Gators Ranked No. 5 in Associated Press and USA Today Weekly Polls
Sunday, November 25, 2012 | Football
Claiming its third win of the year over a top-10 opponent and fourth win over a ranked foe, Florida defeated No. 10 Florida State, 37-26, to complete its regular season. The Gators moved up a spot to No. 5 in the Associated Press and the USA Today Coaches' polls. Last week, Florida was ranked No.6 in the Associated Press Poll and the USA Today Coaches' Poll. UF finished head coach Will Muschamp's second season 11-1 overall and 7-1 in the SEC. It is just the fifth time in school history that a Gator team has won 11 games in the regular season.
There are six teams from the SEC currently ranked in the polls. Florida faced five ranked opponents during the regular season and three in the top-10. The bowl matchups will be announced next Sunday, Dec. 2.
| Associated Press Top 25 Poll | USA Today Top 25 Coaches' Poll | |||||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | |
| 1. | Notre Dame (60) | 12-0 | 1500 | 1. | Notre Dame (56) | 12-0 | 1469 | |
| 2. | Alabama | 11-1 | 1400 | 2. | Alabama (2) | 11-1 | 1398 | |
| 3. | Georgia | 11-1 | 1331 | 3. | Georgia (1) | 11-1 | 1341 | |
| 4. | Ohio State | 12-0 | 1292 | 4. | Oregon | 11-1 | 1277 | |
| 5. | FLORIDA | 11-1 | 1262 | 5. | FLORIDA | 11-1 | 1265 | |
| 6. | Oregon | 11-1 | 1242 | 6. | LSU | 10-2 | 1124 | |
| 7. | Kansas State | 10-1 | 1079 | 7. | Kansas State | 10-1 | 1114 | |
| 8. | Stanford | 10-2 | 1061 | 8. | Texas A&M | 10-2 | 1076 | |
| 9. | LSU | 10-2 | 1056 | 9. | Stanford | 10-2 | 1008 | |
| 10. | Texas A&M | 10-2 | 1043 | 10. | South Carolina | 10-2 | 972 | |
| 11. | South Carolina | 10-2 | 916 | 11. | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 878 | |
| 12. | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 834 | 12. | Florida State | 10-2 | 829 | |
| 13. | Florida State | 10-2 | 764 | 13. | Nebraska | 10-2 | 765 | |
| 14. | Nebraska | 10-2 | 704 | 14. | Clemson | 10-2 | 720 | |
| 15. | Clemson | 10-2 | 667 | 15. | Boise State | 9-2 | 479 | |
| 16. | Oregon State | 8-3 | 528 | 16. | UCLA | 9-3 | 445 | |
| 17. | UCLA | 9-3 | 505 | 17. | Oregon State | 8-3 | 410 | |
| 18. | Kent State | 11-1 | 355 | 18. | Northern Illinois | 11-1 | 377 | |
| 19. | Northern Illinois | 11-1 | 349 | 19. | Kent State | 11-1 | 337 | |
| 20. | Utah State | 10-2 | 274 | 20. | Northwestern | 9-3 | 314 | |
| 21. | Michigan | 8-4 | 217 | 21. | Texas | 8-3 | 312 | |
| 22. | Northwestern | 9-3 | 189 | 22. | Utah State | 10-2 | 264 | |
| 23. | Texas | 8-3 | 185 | 23. | Louisville | 9-2 | 184 | |
| 24. | Oklahoma State | 7-4 | 174 | 24. | Michigan | 8-4 | 158 | |
| 25. | Boise State | 9-2 | 145 | 25. | Rutgers | 9-2 | 152 | |
