See Where the Miami Hurricanes Rank in the FPI After Week 1

It is the primary Sunday of the school soccer season and there isn’t any AP Ballot but, which implies we’re relegated to utilizing the ESPN FPI (Soccer Energy Index) till after Monday night’s Clemson vs. Georgia Tech contest. 

After a 70-13 shellacking of (FCS) Bethune-Cookman, Miami Hurricanes followers are questioning the place their group ranks among the many nation’s finest. 

That 57-point victory in head coach Mario Cristobal’s first recreation has catapulted the Hurricanes to a seat within the FPI’s high 10, sitting at No. 9. 

The Wildcats had been an FCS opponent, and admittedly not an excellent one, however Miami took care of enterprise and appeared like a real Energy 5 juggernaut. 

Their ninth-ranked standing makes the Canes the second highest ACC group on the ability index, with Clemson sitting at No.4 for now. The following closest ACC group is Pittsburgh, who is available in at twenty fifth after their very own opening-win over West Virginia Thursday.

Miami’s additionally the very best ranked group within the state in the meanwhile, with Florida at twenty fourth and Florida State at thirty sixth. It is nonetheless extraordinarily early on, however that needs to be one thing Canes followers are going to like to brag about. UM will face a more durable check subsequent week when Southern Miss (0-1) involves city, however one other storm drive efficiency is predicted from the Hurricanes.

The primary recreation below Cristobal needs to be thought-about successful. Exhausting Rock Stadium was uncharacteristically packed and the Canes, at instances, appeared like they might grow to be a reputable contender for the ACC crown this season. 

With the announcement of a 12-team playoff format to start within the coming years, it is crucial that Miami makes themselves a mainstay within the high 10. This will not be a playoff 12 months for Cristobal and the Canes, however with the way in which they’re recruiting and the excitement across the program, it’s important to assume it will not be far off. 

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