Following a 17-6 loss down in America’s boot, the Gators fell in both polls. Florida dropped five spots from No. 17 to No. 22 in the AP poll and from No. 17 to No. 19 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
The Southeastern Conference added Missouri into the USA Today Coaches Poll top 25 following their upset win over Georgia on Saturday. Mizzou jumped from No. 25 to No. 14 in the AP poll and will host the Gators in Colombia, Missouri next week in a matchup that now holds major SEC East title implications. In a show of strength, the SEC now has eight teams ranked in the AP top 25 poll.
Despite dropping in the polls the Gators still are in the driver’s seat in the SEC. The rest of the road isn’t easy and the Gators will need to post wins over Missouri, Georgia and South Carolina to punch their ticket to Atlanta but they still control their own fate and that’s a good position to be in.
AP Top 25
Rank Team Record Points 1 Alabama (55) 6-0 1495 2 Oregon (5) 6-0 1438 3 Clemson 6-0 1352 4 Ohio State 6-0 1330 5 Florida State 5-0 1242 6 LSU 6-1 1137 7 Texas A&M 5-1 1105 8 Louisville 6-0 1077 9 UCLA 5-0 1017 10 Miami (FL) 5-0 912 11 South Carolina 5-1 896 12 Baylor 5-0 849 13 Stanford 5-1 824 14 Missouri 6-0 749 15 Georgia 4-2 615 16 Texas Tech 6-0 590 17 Fresno State 5-0 383 18 Oklahoma 5-1 380 19 Virginia Tech 6-1 352 20 Washington 4-2 309 21 Oklahoma State 4-1 264 22 Florida 4-2 249 23 Northern Ill. 6-0 185 24 Auburn 5-1 156 25 Wisconsin 4-2 153
Dropped from rankings: Michigan 18, Northwestern 19.
Others receiving votes: Michigan 118, Nebraska 94, Michigan State 69, Utah 47, Notre Dame 39, Oregon State 21, UCF 19, Texas 16, Northwestern 7, Arizona State 7, Houston 3, Rutgers 1.
USA Today Coaches Poll
Rank Team Record Points Previous 1 Alabama (57) 6-0 1,544 1 2 Oregon (4) 6-0 1,486 2 3 Ohio State 6-0 1,379 3 4 Clemson (1) 6-0 1,356 4 5 Stanford 5-1 1,327 5 6 Florida State 5-0 1,188 8 7 Georgia 4-2 1,130 6 8 Louisville 6-0 1,105 7 9 Texas A&M 5-1 1,067 9 10 Oklahoma 5-1 964 10 11 LSU 6-1 953 11 12 South Carolina 5-1 833 12 13 UCLA 5-0 807 13 14 Miami (FL) 5-0 747 14 15 Baylor 5-0 698 16 16 Michigan 5-1 591 17 17 Florida 4-2 574 19 18 Northwestern 4-2 393 15 19 Washington 4-2 366 18 20 Oklahoma State 4-1 350 20 21 Texas Tech 6-0 336 22 22 Fresno State 5-0 325 21 23 Northern Ill. 6-0 169 23 24 Nebraska 5-1 125 25 25 Virginia Tech 6-1 97 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Missouri 86, Notre Dame 58, Wisconsin 29, Michigan State 16, Auburn 11, UCF 11, Rutgers 8, Oregon State 8, Arizona 4, Arizona State 4, Ball State 3, Brigham Young 2.