Miami Football Ranked No. 13 in AP Preseason Poll

Aug. 21, 2010
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The University of Miami football team will enter the 2010 season ranked No. 13 in the Associated Press preseason poll, as announced Saturday. It marks the 22nd time since 1983 the `Canes have earned a preseason Top 25 ranking by the AP.

The `Canes, who are set to wrap up fall camp on Monday, will open their 2010 season against Florida A&M on Thursday, Sept. 2 at Sun Life Stadium.

Last season, Miami opened the year unranked in the AP Today poll and finished at No. 19 after a 9-4 campaign. The last time the `Canes opened the season ranked this high was 2006, when UM was voted No. 11 in the coaches’ poll and No. 12 in the AP poll. It also marks the ninth time in the last 12 years UM earned an AP preseason ranking.

The Hurricanes return a number of important pieces to this year’s team, including All-America cornerback Brandon Harris, All-ACC defensive end Allen Bailey and junior quarterback Jacory Harris.

Six of the preseason Top 25 teams are on Miami’s schedule this year: No. 2 Ohio State, No. 10 Virginia Tech, No. 15 Pitt, No. 16 Georgia Tech, No. 18 North Carolina and No. 20 Florida State.

Alabama, Ohio State, Boise State, Florida and Texas make up the AP’s preseason Top 5. TCU, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Iowa and Virginia Tech round out the Top 10, while Oregon and Wisconsin sit just a head of UM outside the Top 10.

The Hurricanes rank 16th in the country with 28 total appearances in the AP’s preseason poll since 1936.

The `Canes are also ranked No. 13 in the USA Today Preseason poll, released earlier this month.

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