Florida Football Ranked No. 23 in USA Today, No. 24 in Associated Press Weekly Polls
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 | Football
Following its 27-14, season-opening victory over Bowling Green, the Florida football team remained at No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll and dropped a spot to No. 24 in the Associated Press Poll, released on Tuesday. The Gators were rated 23rd in both of the preseason polls. UF (1-0) and Texas A&M (0-0) will meet at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN in the Southeastern Conference season opener on Saturday which will also be the Aggies' inaugural outing as a member of the SEC.
There are six teams from the SEC currently ranked in the polls. Among the 12 teams on Florida's schedule, there are four teams present in rankings: No. 3 LSU (Oct. 6 at The Swamp), No. 6 Florida State (Nov. 24 in Tallahassee), No. 7 Georgia (Oct. 27 in Jacksonville) and No. 9 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 (45) | 1-0 | 1481 | 1. | Alabama (37) | 1-0 | 1447 | |
| 2. | USC (11) | 1-0 | 1435 | 2. | USC (14) | 1-0 | 1398 | |
| 3. | LSU (4) | 1-0 | 1382 | 3. | LSU (7) | 1-0 | 1375 | |
| 4. | Oregon | 1-0 | 1295 | 4. | Oregon (1) | 1-0 | 1286 | |
| 5. | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 1170 | 5. | Oklahoma | 1-0 | 1171 | |
| 6. | Florida State | 1-0 | 1135 | 6. | Florida State | 1-0 | 1144 | |
| 7. | Georgia | 1-0 | 1083 | 7. | Georgia | 1-0 | 1092 | |
| 8. | Arkansas | 1-0 | 992 | 8. | West Virginia | 1-0 | 1032 | |
| 9t. | South Carolina | 1-0 | 980 | 9. | South Carolina | 1-0 | 943 | |
| 9t. | West Virginia | 1-0 | 980 | 10. | Arkansas | 1-0 | 929 | |
| 11. | Michigan State | 1-0 | 915 | 11. | Michigan State | 1-0 | 868 | |
| 12. | Clemson | 1-0 | 788 | 12. | Clemson | 1-0 | 826 | |
| 13. | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 664 | 13. | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 719 | |
| 14. | Ohio State | 1-0 | 634 | 14. | Nebraska | 1-0 | 652 | |
| 15. | Virginia Tech | 1-0 | 604 | 15. | Texas | 1-0 | 600 | |
| 16. | Nebraska | 1-0 | 603 | 16. | Oklahoma State | 1-0 | 595 | |
| 17. | Texas | 1-0 | 584 | 17. | TCU | 0-0 | 479 | |
| 18. | Oklahoma State | 1-0 | 558 | 18. | Virginia Tech | 1-0 | 476 | |
| 19. | Michigan | 0-1 | 446 | 19. | Michigan | 0-1 | 427 | |
| 20. | TCU | 0-0 | 355 | 20. | Kansas State | 1-0 | 414 | |
| 21. | Kansas State | 1-0 | 339 | 21. | Stanford | 1-0 | 324 | |
| 22. | Notre Dame | 1-0 | 198 | 22. | Notre Dame | 1-0 | 252 | |
| 23. | Louisville | 1-0 | 190 | 23. | FLORIDA | 1-0 | 204 | |
| 24. | FLORIDA | 1-0 | 145 | 24. | Louisville | 1-0 | 109 | |
| 25. | Stanford | 1-0 | 131 | 25. | Boise State | 0-1 | 82 | |
