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ACC

North Carolina

2021 Season Performance

#65
Rank
6-6
Record
28.3
Points
0.597
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W vs #13 Wake Forest 58-55
Worst L N #114 Georgia Tech 22-45

Record Splits

Home 6-1
Away 0-4
Neutral 0-1
Conference 4-5
Non-Conf 2-1
Close (7 pts or less) 2-3
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#6
#31
#56
#81
#107
Pre
#11
W3
#33
W6
#68
W9
#64
W12
#62
W15
#65

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/03
L
NR @ #17 Virginia Tech
10-17
-6.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.3 -5.7
Loss Record Modifier
-0.0 -5.7
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -6.4
Total -6.4 pts
2
09/11
W
#97 vs #117 Georgia State
59-17
+13.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.1 9.1
Margin Scaling
+4.4 13.5
Total 13.5 pts
3
09/18
W
#61 vs #20 Virginia
59-39
+13.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.3 10.3
Margin Scaling
+3.6 13.8
Total 13.8 pts
4
09/25
L
#33 N #114 Georgia Tech
22-45
-9.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.9
Loss Record Modifier
-1.0 -7.9
Margin Scaling
-2.0 -9.9
Total -9.9 pts
5
10/02
W
#60 vs #56 Duke
38-7
+10.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.0 6.0
Margin Scaling
+4.4 10.3
Total 10.3 pts
6
10/09
L
#43 vs #110 Florida State
25-35
-11.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.4 -10.0
Loss Record Modifier
-0.4 -10.4
Margin Scaling
-1.2 -11.6
Total -11.6 pts
7
10/16
W
#68 vs #94 Miami
45-42
+12.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+2.8 11.8
Margin Scaling
+1.1 12.8
Total 12.8 pts
9
10/30
L
#59 @ #11 Notre Dame
34-44
-5.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.3 -3.7
Loss Record Modifier
+0.9 -2.8
Margin Scaling
-1.6 -4.4
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.2
Total -5.2 pts
10
11/06
W
#64 vs #13 Wake Forest
58-55
+19.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+4.9 13.9
Margin Scaling
+1.1 15.0
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 16.5
Recency Weighting
+3.0 19.4
Total 19.4 pts
11
11/12
L
#47 @ #25 Pittsburgh
23-30 OT
-5.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.3 -4.7
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -3.7
Margin Scaling
-0.8 -4.6
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.4
Total -5.4 pts
12
11/20
W
#57 vs FCS Wofford
34-14
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
13
11/27
L
#62 @ #33 NC State
30-34
-6.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.0 -5.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -4.3
Margin Scaling
-0.8 -5.1
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -6.0
Total -6.0 pts
Total
6-6 Record
25.4

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 -