College football rankings: Florida Gators knocked down in AP Top 25 after pitiful loss to Missouri

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It was hardly a surprise when the Florida Gators were left off preseason college football rankings lists, and after an absolute drubbing of what was previously the No. 4 team in the nation last week, it was hardly a surprise that the Gators soared up the college football rankings. Similarly unsurprising? Florida immediately losing a road game in which it was favored, which it did in disastrous fashion Saturday, falling 45-17 to Missouri.

While the Gators’ 4-1 start is around what was expected in Year 1 under head coach Jon Sumrall, it has not come as expected. What started out as the second-best offense in program history under coordinator Buster Faulkner, junior quarterback Aaron Philo and junior running back Jadan Baugh was dealt a massive blow as Florida was outschemed and outplayed by a Missouri team that dominated the line of scrimmage.

The question now is whether the Gators will be able to bounce back at home against South Carolina before facing No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Georgia with only an off week between.

Florida dropped eight spots to No. 16 in the AP Top 25 and seven spots to No. 15 in the Coaches Poll after being the unanimous No. 8 team in the nation last week.

After Week 5, the Gators are one of nine SEC teams in the rankings, with four of those teams on the schedule, including two still to play — the top two teams in the nation.

AP Top 25, Oct. 4

1. Texas (61)
2. Georgia (6)
3. Notre Dame
4. Miami (FL) (2)
5. Ohio State
6. Alabama
7. Indiana (1)
8. BYU
9. Ole Miss [W 52-28]
10. LSU
11. Texas Tech
12. Utah
13. Oregon
14. Missouri [L 17-41]
15. Tennessee
16. Florida
17. Mississippi State
18. Oklahoma State
19. USC
20. Iowa
21. UCLA
22. Houston
23. Boise State
24. SMU
25. Pittsburgh

Coaches Poll, Oct. 4

1. Texas (45)
2. Georgia (20)
3. Notre Dame (1)
4. Miami (FL)
5. Indiana (8)
6. Ohio State
7. Alabama
8. BYU
9. Texas Tech
10. LSU
11. Ole Miss [W 52-28]
12. Utah
13. Oregon
14. Tennessee
15. Florida
16. Missouri [L 17-41]
17. USC
18. Iowa
19. Houston
20. Mississippi State
21. SMU
22. UCLA
23. Duke
24. Pittsburgh
25. Kentucky