Tennessee is closing in on playing for a national championship.

The Volunteers (10-1) soared to No. 2 in the AP media poll on Sunday -- replacing Florida -- following their 34-32 victory over the Gators at The Swamp.

Miami (11-0) was No. 1 again, but this time it was unanimous after completing a perfect regular season with a 26-24 win over Virginia Tech.

With the win, the Hurricanes clinched a spot in the Bowl Championship Series' title game in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 3. A win by Tennessee over LSU in the Southeastern Conference title game on Saturday would send the Vols to Pasadena.

Florida (9-2), which dropped to No. 6, wasn't the only top team to fall. Texas (10-2), ranked third entering Saturday's games, tumbled seven spots to No. 10 after losing to Colorado 39-37 in the Big 12 Conference title game.

Oregon (10-1), with a 17-14 win over Oregon State, moved up one spot to No. 3.

The Buffaloes (10-2), most likely headed to the Fiesta Bowl, jumped five places to No. 4 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll, followed by No. 5 Nebraska (11-1), No. 6 Florida, No. 7 Maryland (10-1), No. 8 Illinois (10-1), No. 9 BYU (12-0) and No. 10 Texas.

In balloting by the 72 sports writers and broadcasters on the AP panel, Miami collected all 72 first-place votes and 1,800 points. Tennessee had 1,709 points, Oregon 1,624, Colorado 1,557, and Nebraska 1,468.

In the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll the top five were Miami, Tennessee, Oregon, Nebraska and Colorado. Miami had 59 of 60 first-place votes from the coaches; BYU, tied at No. 8, received the other.

The BCS standings determine which teams play for a national title based on a formula that incorporates the AP media and coaches' polls, eight computers, strength of schedule, won-lost record and bonus points for big wins.

Oklahoma was No. 11, followed by No. 12 Stanford, No. 13 Washington State, No. 14 South Carolina, No. 15 Virginia Tech, No. 16 Georgia, No. 17 Michigan, No. 18 Syracuse, No. 19 Fresno State and No. 20 Washington.

LSU, which defeated Auburn 27-14 on Saturday, was No. 21, followed by No. 22 Ohio State, No. 23 Louisville, No. 24 Florida State and No. 25 Toledo.

The Seminoles (7-4), with a 28-17 win over Georgia Tech, returned to the Top 25 after a two-week absence.

The final regular-season poll will be released next Sunday, just before the final BCS standings.