Even before the season started, the goal was repeatedly made clear.
The Hurricanes set out to do something they'd never done before: win the Coastal Division crown and in turn, play for their first Atlantic Coast Conference championship.
It was a mantra spoken over and over by players and coaches. Start with that, then move forward.
And somehow, through a season of tumult — one that has included the worst loss in school history, the midseason firing of their coach, multiple injuries to key players and a national firestorm over a remarkable victory — that goal is still within reach for Miami as it faces North Carolina on Saturday afternoon.