Miami gains on Notre Dame in both national polls

The Miami Hurricanes gained points on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Associated Press Top 25 and AFCA Coaches Polls, after both were released Sunday. Miami won 41-13 at the Clemson Tigers on Saturday, and Notre Dame earned a 37-26 road victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Notre Dame received 1,532 points in the AP Top 25 and 1,630 in the AFCA Coaches Poll. Miami received 1,524 points in the AP Top 25 and 1,622 in the AP Top 25. Notre Dame received 1,581 points in the AP Top 25 and 1,641 last week and 1,569 in the AFCA Coaches Poll last week. 

Miami received 1,501 in the AP Top 25 and 1,569 in the AFCA Coaches Poll last week. The Hurricanes are off this week. Notre Dame hosts the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday, with an opportunity to improve their margin over Miami in the polls. Florida State is at Miami on Oct. 18 in the Hurricanes' next game.

Notre Dame will host Miami on Nov. 7 in a game expected to have major implications for the College Football Playoff seedings. Miami will host Pittsburgh on October 25 and is at North Carolina on Oct. 31 before playing at Notre Dame. Notre Dame is at BYU on Oct. 17 and hosts Navy on Oct. 31 before playing Miami.