AP Top 25: UNC jumps back into polls following win

UNC finds themselves back in the AP Top 25 after beating Miami on Saturday in a ACC division game

They are back!

The North Carolina Tar Heels are back in the Associated Press Top 25 polls following a week-long absence.

UNC’s win over previously ranked Miami jolts them back into the polls at number 22. It’s the third time UNC has been ranked this season, including the preseason polls.

At 5-2, UNC is looking to return to the ACC Championship Game. They sit at 3-1 in the conference with their only loss coming to Virginia Tech.

Following the Hokies big win at UNC, they were beat at Syracuse. The Hokies also dropped out of the polls just two weeks after entering them.

The ACC as a whole has four teams ranked, including two in the top 10.

#OhioState State, #Clemson lose their 1st-place votes in #APTop25, giving #Alabama a season-high 60 1st-place votes. https://t.co/HGab9dZC9S pic.twitter.com/aG4GSoFwC5

— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) October 16, 2016

Clemson is the highest-ranked team in the conference at number four, getting jumped by the Michigan Wolverines. Then there is Louisville.

The Cardinals stayed at number seven despite avoiding an upset at the hands of the Duke Blue Devils.

Florida State is up one spot to number 13 and then the Tar Heels at number 22 round out the ACC teams.

While the AP Top 25 isn’t what decides the bowl games, it’s still a nice measuring stick until the College Football Playoff Polls are released. Those will be out the first week of November and if UNC keeps winning, they should find themselves in the top 20 in that poll as well.

Check back with Keeping It Heel for more on the Tar Heels as they prepare for the Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday in Charlottesville.