Florida down to No. 19/20 in new top 25 polls

By Adam Silverstein
September 22, 2013

The fourth regular season editions of the USA Today Coaches’ Poll and Associated Press Top 25 were released on Sunday with the Alabama Crimson Tide remaining the No. 1-ranked team in the country in both polls. Alabama received 59-of-62 first-place votes from the coaches and picked up 56-of-60 first-place votes from the AP voters.

The Florida Gators (2-1, 1-0 SEC), fresh off a 31-17 victory at home over division rival Tennessee, were bumped back one spot to No. 19 in the USA Today rankings and also dropped one place to No. 20 in the AP top 25. Florida checked in with 449 points (+51) and 414 points (+2) in the respective rankings.

Date	Gator Bait	Time/Score	TV/Rec.
9/4	FAU	W 35-14	1-0
9/11	at USF	W 42-20	2-0
9/18	Alabama	L 39-41	2-1
9/25	Tennessee	W 38-14	3-1
10/2	at Kentucky	L 13-20	3-2
10/9	Vanderbilt	W 42-0	4-2
10/16	at LSU	L 42-49	4-3
10/30	vs. Georgia Jacksonville	L 7-34	4-4
11/6	at South Carolina	L 17-40	4-5
11/13	Samford	W 70-52	5-5
11/20	at Missouri	L(OT) 23-24	5-6
11/27	Florida State	W 24-21	6-6
12/23	vs. UCF Gasparilla	L 17-29	6-7

UF’s 2013 opponents in italics.

USA TODAY COACHES’ POLL
This Week 1-5: Alabama (59), Oregon (3), Ohio State, Clemson, Stanford
6-10: LSU, Louisville, Florida State, Texas A&M, Georgia
11-15: Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, South Carolina, UCLA, Miami
16-20: Northwestern, Michigan, Baylor, Florida, Washington
21-25: Ole Miss, Notre Dame, Fresno State, Wisconsin, Texas Tech

Last Week 1-5: Alabama (61), Oregon (1), Ohio State, Clemson, Stanford
6-10: Louisville, LSU, Florida State, Texas A&M, Georgia
11-15: Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Michigan, UCLA
16-20: Northwestern, Miami, Florida, Baylor, Washington
21-25: Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Arizona State, Michigan State, Fresno State

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
This Week 1-5: Alabama (56), Oregon (4), Clemson, Ohio State, Stanford
6-10: LSU, Louisville, Florida State, Georgia, Texas A&M
11-15: Oklahoma State, South Carolina, UCLA, Oklahoma, Miami
16-20: Washington, Northwestern, Michigan, Baylor, Florida
21-25: Ole Miss, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Texas Tech, Fresno State

Last Week 1-5: Alabama (59), Oregon (1), Clemson, Ohio State, Stanford
6-10: LSU, Louisville, Florida State, Georgia, Texas A&M
11-15: Oklahoma State, South Carolina, UCLA, Oklahoma, Michigan
16-20: Miami, Washington, Northwestern, Florida, Baylor
21-25: Ole Miss, Notre Dame, Arizona State, Wisconsin, Texas Tech