Hurricanes remain No. 1 in AP poll as top-five matchup with Notre Dame looms

Miami Herald · Jordan McPherson · 2026-11-01 19:03 UTC

The Miami Hurricanes remain No. 1 in the AP top 25 poll ahead of their biggest game of the season, a top-five matchup against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

The Miami Hurricanes, one of three undefeated teams left in college football, remained the top team in the country in the latest AP top 25 poll, which was unveiled Sunday afternoon.

But the focus is on who’s next for Miami: The Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who are No. 4 and sets up the second-ever top-five matchup between the schools when they play at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana on Saturday (7:30 p.m., NBC).

The other such matchup: Oct. 15, 1988, when then-No. 4 Notre Dame beat then-No. 1 Miami 31-30.

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