AP drops Canes to No. 22; Noles out, but Gators 25th

Not only was Miami’s claim as a Top 10 team short-lived, but now the Hurricanes aren’t even a Top 20 team.

Miami fell hard in both polls following its 33-17 loss to LSU Sunday in Arlington, Texas, going from No. 8 to No. 22 in the Associated Press poll and No. 8 to No. 21 in the coaches poll.

The 14-spot plunge in the AP poll is believed to be Miami’s biggest one-week fall in school history.

Miami’s preseason ranking was its highest since 2004, but losing decisively put a quick damper on one of the most highly anticipated seasons in recent memory.

LSU, meanwhile, shot up the polls, from No. 25 to No. 11 by the AP and No. 24 to No. 15 by the coaches.

Meanwhile, Florida State tumbled out of the poll after its 24-3 loss to Virginia Tech Monday night and Florida entered the poll at No. 25 after its 53-6 rout of Charleston Southern.

The Seminoles were ranked 19th last week but received just 8 votes in this week’s poll. The Hokies jumped from 20th to 12th.

Richards injury update: Miami coach Mark Richt still does not believe the knee injury to receiver Ahmmon Richards is “severe,” but he did hint that the junior from Wellington could miss some time.

“When he caught the ball, he landed on his knee,” Richt said Tuesday on his radio show on 560-WQAM. “We don’t think it’s that severe ... certainly enough to keep him from playing but there’s a difference between an injury that will keep you out of a game and keep you out of a season. We don’t see it being some type of season-ending thing.”

Richt later said Richards was “day-to-day.” That was after Tuesday’s practice in which Richards was on the sideline riding a stationary bike as his teammates were on the field.

“You guys see who’s out there when you get your moments at practice, so you’ll see whether he’s there or not.” Richt said. “But he was not there today. Short week too. I don’t know. We’ll see.”