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Hurricanes

School facts, program titles and available AP poll analysis

Overall Record5–02026 · Updated Oct 5Schedule & Results →

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Current Programs & Conferences

2026 FBS football and 2026–27 NCAA Division I basketball. Historical title affiliations appear with the sourced program history below.

ProgramCurrent AffiliationSources & References
Football · FBSAtlantic Coast Conference
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The Bigger Picture · Football

Where Miami Finished

Final AP rankings after the postseason. Coverage: 1989 through 2025.

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Football · Recorded Conference Titles

8 Big East Conference Championships

  • 1991
  • 1992
  • 1994
  • 1996*
  • 2000
  • 2001
  • 2002
  • 2003*

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

Eight Big East championship seasons are documented here. Miami’s own title list omits 1995, while the NCAA’s historical standings list Miami tied with Virginia Tech; that recognition conflict remains unresolved and 1995 is not counted.

Top 25 Finishes
22 / 37 seasons
Top 10 Finishes
10 / 37 seasons
Best Final Ranking
#1
Last Ranked Finish
#2 in 2025

Summary covers 1989 through 2025. Finished AP No. 1 in 1989, 1991, 2001.

Season by Season

Showing 2016 to 2025 · 10 seasons

Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized FBS / major-college national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship.

View Every Final Ranking (1989–2025)
Miami · Final AP Football Rankings
YearFinal AP ResultSource
2025#2Source ↗
2024#18Source ↗
2023Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2022Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2021Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2020#22Source ↗
2019Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2018Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2017#13Source ↗
2016#20Source ↗
2015Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2014Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2013Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2012Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2011Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2010Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2009#19Source ↗
2008Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2007Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2006Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2005#17Source ↗
2004#11Source ↗
2003#5Source ↗
2002#2Source ↗
2001#1National ChampionSource ↗
2000#2Source ↗
1999#15Source ↗
1998#20Source ↗
1997Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1996#14Source ↗
1995#20Source ↗
1994#6Source ↗
1993#15Source ↗
1992#3Source ↗
1991#1National ChampionSource ↗
1990#3Source ↗
1989#1National ChampionSource ↗
Sources & References

Beyond the Ballot

Meet the University of Miami

The University of Miami is a private research university established in 1925. Its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, is home to the Hurricanes.

Location
Coral Gables, Florida
University Type
Private · Research
Founded
1925
Undergraduate Enrollment
13,250Fall 2024 · NCES reporting unit
Nickname
Miami Hurricanes
Football Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)Reviewed affiliation · 2026
Recorded FBS / Major College Football National Championships
5School-Recognized Titles1983 · 1987 · 1989 · 1991 · 2001
Recorded Football Big East Conference Championships
81991 · 1992 · 1994 · 1996 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003
Sources & References
Lake Osceola at University of Miami
Lake Osceola · Uploaded in 2006. Display images resized and converted to WebP.Photo: Dr Zak at the English-language Wikipedia · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0

Available AP Poll Analysis

These dated views describe specific poll editions and seasons; they are separate from school facts and championship history.

Football AP Poll Analysis

Existing Football ranking history and individual voter analysis.

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2026 AP Football Poll

Miami · Week 5

Ranked in 6 of 6 published polls this season. Season high: #4.

Latest poll:

Coverage: –

AP Result

#4

Rank unchanged

Compared with Week 4

Voter Support

Of the 70 available ballots, 70 ranked Miami and 0 left the team unranked.

Ranked Miami
70
Left unranked
0
70 of 70 voters · 100%0 of 70 voters · 0%
Highest Vote
#1

Among ranked votes

Lowest Ranked Vote
#7

Among ranked votes

2026 Games & Scores

Full Schedule & Results →

Upcoming matchups and recent results, with game statistics and AP voter context.

Oct 17Time TBD
Florida State
Miami
FootballView Game →
Oct 24Time TBD
Pittsburgh
Miami
FootballView Game →
Oct 3Final
#4 Miami41
Clemson13
ABCView Game →
Sep 26Final
Central Michigan3
#6 Miami52
AP Ranks Before KickoffView Game →

2026 Season at a Glance

AP rank and voter agreement across available polls.

Poll
2026 · Preseason#71379100%69/69 Voters1.72
2026 · Week 1#7140599%68/69 Voters1.87
2026 · Week 2#51452100%68/68 Voters1.64
2026 · Week 3#61445100%69/69 Voters1.66
2026 · Week 4#4150199%69/70 Voters1.34
2026 · Week 5#41524100%70/70 Voters1.39

A Look at the Individual Votes

Week 5 · First 10 of 70 voters, sorted by highest vote. Open the weekly view for the complete list.

VoterVote
Creg Stephenson#1+3
Alex Taylor#1+3
Adam Lichtenstein#2+2
Chris Murray#2+2
Bob Ballou#2+2
Kirk Bohls#2+2
Josh Furlong#2+2
Jerry Humphrey#3+1
Tom Murphy#3+1
Louie Vaccher#3+1

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Ballot Distribution

Every complete ballot for Miami.

Miami1.4

100% · 70 of 70 Voters
Average When Ranked: #4.23 · 0 Unranked

Ranked High #1 · Low #70 / 70 Ballots
View Exact Distribution
Miami votes by rank, including zero counts
RankVoters
12
25
314
419
518
68
74
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190
200
210
220
230
240
250
NR0