After spending much of the 2015 season waiting to crack the top 25 football rankings, the UNC Tar Heels have no such wait this year.

The preseason Associated Press top 25 poll was released Sunday, and UNC checked in at No. 22.

Clemson is the top-ranked Atlantic Coast Conference team at second overall, following the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide. Following Clemson, Oklahoma is ranked third, Florida State fourth and LSU rounds out the top five.

Louisville (19) and UNC (22) are the other ACC representatives in the top 25.

UNC will open its season on Saturday, September 3, when the Tar Heels will take on No. 18 Georgia in the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game in the Georgia Dome.