After taking care of the Charlotte 49ers, 22-7, on Saturday, the Florida Gators fell three spots in the USA Today Sports college football re-rank to No. 35 — one spot behind the in-state UCF Knights.
Despite recording another win, Florida’s offense was concerningly quiet on third down and in the red zone against Charlotte. With seven SEC games in a row coming up, the Gators have yet to solidify themselves as a true threat to the conference, but a win over Kentucky — which stands at No. 24 on the re-rank — could get UF over the hump.
Georgia, Florida’s Week 9 opponent on Oct. 28, remains at the top of the rankings this week, and the next SEC program on the list is LSU at No. 13. It’s rare to see just three SEC schools ranked in the top 20, but that’s the reality of 2023.
Alabama comes in at No. 17 on the re-rank, Tennessee is No. 22 and Ole Miss is just one spot outside the top 25. Texas A&M is the only other conference team ranked ahead of Florida at No. 30.
As far as the other in-state schools, Florida State fell a spot to No. 4 overall and Miami is just ahead of LSU at No. 12 following a win over now No. 50 Arkansas.
Here is where all 133 Division I FCS programs stand following Week 4, according to USA TODAY Sports:
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