Gators Move to No. 14 in the Associated Press and USA Today Weekly Polls
Sunday, September 16, 2012 | Football
After a 37-20 victory over No. 23 Tennessee and their second-straight SEC road win, the Florida football team continued their climb in the Top 25 as they moved up to No. 14 in the Associated Press Poll and the USA Today Coaches' Poll. The Gators were previously ranked No. 18 in the Associated Press Poll and to No. 17 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll. UF (3-0) will return to Gainesville as they play host to conference opponent Kentucky on September 22 at 12:21 p.m. at The Swamp. It will be the Gators' first home conference game this season.
There are five teams from the SEC currently ranked in the polls. Among the 12 teams on Florida's schedule, the Gators will face four teams present in rankings: No. 2 LSU (Oct. 6 at The Swamp), No. 4 Florida State (Nov. 24 in Tallahassee), No. 5 Georgia (Oct. 27 in Jacksonville) and No. 7 South Carolina (Oct. 20 at The Swamp).
| Associated Press Top 25 Poll | USA Today Top 25 Coaches' Poll | |||||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | |
| 1. | Alabama (58) | 3-0 | 1498 | 1. | Alabama (54) | 3-0 | 1470 | |
| 2. | LSU (2) | 3-0 | 1433 | 2. | LSU (5) | 3-0 | 1411 | |
| 3. | Oregon | 3-0 | 1356 | 3. | Oregon | 3-0 | 1339 | |
| 4. | Florida State | 3-0 | 1275 | 4. | Florida State | 3-0 | 1240 | |
| 5. | Georgia | 3-0 | 1203 | 5. | Oklahoma | 2-0 | 1201 | |
| 6. | Oklahoma | 2-0 | 1181 | 6. | Georgia | 3-0 | 1150 | |
| 7. | South Carolina | 3-0 | 1081 | 7. | West Virginia | 2-0 | 1114 | |
| 8. | West Virginia | 2-0 | 1051 | 8. | South Carolina | 3-0 | 1071 | |
| 9. | Stanford | 3-0 | 1009 | 9. | Clemson | 3-0 | 955 | |
| 10. | Clemson | 3-0 | 899 | 10. | Texas | 3-0 | 869 | |
| 11. | Notre Dame | 3-0 | 854 | 11. | Stanford | 3-0 | 868 | |
| 12. | Texas | 3-0 | 816 | 12. | Southern California | 2-1 | 779 | |
| 13. | USC | 2-1 | 776 | 13. | Kansas State | 3-0 | 767 | |
| 14. | FLORIDA | 3-0 | 743 | 14. | FLORIDA | 3-0 | 689 | |
| 15. | Kansas State | 3-0 | 683 | 15. | Notre Dame | 3-0 | 681 | |
| 16. | Ohio State | 3-0 | 680 | 16. | TCU | 2-0 | 675 | |
| 17. | TCU | 2-0 | 535 | 17. | Michigan | 2-1 | 507 | |
| 18. | Michigan | 2-1 | 448 | 18. | Louisville | 3-0 | 434 | |
| 19. | UCLA | 3-0 | 429 | 19. | UCLA | 3-0 | 375 | |
| 20. | Louisville | 3-0 | 366 | 20. | Michigan State | 2-1 | 354 | |
| 21. | Michigan State | 2-1 | 318 | 21. | Arizona | 3-0 | 296 | |
| 22. | Arizona | 3-0 | 296 | 22. | Nebraska | 2-1 | 194 | |
| 23. | Mississippi State | 3-0 | 106 | 23. | Mississippi State | 3-0 | 99 | |
| 24. | Boise State | 1-1 | 95 | 24. | Wisconsin | 2-1 | 97 | |
| 25. | Nebraska | 2-1 | 80 | 25. | Oklahoma State | 2-1 | 73 | |
