It was quiet week in the AP Football Poll for the North Carolina area schools. The East Carolina Pirates moved up a spot to #22 while they were on their bye week. They benefited from South Carolina leaving the poll after their loss to Missouri. The Pirates are still the highest ranked member that is not part of a Power 5 conference.
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The Other receiving votes section was busier as both the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels are no longer to be found there. Instead, one lone AP voter included North Carolina State in their ballot and that is the first appearance of the Wolfpack near the poll this year.
Sep 20, 2014; Greenville, NC, USA; East Carolina Pirates quarterback Kurt Benkert (6) goes in for a touchdown run against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 4th quarter at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The East Carolina Pirates defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels 70-41. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
Week 5 AP Football Poll
1Florida State Seminoles (27)
2Oregon Ducks (13)
3Alabama Crimson Tide (13)
4Oklahoma Sooners (7)
5Auburn Tigers
6Texas A&M Aggies
7Baylor Bears
8UCLA Bruins
9Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Husker Corner
10Michigan State Spartans
11Ole Miss Rebels
12Mississippi State Bulldogs
13Georgia Bulldogs
14Stanford Cardinal
15LSU Tigers
16USC Trojans
17Wisconsin Badgers
18BYU Cougars
19Nebraska Cornhuskers
20Ohio State Buckeyes
21Oklahoma State Cowboys
22East Carolina Pirates
23Kansas State Wildcats
24Missouri Tigers
25TCU Horned Frogs
Sep 13, 2014; Tampa, FL, USA; North Carolina State Wolfpack quarterback Jacoby Brissett (12) throws a touchdown pass first half against the South Florida Bulls at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports
Others receiving votes:
Arizona State Sun Devils 97, South Carolina Gamecocks 61, Clemson Tigers 52, Arizona Wildcats 43, Marshall Thundering Herd 40, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 37, West Virginia Mountaineers 24, Arkansas Razorbacks 18, Maryland Terrapins 5, Louisville Cardinals 4, North Dakota State 3, Washington 2, North Carolina State Wolfpack 1, Virginia 1