Miami Hurricanes Are No. 1 in the AP Poll for the First Time Since 2002

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Miami Hurricanes Are No. 1 in the AP Poll for the First Time Since 2002

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The last time the Miami Hurricanes sat at No. 1 in the Associated Press poll, the season ended in a double-overtime loss to Ohio State in the 2002 national title game. Twenty-four years later, they're back on top. Miami received 40 of 70 first-place votes in Sunday's AP Top 25 and finished 22 points ahead of No. 2 BYU, according to WSVN's AP poll report.

Miami is also the first ACC team ranked No. 1 since Clemson in 2020. The Hurricanes are 6-0. Stats below are from CollegeFootballData.com unless noted.

Miami 43, Florida State 35: How the Hurricanes Survived Two Overtimes

Saturday's rivalry game at Hard Rock Stadium went the distance. Miami and Florida State were tied 28-28 after regulation, and the Hurricanes outscored the Seminoles 15-7 across two overtime periods to win 43-35.

Quarterback Darian Mensah completed 23 of 34 passes for 326 yards and three touchdowns, with one interception. Malachi Toney was the engine of the passing game again, catching 11 balls for 154 yards and two scores. Running back Javian Mallory added 108 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries.

Florida State made Miami earn it. Ashton Daniels threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns, and tight end Duce Robinson caught five passes for 113 yards and two scores.

Five of the Top Seven Lost: The Historic Saturday Behind Miami's Rise

Miami took care of its own business, and it got plenty of help. The AP called it the first time in the poll's history that five of the top seven teams lost on the same day. The results, per CollegeFootballData.com:

Auburn 27, No. 1 Georgia 24, in Athens
BYU 28, Notre Dame 24, in Provo
Tennessee 26, Alabama 10
Florida 27, Texas 24, in Austin
Ohio State 19, Indiana 15, in Bloomington

The new top five, per CBS Sports: Miami, BYU, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Georgia. BYU's No. 2 ranking is its best since the 1984 national championship season. Texas fell from 7th to 19th and Alabama from 6th to 13th.

Darian Mensah and Malachi Toney by the Numbers

Through six games, Mensah has completed 135 of 167 passes (80.8 percent) for 1,764 yards, 18 touchdowns and one interception, an average of 10.6 yards per attempt. Toney leads the team with 50 catches for 758 yards and eight touchdowns.

The defense might be the bigger story. Miami has outscored opponents 291-84 and allowed just 351 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns all season. Opponents have converted 29 of 85 third downs, while the Hurricanes have 18 sacks and 31 tackles for loss.

What's Next for No. 1 Miami

The Hurricanes host Pittsburgh at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday, October 24, then visit North Carolina on Halloween. The circled date is November 8 at Notre Dame. Track every ranked team on the BallerTube scores page.