With a pair of undefeated teams falling Saturday evening including the squad ranked No. 1 all season long in the USA Today Coaches Poll, the top 25 rankings saw quite a shake up on Sunday. The LSU Tigers became the unanimous No. 1 team in the country adding the USA Today ranking to the one they’ve had for the last few weeks from the Associated Press. The Florida Gators (4-3, 2-3 SEC), fresh off three consecutive losses including a 17-6 defeat by Auburn, had a bye this week once again did not receive any votes. Florida will face its fourth-straight ranked opponent on Saturday.
Date | Gator Bait | Time/Score | TV/Rec. |
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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: LSU (41), Alabama (18), Stanford, Oklahoma State, Boise State
6-10: Clemson, Oregon, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Michigan State
11-15: Wisconsin, Kansas State, Nebraska, South Carolina, Virginia Tech
16-20: Texas A&M, Michigan, Houston, Penn State, Arizona State
21-25: Georgia, Texas Tech, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Southern Mississippi
Last Week 1-5: Oklahoma (31), LSU (15), Alabama (12), Wisconsin (1), Stanford
6-10: Oklahoma State, Boise State, Clemson/Oregon, Arkansas
11-15: Nebraska, South Carolina, Michigan State, West Virginia/Virginia Tech
16-20: Kansas State, Michigan, Texas A&M, Georgia Tech, Houston
21-25: Illinois, Penn State, Auburn, Washington, Arizona State
ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL
This Week 1-5: LSU (49), Alabama (10), Oklahoma State, Stanford, Boise State (1)
6-10: Clemson, Oregon, Arkansas, Michigan State, Kansas State
11-15: Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Nebraska, South Carolina, Virginia Tech
16-20: Texas A&M, Michigan, Houston, Texas Tech, USC
21-25: Penn State, Georgia, Arizona State, Cincinnati, West Virginia
Last Week 1-5: LSU (41), Alabama (11), Oklahoma (6), Wisconsin, Boise State (1)
6-10: Oklahoma State, Stanford, Clemson, Oregon, Arkansas
11-15: West Virginia, Kansas State, Nebraska, South Carolina, Michigan State
16-20: Virginia Tech, Texas A&M, Michigan, Auburn, Georgia Tech
21-25: Houston, Washington, Illinois, Arizona State, Georgia
BCS
This Week 1-5: LSU, Alabama, Oklahoma State, Boise State, Clemson
6-10: Stanford, Oregon, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Arkansas
11-15: Michigan State, Virginia Tech, South Carolina, Nebraska, Wisconsin
16-20: Texas A&M, Houston, Michigan, Penn State, Texas Tech
21-25 Arizona State, Georgia, Auburn, Texas, West Virginia
Last Week 1-5: LSU, Alabama, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Boise State
6-10: Wisconsin, Clemson, Stanford, Arkansas, Oregon
11-15: Kansas State, Virginia Tech, Nebraska, South Carolina, West Virginia
16-20: Michigan State, Texas A&M, Michigan, Houston, Auburn
21-25 Penn State, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Texas, Washington
*Numbers in parenthesis represent first-place votes.