Gators in at No. 3 in BCS, No. 4 in top 25 polls
The Florida Gators moved up one spot to No. 3 when the eighth edition of the BCS standings were announced Sunday night. Florida, with a .898 (+.010), checked in behind undefeated Notre Dame and Alabama, which won the 2012 SEC Championship. The Gators are one of six SEC teams in the top 10.
Florida went 4-1 against the top 12 teams in the BCS with victories over No. 8 LSU, No. 9 Texas A&M, No. 10 South Carolina and No. 12 Florida State. Its sole loss this season came at the hands of No. 7 Georgia.
Early Sunday afternoon, the first postseason editions of the USA Today Coaches and Associated Press Top 25 polls were released with the Gators checking in as a unanimous top-five team following a week in which they were idle.
Florida moved up one spot to No. 4 in the human polls. The Gators were awarded 1,287 voting points (+22) in the USA Today poll and 1,297 voting points (+35) in the AP top 25.
Notre Dame, the only undefeated team in the country (aside from ineligible Ohio State), remained the near-unanimous No. 1 team nationally, receiving 116-of-119 first-place votes from the USA Today coaches and AP voters.
Florida is unlikely to have a spot in the national championship game when the participants are announced at 8:30 p.m., but the Gators should finish in the top four of the BCS standings, earning them a bid to the Sugar Bowl.
| Week | Result | BCS | USA Today | Associated Press |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | - | - | No. 23 (250) | No. 23 (214) |
| 2 | W 27-14 vs. Bowling Green | - | No. 23 (204) | No. 24 (145) |
| 3 | W 20-17 at Texas A&M | - | No. 17 (452) | No. 18 (427) |
| 4 | W 37-20 at Tennessee | - | No. 14 (689) | No. 14 (743) |
| 5 | W 38-0 vs. Kentucky | - | No. 12 (817) | No. 11 (864) |
| 6 | Bye | - | No. 11 (883) | No. 10 (937) |
| 7 | W 14-6 vs. LSU | - | No. 6 (1,165) | No. 4 (1,265) |
| 8 | W 31-17 at Vanderbilt | No. 2 (.909) | No. 4 (1,297) | No. 3 (1,361) |
| 9 | W 44-11 vs. South Carolina | No. 2 (.931) | No. 3 (1,329) | No. 3 (1,380) |
| 10 | L 9-17 vs. Georgia | No. 7 (.760) | No. 8 (1,024) | No. 8 (1,075) |
| 11 | W 14-7 vs. Missouri | No. 6 (.786) | No. 7 (1,091) | No. 7 (1,112) |
| 12 | W 27-20 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette | No. 6 (.796) | No. 7 (1,079) | No. 7 (1,089) |
| 13 | W 23-0 vs. Jacksonville State | No. 4 (.843) | No. 6 (1,166) | No. 6 (1,171) |
| 14 | W 37-26 at Florida State | No. 4 (.888) | No. 5 (1,265) | No. 5 (1,262) |
| 15 | Idle | No. 3 (.898) | No. 4 (1,287) | No. 4 (1,297) |
| Final | L 23-33 vs. Louisville | - | No. 10 (866) | No. 9 (933) |
BCS STANDINGS
This Week 1-5: Notre Dame, Alabama, Florida, Oregon, Kansas State
6-10: Stanford, Georgia, LSU, Texas A&M, South Carolina
11-15: Oklahoma, Florida State, Oregon State, Clemson, Northern Illinois
16-20: Nebraska, UCLA, Michigan, Boise State, Northwestern
21-25: Louisville, Utah State, Texas, San Jose State, Kent State
Last Week 1-5: Notre Dame, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Oregon
6-10: Kansas State, LSU, Stanford, Texas A&M, South Carolina
11-15: Oklahoma, Nebraska, Florida State, Clemson, Oregon State
16-20: UCLA, Kent State, Texas, Michigan, Boise State
21-25: Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Utah State, San Jose State
This Week 1-5: Notre Dame (56), Alabama (3), Oregon, Florida, Georgia
6-10: Kansas State, LSU, Stanford, Texas A&M, South Carolina
11-15: Oklahoma, Florida State, Clemson, Oregon State, Boise State
16-20: Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Louisville, UCLA, Utah State
21-25: Nebraska, Michigan, Wisconsin, San Jose State, Texas
Last Week 1-5: Notre Dame (56), Alabama (2), Georgia (1), Oregon, Florida
6-10: LSU, Kansas State, Texas A&M, Stanford, South Carolina
11-15: Oklahoma, Florida State, Nebraska, Clemson, Boise State
16-20: UCLA, Oregon State, Northern Illinois, Kent State, Northwestern
21-25: Texas, Utah State, Louisville, Michigan, Rutgers
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
This Week 1-5: Notre Dame (60), Alabama, Ohio State, Florida, Oregon
6-10: Georgia, Kansas State, Stanford, LSU, Texas A&M
11-15: South Carolina, Oklahoma, Florida State, Clemson, Oregon State
16-20: Northern Illinois, UCLA, Utah State, Michigan, Boise State
21-25: Northwestern, Louisville, Nebraska, San Jose State, Kent State
Last Week 1-5: Notre Dame (60), Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Florida
6-10: Oregon, Kansas State, Stanford, LSU, Texas A&M
11-15: South Carolina, Oklahoma, Florida State, Nebraska, Clemson
16-20: Oregon State, UCLA, Kent State, Northern Illinois, Utah State
21-25: Michigan, Northwestern, Texas, Oklahoma State, Boise State
* Numbers in parenthesis represent first-place votes.
Seems highly unlikely that UGA will be able to take the Sugar Bowl berth.
Is there any chance GA gets that berth?