Voters in the Associated Press Top 25 and USA Today Coaches poll will have to weigh the 38-7 Miami win at Pittsburgh with uninspiring victories by Alabama and Oklahoma in front of them on Saturday. Miami was 12th in the College Football Rankings and 13th in the AP Top 25 and USA Today Coaches polls last week.
Vanderbilt was 12th, one spot ahead of Miami in the AP Top 25 and USA Today week 14 polls. Vanderbilt made their own statement with a 45-24 win at Tennessee on Saturday. Ninth-ranked Notre Dame finished the regular season with a 45-20 win at Stanford late on Saturday night into Sunday morning Eastern Time.