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Defending champs are No. 1 in AP poll

Associated Press

Saturday, August 10, 2002

No. 1 in the postseason. No. 1 in the preseason. Little has changed for the Miami Hurricanes since winning the national championship with a perfect record at the Rose Bowl earlier this year. They're atop the rankings in The Associated Press preseason poll released Saturday, hoping to become the first team to repeat as champions since Nebraska in 1994-95. Despite the return of only 10 starters, Miami edged Oklahoma for the top spot by 14 points in voting by the 74 sports writers and broadcaste ...

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