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Hurricanes Hoops jump to #14 in AP Poll.

Miami's historic week, bumps them up significantly in the rankings.

Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

From UM:

MBB Ranked No. 14 in AP Poll, No. 15 in USA TODAY

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami men’s basketball team made a historic climb in the national polls Monday.

Fresh off dominant victories over No. 1 Duke and in-state rival Florida State, Miami is ranked No. 14 in the latest edition of the Associated Press Top 25 and No. 15 in the USA TODAYCoaches rankings.

"It is wonderful that the pollsters have selected us in the top 15 schools in the country at this point in our season," said Coach Jim Larranaga. "Our players have worked very hard to achieve certain goals and being ranked was one of them. However, it is still very early in the conference race with 12 games still remaining. Our goal is really to be at our best at the end of February and throughout March."

The Canes jumped 11 spots in the AP Poll and entered the USA TODAY poll for the first time since December 2008.

According to the Associated Press, Miami’s climb in the AP Poll is tied for the second-largest since the poll expanded to 25 teams in 1989-90. Arizona holds the record for the biggest rise, jumping 15 spots in November 1995.

Miami's 6-0 start in the ACC is its best conference start in program history. The Canes take their seven-game winning streak to Blacksburg, Va., to face the Virginia Tech Hokies on Wednesday.

LARGEST JUMPS IN AP POLL HISTORY

TEAM

DATE 1

AP RANK

DATE 2

AP RANK

DIFF

Arizona

Nov. 20, 1995

19

Nov. 27, 1995

4

+15

Indiana

Nov. 25, 1996

20

Dec. 2, 1996

8

+12

Boston College

Jan. 3, 2005

25

Jan. 10, 2005

13

+12

UConn

March 7, 2011

21

March 14, 2011

9

+12

Miami

Jan. 21, 2013

25

Jan. 28, 2013

14

+11

Purdue

Jan. 15, 1990

24

Jan. 22, 1990

13

+11

Virginia

Jan. 4, 1993

25

Jan. 11, 1993

14

+11

Texas

Nov. 22, 1999

20

Nov. 29, 1999

9

+11

Oklahoma State

Jan. 13, 2003

24

Jan. 20, 2003

13

+11

Louisville

Jan. 12, 2009

20

Jan. 19, 2009

9

+11

Tennessee

Nov. 22, 2010

24

Nov. 29, 2010

13

+11

MIAMI HURRICANES IN AP POLL

WEEK

AP RANK

VOTES/POINTS

March 1, 1960

8

7 first-place votes

Feb. 24, 1960

9

2 first-place votes

March 1, 1999

9

1230 points

March 8, 1999

10

1089 points

Feb. 10, 1060

10

Feb. 16, 1960

10

3 first-place votes

Final 1960

10

Jan. 19, 1960

11

Feb. 27, 1960

11

Feb. 22, 1999

11

1056 points

Feb. 4, 2002

12

736 points

Feb. 11, 2002

13

728 points

Jan. 28, 2013

14

894 points

Jan. 5, 1960

14

MIAMI HURRICANES IN USA TODAY POLL*

WEEK

RANK

VOTES/POINTS

March 1, 1999

10

473 points

Feb. 4, 2002

11

344 points

Feb. 11, 2002

11

419 points

March 8, 1999

12

444 points

Final 1999

t12

296 points

Feb. 22, 1999

13

382 points

Feb. 18, 2002

13

348 points

Jan. 28, 2013

15

326 points

Jan. 2, 1963

15


*UPI Poll (1960-97), *USA TODAY/ESPN (1997-2013)