The fourth 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 59-of-60 first-place votes from the AP voters.
The Florida Gators, fresh off a dominant 38-0 victory against Kentucky, jumped up to No. 12 and No. 11 in the respective polls. Florida checked in with 817 voting points (+128) in the USA Today rankings and with 864 voting points (+121) in the AP poll.
The Gators’ ranking and total points in the USA Today poll is exactly the same as it was one year ago at this time.
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, 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
Last 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
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
This 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
Last 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
* Numbers in parenthesis represent first-place votes.
Gatornation is wisely staying mum on this ranking. It’s a nice indicator that the program is heading in the right direction, but not much else. LSU looms.