The third 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 54-of-59 first-place votes from the coaches and 58-of-60 first-place votes from the AP voters.
The Florida Gators, fresh off of a dominant 37-20 road victory against then-No. 23 Tennessee, jumped up to No. 14 in both polls. Florida checked with 689 voting points (+237) in the USA Today rankings and with 743 voting points (+316) in the AP poll.
| 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 (54), LSU (5), Oregon, Florida State, Oklahoma
6-10: Georgia, West Virginia, South Carolina, Clemson, Texas
11-15: Stanford, USC, Kansas State, Florida, Notre Dame
16-20: TCU, Michigan, Louisville, UCLA, Michigan State
21-25: Arizona, Nebraska, Mississippi State, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State
Last Week 1-5: Alabama (42), LSU (5), USC (11), Oregon (1), Oklahoma
6-10: Florida State, Georgia, West Virginia, South Carolina, Michigan State
11-15: Clemson, Texas, Virginia Tech, Kansas, TCU
16-20: Stanford, Florida, Michigan, Notre Dame, Louisville
21-25: Arkansas, Wisconsin, UCLA, Nebraska, Arizona
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
This Week 1-5: Alabama (58), LSU (2), Oregon, Florida State, Georgia
6-10: Oklahoma, South Carolina, West Virginia, Stanford, Clemson
11-15: Notre Dame, Texas, USC, Florida, Kansas State
16-20: Ohio State, TCU, Michigan, UCLA, Louisville
21-25: Michigan State, Arizona, Mississippi State, Boise State, Nebraska
Last Week 1-5: Alabama (48), USC (8), LSU (4), Oregon, Oklahoma / Florida State
7-10: Georgia, South Carolina, West Virginia, Michigan State
11-15: Clemson, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Texas, Kansas State
16-20: TCU, Michigan, Florida, Louisville, Notre Dame
21-25: Stanford, UCLA, Tennessee, Arizona, Brigham Young
* Numbers in parenthesis represent first-place votes.
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