North Carolina - ACC - FBS - NCAA
| Week | Rank | Rate | Record | SOS | Opponent | Score | Rank Then | Rank Now |
| 1 | 40 | 0.000 | (0,0) | 0.000 | --bye-- |
| 2 | 29 | 0.500 | (1,0) | -0.500 | South Carolina | 31 to 17 | 424 | 64 |
| 3 | 12 | 6.594 | (2,0) | 5.594 | Appalachian St | 40 to 34 | 25 | 56 |
| 4 | 2 | 3.225 | (3,0) | 2.225 | Minnesota | 31 to 13 | 14 | 61 |
| 5 | 11 | 2.483 | (4,0) | 1.483 | Pittsburgh | 41 to 24 | 168 | 132 |
| 6 | 8 | 2.384 | (4,0) | 1.384 | --bye-- |
| 7 | 8 | 2.437 | (5,0) | 1.437 | Syracuse | 40 to 7 | 58 | 86 |
| 8 | 7 | 2.421 | (6,0) | 1.421 | Miami FL | 41 to 31 | 59 | 57 |
| 9 | 17 | 2.025 | (6,1) | 1.311 | Virginia | 27 to 31 | 96 | 111 |
| 10 | 34 | 1.829 | (6,2) | 1.329 | Georgia Tech | 42 to 46 | 59 | 52 |
| 11 | 33 | 1.821 | (7,2) | 1.266 | Campbell | 59 to 7 | 245 | 261 |
| 12 | 27 | 1.917 | (8,2) | 1.317 | Duke | 47 to 45 | 30 | 31 |
| 13 | 32 | 1.811 | (8,3) | 1.356 | Clemson | 20 to 31 | 34 | 28 |
| 14 | 34 | 1.785 | (8,4) | 1.452 | North Carolina St | 20 to 39 | 23 | 29 |
| 15 | 33 | 1.699 | (8,4) | 1.366 | --bye-- |
| 16 | 33 | 1.698 | (8,4) | 1.364 | --bye-- |
| 17 | 34 | 1.684 | (8,4) | 1.350 | --bye-- |
| 18 | 41 | 1.606 | (8,5) | 1.375 | West Virginia | 10 to 30 | 30 | 30 |
| 19 | | | | | --bye-- |
| 20 | | | | | --bye-- |