Gators take step up in first polls of 2011 season

By Adam Silverstein
September 6, 2011

The 2010 Big 12 champion Oklahoma Sooners held on to their preseason No. 1 spot in both the USA Today and Associated Press Top 25 polls Tuesday. The Florida Gators, after defeating the Florida Atlantic Owls 41-3 at home on Saturday, rose slightly in both mostly due to teams ahead of them losing their games.

DateGator BaitTime/ScoreTV/Rec.
9/4FAUW 35-141-0
9/11at USFW 42-202-0
9/18AlabamaL 39-412-1
9/25TennesseeW 38-143-1
10/2at KentuckyL 13-203-2
10/9VanderbiltW 42-04-2
10/16at LSUL 42-494-3
10/30vs. Georgia
Jacksonville
L 7-344-4
11/6at South CarolinaL 17-404-5
11/13SamfordW 70-525-5
11/20at MissouriL(OT) 23-245-6
11/27Florida StateW 24-216-6
12/23vs. UCF
Gasparilla
L 17-296-7

USA TODAY COACHES POLL
This Week 1-25: Oklahoma (43), Alabama (9), LSU (7), Florida State, Boise State, Stanford, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Virginia Tech, South Carolina, Arkansas, Oregon, Ohio State, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Florida, Missouri, Penn State, Texas, Auburn, Arizona State, West Virginia, TCU

Preseason 1-25: Oklahoma (42), Alabama (13), Oregon (2), LSU (2), Florida State, Stanford, Boise State, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Wisconsin, Nebraska, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Arkansas, TCU, Ohio State, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Auburn, Mississippi State, Missouri, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Penn State

ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL
This Week 1-25: Oklahoma (32), LSU (17), Alabama (9), Boise State (2), Florida State, Stanford, Texas A&M, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Virginia Tech, South Carolina, Oregon, Arkansas, Ohio State, Mississippi State, Michigan State, Florida, West Virginia, Baylor, Missouri, South Florida, Penn State, Texas, TCU

Preseason 1-25: Oklahoma (36), Alabama (17), Oregon (4), LSU (1), Boise State (2), Florida State, Stanford, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, TCU, Arkansas, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Ohio State, Georgia, Mississippi State, Missouri, Florida, Auburn, West Virginia, USC

*Numbers in parenthesis represent first-place votes.

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