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SportsNovember 11, 2002

Miami is back at No. 1, and this time it's unanimous. The Hurricanes regained the top spot in The Associated Press media poll on Sunday, a week after a 25-point victory over Rutgers saw them drop to No. 2 behind Oklahoma. With the Sooners losing to Texas A&M 30-26 and Miami overpowering Tennessee 26-3 on Saturday, the Hurricanes (9-0) received all 74 first-place votes and 1,850 points from the sports writers and broadcasters on the AP panel...

Miami is back at No. 1, and this time it's unanimous.

The Hurricanes regained the top spot in The Associated Press media poll on Sunday, a week after a 25-point victory over Rutgers saw them drop to No. 2 behind Oklahoma.

With the Sooners losing to Texas A&M 30-26 and Miami overpowering Tennessee 26-3 on Saturday, the Hurricanes (9-0) received all 74 first-place votes and 1,850 points from the sports writers and broadcasters on the AP panel.

Miami was No. 1 for a record 21 straight polls before being unseated by Oklahoma. For the first time this season, though, the Hurricanes made a clean sweep of the votes.

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Ohio State (11-0) moved up to No. 2 from No. 3 after its 10-6 win over Purdue.

Washington State (9-1) made a big jump to No. 3 from No. 5 after a 32-21 win over Oregon, while Oklahoma (8-1) and Texas (9-1) were tied at No. 4.

Miami remained No. 1 in the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll, followed by Ohio State, Texas, Washington State, Iowa and Oklahoma.

-- AP

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