The sixth regular season editions of the USA Today Coaches and Associated Press Top 25 polls were released on Sunday with the Florida Gators claiming a spot in the top five of a poll for the first time since the 2010 preseason.
Florida shot up both polls, vaulting five spots to No. 6 and six spots to No. 4 in the respective rankings. The Gators checked in with 1,165 voting points (+282) in the USA Today rankings and 1,265 voting points (+328) in the AP poll.
The Alabama Crimson Tide remained the unanimous No. 1 team in the country. Alabama received 58-of-59 first-place votes from the coaches and all 60 first-place votes from the AP voters.
| 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 (58), Oregon (1), South Carolina, West Virginia, Kansas State
6-10: Florida, Notre Dame, LSU, USC, Oklahoma
11-15: Florida State, Georgia, Clemson, Oregon State, Texas
16-20: Louisville, Stanford, Mississippi State, Rutgers, Cincinnati
21-25: Texas A&M, Boise State, TCU, Louisiana Tech, Iowa State
Last 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
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
This Week 1-5: Alabama (60), Oregon, South Carolina, Florida, West Virginia
6-10: Kansas State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, LSU, Oregon State
11-15: USC, Florida State, Oklahoma, Georgia, Texas
16-20: Clemson, Stanford, Louisville, Mississippi State, Rutgers
21-25: Cincinnati, Texas A&M, Louisiana Tech, Boise State, Michigan
Last 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
* Numbers in parenthesis represent first-place votes.
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