Gators Ranked No. 8 in Associated Press and USA Today Weekly Polls
Sunday, October 28, 2012 | Football
In their first loss of the season, Florida fell to Georgia, 17-9. The Gators dropped to No. 8 in the Associated Press and No. 8 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Last week Florida was ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press Poll and the USA Today Coaches' Poll. UF (7-1, 6-1 SEC) will face SEC newcomer Missouri (4-4, 1-4 SEC) on Saturday, November 3 in The Swamp. It will be the Gators' first of three-straight home games.
There are seven teams from the SEC currently ranked in the polls. Among the four teams remaining on Florida's schedule, the Gators will face two teams present in rankings: No. 9 Florida State (Nov. 24 in Tallahassee).
| Associated Press Top 25 Poll | USA Today Top 25 Coaches' Poll | |||||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | |
| 1. | Alabama (60) | 8-0 | 1500 | 1. | Alabama (59) | 8-0 | 1475 | |
| 2. | Oregon | 8-0 | 1412 | 2. | Oregon | 8-0 | 1391 | |
| 3. | Kansas State | 8-0 | 1382 | 3. | Kansas State | 8-0 | 1366 | |
| 4. | Notre Dame | 8-0 | 1344 | 4. | Notre Dame | 8-0 | 1307 | |
| 5. | LSU | 7-1 | 1216 | 5. | LSU | 7-1 | 1225 | |
| 6. | Ohio St. | 9-0 | 1158 | 6. | Georgia | 7-1 | 1149 | |
| 7. | Georgia | 7-1 | 1145 | 7. | Florida State | 8-1 | 1121 | |
| 8. | FLORIDA | 7-1 | 1075 | 8. | FLORIDA | 7-1 | 1024 | |
| 9. | Florida State | 8-1 | 1046 | 9. | Clemson | 7-1 | 976 | |
| 10. | Clemson | 7-1 | 914 | 10. | Louisville | 8-0 | 888 | |
| 11. | South Carolina | 7-2 | 823 | 11. | South Carolina | 7-2 | 838 | |
| 12. | Louisville | 8-0 | 817 | 12. | Oklahoma | 5-2 | 758 | |
| 13. | Oregon State | 6-1 | 762 | 13. | Oregon State | 6-1 | 684 | |
| 14. | Oklahoma | 5-2 | 758 | 14. | Boise State | 7-1 | 634 | |
| 15. | Stanford | 6-2 | 627 | 15. | Stanford | 6-2 | 626 | |
| 16. | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 580 | 16. | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 592 | |
| 17. | Mississippi State | 7-1 | 559 | 17. | USC | 6-2 | 583 | |
| 18. | USC | 6-2 | 418 | 18. | Mississippi State | 7-1 | 569 | |
| 19. | Boise State | 7-1 | 406 | 19. | West Virginia | 5-2 | 326 | |
| 20. | Texas Tech | 6-2 | 388 | 20. | Texas Tech | 6-2 | 284 | |
| 21. | Nebraska | 6-2 | 249 | 21. | Nebraska | 6-2 | 283 | |
| 22. | Louisiana Tech | 7-1 | 209 | 22. | Texas | 6-2 | 200 | |
| 23. | West Virginia | 5-2 | 126 | 23. | Louisiana Tech | 7-1 | 191 | |
| 24. | Arizona | 5-3 | 106 | 24. | Oklahoma State | 5-2 | 166 | |
| 25. | UCLA | 6-2 | 103 | 25. | Rutgers | 7-1 | 151 | |
