The Hurricanes’ win against Virginia Tech came down to the last second — and then some — but they were not rewarded for it Sunday. Miami moved down one spot to No. 7 in this week’s AP poll following their first conference victory. The Hurricanes also earned the No. 8 spot in both the USA Today coaches poll and the FWAA-NFF Super 16.

There were two groups of people celebrating Virginia Tech’s Hail-Mary win that quickly became Miami’s Hail-Mario win Friday night. There was the group that, like Miami quarterback Cam Ward, also felt “pain” that the Hurricanes left this game to be decided by referees and replay.

It was the Hurricanes’ first true challenge of the season, the first time where a win was anything but certain as the game ticked down to its final moments.