Miami significantly increases lead in Week 9 rankings

The Miami Hurricanes increased their lead as the No. 1 team in the Week 9 Associated Press Top 25 and AFCA Coaches Polls. Miami beat Pittsburgh 52-23 on Saturday, improving to 7-0. Ohio State moved up to second in the AP Top 25 after BYU lost 39-31 in double overtime at Central Florida.

Miami received 1,735 points and 59 first-place votes in the AP Top 25 and 1,839 points and 67 first-place votes in the AFCA Coaches Poll. Ohio State received 1,681 points and 10 first-place votes in the AP Top 25 and 1,767 points and six first-place votes in the AFCA Coaches Poll.

Sixth-ranked Utah in the AP Top 25 and No. 7 UCLA in the AFCA Coaches Poll were the only other teams receiving first-place votes in the Week 9 rankings. Miami received 1,697 points and 40 first-place votes in the AP Top 25 and 1,791 points and 50 first-place votes in the AFCA Coaches Poll last week.

Week 8 was the first time Miami was ranked No. 1 since the final poll of the 2002 regular season. Miami was the top-ranked team throughout the 2002 season, until a controversial loss to Ohio State in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl.