Chapel Hill, N.C. ------ The University of North Carolina football team is back in the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the first time 2001. The Tar Heels received 196 votes to rank No. 22 in this week's poll.

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.

Notre Dame, the Tar Heels next opponent, received votes in both polls, but is not ranked. The game against the Irish will be the first time the two schools have met when Carolina is ranked and Notre Dame is not.

Record Pts Pvs
1. Oklahoma (51) 5-0 1,608 1
2. Alabama (13) 6-0 1,537 2
3. Missouri (1) 5-0 1,487 4
4. LSU 4-0 1,444 3
5. Texas 5-0 1,374 5
6. Penn St. 6-0 1,287 6
7. Texas Tech 5-0 1,163 7
8. Southern Cal 3-1 1,137 9
9. BYU 5-0 1,103 8
10. Georgia 4-1 1,014 11
11. Florida 4-1 977 12
12. Ohio St. 5-1 931 14
13. Vanderbilt 5-0 833 19
14. Utah 6-0 815 15
15. Boise St. 4-0 677 17
16. Kansas 4-1 623 16
17. Oklahoma St. 5-0 565 21
18. Virginia Tech 5-1 485 20
19. South Florida 5-1 392 10
20. Auburn 4-2 236 13
21. Wake Forest 3-1 205 25
22. North Carolina 4-1 196 --
23. Michigan St. 5-1 161 --
24. Pittsburgh 4-1 121 --
25. Ball St. 6-0 97 --
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 96, Tulsa 85, Illinois 81,
California 80, Northwestern 78, TCU 70, Georgia Tech 59, Kentucky
49, Florida St. 36, Notre Dame 6, Arizona 5, Fresno St. 5, Oregon
4, Boston College 3.