The Canes’ head coach made his feelings clear about what he thinks of the polls.
The Miami Hurricanes found themselves down and in a tough spot to archrival Florida State on Saturday. Despite being almost three touchdown favorites, the annual rivalry grudge match turned into a street fight that lasted into two overtime sessions. Miami managed to just get by, with Bryce Fitzgerald ending it with an interception in the end zone on fourth down for a 43-35 win.
On a day chock full of upsets — five AP top 10 teams lost on Saturday — simply winning was good enough. And with everything that happened, the Hurricanes found themselves back in a place they haven’t been in a long time — at the top of the polls. For the first time since Dec. 8, 2002, the Hurricanes were voted number one in the AP and Coaches Poll.
Miami voted No. 1 in AP and Coaches Poll for first time since December 2002
The Canes were number one after a perfect 12-0 season in 2002 after defeating Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl in the regular season finale. Of course, they would finish the season No. 2 after a 31-24 double overtime loss to Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl/BCS National Championship game…