College football rankings: Florida Gators up, Georgia down in top 25 polls ahead of showdown

By Adam Silverstein
October 20, 2019
College football rankings: Florida Gators up, Georgia down in top 25 polls ahead of showdown
Football

The Florida Gators (7-1, 4-1 SEC) came from behind to pick up a key road victory on Saturday afternoon, defeating South Carolina 38-27 to take over first place in the SEC East. With an off week coming up before Florida takes on Georgia in the annual World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, the Gators will have some time to rest up, recover and rehabilitate ahead of their most important game of the regular season.

On the heels of its seventh win, Florida moved up two spots to No. 7 in the AP Top 25 and one to No. 8 in the coaches Coaches Poll. UF ticked up thanks to Wisconsin’s loss to Illinois and Notre Dame on a bye week. It is now three spots ahead of Georgia (which fell behind Auburn) in the AP Top 25 and just above its SEC East rival in the Coaches Poll. The Gators also remain ahead of the Tigers, which they beat head-to-head two weeks ago.

Alabama held on to the No. 1 spot it took over three weeks ago in both college football rankings, and LSU maintained its grip on No. 2. Clemson slipped behind Ohio State in the AP Top 25 as the Buckeyes gained some first-place votes.

Let’s take a look at the new AP Top 25 ahead of Week 9.

1. Alabama
2. LSU
3. Ohio State
4. Clemson
5. Oklahoma
6. Penn State
7. Florida
8. Notre Dame
9. Auburn
10. Georgia
11. Oregon
12. Utah
13. Wisconsin
14. Baylor
15. Texas
16. SMU
17. Minnesota
18. Cincinnati
19. Michigan
20. Iowa
21. Appalachian State
22. Boise State
23. Iowa State
24. Arizona State
25. Wake Forest

And now the latest Coaches Poll.

1. Alabama (44)
2. Clemson (10)
3. LSU (3)
4. Ohio State (8)
5. Oklahoma
6. Penn State
7. Notre Dame
8. Florida
9. Georgia
10. Auburn
11. Oregon
12. Utah
13. Wisconsin
14. Baylor
15. Texas
16. Minnesota
17. SMU
18. Cincinnati
19. Iowa
20. Michgian
21. Boise State
22. Appalachian State
23. Wake Forest
24. Arizona State
25. Memphis

Join The
Discussion

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Top
WordPress Appliance - Powered by TurnKey Linux