FBS

North Carolina

Tar Heels · ACC

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#46

Among 138 teams · ▼13 since Week 7

Record

4-3

3-3 vs. FBS

Power rating

+8.46

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+8.88

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

North Carolina is 4-3 and ranks No. 46 of 138 FBS teams, down 13 spots from Week 7. Its +8.5 power rating is 13.9 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played one of the toughest schedules in FBS, 19th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 4.3 wins against it; North Carolina is 0.3 behind, 43rd in résumé rank.

Best win: 24–20 over Duke. Worst loss: 30–31 to Syracuse as an 83% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 33, after Week 2.

Next: at home against Miami on Sat, Oct 31. North Carolina is a 16.3-point underdog with a 20% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Miami
Home

Miami by 16.3

North Carolina 20% · Miami 80%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 78 after Week 1 to No. 46 after Week 8.150Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#46
Week 8: No. 46 · +8.46 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 178+2.33
Week 233+9.79
Week 362+5.80
Week 448+7.73
Week 552+7.35
Week 639+10.11
Week 733+11.13
Week 846+8.46

Game results

7 games · 2026
North Carolina results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
L30–31Upset83%+2.90
at Duke #50
W24–2047%+8.31
at Pittsburgh #49
W21–17Upset24%+8.31
L26–3720%+20.91
at Clemson #59
L20–28Upset69%+6.51
W35–3—+6.33
vs. TCU #52
Neutral site
W15–10—+8.02
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

ACC
ACC power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
1up 17-0
+22.34
#3+4.97+33.7
20up 16-1
+14.83
#13+3.45+18.0
30up 14-3
+11.91
#57+7.73+11.3
33up 156-1
+11.09
#22+2.51+15.3
46down 134-3
+8.46
#43+8.88+3.6
48up 43-4
+8.44
#69+10.10+3.7
49down 75-3
+8.31
#48+6.60+10.8
50down 45-2
+8.31
#51+1.78+13.9
55up 76-2
+6.99
#50−0.43+14.5
59down 124-3
+6.51
#49+8.80+0.1
68up 74-4
+4.78
#93+4.62+8.6
77up 174-3
+3.75
#68+3.79+0.9
80up 133-4
+2.90
#92+4.90+5.3
89unchanged3-4
+0.91
#99+4.59+4.1
112down 222-5
−2.14
#119+5.25-3.6
113up 14-4
−2.16
#67+7.34-15.6
114down 153-5
−2.43
#106+7.16-8.3