The first polls of the 2021 season were released on Tuesday afternoon. The Gators moved up in one of them and stayed put in the other.
UF is ranked ninth in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll after being ranked 11th in the preseason poll. The Gators jumped ahead of North Carolina and Iowa State. The Tar Heels were upset by Virginia Tech in week one, while the Cyclones were unimpressive in a 16-10 defeat of Northern Iowa.
The Gators remain the No. 13 team in the Associated Press Poll. They jumped ahead of North Carolina and Wisconsin but were passed by Iowa and Penn State.
Alabama is still No. 1 in both polls after its dominant victory over Miami. UCLA and Virginia Tech both skyrocketed into the rankings after being unranked in the preseason. The Bruins defeated LSU last week.
LSU dropped all the way out of the rankings after being a top-16 team in both preseason polls. North Carolina also plummeted in both polls.
Here are the complete Coaches and AP polls for week two:
USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll
1. Alabama
2. Georgia
3. Ohio State
4. Oklahoma
5. Texas A&M
6. Clemson
7. Notre Dame
8. Cincinnati
9. Florida
10. Iowa State
11. Oregon
12. Iowa
13. Penn State
14. USC
15. Texas
16. UCLA
17. Wisconsin
18. Utah
19. Coastal Carolina
20. Ole Miss
21. Virginia Tech
22. North Carolina
23. Oklahoma State
24. Miami
25. Arizona State
Associated Press Poll
1. Alabama
2. Georgia
3. Ohio State
4. Oklahoma
5. Texas A&M
6. Clemson
7. Cincinnati
8. Notre Dame
9. Iowa State
10. Iowa
11. Penn State
12. Oregon
13. Florida
14. USC
15. Texas
16. UCLA
17. Coastal Carolina
18. Wisconsin
19. Virginia Tech
20. Ole Miss
21. Utah
22. Miami
23. Arizona State
24. North Carolina
25. Auburn