Sunday October 7, 2012Gators Climb to No. 4 in the Associated Press and No. 6 in USA Today Weekly Polls
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Football Headline
After a 14-6 upset victory over No. 4 LSU, the Gators jumped in the polls for the fifth-straight week. Florida cracked the top-five in the Associated Press Poll as they are No. 4 and moved up to No. 6 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. Last week Florida was ranked No. 10 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 11 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. UF (5-0, 4-0 SEC) will be on the road this week at Vanderbilt (2-3, 1-2 SEC), the game will air on ESPNU at 6 p.m. Florida has won two conference road games so far this season.
There are seven teams from the SEC currently ranked in the polls. Among the six teams remaining on Florida’s schedule, the Gators will face three teams present in rankings: No. 3 South Carolina (Oct. 20 at The Swamp), No. 12 Florida State (Nov. 24 in Tallahassee) and No. 14 Georgia (Oct. 27 in Jacksonville).
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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 (60) |
5-0 |
1500 |
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1. |
Alabama (58) |
5-0 |
1474 |
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2. |
Oregon |
6-0 |
1435 |
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2. |
Oregon (1) |
6-0 |
1411 |
|
3. |
South Carolina |
6-0 |
1359 |
|
3. |
South Carolina |
6-0 |
1345 |
|
4. |
FLORIDA |
5-0 |
1265 |
|
4. |
West Virginia |
5-0 |
1296 |
|
5. |
West Virginia |
5-0 |
1260 |
|
5. |
Kansas State |
5-0 |
1216 |
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6. |
Kansas State |
5-0 |
1217 |
|
6. |
FLORIDA |
5-0 |
1165 |
|
7. |
Notre Dame |
5-0 |
1176 |
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7. |
Notre Dame |
5-0 |
1152 |
|
8. |
Ohio St. |
6-0 |
1053 |
|
8. |
LSU |
5-1 |
961 |
|
9. |
LSU |
5-1 |
938 |
|
9. |
USC |
4-1 |
940 |
|
10. |
Oregon State |
4-0 |
873 |
|
10. |
Oklahoma |
3-1 |
872 |
|
11. |
USC |
4-1 |
812 |
|
11. |
Florida State |
5-1 |
819 |
|
12. |
Florida State |
5-1 |
800 |
|
12. |
Georgia |
5-1 |
761 |
|
13. |
Oklahoma |
3-1 |
756 |
|
13. |
Clemson |
5-1 |
759 |
|
14. |
Georgia |
5-1 |
733 |
|
14. |
Oregon State |
4-0 |
691 |
|
15. |
Texas |
4-1 |
711 |
|
15. |
Texas |
4-1 |
663 |
|
16. |
Clemson |
5-1 |
657 |
|
16. |
Louisville |
5-0 |
628 |
|
17. |
Stanford |
4-1 |
587 |
|
17. |
Stanford |
4-1 |
577 |
|
18. |
Louisville |
5-0 |
494 |
|
18. |
Mississippi State |
5-0 |
558 |
|
19. |
Mississippi State |
5-0 |
450 |
|
19. |
Rutgers |
5-0 |
410 |
|
20. |
Rutgers |
5-0 |
331 |
|
20. |
Cincinnati |
4-0 |
365 |
|
21. |
Cincinnati |
4-0 |
205 |
|
21. |
Texas A&M |
4-1 |
208 |
|
22. |
Texas A&M |
4-1 |
153 |
|
22. |
Boise State |
4-1 |
197 |
|
23. |
Louisiana Tech |
5-0 |
129 |
|
23. |
TCU |
4-1 |
194 |
|
24. |
Boise State |
4-1 |
114 |
|
24. |
Louisiana Tech |
5-0 |
131 |
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25. |
Michigan |
3-2 |
82 |
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25. |
Iowa State |
4-1 |
73 |
