Off the Record
Duke steps up
Duke's strong win over N.C. State Saturday moves the Blue Devils up in this week's rankings and puts them in solid contention for the Big Four title.
State fails to defend its 2008 Big Four championship.
Wake retains our top spot, followed by Carolina and Elon.
East Carolina drops below Appalachian State even though the Pirates defeated the Mountaineers in the season opener at Greenville. But App was short-handed then, and our poll believes the Mountaineers would win a rematch on a neutral field or in Boone in December.
Gardner-Webb and N.C. A&T stumble but still hold their places.
Tarheel Top Ten
1. Wake Forest, 4-2 (No. 1 last week)
2. UNC, 4-2 (3)
3. Elon, 5-1 (5)
4. Duke, 3-3 (7)
5. N.C. State, 3-3 (2)
6. Appalachian, 3-2 (6)
7. East Carolina, 3-3 (4)
8. Gardner-Webb, 3-2 (8)
9. N.C. A&T, 3-3 (9)
10. UNC-Pembroke, 6-1 (10)
Big Four
Duke, 1-0
Wake, 1-0
UNC, 0-0
State, 0-2
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