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North Carolina

2020 Season Performance

#21
Rank
8-3
Record
100.4
Points
0.597
SOS

Current Form

W2 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W @ #14 Miami 62-26
Worst L @ #123 Florida State 28-31

Record Splits

Home 5-1
Away 3-2
Conference 7-2
Non-Conf 1-1
Close (7 pts or less) 2-2
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#1
#11
#21
#31
#42
Pre
#30
W3
#16
W6
#5
W9
#15
W12
#18
W15
#17
W16
#21

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 16 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 16
2
09/12
W
#14 vs #16 Syracuse
31-6
+8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.6 4.4
Margin Scaling
+3.8 8.2
Total 8.2 pts
5
10/03
W
#32 @ #19 Boston College
26-22
+16.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+1.8 15.3
Margin Scaling
+1.5 16.9
Total 16.9 pts
6
10/10
W
#6 vs #19 Virginia Tech
56-45
+12.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.8 9.8
Margin Scaling
+2.6 12.3
Total 12.3 pts
7
10/17
L
#5 @ #123 Florida State
28-31
-7.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.1
Loss Record Modifier
-0.6 -6.7
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -7.1
Total -7.1 pts
8
10/24
W
#11 vs #16 NC State
48-21
+24.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+4.5 13.5
Margin Scaling
+5.0 18.5
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 20.0
Recency Weighting
+4.2 24.2
Total 24.2 pts
9
11/01
L
#6 @ #117 Virginia
41-44
-6.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.4 -5.6
Loss Record Modifier
-0.0 -5.6
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -6.1
Total -6.1 pts
10
11/07
W
#15 @ #110 Duke
56-24
+12.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.6 7.9
Margin Scaling
+4.3 12.2
Total 12.2 pts
11
11/14
W
#14 vs #37 Wake Forest
59-53
+10.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.3 9.3
Margin Scaling
+1.4 10.7
Total 10.7 pts
13
11/27
L
#18 vs #8 Notre Dame
17-31
-8.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.9 -6.5
Loss Record Modifier
+1.5 -5.0
Margin Scaling
-1.6 -6.6
Recency Weighting
-1.4 -8.0
Total -8.0 pts
14
12/05
W
#22 vs #104 Western Carolina
49-9
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
15
12/12
W
#24 @ #14 Miami
62-26
+35.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+8.4 21.9
Margin Scaling
+5.5 27.4
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 28.9
Recency Weighting
+6.1 35.0
Total 35.0 pts
Total
8-3 Record
98.3

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
63-61
Record
51%
Win Rate
#63
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.608
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#38
2017
#110
2018
#111
2019
#65
2020
#21
2021
#65
2022
#33
2023
#34
2024
#61
2025
#107
2026
#48

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 ACC 3-2 (60%) #48 #7 28.7 0.674 -
2025 ACC 4-8 (33%) #107 #70 -34.3 0.577 -
2024 ACC 6-6 (50%) #61 #7 43.5 0.584 -
2023 ACC 8-4 (67%) #34 #1 77.8 0.628 -
2022 ACC 9-4 (69%) #33 #13 78.6 0.612 -
2021 ACC 6-6 (50%) #65 #33 28.3 0.597 -
2020 ACC 8-3 (73%) #21 #5 100.4 0.597 -
2019 ACC 6-6 (50%) #65 #2 28.7 0.607 -
2018 ACC 2-9 (18%) #111 #73 -55.5 0.580 -
2017 ACC 3-9 (25%) #110 #51 -51.2 0.613 -
2016 ACC 8-4 (67%) #38 #7 85.9 0.615 -