Miami Beats Rival Florida State
October 5, 2025
The No. 3 Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes visited Doak Campbell Stadium and held the nation’s best scoring offense without a touchdown for the first three quarters, beating rival Florida State, 28-22. It was the first time since 2016 that both teams were ranked in their heated rivalry. The Hurricane’s remain at No. 3 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll while Florida State drops out of the top 25.
The top five remained the same this week with Ohio State and Oregon at 1 and 2 and Mississippi and Texas A&M at 4 and 5. The change starts at No. 6 on down thanks to upset losses by Penn State and Texas. The Nittany Lions lost to UCLA, 42-37, and fell from No. 6 to No. 22, while Texas lost to Florida and dropped from No. 7 to No. 19. Those losses allowed Alabama to re-enter the top 10 at No. 8 and Texas Tech to join at No. 10.
Rank School (1st votes) Pts. Prev. Rec.
1 Ohio State (59) 1,638 1 5-0
2 Oregon (3) 1,572 2 5-0
3 Miami (Fla.) (3) 1,531 3 5-0
4 Mississippi 1,402 4 5-0
5 Texas A&M (1) 1,330 5 5-0
6 Oklahoma 1,283 8 5-0
7 Indiana 1,206 9 5-0
8 Alabama 1,183 11 4-1
9 Georgia 1,128 10 4-1
10 Texas Tech 1,082 14 5-0
11 LSU 999 13 4-1
12 Tennessee 889 15 4-1
13 Georgia Tech 819 16 5-0
14 Missouri 736 18 5-0
15 Michigan 653 20 4-1
16 Notre Dame 491 21 3-2
17 Illinois 484 22 5-1
18 Brigham Young 453 23 5-0
19 Texas 372 7 3-2
20 Vanderbilt 329 17 5-1
21 Iowa State 295 12 5-1
22 Penn State 294 6 3-2
23 Arizona State 292 24 4-1
24 Virginia 258 NR 5-1
25 Memphis 162 NR 6-0
Dropped out: No. 19 Florida State (3-2); No. 25 Utah (4-1).
Others receiving votes: Utah (4-1) 134; Florida State (3-2) 93; Cincinnati (4-1) 70; South Florida (4-1) 65; North Texas (5-0) 28; Navy (5-0) 26; Washington (4-1) 25; Southern California (4-1) 23; UNLV (5-0) 21; Nebraska (4-1) 17; TCU (4-1) 15; Old Dominion (4-1) 13; Louisville (4-1) 10; Tulane (4-1) 8; Auburn (3-2) 7; Duke (4-2) 7; Iowa (3-2) 5; SMU (3-2) 2.
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The No. 3 Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes visited Doak Campbell Stadium and held the nation’s best scoring offense without a touchdown for the first three quarters, beating rival Florida State, 28-22. It was the first time since 2016 that both teams were ranked in their heated rivalry. The Hurricane’s remain at No. 3 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll while Florida State drops out of the top 25.
The top five remained the same this week with Ohio State and Oregon at 1 and 2 and Mississippi and Texas A&M at 4 and 5. The change starts at No. 6 on down thanks to upset losses by Penn State and Texas. The Nittany Lions lost to UCLA, 42-37, and fell from No. 6 to No. 22, while Texas lost to Florida and dropped from No. 7 to No. 19. Those losses allowed Alabama to re-enter the top 10 at No. 8 and Texas Tech to join at No. 10.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State (59) | 1,638 | 1 | 5-0 | |
| 2 | Oregon (3) | 1,572 | 2 | 5-0 | |
| 3 | Miami (Fla.) (3) | 1,531 | 3 | 5-0 | |
| 4 | Mississippi | 1,402 | 4 | 5-0 | |
| 5 | Texas A&M (1) | 1,330 | 5 | 5-0 | |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 1,283 | 8 | 5-0 | |
| 7 | Indiana | 1,206 | 9 | 5-0 | |
| 8 | Alabama | 1,183 | 11 | 4-1 | |
| 9 | Georgia | 1,128 | 10 | 4-1 | |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 1,082 | 14 | 5-0 | |
| 11 | LSU | 999 | 13 | 4-1 | |
| 12 | Tennessee | 889 | 15 | 4-1 | |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 819 | 16 | 5-0 | |
| 14 | Missouri | 736 | 18 | 5-0 | |
| 15 | Michigan | 653 | 20 | 4-1 | |
| 16 | Notre Dame | 491 | 21 | 3-2 | |
| 17 | Illinois | 484 | 22 | 5-1 | |
| 18 | Brigham Young | 453 | 23 | 5-0 | |
| 19 | Texas | 372 | 7 | 3-2 | |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 329 | 17 | 5-1 | |
| 21 | Iowa State | 295 | 12 | 5-1 | |
| 22 | Penn State | 294 | 6 | 3-2 | |
| 23 | Arizona State | 292 | 24 | 4-1 | |
| 24 | Virginia | 258 | NR | 5-1 | |
| 25 | Memphis | 162 | NR | 6-0 |
Dropped out: No. 19 Florida State (3-2); No. 25 Utah (4-1).
Others receiving votes: Utah (4-1) 134; Florida State (3-2) 93; Cincinnati (4-1) 70; South Florida (4-1) 65; North Texas (5-0) 28; Navy (5-0) 26; Washington (4-1) 25; Southern California (4-1) 23; UNLV (5-0) 21; Nebraska (4-1) 17; TCU (4-1) 15; Old Dominion (4-1) 13; Louisville (4-1) 10; Tulane (4-1) 8; Auburn (3-2) 7; Duke (4-2) 7; Iowa (3-2) 5; SMU (3-2) 2.
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