Sunday, August 11, 2002
Miami No. 1 in AP preseason poll
The Associated Press
No.1 in the postseason. No.1 in the preseason. Little has changed for the Miami Hurricanes since winning the national championship with a perfect record at the Rose Bowl in January.
They're atop the Associated Press preseason poll released Saturday, hoping to become the first team to repeat as champion since Nebraska in 1994-95.
Despite the return of only 10 starters, Miami edged Oklahoma for the top spot by 14 points in voting by the 74 sports writers and broadcasters on the AP panel.
Miami had 27 first-place votes and 1,746 points to Oklahoma's 21 first-place votes and 1,732 points.
“Being voted No.1 is always a great honor,” Miami coach Larry Coker said. “Having the media recognize our program and our returning players as the preseason No.1 team not only acknowledges our potential but also gives us another reason to try and repeat as national champions.”
Rounding out the Top 10 were Florida State (10 first-place votes), Texas (13 ), Tennessee (3), Florida, Colorado, Georgia, Washington and Nebraska. The Big 12 Conference has four Top-10 teams - Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado and Nebraska.
Miami was the No.1 preseason pick in the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll released last week.
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