Florida falls five spots to No. 22 in top 25 polls

By Adam Silverstein
October 13, 2013

The seventh regular season editions of the USA Today Coaches’ Poll and Associated Press Top 25 were released on Sunday with the Alabama Crimson Tide remaining the No. 1-ranked team in the country in both polls. Alabama received 58-of-62 first-place votes from the coaches and picked up 55-of-60 first-place votes from the AP voters.

The Florida Gators (4-2, 3-1 SEC), fresh off a tough 17-6 road loss at LSU, fell five spots in both polls. The Gators were listed at No. 22 in both the USA Today rankings and AP top 25. Florida checked in with 240 (-354) and 249 points (-287), losing major ground in the respective rankings.

Date	Gator Bait	Time/Score	TV/Rec.
9/4	FAU	W 35-14	1-0
9/11	at USF	W 42-20	2-0
9/18	Alabama	L 39-41	2-1
9/25	Tennessee	W 38-14	3-1
10/2	at Kentucky	L 13-20	3-2
10/9	Vanderbilt	W 42-0	4-2
10/16	at LSU	L 42-49	4-3
10/30	vs. Georgia Jacksonville	L 7-34	4-4
11/6	at South Carolina	L 17-40	4-5
11/13	Samford	W 70-52	5-5
11/20	at Missouri	L(OT) 23-24	5-6
11/27	Florida State	W 24-21	6-6
12/23	vs. UCF Gasparilla	L 17-29	6-7

UF’s 2013 opponents in italics.

USA TODAY COACHES’ POLL
This Week 1-5: Alabama (58), Oregon (3), Ohio State, Clemson (1), Florida State
6-10: Louisville, Texas A&M, LSU, South Carolina, UCLA
11-15: Miami, Baylor, Stanford, Missouri, Texas Tech
16-20: Georgia, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Fresno State, Virginia Tech
21-25: Nebraska, Florida, Northern Illinois, Michigan, Washington

Last Week 1-5: Alabama (57), Oregon (6), Ohio State, Clemson (1), Stanford
6-10: Florida State, Georgia, Louisville, Texas A&M, Oklahoma
11-15: LSU, South Carolina, UCLA, Miami, Baylor
16-20: Michigan, Florida, Northwestern, Washington, Oklahoma State
21-25: Texas Tech, Fresno State, Northern Illinois, Nebraska, Virginia Tech

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
This Week 1-5: Alabama (55), Oregon (5), Clemson, Ohio State, Florida State
6-10: LSU, Texas A&M, Louisville, UCLA, Miami
11-15: South Carolina, Baylor, Stanford, Missouri, Georgia
16-20: Texas Tech, Fresno State, Oklahoma, Virginia Tech, Washington
21-25: Oklahoma State, Florida, Northern Illinois, Wisconsin

Last Week 1-5: Alabama (55), Oregon (5), Clemson (3), Ohio State, Stanford
6-10: Florida State, Georgia, Louisville, Texas A&M, LSU
11-15: UCLA, Oklahoma, Miami, South Carolina, Baylor
16-20: Washington, Florida, Michigan, Northwestern, Texas Tech
21-25: Fresno State, Oklahoma State, Northern Illinois, Virginia Tech, Missouri