Sunday, October 28, 2012

Gators Ranked No. 8 in Associated Press and USA Today Weekly Polls

In their first loss of the season, Florida fell to Georgia, 17-9. The Gators dropped to No. 8 in the Associated Press and No. 8 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Last week Florida was ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press Poll and the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. UF (7-1, 6-1 SEC) will face SEC newcomer Missouri (4-4, 1-4 SEC) on Saturday, November 3 in The Swamp. It will be the Gators’ first of three-straight home games.

There are seven teams from the SEC currently ranked in the polls. Among the four teams remaining on Florida’s schedule, the Gators will face two teams present in rankings: No. 9 Florida State (Nov. 24 in Tallahassee).

Associated Press Top 25 Poll

USA Today Top 25 Coaches’ Poll
RK
TEAM
RECORD
PTS

RK
TEAM
RECORD
PTS
1.
Alabama (60)
8-0
1500

1.
Alabama (59)
8-0
1475
2.
Oregon
8-0
1412

2.
Oregon
8-0
1391
3.
Kansas State
8-0
1382

3.
Kansas State
8-0
1366
4.
Notre Dame
8-0
1344

4.
Notre Dame
8-0
1307
5.
LSU
7-1
1216

5.
LSU
7-1
1225
6.
Ohio St.
9-0
1158

6.
Georgia
7-1
1149
7.
Georgia
7-1
1145

7.
Florida State
8-1
1121
8.
FLORIDA
7-1
1075

8.
FLORIDA
7-1
1024
9.
Florida State
8-1
1046

9.
Clemson
7-1
976
10.
Clemson
7-1
914

10.
Louisville
8-0
888
11.
South Carolina
7-2
823

11.
South Carolina
7-2
838
12.
Louisville
8-0
817

12.
Oklahoma
5-2
758
13.
Oregon State
6-1
762

13.
Oregon State
6-1
684
14.
Oklahoma
5-2
758

14.
Boise State
7-1
634
15.
Stanford
6-2
627

15.
Stanford
6-2
626
16.
Texas A&M
6-2
580

16.
Texas A&M
6-2
592
17.
Mississippi State
7-1
559

17.
USC
6-2
583
18.
USC
6-2
418

18.
Mississippi State
7-1
569
19.
Boise State
7-1
406

19.
West Virginia
5-2
326
20.
Texas Tech
6-2
388

20.
Texas Tech
6-2
284
21.
Nebraska
6-2
249

21.
Nebraska
6-2
283
22.
Louisiana Tech
7-1
209

22.
Texas
6-2
200
23.
West Virginia
5-2
126

23.
Louisiana Tech
7-1
191
24.
Arizona
5-3
106

24.
Oklahoma State
5-2
166
25.
UCLA
6-2
103

25.
Rutgers
7-1
151