Where the 10-2 Miami Hurricanes rank in the AP poll after their loss to Syracuse
The Miami Hurricanes ended their regular-season schedule with a whimper, blowing a three-touchdown lead in a 42-38 road loss to the Syracuse Orange on Saturday.
Their position in the AP top 25 poll unsurprisingly took a hit as a result.
Miami checked in at No. 14 in the latest edition of the AP poll released on Sunday, down six spots from the No. 8 ranking the Hurricanes had last week. The Hurricanes were No. 6 last week in the College Football Playoff rankings, which will determine the 12-team playoff field. The latest CFP rankings will be unveiled on Tuesday.
The Hurricanes finished the regular season 10-2, including 6-2 in Atlantic Coast Conference play. The loss on Saturday eliminated them from contention for the ACC Championship Game, which will now be between the SMU Mustangs and Clemson Tigers.
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. They moved up to No. 11 after their bye week and then to No. 8 after beating Wake Forest.
The full AP top 25
No. 1 Oregon Ducks
No. 2 Texas Longhorns
No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions
No. 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs
No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers
No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes
No. 8 SMU Mustangs
No. 9 Indiana Hoosiers
No. 10 Boise State Broncos
No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide
No. 12 Arizona State Sun Devils
No. 13 South Carolina Gamecocks
No. 14 Miami Hurricanes
No. 15 Ole Miss Rebels
No. 16 Iowa State Cyclones
No. 17 BYU Cougars
No. 18 Clemson Tigers
No. 19 UNLV Rebels
No. 20 Colorado Buffaloes
No. 21 Illinois Fighting Illini
No. 22 Missouri Tigers
No. 23 Syracuse Orange
No. 24 Army Black Knights
No. 25 Memphis Tigers
This story was originally published December 1, 2024 at 2:05 PM.
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