Sunday September 23, 2012Gators Climb to No. 11 in the Associated Press and No. 12 in USA Today Weekly Polls
Gainesville, Fla.
Football Headline
With their fourth-straight win, the Gators defeated Kentucky 38-0 to move to 4-0 on the 2012 season and are 3-0 in conference play. The win moved the Gators to No. 11 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 12 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. Last week the Gators were ranked No. 14 in both the AP and USA Today polls. Florida will have this week off and will return to action when No. 3 LSU comes to Gainesville Saturday, October 6th. It will be the Gators’ second game against a ranked conference opponent, and the first at home.
There are six 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. 3 LSU (Oct. 6 at The Swamp), No. 4 Florida State (Nov. 24 in Tallahassee), No. 5 Georgia (Oct. 27 in Jacksonville) and No. 6 South Carolina (Oct. 20 at The Swamp).
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Associated Press Top 25 Poll |
USA Today Top 25 Coaches’ Poll |
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RK |
TEAM |
RECORD |
PTS |
RK |
TEAM |
RECORD |
PTS |
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1. |
Alabama (59) |
4-0 |
1499 |
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1. |
Alabama (57) |
4-0 |
1473 |
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2. |
Oregon |
4-0 |
1414 |
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2. |
Oregon |
4-0 |
1371 |
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3. |
LSU (1) |
4-0 |
1346 |
|
3. |
LSU (1) |
4-0 |
1361 |
|
4. |
Florida St. |
4-0 |
1340 |
|
4. |
Florida St. (1) |
4-0 |
1306 |
|
5. |
Georgia |
4-0 |
1245 |
|
5. |
Georgia |
4-0 |
1224 |
|
6. |
South Carolina |
4-0 |
1147 |
|
6. |
South Carolina |
4-0 |
1149 |
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7. |
Kansas St. |
4-0 |
1067 |
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7. |
West Virginia |
3-0 |
1137 |
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8. |
Stanford |
3-0 |
1055 |
|
8. |
Kansas St. |
4-0 |
1000 |
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9. |
West Virginia |
3-0 |
1045 |
|
9. |
Stanford |
3-0 |
949 |
|
10. |
Notre Dame |
4-0 |
1003 |
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10. |
Texas |
3-0 |
924 |
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11. |
FLORIDA |
4-0 |
864 |
|
11. |
Notre Dame |
4-0 |
836 |
|
12. |
Texas |
3-0 |
856 |
|
12. |
FLORIDA |
4-0 |
817 |
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13. |
USC |
3-1 |
801 |
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13. |
USC |
3-1 |
813 |
|
14. |
Ohio St. |
4-0 |
633 |
|
14. |
TCU |
3-0 |
705 |
|
15. |
TCU |
3-0 |
616 |
|
15. |
Oklahoma |
2-1 |
699 |
|
16. |
Oklahoma |
2-1 |
611 |
|
16. |
Clemson |
3-1 |
560 |
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17. |
Clemson |
3-1 |
588 |
|
17. |
Louisville |
4-0 |
493 |
|
18. |
Oregon St. |
2-0 |
451 |
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18. |
Michigan St. |
3-1 |
404 |
|
19. |
Louisville |
4-0 |
414 |
|
19. |
Mississippi St. |
4-0 |
349 |
|
20. |
Michigan St. |
3-1 |
348 |
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20. |
Nebraska |
3-1 |
327 |
|
21. |
Mississippi St. |
4-0 |
246 |
|
21. |
Oregon St. |
2-0 |
220 |
|
22. |
Nebraska |
3-1 |
179 |
|
22. |
Oklahoma St. |
2-1 |
154 |
|
23. |
Rutgers |
4-0 |
128 |
|
23. |
Wisconsin |
3-1 |
102 |
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24. |
Boise St. |
2-1 |
114 |
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24. |
Baylor |
3-0 |
101 |
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25. |
Baylor |
3-0 |
92 |
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25. |
Virginia Tech |
3-1 |
98 |
