Miami remained No. 1 but Tennessee used its stunning victory over Florida to climb two spots to No. 2 in the latest coaches poll released Sunday morning.

Miami (11-0) survived a trip to Virginia Tech, hanging on for a 26-24 win over the 16th-ranked Hokies. The Hurricanes, who secured a berth in the Rose Bowl and the right to compete for the national championship, received 59 of the 60 first-place votes for 1,499 points.

Miami's opponent Jan. 3 might be Tennessee, which put itself in position to win a second national title in four years by winning in Gainesville for the first time since 1971. Travis Stephens ran for 226 yards and two touchdowns as the Volunteers (10-1) edged the Gators 34-32.

Tennessee's 1,419 points are 70 more than Oregon (10-1). The Ducks kept their slim national championship hopes alive with a 17-14 victory over rival Oregon State. Nebraska (11-1), which was off, moved up two spots to fourth.

Colorado (10-2) might have been the biggest winner of the weekend, moving from 10th to fifth following a 39-37 triumph over Texas. The Buffaloes secured a berth in the Bowl Championship Series with the win.

Florida (9-2) is sixth with ACC champion Maryland (10-1) seventh. Brigham Young (12-0) received the other first-place vote and Saturday after edging Mississippi State. But the Cougars fell from seventh into an eighth-place tie with Illinois (10-1).

Texas (10-2) rounds out the top 10.

Oklahoma (10-2), Stanford (9-2), Washington State (9-2), South Carolina (8-3) and Michigan (8-3) complete the top 15. Of those teams, only Stanford was in action Saturday as the Cardinal routed San Jose State 41-14.

Syracuse (9-3) is 17th, followed by Georgia (8-3), Washington (8-3) and Louisiana State (8-3). Fresno State (11-2) remained 21st despite crushing Utah State 70-21.

Louisville (10-2) moved up a spot to 22nd with Ohio State (7-4), Florida State (7-4) and Marshall (10-2) rounding out the top 25. Florida State returned to the poll after beating Georgia Tech 28-17.

Dropping out of the poll was Auburn, which lost to LSU 27-14, in a matchup for the SEC West Division title.

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