Tinder, an online dating app, sorted the schools who are currently ranked in the AP and Coaches Top 25 football polls.  UNC landed at No. 10 on the list.

Carolina starts the football season at No. 22 in the AP Poll and No. 20 in the Coaches Poll.

But, according to Tinder usage, UNC is a top ten school.  The app compiled data by examining the profiles of users, who were given the ability to input their education information in November 2015.  Of course, this includes all students and some alums, not just student-athletes.

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ACC rival Florida State landed on top of the list.  The Seminoles were the only ACC school ranked ahead of the Tar Heels.  The other Top 25 ACC teams, Clemson and Louisville, were ranked 15th and 19th, respectively.

The Tinder Top 10

  1. Florida State
  2. Ohio State
  3. Michigan State
  4. Florida
  5. UCLA
  6. Michigan
  7. USC
  8. Washington
  9. Alabama
  10.  North Carolina

See the full rankings at USA Today.

Tinder launched in 2012.  The app boasts more than 10 billion matches in 196 countries.

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