Miami reaches No. 1 in AP poll for first time since 2002

Miami rose to No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 on October 18, the first time the Hurricanes have topped the poll since 2002. The ranking followed Miami’s 43-35 double-overtime win over Florida State on October 17 and losses by several teams previously ahead of it. Miami received 40 of 70 first-place votes. The AP poll placed BYU second, Ohio State third, Notre Dame fourth and Georgia fifth. BYU climbed after beating Notre Dame 28-24, while Georgia lost to Auburn. Five of the top seven teams in the previous poll lost during the weekend, according to the poll report. The victory kept Miami unbeaten at 6-0 and 4-0 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. Florida State pushed the game into a second overtime before Miami secured the win. The Hurricanes’ previous No. 1 ranking came in December 2002, near the end of a season in which they lost the BCS national championship game to Ohio State. The new poll also placed Indiana sixth, Ole Miss seventh, Texas Tech eighth, UCLA ninth and Utah tenth. The six remaining unbeaten Football Bowl Subdivision teams include Miami, BYU, Texas Tech, Utah, UCLA and James Madison. Three Big 12 teams, BYU, Texas Tech and Utah, are among the top 10. Miami...