North Carolina finally cracked the top 25 of the College Football Playoff rankings, but at 8-1 and fresh off a 35-point victory over a previously well-regarded Duke team, the Tar Heels’ No. 23 ranking is probably still a bit worse than they might’ve hoped.
So what’s keeping UNC from getting any love from the CFP selection committee? The answer is probably the schedule.
While a dominant win over Duke, a road win over Pitt and a thumping of Illinois offer some indication of just how dangerous UNC is, the committee is probably focusing on a few holes in the Heels’ schedule -- the first of which is two FCS teams on the slate.