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Miami is the story with a big move up, and Texas Tech and Michigan were among those rewarded in statement wins in the Week 5 AP Top 25 rankings.
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AP Top 25 poll: Miami moves up to No. 2 after beating Florida in Week 5 college football rankings
T hree of the top five teams in the country were off this week, including Ohio State and Penn State, but there was still plenty of action around the world of college football. Following Miami's 26-7 win over the Florida Gators, the Hurricanes jumped both LSU and the Nittany Lions to claim the No. 2 spot in the country.
Illinois (Down 14). AP top 25 voters felt betrayed by the Illini, who entered last week at No. 9, and then got spanked on the road in a 63-10 shellacking against Indiana, unable to move the ball on the Hoosiers defense or stop the Fernando Mendoza-led attack that ran through them like a buzz saw.
The Miami Hurricanes’ perfect start to the season continued with a 26-7 win over the Florida Gators. And they moved up once again in the AP top-25 poll. The Hurricanes (4-0) are now the No. 2 team in the country in the latest AP poll, released Sunday afternoon. It’s Miami’s highest ranking in the poll since 2017.
The Hurricanes reached No. 2 in this week’s AP poll. It is the highest they have been ranked since November 2017.
Greg Cote joins Dan Le Batard to talk about Mario Cristobal and Miami climbing to No. 2 in the AP Top 25 poll, debating if their win over Florida was impressive and analyzing why their offense must improve going forward.