Miami won the game that mattered Saturday night. Two days later, the polls gave very different verdicts. In the Associated Press Top 25 released Tuesday, the Hurricanes jumped five spots to No. 5, wedged behind Georgia and ahead of Oregon and Texas. The Coaches Poll, though, kept Miami at No. 7, which is one slot behind No. 6 Texas, who is 0–1 after losing at Ohio State.
AP voters dropped Texas all the way to No. 7 and pushed Miami into the top five after the Hurricanes 27–24 win over then–No. 6 Notre Dame. Meanwhile, the coaches slotted Texas sixth and Miami seventh in their updated ballot.