The Miami Hurricanes Continue to Prove They are a Draw

The Miami Hurricanes are a ratings booster.

Sep 20, 2025; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes defensive back Jakobe Thomas (8) defensive back Keionte Scott (0) after sacking Florida Gators quarterback DJ Lagway (not pictured) during the second quarter at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

Not only is No. 2 Miami one of the best teams in the country, they have become a massive ratings draw this season. They play a brand of football that everyone loves and with consistent highly touted primetime matchups, they continue to deliver.

It is not just the football field. ESPN College GameDay was also on campus, and it was viewed by over 4.4 million people, drawing the second-highest-viewed GameDay in the show's nearly forty-year history.

Another massive @ESPNCFB Saturday: Week 4's top 2 games & 3 of the top 5!

🏈 @GatorsFB-@CanesFootball: 6.5M viewers
🏈 @AuburnFootball-@OU_Football: 6.1M
🏈 @CuseFootball-@ClemsonFB: 3.4M

Best 4-week start since '06 for ABC & since '09 for ESPN nets pic.twitter.com/ejswCXhFDp

— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) September 23, 2025

📺 Miami’s primetime matchup against Florida peaked at 7.4M viewers on ABC. (6.5M average)

It was the highest watched game of the weekend!@CollegeGameDay’s trip to Miami was the second highest watched episode EVER with 4.4M peak viewers (2.8M average)#GoCanes pic.twitter.com/q23SICaUcC

— MIAMI (@MiamiSportsHQ) September 23, 2025

The Hurricanes won't grace the screens of rabid College Football fans around the country this weekend as they are on their first bye week of the season. The following week, they will once again be one of the most-watched games in the country as they take on rival No. 8 FSU, their third primetime matchup on ABC this season.

This will also be the perfect way to see where the Hurricanes are ranked among some of the other top teams in the country. They have proven to be one of the best teams with two ranked wins, but they could prove to be the best team in the country against the Seminoles' red-hot offense.

AP Top 25

(Ranking, team, first-place votes)

1. Ohio State (52)
2. Miami (7)
3. Penn State (5)
4. LSU
5. Georgia
6. Oregon (1)
7. Oklahoma (1)
8. Florida State
9. Texas A&M
10. Texas
11. Indiana
12. Texas Tech
13. Ole Miss
14. Iowa State
15. Tennessee
16. Georgia Tech
17. Alabama
18. Vanderbilt
19. Michigan
20. Missouri
21. USC
22. Notre Dame
23. Illinois
24. TCU
25. BYU

Others receiving votes: Auburn 122; Mississippi State 102; South Florida 77; Utah 45; Arizona State 30; Memphis 23; Louisville 23; Maryland 6; UNLV 3; UCF 3; North Texas 2.

Coaches Poll

(Ranking, team, first-place votes)

1. Ohio State (61)
2. Penn State (3)
3. Georgia (1)
4. LSU
5. Oregon (1)
6. Miami (1)
7. Texas
8. Florida State
9. Texas A&M 
10. Oklahoma
11. Ole Miss
12. Indiana 
13. Iowa State
14. Texas Tech 
15. Tennessee 
16. Alabama
17. Georgia Tech
18. Michigan
19. Missouri
20. Vanderbilt
21. Notre Dame
22. USC
23. Illinois
24. BYU
25. TCU

Others receiving votes: Arizona State 104; Utah 99; Louisville 67; Mississippi State 57; Memphis 55; Auburn 48; South Florida 32; Washington 19; Navy 17; Maryland 10; Kansas 6; Syracuse 4; Houston 4; UNLV 3; Tulane 3; Nebraska 3; North Texas 2; Iowa 1.

Justice Sandle is a graduate of Mississippi State University and is the site lead for the Miami Hurricanes on SI. He can be reached at Twitter @Justice_News5.

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