Travis Steele and his Miami University squad haven’t wilted under the pressure of being ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 for four weeks as they got off to the best start in school history.
Now that they’re the last unbeaten team in Division I, Steele and the RedHawks don’t expect their approach to change.
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