According to a new CBS Sports College Football poll, Appalachian State is ranked No. 33 in the nation, a ranking that puts the Mountaineers tops in North Carolina, ahead of traditional football powers in the Tar Heel state: East Carolina, UNC and N.C. State.
The Mountaineers are wedged between No. 32 Texas A&M and No. 34 San Diego State in the poll. UNC is a few spots below at No. 36 and falling lower in the polls are N.C. State at No. 56; Wake Forest at No. 71; Duke at No. 92; East Carolina at No. 109; and UNC-Charlotte at No.