West Palm Beach Fort Pierce, FL, October 19, 2026 —

The Miami Hurricanes have reached the No. 1 position in the AP Top 25 college football rankings for the first time since 2002, according to the available trend information. Their rise to the top followed a week of significant upsets among highly ranked college football teams nationally.

The development is relevant to the West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce area, though the information provided does not describe specific local reactions or events. It also does not identify the date of the ranking, the teams involved in the upsets, or how those results affected the order of the rankings.

The milestone marks the program’s first appearance at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 since 2002. The available information does not provide details about Miami’s record, its recent opponents or game results, or the margin separating it from other teams in the poll. It therefore does not offer a fuller account of the team’s season or the circumstances surrounding its position.

The reported national ranking change comes after a week in which several top teams were upset. No specific games, scores or teams beyond Miami are identified in the summary, so the extent of the changes across the rankings is not available. The summary also does not state when the next ranking will be released or whether Miami will retain the top spot.

For now, the central reported facts are the Hurricanes’ No. 1 ranking, the first time they have reached that position since 2002, and the upsets among top teams that preceded the change. Additional details about the poll and the games behind the week’s results were not provided.


Story summarized from the original created by Eric Olson, AP on www.wptv.com, see more information here.

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