Miami-Georgia Tech Preview

Updated: November 17, 2008, 2:31 PM EST Miami coach Randy Shannon is downplaying his team's spot in the Top 25. Perhaps because a glance at Georgia Tech's season shows how quickly a team can drop out of the poll. The 23rd-ranked Hurricanes, ranked for the first time in more than two years, can move closer to securing the ACC Coastal Division title as they visit the Yellow Jackets on Thursday night. Miami's five-game winning streak and its spot atop the ACC Coastal Division were enough to push it into the poll released this past Sunday. This is the first time that the Hurricanes (7-3, 4-2) have been in the poll since Sept. 16, 2006, against Louisville, when they were ranked 17th. After losing that contest 31-7, though, Miami failed to be a part of the next 41 polls. The Hurricanes have had a tough rebuilding process after last... [read full story]