Florida's 41-3 win over Florida Atlantic on Saturday must have impressed the coaches and the media, as the Gators moved up to No. 18 in the first USA Today Coaches and The Associated Press regular season polls released today.
Facts
The AP Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 5, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:Record Pts Pv
1. Oklahoma (32) 1-0 1,448 1
2. LSU (17) 1-0 1,415 4
3. Alabama (9) 1-0 1,409 2
4. Boise St. (2) 1-0 1,310 5
5. Florida St. 1-0 1,196 6
6. Stanford 1-0 1,154 7
7. Texas A&M 1-0 1,033 8
8. Wisconsin 1-0 1,031 11
9. Oklahoma St. 1-0 »981 9
10. Nebraska 1-0 »947 10
11. Virginia Tech 1-0 »906 13
12. South Carolina 1-0 »843 12
13. Oregon 0-1 »828 3
14. Arkansas 1-0 »752 15
15. Ohio St. 1-0 »606 18
16. Mississippi St. 1-0 »594 20
17. Michigan St. 1-0 »530 17
18. Florida 1-0 »382 22
19. West Virginia 1-0 »357 24
20. Baylor 1-0 »284 NR
21. Missouri 1-0 »242 21
22. South Florida 1-0 »221 NR
23. Penn St. 1-0 »147 NR
24. Texas 1-0 »135 NR
25. TCU 0-1 »130 14
Others receiving votes: Arizona St. 119, Auburn 85, Southern Cal 69, Georgia 52, Northwestern 40, Maryland 34, BYU 33, Iowa 29, Houston 27, Utah 24, Notre Dame 22, Michigan 17, Air Force 11, Pittsburgh 11, UCF 10, NC State 8, Hawaii 6, Tennessee 6, Arizona 5, N. Illinois 5, Southern Miss. 4, Clemson 1, Georgia Tech 1.