Points: 75 | Wins: 2 T4, 1 T7 | 2 WB |

108

82.51

Last Week: #6

I think Miami might be amazing, but their schedule is too soft to be sure.

Should’ve ranked them last week, but they might be good?

LW #24

9.4

-1

Good win against aTm, but unfortunately aTm looks not good. TVD looks better this year so far, and Mario Cristobal may finally be able to prove hes not a BAD coach.

Miami continued their strong start with an expected blowout win over Bethune-Cookman. In a make-or-break season for Mario Cristobal, things are going extremely well and should next weekend against Temple.

I'm still not quite sure on Miami this year, but they've definitely taken some strides in Mario year 2. Just trepid to rank them higher until we find out if their win against TAMU says more about the Aggies or the Canes.

Last Week #24 vs Bethune Cookman : Won 48 - 7. Cruise Control.

Next Week at Temple : - 24 pt favorites / will win + cover

More like Bethune-Shookman

+3

Some early week tuneup does the job, if unremarkably...great for rest though!

Original Rank: #25

12-0-120

T1ˢᵗ W/L, T1ˢᵗ Predicted Wins, 9ᵗʰ Team Strength, 3ʳᵈ Quality of Wins

(+1)

LW: 7

No change.

I'm giving them a lot of credit for the A&M win.

+1

82.93 | -9

SOFT schedule except for TAMU... which maybe a soft schedule.

3-0

^2

Results so far: 38-3 vs Miami (OH), 48-33 vs Texas A&M, 48-7 vs Bethune-Cookman |

Following their takedown of the Aggies from College Station, Texas, Miami played FCS and HBCU Bethune-Cookman and predictably won without much of a fight. In games like this, there’s not much to take away from it, though the confidence that the Hurricanes possessed in their first couple of weeks hasn’t been seen since Mark Richt was at the helm. While they’re not necessarily able to contend with the top of the ACC and may end up falling short of a NY6 bowl, second-year HC Mario Cristobal has to be thrilled with how quickly Miami has recovered from a disastrous 5-7 year in 2022. Miami travels north to old Big East opponent Temple this weekend.

The Hurricane has skirted off the coast but will strengthen and return to Temple next week.

Not much to be said about winning against an FCS school.

(LW: 20, No Change)

There's hope in florida

A bit of a bold pick here, but Miami has looked fantastic on offense so far in 2023, which was one of their biggest knocks last year. Their 5-7 2022 record still concerns me, but if Texas A&M continues to play well against tougher competition and Miami can improve on defense, this team could rise quickly as their 2022 influence fades from the rankings.

LW: 23