The Florida football team (4-0, 2-0 SEC) moved up to No. 12 in both the AP and USA Today Coaches’ polls released on Sunday. The Gators continued their advance from their preseason ranking of 22nd in the AP poll and 23rd in the USA Today poll. Last week, UF was ranked No. 15 in both polls and climbed three spots following a 48-10 win at Kentucky.
There are five teams from the Southeastern Conference currently ranked in the polls. Among the 12 teams on Florida’s schedule, there are four teams present in the Week 5 polls, including two of the top three teams in No. 1/2t LSU and No. 3/2t Alabama.
The Gators will face the Crimson Tide and Tigers in their next two games, potentially marking the first time in school history that Florida will meet consecutive top-three opponents during the regular season. Florida and Alabama will clash at 8 p.m. on Saturday in The Swamp, live on CBS Sports.
During the 2008 season, No. 2 UF defeated No. 1 Alabama in the SEC Championship Game, 31-20, and then downed No. 2 Oklahoma in the BCS National Championship Game, 24-14. In 1992, the sixth-ranked Gators fell to No. 3 Florida State, 45-24, and then dropped a 28-21 decision to No. 2 Alabama in the inaugural SEC Championship Game.
