College football rankings: Florida football slides a bit in new AP Top 25 poll

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One month after returning to the AP Top 25 and one week after entering the top 10 of those college football rankings, the Florida Gators took a minor slide following their loss to Georgia on Saturday. The Gators had won four straight games, including three over SEC opponents and two on the road, before they fell to the Bulldogs in their annual rivalry game. Pollsters are clearly recognizing Florida’s overall body of work and the fact that both of its losses have come to teams ranked among the top 11 in the nation.

Florida checked in at No. 13 in the new edition of the AP Top 25, moving down four spots. Though UF is nine back of an LSU team it beat, it has to be slotted behind both Georgia and Kentucky. The Gators were pushed back three spots in the Coaches Poll to No. 14, which is fine, though worth questioning why Penn State was put ahead of Florida in those rankings.

Let’s take a look at the latest college football rankings after Week 9.

AP Top 25

1. Alabama
2. Clemson
3. Notre Dame
4. LSU
5. Michigan
6. Georgia
7. Oklahoma
8. Ohio State
9. UCF
10. Washington State
11. Kentucky
12. West Virginia
13. Florida
14. Penn State
15. Texas
16. Utah
17. Houston
18. Utah State
19. Iowa
20. Fresno State
21. Mississippi State
22. Syracuse
23. Virginia
24. Boston College
25. Texas A&M

Coaches Poll

1. Alabama (62)
2. Clemson (2)
3. Notre Dame
4. LSU
T5. Michigan
T5. Georgia
7. Oklahoma
8. Ohio State
9. UCF
10. West Virginia
11. Washington State
12. Kentucky
13. Penn State
14. Florida
15. Texas
16. Utah
17. Houston
18. Iowa
19. Washington
20. Utah State
21. Mississippi State
22. Virginia
23. Fresno State
24. Syracuse
25. Boston College