The Miami Hurricanes remain ranked No. 4 in the AP Top 25 Poll released on Sunday following a 41-13 win over Clemson to improve to 5-0 heading into a bye week.
Miami (5-0, 3-0 ACC) received 1,524 points with two first-place votes this week after being No. 4 last week with 1,501 points and one first-place vote. Texas (4-0) remains No. 1 with 1,737 points and 61 first-place votes.
The Hurricanes are off this week and will resume play at home against Florida State (3-2, 1-1) on Oct. 17.
Miami is one of three ACC teams ranked in the Top 25 along with No. 24 SMU (4-1, 2-1) and No. 25 Pittsburgh (5-0, 2-0) while Wake Forest and Duke received votes.
Miami has two ranked teams on its schedule as they play at No. 3 Notre Dame on Nov. 7 and host No. 25 Pittsburgh on Oct. 24.
Miami’s No. 7 ranking the preseason poll was their highest preseason ranking since 2004 when they were No. 6.
AP TOP 25 (Released Oct. 4)
| Rank | Team | Conf | Rec | Pts (1st) | LW |
| 1. | Texas | SEC | 4-0 | 1,737 (61) | 1 |
| 2. | Georgia | SEC | 5-0 | 1,646 (6) | 2 |
| 3. | Notre Dame | Ind | 5-0 | 1,532 | 3 |
| 4. | Miami | ACC | 5-0 | 1,524 (2) | 4 |
| 5. | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1,490 | 5 |
| 6. | Alabama | SEC | 5-0 | 1,460 | 7 |
| 7. | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1,380 (1) | 6 |
| 8. | BYU | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1,144 | 10 |
| 9. | Mississippi | SEC | 3-1 | 1,095 | 9 |
| 10. | LSU | SEC | 4-1 | 1,087 | 11 |
| 11. | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5-0 | 1,062 | 12 |
| 12. | Utah | Big 12 | 4-0 | 996 | 13 |
| 13. | Oregon | Big Ten | 3-1 | 831 | 15 |
| 14. | Missouri | SEC | 4-1 | 755 | 25 |
| 15. | Tennessee | SEC | 4-1 | 746 | 17 |
| 16. | Florida | SEC | 4-1 | 691 | 8 |
| 17. | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-1 | 487 | 16 |
| 18. | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3-1 | 477 | 19 |
| 19. | USC | Big Ten | 5-1 | 439 | 18 |
| 20. | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-1 | 367 | 14 |
| 21. | UCLA | Big Ten | 4-0 | 287 | 23 |
| 22. | Houston | Big 12 | 4-1 | 279 | 20 |
| 23. | Boise State | Pac 12 | 4-1 | 271 | 22 |
| 24. | SMU | ACC | 4-1 | 167 | 21 |
| 25. | Pittsburgh | ACC | 5-0 | 162 | NR |
Others receiving votes:
Kentucky 160, Wake Forest 142, Wisconsin 88, Duke 83, Northwestern 59, Nebraska 48, Minnesota 19, Arizona 19, James Madison 12, North Dakota State 7
Christopher Stock has covered the Miami Hurricanes since 2003 and can be reached by e-mail at stock@insidetheu.com and on Twitter @InsideTheU.
