022. If the defense continues to play at that level, the Tar Heels will be surprise ACC contenders.
CommodoreN7	17
Drexlore	17
GoBlueScrewOSU7	17
jeedf	17
KirbyDumber88	17
magnumweiner	17
MoneyManeVick	17
Nathanael-Greene	17
nemoran	17
pileatedloon	17
plannedsickdays	17
PrimalCookie	17
ReallyCreative	17
roaddogg	17
RollWarTideEagle	17
SteemieRayVaughn	17
T-nawtical	17
Techwid	17
texas2089	17	The Tar Heels managed just 17 sacks all of last season. They posted NINE against Spencer Rattler and the Gamecocks and after factoring sack yardage, they held South Carolina to a net -2 yards rushing. Drake Maye played well, but did have 2 picks so some room for improvement, but the Tar Heels staked their claim for the "real" Carolina.
typicaliconoclast	17
wameron	17
Xtremeloco	17
Arteza147	18
bties	18
Casaiir	18
COLU_BUS	18
Corgi_Koala	18
dan4223	18
DarkLegend64	18
Darth_Ra	18
Hackasizlak	18
huskerfan4life520	18
Lex_Ludorum	18
lillipup03	18
nbingham196	18
physedka	18
Pure_Protein_Machine	18
RavenclawWiz816	18
RegulatorRWF	18
sasmith2015	18
tdoger	18
TheJeemTeam	18
Zloggt	18	A surprising smothering of South Carolina? Surely worth a good boost!
arrowfan624	19
BRNXB0MBERS	19
Conglossian	19
HieloLuz	19
IceColdDrPepper_Here	19
Pollaski	19
SCsprinter13	19
SlaminSammons	19
strikersteve60	19
TaylorLeprechaun	19	+4
the_neverdoctor	19
TopGoose	19
bwburke94	20
CockADoodleBOOM	20
CptCheese	20
crownebeach	20	I didn't think they would beat South Carolina. Great game.
jimbobbypaul	20	LY: 26 TY: 31
Maladroit44	20
Mr_Brews	20
TheZachster	20
VerySeriousBanana	20
WarEagle9	20
wesman212	20
ChaseTheFalcon	21
darkra01	21
HarbingerOfFun	21
JeromesNiece	21
jmac_21	21
justsaynotoreddit	21	0.6674
molodyets	21
nburt13	21
practicallybert	21
rain_parkour	21
Rakarei	21
washington_jefferson	21
woakley	21
Cecil_Hardboner	22
Daigotsu	22
EpicSchwinn	22
Staind075	22
tdeff19	22
ToeInDigDeep	22
Hey_Its_Roomie	23	Notable margin of victory over P5
GeauxTri	24
hascogrande	24
A_Rolling_Baneling	25

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
JetoGrov	5	I've always preferred North Carolina to South Carolina, but didn't expect to see that on the football field. Are the ACC and Pac-12 the best conferences???
knon24	6
squibby	6
grtgbln	9
chillmagic420	10
JamoRedhead	10
maknasty09	10
ndbfsu22	10
CarnellWilliams	11
cmcabrera	11
drneilpretenamen	11
thehornedlamb	11
ard8	12
big_thunder_man	12
ColombianInIowa24	12	SCar upset gets you here. Dominant week for the real Carolina.
ItsFreakinHarry2	12
JMWZ	12
maxwell6233	12
Pylon-Cam	12
Spacesurfer6	12
70277027	13
ActuallyJasonPrice	13
Bereft13	13
bthombeast	13
Elegant_Extreme3268	13
jaybigs	13
JBonkies	13
JHallquist	13	Maye made some mistakes, but Heels make statement with easier than expected win against SoCar.
Noelthemexican	13
OSUfan88	13
PlactusTX	13	(16) W South Carolina
TheGlassRemains	13
TXUSAW	13
Tylex123	13
UVUboi2	13
ViewFrom209	13
Bernard_Samson	14
ETHTrillionaire	14
Fantastic-Calendar-9	14	LW: 23
HideNZeke	14
ianmcmoney	14
mthompson2320	14
MuhMuhManRay	14
nebsA1	14
Sflabuckeye13	14
SharkMovies	14
Shion314	14
thejawa	14
TheNSAAgent777	14
throwaway_6786	14	Fantastic showing from the Tar Heel defense, which is a far cry from their 2022 level of play. Drake Maye did Drake Maye things, and the offense looked solid all-around. With Clemson's loss to Duke, I'd say UNC has a good argument for being the #2 threat of dethroning Clemson's ACC dynasty.
Underground_Bread	14
visor841	14
ziggysaysnada	14
10catsinspace	15
cfbpeoplespoll	15
charmingcharles2896	15	UNC handled UofSC and if they keep winning, they'll make some noise this year.
CheapTrickIsOkay	15
Doogitywoogity	15	One might say they’re the best at beating cocks. I don’t think they’re #15 but I think everyone else still needs to prove themselves.
DownshiftGD	15
dterp13	15
Greyson04	15
mathmanhale	15
mauliknshah	15
PNW_Jeff	15
rocco2246	15
sconbon	15
Small_Bet_9433	15
Yelich04	15
youngs2309	15	Oregon
BoukenGreen	16
colton_97	16
Consistent_Train128	16
diehardcubforever	16
DragonFire101Gamer	16
frone	16
Harpua99	16
iDevourer	16
jibberishdhyukl	16	Big win over a solid USC team, defense looks legit
KansasChaser2021	16
LivewireCK	16
losbullitt	16
ManiacalBlazer	16
mikecsiy	16
mill1634	16
OutRiteWite	16
samuelbassett	16
Scott72901	16
siggyrambler	16
spaceblev11	16	I guess NC is the best Carolina. Maybe it was the Jumpman logo.
StateOfTheArt-	16
TinderForMidgets	16
titansfan174	16
WRSpill	16
Actual_Yellow8728	17
AnAngryPanda1	17
ClandestineFox	17
divey043	17
donbagert	17	Getting ready for a move to the SEC?
FsuNolezz	17
geauxsaints777	17
IBCBJ	17
Is_Flacco_Elite	17
IT_JUST_MEANS_JORT	17
judolphin	17
JustYourAvrageWorker	17
MemeofMemeJTG999999	17	(1-0) (no change) W: 31-17 vs. #27 South Carolina (0-1) Next Week: vs. Appalachian State (1-0)
mithrandir2398	17
Piptit	17
RadiationRichard	17
ReadySetMeow	17
redrumsoxLoL	17
RootBeerBloat	17
ScaratheBear	17	Drake Maye, but only sorta. How does 9 sacks and 16 TFL sound?
slashbopzing	17
stoeseri000	17
StumpVanDerHuge	17	I wanted the other USC to win but I have to give credit where it's due
tcomn	17	Surprising defense, middling offense. Nervous nervous. Drake will need to make better choices in the future as the defense should not be counted on to bail him out. If SC's offensive line is really that bad, then UNC's defense is going to struggle this year as the secondary still looks like swiss cheese.
alwaysveryconflicted	18
bethe2ndmouse	18
bruhstevenson	18
cartierboy25	18
Dan20698	18
demolisty24	18
J4ckiebrown	18
Jadenflo	18
Keveroni	18
kevinsdomain	18
KrispyKangaroo96	18
meowrkatt	18
MrOoferLoofer	18	UNCs defensive line was very impressive
narwhalz27	18
Ok_Elderberry7070	18
OSU_Shecter	18
tapswitch	18
thatoneguyD13	18
TheBeekman8	18	They are the true Carolina I guess, in Drake Maye they believe we will see if they keep it going
Tornadohunter24	18
True_Ad5324	18
tunaduck	18
_TGT7	19
bbshock21	19
Cascadia-Rising	19
ch1l1_ch33s3	19
Dawg-Bite	19
Dontworryaboutit1	19
GeyWeyner12	19
iHasMagyk	19
JoeFreshwata	19
Maize_n_Boom	19
Mini-Mussolini	19
mubert	19
Pyroblockx	19
saquad69	19
Serenityy8	19
Steelthornn	19
TommyTwoTaps	19
twr96	19
Weathergeekal	19
bloodmuffins793	20
Chipsahoy523	20
DeerPrison	20
evil_muffins_5436	20
Jay682002	20
StannisGrammarMannis	20
TheThirdViceroy	20
usernamegoeshere763	20
Yung_Carrot	20
aewest	21
BananaBouquet	21
Blyvzy	21
Cooliamabeast	21
FigletPiglet	21	1.032
GreenAndYellow12	21	+6
IDropFatLogs	21
journey1986	21
just-regular-I-guess	21
manbeardawg	21	UNC played well and beat an SEC Team. Still a lot of football until I can get a solid read on them.
mcdsmaster8824	21
Protoco2	21
spmartin1993	21
spencej98	22
MajikSix	23
PSUMediaPA	25

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