Canes No. 1 In Coaches Poll
Nov. 4, 2001
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) – The Miami Hurricans maintained their place as the nation’s top-ranked college football team as the top five remains unchanged and Michigan slipped to No. 13 in the latest USA Today/ESPN coaches’ football poll released Sunday morning.
Top-ranked Miami (7-0) rolled to a 38-0 rout of Temple, but lost five first-place votes. The Hurricanes, who are third in the Bowl Championship Series poll, received 41 first-place votes and a total of 1,479 points.
Nebraska, the No. 1 team in the BCS poll, pounded Kansas, 51-7, and picked up four first-place votes, giving them 18 and 1,456 points in the USA/ESPN poll.
A 71-13 rout of Vanderbilt netted Florida (7-1) a first-place vote. The Gators remain No. 3 with 1,346 points, 16 ahead of Oklahoma (8-1). The Sooners blanked Tulsa, 58-0.
Texas (8-1), which beat Baylor, 49-10, again completes the top five.
Michigan (6-2) suffered a 26-24 loss to Michigan State and slipped seven spots to No. 13.
Tennessee (6-1) took over Michigan’s former spot and Oregon (8-1) and Washington (7-1) each moved up two places to seventh and eighth.
Brigham Young (9-0), one of three remaining unbeatens in Division I-A, slipped one spot to No. 9 despite a 56-34 victory over Colorado State on Thursday.
Florida State (6-2) broke into the top 10 followed by Atlantic Coast Conference rival Maryland (8-1).
Washington State (8-1) handed UCLA its second straight loss and ascended seven spots to No. 12. The Bruins (6-2) dropped five spots to No. 16.
Illinois (7-1) is No. 14 followed by South Carolina (7-2), UCLA, Georgia Tech (6-2), Syracuse (7-2), Stanford (5-2), Colorado (7-2) and Georgia (5-2).
Virginia Tech (6-2) slipped 10 spots to No. 22 after a 38-7 loss to Pittsburgh and Purdue (5-2) lost nine places to No. 24 following a 38-13 defeat to Illinois.
Michigan State (5-2) and Louisville (8-1) cracked the poll at 23 and 25.
The USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25 college football coaches'poll, with number of first-place votes and record inparentheses, total points and previous ranking:
(Records through November 4, 2001)
TEAM PTS PVS —- — — 1. Miami Fla (41) (7-0) 1,479 1 2. Nebraska (18) (10-0) 1,456 2 3. Florida (1) (7-1) 1,346 3 4. Oklahoma (8-1) 1,330 4 5. Texas (8-1) 1,256 5 6. Tennessee (6-1) 1,173 7 7. Oregon (8-1) 1,080 9 8. Washington (7-1) 1,078 10 9. BYU (9-0) 1,074 810. Florida St (6-2) 880 1411. Maryland (8-1) 767 1612. Washington St (8-1) 758 1913. Michigan (6-2) 755 614. Illinois (7-1) 749 1815. South Carolina (7-2) 596 2016. UCLA (6-2) 570 1117. Georgia Tech (6-2) 513 2118. Syracuse (7-2) 463 2219. Stanford (5-2) 422 1320. Colorado (7-2) 317 2521. Georgia (5-2) 303 2322. Virginia Tech (6-2) 286 1223. Michigan St (5-2) 154 NR24. Purdue (5-2) 145 1525. Louisville (8-1) 141 NR
Dropped Out: No. 17 Texas A&M, No. 24 Clemson
Others Receiving Votes: Auburn 113, Texas A&M 71, Marshall57, Boston College 50, Fresno St 26, Clemson 19, Texas Tech16, Arkansas 15, LSU 14, Mississippi 12, North Carolina 7,Ohio St 3, Utah 3, Toledo 2, Hawaii 1.
