Florida Gators steady in College Football Playoff Rankings, down in AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll

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The fifth release of the 2016 College Football Playoff Rankings was announced on Tuesday with the SEC East-champion Florida Gators holding at No. 25 after falling to Florida State over the weekend.

Teams that defeated Florida are ranked No. 12 (Florida State) and No. 22 (LSU), while the Gators’ lone ranked victory this season stands at No. 21 (LSU).

Let’s take a look at the top 25.

1. Alabama (12-0)
2. Ohio State (11-1)
3. Clemson (11-1)
4. Washington (11-1)
5. Michigan (10-2)
6. Wisconsin (10-2)
7. Penn State (10-2)
8. Colorado (10-2)
9. Oklahoma (9-2)
10. Oklahoma State (9-2)
11. USC (9-3)
12. Florida State (9-3)
13. Louisville (9-3)
14. Auburn (8-4)
15. Florida (8-3)
16. West Virginia (9-2)
17. Western Michigan (12-0)
18. Stanford (9-3)
19. Navy (9-2)
20. Utah (8-4)
21. LSU (7-4)
22. Tennessee (8-4)
23. Virginia Tech (9-3)
24. Houston (9-3)
25. Pittsburgh (8-4)

This is the right spot for the Gators, though it looked like they would be ranked lower. Though Florida’s offense is extremely lacking, it lost a road game to a tough team now ranked No. 12 in the nation and has two of its three losses to ranked opponents this season.

On Sunday, Florida checked in at No. 15 in the AP Top 25 (down two spots) and No. 16 in the Coaches Poll (down three spots). The Gators have 471 points (-232) in the former and 515 points (-229) in the latter.

Now let’s take a look at the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll from Sunday.

AP Top 25
1. Alabama (61)
2. Ohio State
3. Clemson
4. Washington
5. Michigan
6. Wisconsin
7. Oklahoma
8. Penn State
9. Colorado
10. USC
11. Oklahoma State
12. Florida State
13. Western Michigan
14. West Virginia
15. Florida
16. Louisville
17. Stanford
18. Auburn
19. Virginia Tech
20. Navy
21. LSU
22. Iowa
23. Nebraska
24. South Florida
24. Pittsburgh

Coaches Poll
1. Alabama (64)
2. Ohio State
3. Clemson
4. Washington
5. Wisconsin
6. Michigan
7. Oklahoma
8. Penn State
9. Colorado
10. Oklahoma State
11. USC
12. Florida State
13. West Virginia
14. Western Michigan
15. Louisville
16. Florida
17. Stanford
18. Virginia Tech
19. Auburn
20. Navy
21. LSU
22. Nebraska
23. South Florida
24. Utah
25. Iowa