How far did the Miami Hurricanes fall in the AP poll after their loss to SMU?

The Miami Hurricanes’ 26-20 overtime loss to the SMU Mustangs on Saturday unsurprisingly resulted in a massive drop in their ranking in the AP top 25 poll.

Miami checked in at No. 18 in the latest poll, released Sunday afternoon. That’s an eight-spot drop from their No. 10 ranking last week.

The Hurricanes (6-2, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) couldn’t overcome a slew of self-inflicted mistakes against SMU — 12 penalties, four drops, a bobbled ball that turned into an interception and untimely breaks during an otherwise strong game from the defense — en route to their second loss of the season.

Now, they face an uphill climb in their attempt to make the ACC Championship Game and the 12-team College Football Playoff.

But the Hurricanes weren’t the only ranked team to falter this weekend.

Two other top-10 teams also lost, with then-No. 8 Georgia Tech falling to unranked N.C. State and then-No. 9 Vanderbilt losing to then-No. 20 Texas. Further down in the rankings, then-No. 14 Tennessee lost to then-No. 18 Oklahoma, then-No. 17 Cincinnati lost to then-No. 24 Utah, and then-No. 22 Houston lost to unranked West Virginia.

The top seven spots of the poll remained unchanged, with No. 1 Ohio State still ahead of No. 2 Indiana. No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 4 Alabama, No. 5 Georgia, No. 6 Oregon and No. 7 Ole Miss follow.

BYU, Texas Tech and Notre Dame round out the top 10.

Vanderbilt fell to No. 15, Georgia Tech to No. 16, Tennessee to No. 23 and Cincinnati to No. 25. Oklahoma rose to No. 11, Texas to No. 13 and Utah to No. 17.

Houston fell out of the poll. Washington entered at No. 24.

The full AP top 25

1. Ohio State Buckeyes

2. Indiana Hoosiers

3. Texas A&M Aggies

4. Alabama Crimson Tide

5. Georgia Bulldogs

6. Oregon Ducks

7. Ole Miss Rebels

8. BYU Cougars

9. Texas Tech Red Raiders

10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

11. Oklahoma Sooners

12. Virginia Cavaliers

13. Texas Longhorns

14. Louisville Cardinals

15. Vanderbilt Commodores

16. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

17. Utah Utes

18. Miami Hurricanes

19. Missouri Tigers

20. USC Trojans

21. Michigan Wolverines

22. Memphis Tigers

23. Tennessee Volunteers

24. Washington Huskies

25. Cincinnati Bearcats

This story was originally published November 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM.

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.