Miami was able to hold off Boston College on Saturday, but couldn't hold onto its No. 1 ranking in the latest USA Today/ESPN coaches' poll released Sunday.

Nebraska (11-0), the top-ranked team in the Bowl Championship Series standings, hurdled Miami with 30 first-place votes, 12 more than last week, and 1,469 points.

The Hurricanes lost 11 first-place votes from 41 to 30 and fell 10 points behind Nebraska.

In The Associated Press Top 25 writers' poll, Miami (8-0) remained No. 1 -- albeit a shaky No. 1. Miami received 44 first-place votes and 1,768 points, with Nebraska collecting the other 28 first-place votes and 1,756 points. Last week, Miami led Nebraska by 36 points.

Oklahoma (9-1), the defending national champions, remained No. 3, followed by No. 4 Florida (8-1), No. 5 Texas (9-1), No. 6 Tennessee (7-1), No. 7 Oregon (9-1), No. 8 BYU (10-0), No. 9 Washington State (9-1) and No. 10 Maryland (9-1).

The top seven teams remained the same as last week; BYU moved up one spot, Washington State two places and Maryland three.

Miami needed a late defensive turnover to extend the nation's longest winning streak to 18 games Saturday. The Hurricanes were clinging to a 12-7 lead when Boston College drove deep into Miami territory. But safety Edward Reed returned a lateral for a touchdown with 13 seconds left to complete a bizarre 91-yard scoring play in an 18-7 victory.

Nebraska didn't exactly breeze to victory either and even trailed at halftime against Kansas State on Saturday. But the Cornhuskers turned the momentum with a seven-minute drive on its first possession of the second half and posted a 31-21 win.

Florida (8-1) rolled to a 54-17 rout of South Carolina and picked up a second first-place, but remained No. 3 overall in the coaches' poll. The Gators are just seventh in the BCS poll.

Oklahoma (9-1), which is No. 3 in the BCS, is fourth in the coaches' poll, followed by Texas (9-1), Tennessee (7-1) and Oregon (9-1).

BYU (10-0), one of three remaining unbeatens in Division I-A, moved up one one spot to No. 8.

Maryland (9-1) and Washington State (9-1) complete the top 10.

Florida State (6-3) suffered its first ever Atlantic Coast Conference loss at home, falling to North Carolina State on Saturday, and dropped 10 spots to No. 20.

UCLA (6-3) descended another five places to No. 21 after losing its third straight game Saturday, 21-20 to Oregon.

Michigan (7-2) and Illinois (8-1) are 11th and 12th, respectively, and Syracuse (8-2) continued its steady climb, rising five spots to No. 13 with its eighth straight victory 24-13 over West Virginia.

Washington (7-2), Stanford (6-2), Colorado (8-2) and Virginia Tech (7-2) follow Syracuse.

Auburn (7-2) crached the poll at No. 18 and knocked Georgia out with a 24-17 win over the Bulldogs.

Louisville (9-1) is 19, South Carolina (7-3) slipped seven spots to No. 22 and Georgia Tech (6-3) dropped six places to No. 23.

Marshall (8-1) and Fresno State (8-2) rejoined the poll at 24 and 25, respectively.

Marshall and Ohio State are the new AP Top 25 teams this week, with Georgia Tech and Michigan State dropping out.

The Bowl Championship Series standings, which had Nebraska first and Miami second last week, will be released Monday. The final BCS standings Dec. 9 determine which teams play for the national title in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 3.

The AP media poll and the coaches poll are part of the BCS formula, which also uses computer ratings and strength of schedule to come up with its top teams.

Information from SportsTicker and The Associated Press was used in this report.