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Gators drop in AP Poll after close win over USF

On3 imageby:Zach Abolverdi•09/18/22•

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Florida DB Tre'Vez Johnson celebrates his interception against USF. David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Gators dropped in the Associated Press Top-25 poll for the second straight week, this time after a win. Florida fell two spots to No. 20 in the new poll after narrowly defeating USF 31-28.

The Gators went from unranked in the preseason to No. 12 after a season-opening win over Utah.

It was the fourth biggest jump in school history in all AP polls. UF went from unranked to 8th in 1965. The Gators also went from unranked to 10th in 1965, and unranked to 10th in 1966. The AP Poll only included 20 teams from 1936 to 1960, 10 teams from 1961 to 1967, and 20 teams from 1968 to 1988 before the current format.

The Gators dropped to No. 18 last Sunday following their 26-16 loss to Kentucky.

The SEC has eight teams ranked inside the top 25. No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Alabama maintained the top two spots, respectively. Kentucky (8), Arkansas (10), Tennessee (11), Ole Miss (16), Florida (20) and Texas A&M (23) round out the SEC teams in the poll.

Gators next matchup

The Gators (2-1, 0-1 SEC) return to conference play next weekend with their first road game of the year at No. 15 Tennessee, which defeated Akron 63-6 on Saturday.

ESPN’s College Gameday announced Sunday that the show will broadcast from Knoxville for the first time since 2016. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS from a sold-out Neyland Stadium.

Complete AP Top 25

RankTeam
1Georgia
2Alabama
3Ohio State
4Michigan
5Clemson
6Oklahoma
7USC
8Kentucky
9Oklahoma State
10Arkansas
11Tennessee
12N.C State
13Utah
14Penn State
15Oregon
16Ole Miss
17Baylor
18Washington
19BYU
20Florida
21Wake Forest
22Texas
23Texas A&M
24Pittsburgh
25Miami (FL)

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