Carolina was ranked No. 22 in the AP poll for one week in 2001, but fell out of the rankings after losing at No. 23 Georgia Tech on Nov. 1, 2001.
Carolina is not ranked in this week's USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 poll, falling just 10 points/votes shy.
Carolina faces unranked Notre Dame on Saturday, Oct. 11 at 3:30 pm at Kenan Stadium. The game against the Irish will be the first time the two schools have met when Carolina is ranked and Notre Dame is not. The Irish did receive votes in both polls.
Associated Press Top-25 College Football Poll
| Team (First-place votes) | Record | Points | Previous Rank |
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| 1. Oklahoma Sooners (51) | 5-0 | 1,608 | 1 |
| 2. Alabama Crimson Tide (13) | 6-0 | 1,537 | 2 |
| 3. Missouri Tigers (1) | 5-0 | 1,487 | 4 |
| 4. L-S-U Tigers | 4-0 | 1,444 | 3 |
| 5. Texas Longhorns | 5-0 | 1,374 | 5 |
| 6. Penn State Nittany Lions | 6-0 | 1,287 | 6 |
| 7. Texas Tech Red Raiders | 5-0 | 1,163 | 7 |
| 8. U-S-C Trojans | 3-1 | 1,137 | 9 |
| 9. B-Y-U Cougars | 5-0 | 1,103 | 8 |
| 10. Georgia Bulldogs | 4-1 | 1,014 | 11 |
| 11. Florida Gators | 4-1 | 977 | 12 |
| 12. Ohio State Buckeyes | 5-1 | 931 | 14 |
| 13. Vanderbilt Commodores | 5-0 | 833 | 19 |
| 14. Utah Utes | 6-0 | 815 | 15 |
| 15. Boise State Broncos | 4-0 | 677 | 17 |
| 16. Kansas Jayhawks | 4-1 | 623 | 16 |
| 17. Oklahoma State Cowboys | 5-0 | 565 | 21 |
| 18. Virginia Tech Hokies | 5-1 | 485 | 20 |
| 19. South Florida Bulls | 5-1 | 392 | 10 |
| 20. Auburn Tigers | 4-2 | 236 | 13 |
| 21. Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 3-1 | 205 | 25 |
| 22. North Carolina Tar Heels | 4-1 | 196 | NR |
| 23. Michigan State Spartans | 5-1 | 161 | NR |
| 24. Pittsburgh Panthers | 4-1 | 121 | NR |
| 25. Ball State Cardinals | 6-0 | 97 | NR |
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Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 96, Tulsa 85, Illinois 81, California 80,
Northwestern 78, T-C-U 70, Georgia Tech 59, Kentucky 49, Florida State 36,
Notre Dame 6, Fresno State 5, Arizona 5, Oregon 4, Boston College 3.
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