The fifth regular season editions of the USA Today Coaches and Associated Press Top 25 polls were released on Sunday with the Alabama Crimson Tide remaining the No. 1 team in the country in both rankings systems. Alabama received 57-of-59 first-place votes from the coaches and all 60 first-place votes from the AP voters.
The Florida Gators, which had their bye week and did not play on Saturday, moved up one spot to No. 11 and No. 10 in the respective polls. Florida checked in with 883 voting points (+66) in the USA Today rankings and with 937 voting points (+73) in the AP poll.
This is the highest the Gators have been ranked in both polls since they were the unanimous No. 7 team in the country on Sept. 25, 2010.
| 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 |
USA TODAY COACHES POLL
This Week 1-5: Alabama (57), Oregon, LSU (1), Florida State (1), Georgia
6-10: South Carolina, West Virginia, Kansas State, Texas, Notre Dame
11-15: Florida, USC, TCU, Oklahoma, Clemson
16-20: Louisville, Oregon State, Stanford, Mississippi State, Nebraska
21-25: Rutgers, Northwestern, Cincinnati, Texas Tech, Boise State
Last Week 1-5: Alabama (57), Oregon, LSU (1), Florida State (1), Georgia
6-10: South Carolina, West Virginia, Kansas State, Stanford, Texas
11-15: Notre Dame, Florida, USC, TCU, Oklahoma
16-20: Clemson, Louisville, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Nebraska
21-25: Oregon State, Oklahoma State, Wisconsin, Baylor, Rutgers/Virginia Tech
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
This Week 1-5: Alabama (60), Oregon, Florida State, LSU, Georgia
6-10: South Carolina, Kansas State, West Virginia, Notre Dame, Florida
11-15: Texas, Ohio State, USC, Oregon State, Clemson
16-20: TCU, Oklahoma, Stanford, Louisville, Mississippi State
21-25: Nebraska, Rutgers, Washington, Northwestern, UCLA
Last Week 1-5: Alabama (59), Oregon, LSU (1), Florida State, Georgia
6-10: South Carolina, Kansas State, Stanford, West Virginia, Notre Dame
11-15: Florida, Texas, USC, Ohio State, TCU
16-20: Oklahoma, Clemson, Oregon State, Louisville, Michigan State
21-25: Mississippi State, Nebraska, Rutgers, Boise State, Baylor
* Numbers in parenthesis represent first-place votes.
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