Gators Come in at No. 17/18 in Polls
Monday, October 3, 2011 | Football
The Florida football team (4-1, 2-1 SEC) fell to No. 17 in the AP poll and No. 18 in the USA Today Coaches' poll, released on Sunday. Last week, UF was ranked No. 12 in both polls.
There are six teams from the Southeastern Conference currently ranked in the polls. Among the 12 teams on Florida's schedule, there are five teams present in the Week 5 polls, including two of the top three teams in No. 1/3 LSU and No. 2/2 Alabama.
For the first time in school history, Florida will meet consecutive top-three opponents during the regular season. The last time a team faced top-three opponents was in 2009, when Kentucky faced No. 1 Florida and No. 3 Alabama in back-to-back weeks.
During the 2008 season, No. 2 UF defeated No. 1 Alabama in the SEC Championship Game, 31-20, and then downed No. 2 Oklahoma in the BCS National Championship Game, 24-14. In 1992, the sixth-ranked Gators fell to No. 3 Florida State, 45-24, and then dropped a 28-21 decision to No. 2 Alabama in the inaugural SEC Championship Game.
| AP Top 25 | USA Today Poll | |||||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | |
| 1 | LSU (40) | 5-0 | 1473 | 1 | Oklahoma (27) | 4-0 | 1421 | |
| 2 | Alabama (12) | 5-0 | 1435 | 2 | LSU (21) | 5-0 | 1410 | |
| 3 | Oklahoma (7) | 4-0 | 1397 | 3 | Alabama (10) | 5-0 | 1408 | |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 5-0 | 1266 | 4 | Stanford | 4-0 | 1237 | |
| 5 | Boise State (1) | 4-0 | 1248 | 5 | Wisconsin (1) | 5-0 | 1236 | |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 4-0 | 1191 | 6 | Boise State | 4-0 | 1186 | |
| 7 | Stanford | 4-0 | 1185 | 7 | Oklahoma State | 4-0 | 1162 | |
| 8 | Clemson | 5-0 | 1093 | 8 | Clemson | 5-0 | 1028 | |
| 9 | Oregon | 3-1 | 1028 | 9 | Oregon | 3-1 | 1017 | |
| 10 | Arkansas | 4-1 | 860 | 10 | Texas | 4-0 | 879 | |
| 11 | Texas | 4-0 | 833 | 11 | Michigan | 5-0 | 808 | |
| 12 | Michigan | 5-0 | 812 | 12 | Arkansas | 4-1 | 788 | |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 5-0 | 667 | 13 | Georgia Tech | 5-0 | 728 | |
| 14 | Nebraska | 4-1 | 555 | 14 | South Carolina | 4-1 | 559 | |
| 15 | Auburn | 4-1 | 550 | 15 | Nebraska | 4-1 | 557 | |
| 16 | West Virginia | 4-1 | 544 | 16 | Illinois | 5-0 | 541 | |
| 17 | FLORIDA | 4-1 | 498 | 17 | Virginia Tech | 4-1 | 470 | |
| 18 | South Carolina | 4-1 | 487 | 18 | FLORIDA | 4-1 | 456 | |
| 19 | Illinois | 5-0 | 428 | 19 | West Virginia | 4-1 | 436 | |
| 20 | Kansas State | 4-0 | 349 | 20 | Michigan State | 4-1 | 366 | |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | 4-1 | 341 | 21 | Kansas State | 4-0 | 264 | |
| 22 | Arizona State | 4-1 | 256 | 22 | Florida State | 2-2 | 229 | |
| 23 | Florida State | 2-2 | 237 | 23 | Auburn | 4-1 | 217 | |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 2-2 | 216 | 24 | Arizona State | 4-1 | 177 | |
| 25 | Baylor | 3-1 | 186 | 25 | Texas A&M | 2-2 | 160 | |
Italics = 2011 Gator Opponents
