Florida Football Rises Two Spots to No. 18 in AP Poll
Sunday, September 29, 2013 | Football
After taking down SEC-East rival Kentucky for the 27th-straight year, the Gators rose two posts in the Associated Press Poll, to No. 18, and stayed at No. 19 in the USA Today Coaches Poll released Sunday. The Gators will continue SEC play on Oct. 5, when they host Arkansas. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and will be broadcast by ESPN2.
There are seven teams from the SEC currently ranked in the polls. Among the eight teams remaining on Florida's schedule, there are four top-15 teams present in rankings: No. 10/11 LSU (Oct. 12 in Baton Rouge, La.), No. 6 Georgia (Oct. 27 in Jacksonville, Fla.), No. 13/12 South Carolina (Nov. 16 in Columbia, S.C.) and No. 8 Florida State (Nov. 30 in The Swamp).
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| Associated Press Top 25 Poll | USA Today Top 25 Coaches' Poll | |||||||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | |
| 1. | Alabama (55) | 4-0 | 1495 | 1. | Alabama (59) | 4-0 | 1546 | |
| 2. | Oregon (5) | 4-0 | 1422 | 2. | Oregon (2) | 4-0 | 1479 | |
| 3. | Clemson | 4-0 | 1354 | 3. | Ohio State | 5-0 | 1397 | |
| 4. | Ohio State | 5-0 | 1305 | 4. | Clemson (1) | 4-0 | 1352 | |
| 5. | Stanford | 4-0 | 1280 | 5. | Stanford | 4-0 | 1325 | |
| 6. | Georgia | 3-1 | 1171 | 6. | Georgia | 3-1 | 1148 | |
| 7. | Louisville | 4-0 | 1091 | 7. | Louisville | 4-0 | 1147 | |
| 8. | Florida State | 4-0 | 1069 | 8. | Florida State | 4-0 | 1129 | |
| 9. | Texas A&M | 4-1 | 1012 | 9. | Texas A&M | 4-1 | 1072 | |
| 10. | LSU | 4-1 | 979 | 10. | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 964 | |
| 11. | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 838 | 11. | LSU | 4-1 | 931 | |
| 12. | UCLA | 3-0 | 834 | 12. | South Carolina | 3-1 | 860 | |
| 13. | South Carolina | 3-1 | 812 | 13. | UCLA | 3-0 | 812 | |
| 14. | Miami | 4-0 | 753 | 14. | Miami | 4-0 | 727 | |
| 15. | Washington | 4-0 | 665 | 15. | Northwestern | 4-0 | 620 | |
| 16. | Northwestern | 4-0 | 550 | 16. | Baylor | 3-0 | 573 | |
| 17. | Baylor | 3-0 | 536 | 17. | Michigan | 4-0 | 546 | |
| 18. | FLORIDA | 3-1 | 481 | 18. | Washington | 4-0 | 545 | |
| 19. | Michigan | 4-0 | 471 | 19. | FLORIDA | 3-1 | 515 | |
| 20. | Texas Tech | 4-0 | 264 | 20. | Oklahoma State | 3-1 | 330 | |
| 21. | Oklahoma State | 3-1 | 230 | 21. | Fresno State | 4-0 | 270 | |
| 22. | Arizona State | 3-1 | 192 | 22. | Texas Tech | 4-0 | 231 | |
| 23. | Fresno State | 4-0 | 187 | 23. | Northern Illinois | 4-0 | 131 | |
| 24. | Ole Miss | 3-1 | 132 | 24. | Arizona State | 3-1 | 118 | |
| 25. | Maryland | 4-0 | 119 | 25. | Nebraska | 3-1 | 71 | |
