Yahoo Sports Where the 10-1 Miami Hurricanes rank in the AP poll after their win over Wake Forest
The Miami Hurricanes rebounded from their first loss of the season with a 42-14 win over Wake Forest on Saturday. That, coupled with nearly one-third of last week’s AP top 25 teams losing, led to the Hurricanes seeing a jump in their ranking.
Miami checked in at No. 8 in the latest edition of the AP poll released on Sunday, up three spots from the No. 11 ranking the Hurricanes had last week. The Hurricanes are No. 8 in the College Football Playoff rankings, which will determine the 12-team playoff field. The latest CFP rankings will be unveiled on Tuesday.
Eight ranked teams lost games last week, most notably then-No. 5 Indiana (to No. 2 Ohio State), then-No. 7 Alabama (to unranked Oklahoma) and then-No. 9 Ole Miss (to unranked Florida). The others who fell: then-No. 15 Texas A&M (to unranked Auburn), then-No. 16 Colorado (to unranked Kansas), then-No. 18 Army (to No. 6 Notre Dame) and then-No. 25 Washington State (to unranked Oregon State).
The new top-10 as a result: No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Penn State, No. 5 Notre Dame, No. 6 Georgia, No. 7 Tennessee, No. 8 Miami, No. 9 SMU and No. 10 Indiana.
The Hurricanes are 10-1 this season, including 6-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. They will make the ACC Championship Game if they beat Syracuse on the road Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
The Hurricanes began the season ranked No. 19. They moved up to No. 12 after Week 1, No. 10 after Week 2, No. 8 after Week 3 and No. 7 after Week 4 before falling to No. 8 after Week 5. UM then moved up to No. 6 after Week 6 and stayed there for two weeks before being bumped up to No. 5 after Week 9 and then up again to No. 4 after Week 10 before falling to No. 12 after Week 11 following its first loss of the season to Georgia Tech. They moved up to No. 11 after their bye week.
The full AP top 25
No. 1 Oregon Ducks
No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes
No. 3 Texas Longhorns
No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions
No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs
No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers
No. 8 Miami Hurricanes
No. 9 SMU Mustangs
No. 10 Indiana Hoosiers
No. 11 Boise State Broncos
No. 12 Clemson Tigers
No. 13 Alabama Crimson Tide
No. 14 Arizona State Sun Devils
No. 15 Ole Miss Rebels
No. 16 South Carolina Gamecocks
No. 17 Iowa State Cyclones
No. 18 Tulane Green Wave
No. 19 BYU Cougars
No. 20 Texas A&M Aggies
No. 21 UNLV Rebels
No. 22 Illinois Fighting Illini
No. 23 Colorado Buffaloes
No. 24 Missouri Tigers
No. 25 Army Black Knights
