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
