The Florida Gators moved up one spot to No. 3 when the eighth edition of the BCS standings were announced Sunday night. Florida, with a .898 (+.010), checked in behind undefeated Notre Dame and Alabama, which won the 2012 SEC Championship. The Gators are one of six SEC teams in the top 10.
Florida went 4-1 against the top 12 teams in the BCS with victories over No. 8 LSU, No. 9 Texas A&M, No. 10 South Carolina and No. 12 Florida State. Its sole loss this season came at the hands of No. 7 Georgia.
Early Sunday afternoon, the first postseason editions of the USA Today Coaches and Associated Press Top 25 polls were released with the Gators checking in as a unanimous top-five team following a week in which they were idle.
Florida moved up one spot to No. 4 in the human polls. The Gators were awarded 1,287 voting points (+22) in the USA Today poll and 1,297 voting points (+35) in the AP top 25.
Notre Dame, the only undefeated team in the country (aside from ineligible Ohio State), remained the near-unanimous No. 1 team nationally, receiving 116-of-119 first-place votes from the USA Today coaches and AP voters.
Florida is unlikely to have a spot in the national championship game when the participants are announced at 8:30 p.m., but the Gators should finish in the top four of the BCS standings, earning them a bid to the Sugar Bowl.
| 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 |
BCS STANDINGS
This Week 1-5: Notre Dame, Alabama, Florida, Oregon, Kansas State
6-10: Stanford, Georgia, LSU, Texas A&M, South Carolina
11-15: Oklahoma, Florida State, Oregon State, Clemson, Northern Illinois
16-20: Nebraska, UCLA, Michigan, Boise State, Northwestern
21-25: Louisville, Utah State, Texas, San Jose State, Kent State
Last Week 1-5: Notre Dame, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Oregon
6-10: Kansas State, LSU, Stanford, Texas A&M, South Carolina
11-15: Oklahoma, Nebraska, Florida State, Clemson, Oregon State
16-20: UCLA, Kent State, Texas, Michigan, Boise State
21-25: Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Utah State, San Jose State
[EXPAND CLICK TO EXPAND and check out the rest of the top 25 polls.]USA TODAY COACHES POLL
This Week 1-5: Notre Dame (56), Alabama (3), Oregon, Florida, Georgia
6-10: Kansas State, LSU, Stanford, Texas A&M, South Carolina
11-15: Oklahoma, Florida State, Clemson, Oregon State, Boise State
16-20: Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Louisville, UCLA, Utah State
21-25: Nebraska, Michigan, Wisconsin, San Jose State, Texas
Last Week 1-5: Notre Dame (56), Alabama (2), Georgia (1), Oregon, Florida
6-10: LSU, Kansas State, Texas A&M, Stanford, South Carolina
11-15: Oklahoma, Florida State, Nebraska, Clemson, Boise State
16-20: UCLA, Oregon State, Northern Illinois, Kent State, Northwestern
21-25: Texas, Utah State, Louisville, Michigan, Rutgers
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
This Week 1-5: Notre Dame (60), Alabama, Ohio State, Florida, Oregon
6-10: Georgia, Kansas State, Stanford, LSU, Texas A&M
11-15: South Carolina, Oklahoma, Florida State, Clemson, Oregon State
16-20: Northern Illinois, UCLA, Utah State, Michigan, Boise State
21-25: Northwestern, Louisville, Nebraska, San Jose State, Kent State
Last Week 1-5: Notre Dame (60), Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Florida
6-10: Oregon, Kansas State, Stanford, LSU, Texas A&M
11-15: South Carolina, Oklahoma, Florida State, Nebraska, Clemson
16-20: Oregon State, UCLA, Kent State, Northern Illinois, Utah State
21-25: Michigan, Northwestern, Texas, Oklahoma State, Boise State
* Numbers in parenthesis represent first-place votes.[/EXPAND]
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