Florida State actually won 5 of their last 7 after getting beat down by UM.
Washington played @ UM for their last game of the year
Syracuse had won 8 in a row coming into Miami, and after that loss, won 2 straight games after
So I really don't know what you're trying to get at here.
It's not like these teams were all highly ranked towards the middle of the year and then fell off. most of these wins came at the end of the year. VT ended up losing to FSU in the Gator Bowl.
Washington played @ UM for their last game of the year
Syracuse had won 8 in a row coming into Miami, and after that loss, won 2 straight games after
So I really don't know what you're trying to get at here.
It's not like these teams were all highly ranked towards the middle of the year and then fell off. most of these wins came at the end of the year. VT ended up losing to FSU in the Gator Bowl.