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Eleven-and-oh computes to No. 1 for Miami.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| December 01, 2001 | Barnhouse, Wendell | COPYRIGHT 2001 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

BLACKSBURG, Va. _ There's no need for a lightning quick processor or a complicated formula. This is the kind of math problem that a first-grader can cipher.

Eleven victories. Zero defeats.

Miami, playing outside of its Orange Bowl comfort zone, nearly let its biggest game of the season slip away. But the top-ranked Hurricanes made enough plays _ and Virginia Tech's offense was cooperatively ineffective _ to assure that the `Canes will be playing for the first national championship since 1992.

"Our goal was to control our own destiny and keep winning," said Miami offensive tackle Bryant McKiinne said after Miami's 26-24 victory over the plucky ...

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