With their
fourth-straight win, the Gators defeated Kentucky 38-0 to move to 4-0 on the
2012 season and are 3-0 in conference play. The win moved the Gators to No. 11
in the Associated Press Poll and No. 12 in the USA Today CoachesÕ Poll. Last
week the Gators were ranked No. 14 in both the AP and USA Today polls. Florida
will have this week off and will return to action when No. 3 LSU comes to Gainesville
Saturday, October 6th. It will be the GatorsÕ second game against a ranked
conference opponent, and the first at home.
There are six teams from the SEC
currently ranked in the polls. Among the 12 teams on FloridaÕs schedule, the
Gators will face four teams present in rankings: No. 3 LSU (Oct. 6 at The
Swamp), No. 4 Florida State (Nov. 24 in Tallahassee), No. 5 Georgia (Oct. 27 in
Jacksonville) and No. 6 South Carolina (Oct. 20 at The Swamp).