Gators fall to #9 in AP, #7 in USA

The Florida Gators fell several spots in both polls while USF climbed above UF in the AP poll for the first time ever.

AP Top 25

1. LSU (33) 5-0 1,593

2. USC (32) 4-0 1,591

3. California 5-0 1,475

4. Ohio State 5-0 1,420

5. Wisconsin 5-0 1,271

6. South Florida 4-0 1,203

7. Boston College 5-0 1,172

8. Kentucky 5-0 1,143

9. Florida 4-1 1,031

10. Oklahoma 4-1 992

11. South Carolina 4-1 900

12. Georgia 4-1 885

13. West Virginia 4-1 861

14. Oregon 4-1 837

15. Virginia Tech 4-1 639

16. Hawaii 5-0 586

17. Missouri 4-0 561

18. Arizona State 5-0 497

19. Texas 4-1 449

20. Cincinnati 5-0 377

21. Rutgers 3-1 299

22. Clemson 4-1 265

23. Purdue 5-0 218

24. Kansas State 3-1 214

25. Nebraska 4-1 198

Others Receiving Votes

Florida State 101, Miami (FL) 83, Illinois 59, Auburn 52, UCLA 49, Texas A&M 29, Michigan State 16, Michigan 15, Connecticut 9, Alabama 6, Arkansas 5, Colorado 5, UCF 5, Penn State 4, Virginia 3, Kansas 3, Boise State 3, Washington 1.

Dropped From Rankings

Penn State 21, Alabama 22.

USA Today Poll

1. USC (45) 4-0 1,483

2. LSU (14) 5-0 1,454

3. California 5-0 1,363

4. Ohio State (1) 5-0 1,313

5. Wisconsin 5-0 1,251

6. Boston College 5-0 1,138

7. Florida 4-1 1,000

8. Kentucky 5-0 971

9. South Florida 4-0 960

10. Oklahoma 4-1 925

11. Georgia 4-1 758

12. West Virginia 4-1 756

13. Oregon 4-1 697

14. Virginia Tech 4-1 661

15. Hawaii 5-0 585

16. Texas 4-1 573

17. Missouri 4-0 532

18. South Carolina 4-1 529

19. Arizona State 5-0 466

20. Purdue 5-0 423

21. Rutgers 3-1 347

22. Clemson 4-1 278

23. Nebraska 4-1 261

24. Cincinnati 5-0 249

25. UCLA 4-1 79

Others Receiving Votes

Miami (FL) 68, Michigan State 63, Kansas 48, Florida State 46, Auburn 42, Kansas State 33, Boise State 25, Connecticut 23, Illinois 21, Tennessee 17, Virginia 15, PENNST 12, Texas A&M 10, Michigan 10, Alabama 5, Colorado 3, Georgia Tech 3, Indiana 1, UCF 1, Wake Forest 1, Wyoming 1.

Dropped From Rankings

Penn State 19, Michigan State 23, Alabama 24.

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