Miami football drops in both week 10 polls

The Miami football team is ranked 30th by the Associated Press and 29th in the USA Today Coaches Week 10 polls. Miami dropped in both polls after a sluggish 29-26 overtime win over Virginia on Saturday. The Hurricanes are the fourth-highest-ranked ACC team. Miami plays at North Carolina State next weekend.

The Miami football team received 35 points in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Miami received 27 points last week. Despite having more points than last week in the USA Today Coaches Poll, Miami dropped two spots after being ranked 27th last week. Miami’s highest 2023 ranking in the coaches poll was 17 on October 1.

Florida State is fourth, Louisville 15th and North Carolina 25th in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Miami plays at Florida State on November 4 and hosts Louisville on November 18 before finishing the season on November 24 at Boston College. FSU, Louisville  and UNC are the only teams on the 2023 Miami schedule currently ranked.

Miami received 11 points in the Associated Press poll. The Hurricanes had 12 points and were ranked 30th in the week nine rankings. The highest ranking for Miami this season in the AP Top 25 was 17th in the October 1 poll. Miami spent five weeks in the AP Top 25 in 2023 from September 10 through October 8.

Florida State is fourth and Louisville 15th as the only ACC teams in the week 10 AP Top 25. The Cardinals and Seminoles are the only teams on the 2023 Miami schedule ranked in the AP Top 25. North Carolina is 27th with 54 points in the AP Top 25 after falling out of the rankings following their loss to Georgia Tech on Saturday.

If Miami hopes to return to the rankings in week 11 they will need a more impressive performance at North Carolina State on Saturday. Miami was fortunate to win consecutive overtime games versus Clemson and Virginia in the last two weeks. The Hurricanes made clutch plays in overtime to secure the wins.