Hurricanes Crack AP Top 10; Up to No. 13 in Coaches Poll

Sept. 20, 2009

Coral Gables, Fla. – –

After its second straight Atlantic Coast Conference win, Miami made a jump in the weekly polls as the Hurricanes cracked the top 10 with a No. 9 ranking in the Associated Press Poll released Sunday afternoon. Miami is No. 13 in the USA Today coaches’ poll which also was released Sunday.

Miami’s last ranking in the top 10 of either the AP or USA Today coaches’ poll came in the final regular season poll of 2005. UM was ranked No. 9 in both polls on Dec. 4, 2005.

The No. 13 ranking in the coaches’ poll is the highest ranking in that poll since Miami was ranked No. 11 in the 2006 preseason poll.

Miami hits the road for its third consecutive ACC game this week, when the Hurricanes head to Blacksburg, Va., to take on No. 11/12 Virginia Tech at Lane Stadium on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. (EST). The game will be televised on ABC regionally with a mirror broadcast on ESPN for other markets.

AP Top 25 (Sept. 20, 2009)

RK          TEAM                     RECORD              PTS        PVS

1              Florida (55)           3-0                          1488       1

2              Texas (2)               3-0                          1428       2

3              Alabama (3)         3-0                          1390       4

4              Mississippi            2-0                          1213       5

5              Penn State            3-0                          1212       5

6              California              3-0                          1169       8

7              LSU                        3-0                          1120       9

8              Boise State           3-0                          1038       10

9              Miami (FL)            2-0                          920         20

10           Oklahoma             2-1                          862         12

11           Virginia Tech        2-1                          852         13

12           USC                       2-1                          825         3

13           Ohio State             2-1                          810         11

14           Cincinnati              3-0                          739         17

15           TCU                        2-0                          674         15

16           Oklahoma State   2-1                          478         16

17           Houston                 2-0                          455         21

18           Florida State         2-1                          363         NR

19           Brigham Young    2-1                          349         7

20           Kansas                  3-0                          347         22

21           Georgia                2-1                          318         23

22           North Carolina     3-0                          271         24

23           Michigan               3-0                          247         25

24           Washington          2-1                          194         NR

25           Nebraska              2-1                          132         19

USA Today Coaches’ Poll (Sept. 20, 2009)

Last week’s          

Rank      School (record)                   Points    rank      

1.             Florida (3-0)                          1475       1             

2.             Texas (3-0)                           1412       2             

3.             Alabama (3-0)                      1355       4             

4.             Penn State (3-0)                  1274       5             

5.             Mississippi (2-0)                  1182       6             

6.             California (3-0)                    1149       7 (tie)     

7.             LSU (3-0)                              1122       7 (tie)     

8.             Boise State (3-0)                  976         10          

9.             Oklahoma (2-1)                   917         12          

10.          Southern California (2-1)   905         3             

11.          Ohio State (2-1)                   900         11          

12.          Virginia Tech (2-1)              853         14          

13.          Miami (Fla.) (2-0)                 724         22          

14.          TCU (2-0)                              701         15          

15.          Cincinnati (3-0)                    580         21          

16.          Oklahoma State (2-1)         576         17          

17.          Georgia (2-1)                        457         20          

18.          North Carolina (3-0)            445         19          

19.          Kansas (3-0)                         381         23          

20.          Brigham Young (2-1)          279         9             

21.          Missouri (3-0)                       214         25          

22.          Michigan (3-0)                      205         not ranked            

23.          Houston (2-0)                       160         not ranked            

24.          Nebraska (2-1)                     158         18          

25.          Florida State (2-1)               154         not ranked