Florida evens out at No. 17 in top 25 polls

By Adam Silverstein
October 6, 2013

The sixth regular season editions of the USA Today Coaches’ Poll and Associated Press Top 25 were released on Sunday with the Alabama Crimson Tide remaining the No. 1-ranked team in the country in both polls. Alabama received 57-of-62 first-place votes from the coaches and picked up 55-of-60 first-place votes from the AP voters.

The Florida Gators (4-1, 3-0 SEC), fresh off a dominant 30-10 victory at home over Arkansas, moved up in both polls, evening out at No. 17 in the USA Today rankings and AP top 25. Florida checked in with 574 points (+59) and 536 points (+55), gaining solid ground in the respective rankings.

Date	Gator Bait	Time/Score	TV/Rec.
9/4	FAU	W 35-14	1-0
9/11	at USF	W 42-20	2-0
9/18	Alabama	L 39-41	2-1
9/25	Tennessee	W 38-14	3-1
10/2	at Kentucky	L 13-20	3-2
10/9	Vanderbilt	W 42-0	4-2
10/16	at LSU	L 42-49	4-3
10/30	vs. Georgia Jacksonville	L 7-34	4-4
11/6	at South Carolina	L 17-40	4-5
11/13	Samford	W 70-52	5-5
11/20	at Missouri	L(OT) 23-24	5-6
11/27	Florida State	W 24-21	6-6
12/23	vs. UCF Gasparilla	L 17-29	6-7

UF’s 2013 opponents in italics.

USA TODAY COACHES’ POLL
This Week 1-5: Alabama (57), Oregon (6), Ohio State, Clemson (1), Stanford
6-10: Florida State, Georgia, Louisville, Texas A&M, Oklahoma
11-15: LSU, South Carolina, UCLA, Miami, Baylor
16-20: Michigan, Florida, Northwestern, Washington, Oklahoma State
21-25: Texas Tech, Fresno State, Northern Illinois, Nebraska, Virginia Tech

Last Week 1-5: Alabama (59), Oregon (2), Ohio State, Clemson (1), Stanford
6-10: Georgia, Louisville, Florida State, Texas A&M, Oklahoma
11-15: LSU, South Carolina, UCLA, Miami, Northwestern
16-20: Baylor, Michigan, Washington, Florida, Oklahoma State
21-25: Fresno State, Texas Tech, Northern Illinois, Arizona State, Nebraska

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
This Week 1-5: Alabama (55), Oregon (5), Clemson (3), Ohio State, Stanford
6-10: Florida State, Georgia, Louisville, Texas A&M, LSU
11-15: UCLA, Oklahoma, Miami, South Carolina, Baylor
16-20: Washington, Florida, Michigan, Northwestern, Texas Tech
21-25: Fresno State, Oklahoma State, Northern Illinois, Virginia Tech, Missouri

Last Week 1-5: Alabama (55), Oregon (5), Clemson, Ohio State, Stanford
6-10: Georgia, Louisville, Florida State, Texas A&M, LSU
11-15: Oklahoma, UCLA, South Carolina, Miami, Washington
16-20: Northwestern, Baylor, Florida, Michigan, Texas Tech
21-25: Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Fresno State, Ole Miss, Maryland