The Sporting News issued a consensus top 25 in May. The Miami football team wound up eighth in the Sporting News Composite of four websites early top 25. The Sporting News did not include their own rankings in the composite.
The Amway Poll is done in conjunction with USA Today who publishes the poll. ESPN, USA Today, CBS Sports and Athlon Sports were the websites that were canvassed for the Sporting News composite.
In the composite rankings, Miami came in eighth. All four of the sites have released updated rankings since the Sporting News released their findings in May.