Miami moves up a spot in the Week 7 national rankings

The 27-24 loss by the Texas Longhorns to the Oklahoma Sooners allowed the Miami Hurricanes to move up from fourth to third in the Associated Press Top 25 and AFCA Coaches Poll on Sunday. The Georgia Bulldogs moved up to first in the polls, replacing Texas. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are second.

Miami received 1,594 points and two first-place votes in the AP Top 25 and 1,688 points and one first-place vote in the AFCA Coaches Poll. The Hurricanes have gradually moved up in the polls after being ranked seventh nationally in the preseason. 

Notre Dame has 1,630 points in the AP Top 25 with one first-place vote and 1,713 points in the AFCA Coaches Poll with three first-place votes. Georgia received 1,745 points and 66 of the 70 first-place votes in the AP Top 25 and 1,832 points and 60 of the 74 first-place ballots in the AFCA Coaches Poll.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are fourth, in the AP Top 25 with 1,508 points as the highest-ranked one-loss team. The Indiana Hoosiers are fifth in the AP Poll and fourth in the AFCA Coaches Poll with 1,633 points and received nine first-place votes. Indiana rallied from a 17-6 fourth-quarter deficit to win 20-17 at Nebraska on Saturday.