Florida remains outside of AP Poll after Week 5
The Florida Gators are still outside the AP Poll Top 25 after week six of the college football season. The poll came out before Florida’s game against Eastern Washington concluded, with the game being played on Sunday due to Hurricane Ian. The Gators still received 37 votes.
The Orange and Blue started the season unranked but jumped to No. 12 after beating then No. 7 Utah Utes in a thrilling 29-26 victory in Billy Napier’s first game as Florida head coach. They then dropped to No. 18 after losing to Kentucky in their SEC opener 26-16.
Other notable AP rankings include Georgia and Alabama switching spots, with the Crimson Tide the new No. 1 and the Dawgs dropping to No. 2, Ole Miss jumping five spots to No. 9, Kentucky dropping six spots to No. 13, Wake Forest moving seven spots up to No. 15, and Kansas making its first appearance in the AP Poll in thirteen seasons with their No. 19 ranking. The Jayhawks will host College Gameday, ESPN’s college football pregame show, for the first time in program history.
New @AP_Top25 poll
1-Bama
2-Georgia
3-Ohio St
4-Michigan
5-Clemson
6-USC
7-Okla St
8-Tennessee
9-Ole Miss
10-Penn St
11-Utah
12-Oregon
13-Kentucky
14-NC St
15-Wake Forest
16-BYU
17-TCU
18-UCLA
19-Kansas
20-Kansas St
21-Washington
22-Syracuse
23-Miss State
24-Cincinnati
25-LSU— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) October 2, 2022
Florida will host Missouri for the Gators’ Homecoming game next week. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU with kick-off scheduled for noon EDT.
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