Where Miami Ranks Entering Week 11

The Hurricanes are one of five teams remaining that are undefeated and are pushing the envelope as one of the teams in the country.

Nov 2, 2024; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes offensive lineman Matthew McCoy (78) celebrates after scoring on a two-point conversion against the Duke Blue Devils during the third quarter at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images / Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

The Miami Hurricanes steadily moved up in the ranks and are now No. 4 in the Associated Press Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll as many still doubt the abilities of this team.

Is the secondary questionable, yes. That just gives Heisman front-runner Cam Ward an added stipulation to perform at a high level. He and the rest of the offense have done that as they are the best offense in the country and have put up 50 points on four opponents this season. This is the first time in program history that this has happened and new records continue to break after another.

They proved that with another comeback victory against a strong Duke team 53-31.

How does the 36-3 run in the second half shake up the rankings for the Hurricanes? They are still a top-five team in both polls and continue to be better every week:

AP Poll

1. Oregon (62), 9-0, 1550
2. Georgia, 7-1, 1449
3. Ohio State, 7-1, 1442
4. Miami-FL, 9-0, 1348
5. Texas, 7-1, 1310
6. Penn State, 7-1, 1158
7. Tennessee, 7-1, 1150
8. Indiana, 9-0, 1123
9. BYU, 8-0, 1084
10. Notre Dame, 7-1, 1066
11. Alabama, 6-2, 867
12. Boise State, 7-1, 853
13. SMU, 8-1, 752
14. LSU, 6-2, 707
15. Texas A&M, 7-2, 662
16. Ole Miss, 7-2, 653
17. Iowa State, 7-1, 592
18. Army, 8-0, 468
19. Clemson, 6-2, 447
20. Washington State, 7-1, 351
21. Colorado, 6-2, 234
22. Kansas State, 7-2, 227
23. Pittsburgh, 7-1, 203
24. Vanderbilt, 6-3, 130
25. Louisville, 6-3, 115

Others receiving votes:

Missouri 81, South Carolina 58, Tulane 41, UNLV 9, Louisiana-Lafayette 9, Washington 4, Arizona St. 3, Iowa 2, Texas Tech 2.

Coaches Poll

(Rank, Team, First-Place Votes, Record, Points)

1. Oregon (53), 9-0, 1349
2. Georgia (1), 7-1, 1267
3. Ohio State, 7-1, 1245
4. Miami-FL, 9-0, 1194
5. Texas, 7-1, 1138
6. Tennessee, 7-1, 1039
7. Penn State, 7-1, 982
8. Notre Dame, 7-1, 961
9. BYU, 8-0, 918
10. Indiana, 9-0, 916
11. Alabama, 6-2, 772
12. Ole Miss, 7-2, 657
13. LSU, 6-2, 653
14. Boise State, 7-1, 615
15. SMU, 8-1, 603
16. Texas A&M, 7-2, 518
17. Clemson, 6-2, 513
18. Iowa State, 7-1, 511
19. Army, 8-0, 404
20. Washington State, 7-1, 284
21. Kansas State, 7-2, 201
22. Missouri, 6-2, 192
23. Pittsburgh, 7-1, 178
24. Colorado, 6-2, 124
25. Vanderbilt, 6-3, 85

Schools Dropped Out

No. 24 Illinois; No. 25 Memphis

Others Receiving Votes

Tulane 38; Louisville 38; South Carolina 33; Louisiana 27; Syracuse 24; UNLV 17; Arizona State 17; Minnesota 14; Iowa 13; Memphis 5; Illinois 3; Texas Tech 1; James Madison 1;

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