Where the Miami Hurricanes rank in the AP poll after their second bye week

The Miami Hurricanes were idle last week, but they still had movement in the AP top 25 poll because of the performances of teams around them in the standings.

Miami checked in at No. 11 in the latest edition of the AP poll released on Sunday, up one spot from the No. 12 ranking the Hurricanes had last week. The Hurricanes are No. 9 in the College Football Playoff rankings, which will determine the 12-team playoff field. The latest CFP rankings will be unveiled on Tuesday.

A pair of top-10 teams lost on Saturday, with then-No. 7 BYU falling to unranked Kansas and then-No. 6 Tennessee losing to then-No. 11 Georgia.

BYU fell seven spots to No. 14 because of its loss, which pushed Miami up in the poll as a result. Tennessee fell four spots to No. 10, staying one spot ahead of the Hurricanes.

The Hurricanes are 9-1 this season, including 5-1 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. They still have the inside track to make it to the ACC Championship Game if they win their final two games of the season.

The Hurricanes began the season ranked No. 19. They moved up to No. 12 after Week 1, No. 10 after Week 2, No. 8 after Week 3 and No. 7 after Week 4 before falling to No. 8 after Week 5. UM then moved up to No. 6 after Week 6 and stayed there for two weeks before being bumped up to No. 5 after Week 9 and then up again to No. 4 after Week 10 before falling to No. 12 after Week 11 following its first loss of the season to Georgia Tech.

The Hurricanes host Wake Forest at noon Saturday and then close their season on the road against Syracuse on Nov. 30.

The full AP top 25

1. Oregon Ducks

2. Ohio State Buckeyes

3. Texas Longhorns

4. Penn State Nittany Lions

5. Indiana Hoosiers

6. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

7. Alabama Crimson Tide

8. Georgia Bulldogs

9. Ole Miss Rebels

10. Tennessee Volunteers

11. Miami Hurricanes

12. Boise State Broncos

13. SMU Mustangs

14. BYU Cougars

15. Texas A&M Aggies

16. Colorado Buffaloes

17. Clemson Tigers

18. Army Black Knights

19. South Carolina Gamecocks

20. Tulane Green Waves

21. Arizona State Sun Devils

22. Iowa State Cyclones

23. UNLV Rebels

24. Illinois Fighting Illini

25. Washington State Cougars

Jordan McPherson

Miami Herald

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Jordan McPherson covers the Miami Hurricanes and Florida Panthers for the Miami Herald. He attended the University of Florida and covered the Gators athletic program for five years before joining the Herald staff in December 2017.