Hurricanes Make Division I Athletics History
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – With the Miami Hurricanes baseball team advancing to the College World Series, the University of Miami has made athletics history.
Miami became the only school in NCAA Division I athletics to have its football team play in a bowl game, men’s and women’s basketball teams reach the NCAA tournament and baseball team advance to the College World Series during the 2015-16 academic year.
“The 2015-16 year has been a tremendous success for all of our programs at the University of Miami and it is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our student-athletes, coaches and support staffs,” said Miami Director of Athletics Blake James. “Across the nation, it is rare to have success in each of these four sports programs. I firmly believe that all of these programs are in position for continued success and I look forward to baseball’s run in Omaha.”
In 2016, the Miami Hurricanes extended their college-baseball record with their 44th straight trip to the NCAA postseason, a streak that dates to 1973. Awarded the No. 3 national seed for its dominant regular season, the Hurricanes went a perfect 3-0 in the NCAA Regional round and topped Boston College in the best-of-three NCAA Super Regional to advance to the College World Series for the 25th time in program history. Miami’s 25 CWS trips are the second-most of any program nationwide, trailing only Texas’ 35.
The 2015-16 Hurricanes men’s basketball team played its way into the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 for the second time in four seasons, and just the third time in school history. Miami ended the season ranked No. 10 by the Associated Press and No. 8 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Canes were ranked in the polls a school record 18 straight weeks and ranked top-15 for a school record 14 weeks. Miami’s 27 wins were the second-most victories in school history, behind 29 in the 2012-13 season. The Hurricanes finished 13-5 in ACC action, tied for second place in the league and posted a perfect 9-0 mark at home in conference play and defeated five ranked teams.
The Miami women’s basketball team posted a stellar 24-9 (10-6 ACC) record in 2015-16 to tie for the fifth-most wins in a single season in program history. The Hurricanes reached the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in the past six seasons and earned a No. 5 seed, tied for their fourth-highest seed ever. Miami, which won its first 10 games of the year, also advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament for the second time after defeating No. 14/10 Florida State, 74-56, in the quarterfinals.
The University of Miami football team earned a bid to its 39th bowl game following an 8-4 regular season in 2015, during which it posted victories against Nebraska, nationally-ranked Duke and defending ACC Coastal Champion Georgia Tech. Miami opened the season on a high note, as it went 3-0 for the just the 17th time in the last 60 years. The Hurricanes finished the regular season winning four of their final five games and were selected to play in the 2015 Hyundai Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
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