Number one Miami, undefeated under Mario Cristobal, plays at North Carolina on Halloween weekend 2026, a week before facing Notre Dame. The discussion frames it as a trap game: North Carolina is only a two-touchdown underdog and generates interior pressure where Miami is most vulnerable. The series history is part of the case, with Miami's last loss in Chapel Hill coming on October 30, 2004, 31-30, to John Bunting's team. What remains open is whether that history and the matchup up front are enough to make the favorite sweat.