All season long, after every win, the Miami Hurricanes have stressed they aren’t paying much attention to their ascent in the national rankings. As long as they keep winning, they say, things will continue taking care of themselves.
But it’d be hard to fault the Hurricanes if they weren’t at least a little bit proud of their latest accomplishment, another first for the surging program.
After its dominating 41-8 win over then third-ranked Notre Dame, UM rose four spots to No. 3 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings announced Tuesday night. It’s the first time the Hurricanes (9-0) have earned one of the coveted top four spots that would put them in a national semifinal were the season to end now.