Florida Gators down four spots to No. 12 in College Football Playoff Rankings

The fourth edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings were released Tuesday night, and the Florida Gators found themselves at No. 12 in the rankings, down four spots from a week ago despite improving to 10-1 with a 20-14 win against Florida Atlantic.

Florida opened at No. 10 three weeks ago before falling a spot to No. 11 after a close 9-1 win over Vanderbilt. After beating South Carolina, UF moved up three spots to No. 8.

Now, the Gators are not only the eighth one-loss team ranked, it is also slotted behind a pair of two-loss teams in Stanford (No. 9) and Michgian (No. 10).

No. 12 Florida and No. 13 Florida State will square off this week with a victory for the Gators absolutely putting a potential playoff spot on the line in the SEC Championship Game, likely against Alabama. Should UF lose, there’s no telling how far it would fall.

Here’s the new CFP Rankings:

1. Clemson (11-0)
2. Alabama (10-1)
3. Oklahoma (10-1)
4. Iowa (11-0)
5. Michigan State (10-1)
6. Notre Dame (10-1)
7. Baylor (9-1)
8. Ohio State (10-1)
9. Stanford (9-2)
10. Michigan (9-2)
11. Oklahoma State (10-1)
12. Florida (10-1)
13. Florida State (9-2)
14. North Carolina (10-1)
15. Navy (9-1)
16. Northwestern (9-2)
17. Oregon (8-3)
18. Ole Miss (8-3)
19. TCU (9-2)
20. Washington State (8-3)
21. Mississippi State (8-3)
22. UCLA (8-3)
23. Utah (8-3)
24. Toledo (9-1)
25. Temple (9-2)