North Carolina Tar Heels (8-4)

Chapel Hill, North Carolina (3-2 record in state)

Association: NCAA (8-4 record in association)

Association Subdivision: FBS (7-4 record in association subdivision)

Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference (5-3 record in conference)

Competitive Rank (Rating): Football Bowl Subdivision #49 (0.355)

Schedule Strength (Rating): Football Bowl Subdivision #97 (0.676)

Point Margin Rank (Rating): Football Bowl Subdivision #32 (0.218)


Scheduled Results
DATE OPPONENT OPP* RESULT GAME RATING
Sep 1, 2012 Elon
(NCAA FCS #89)
3-7 W 62-0 +0.436
Sep 8, 2012 @ Wake Forest
(NCAA FBS #80)
4-7 L 28-27 -0.286
Sep 15, 2012 @ Louisville
(NCAA FBS #16)
10-2 L 39-34 -0.324
Sep 22, 2012 East Carolina
(NCAA FBS #64)
8-4 W 27-6 +0.657
Sep 29, 2012 Idaho
(NCAA FBS #118)
1-10 W 66-0 +0.736
Oct 6, 2012 Virginia Tech
(NCAA FBS #61)
7-5 W 48-34 +0.746
Oct 13, 2012 @ Miami (FL)
(NCAA FBS #51)
7-4 W 18-14 +0.733
Oct 20, 2012 @ Duke
(NCAA FBS #69)
5-7 L 33-30 -0.253
Oct 27, 2012 North Carolina State
(NCAA FBS #67)
7-5 W 43-35 +0.683
Nov 10, 2012 Georgia Tech
(NCAA FBS #65)
6-7 L 68-50 -0.257
Nov 15, 2012 @ Virginia
(NCAA FBS #91)
4-7 W 37-13 +0.711
Nov 24, 2012 Maryland
(NCAA FBS #96)
4-7 W 45-38 +0.681
*minus head-to-head play

Strength Scale
Conference Rankings
Atlantic Division Competitive Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
11Clemson11-20.612
15Florida St12-20.575
67NC State7-60.230
80Wake Forest5-70.145
96Maryland4-80.022
110Boston 2-10-0.086
Coastal Division Competitive Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
49North Carolina8-40.355
51Miami (FL)7-50.348
61Virginia Tech7-60.298
65Georgia Tech7-70.265
69Duke6-70.226
91Virginia4-80.059

Atlantic Division Schedule Strengths
RKPROGRAMOPP*RATING
47Clemson84-680.785
50Boston 79-610.783
57Wake Forest76-620.752
70Florida St86-750.730
85NC State75-720.690
93Maryland66-710.685
Coastal Division Schedule Strengths
RKPROGRAMOPP*RATING
32Duke89-620.817
33Virginia Tech86-660.816
35Georgia Tech91-710.810
44Miami (FL)83-580.790
63Virginia75-620.746
97North Carolina66-720.676
*record minus head-to-head play

Atlantic Division Point Margin Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
6Florida St12-20.363
14Clemson11-20.283
60NC State7-60.125
99Wake Forest5-7-0.012
100Maryland4-8-0.016
107Boston 2-10-0.039
Coastal Division Point Margin Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
32North Carolina8-40.218
49Georgia Tech7-70.170
57Virginia Tech7-60.132
58Miami (FL)7-50.130
71Duke6-70.087
95Virginia4-80.001

State Rankings
State of North Carolina CFB Competitive Rankings
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
1North Carolina8-40.355
2East Carolina8-50.269
3North Carolina State7-60.230
4Duke6-70.226
5Wake Forest5-70.145

State of North Carolina CFB Schedule Strengths
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOPP RECORD*RATING
1Duke89-620.817
2Wake Forest76-620.752
3North Carolina State75-720.690
4North Carolina66-720.676
5East Carolina71-770.638
*minus head-to-head play

State of North Carolina CFB Point Margin Rankings
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
1North Carolina8-40.218
2North Carolina State7-60.125
3Duke6-70.087
4East Carolina8-50.079
5Wake Forest5-7-0.012
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