It’s human nature to rank things. Every week the AP and USA Today Coaches Poll rank the top-25 college football teams in the country. It’s an exercise in reaction and in most cases overreaction but it does hold importance in the landscape of college football.
The Gators predictably fell in both polls this week following their loss to the Miami Hurricanes this past weekend. Florida dropped 11 spots from No. 9 to No. 20 and fell six places in the USA Today Coaches Poll from No. 12 to No. 18.
While the Gators did drop in both polls, their fate is still completely in their own hands. The loss to Miami, while it stings, doesn’t affect Florida’s main goal this season. It was an out of conference loss and doesn’t effect Florida’s goal of reaching the SEC Championship in Atlanta.
Florida will have a week off before starting SEC play in two weeks against Tennessee in The Swamp.
Coaches Poll
- Alabama (58)
- Oregon (1)
- Ohio State (2)
- Stanford
- Clemson
- Texas A&M (1)
- Louisville
- LSU
- Florida State
- Georgia
- Oklahoma State
- Michigan
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Nebraska
- Northwestern
- UCLA
- Wisconsin
- Miami
- Florida
- Notre Dame
- Baylor
- Washington
- TCU
- Ole Miss
AP Poll
- Alabama (57)
- Oregon (1)
- Clemson (1)
- Ohio State (1)
- Stanford
- Texas A&M
- Louisville
- LSU
- Georgia
- Florida State
- Michigan
- Oklahoma State
- South Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Miami
- UCLA
- Northwestern
- Florida
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Notre Dame
- Baylor
- Nebraska
- TCU
- Ole Miss
I know a win is a win, but Miami’s win wasn’t as impressive as it was Florida’s loss was just unimpressive. They didn’t create the turnovers as much as Florida just gave it to them. We moved the ball as well as we have at any point since WM has been the coach. This ‘identity’ thing that we want to create so bad…..just be a tough ass defense, but put an offensive plan in place that can win ball games when it has to!