College football’s Week 3 action has come and gone and unfortunately for Florida Gators fans, the results in the Swamp on Saturday were far from sufficient for mentioning in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll.
The Orange and Blue were handed its second embarrassing loss at home this season by the Texas A&M Aggies, 33-20, in what might be [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag]’s final game as the program’s head coach.
TAMU, however, got a boost from its road win inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium coming in at No. 24 after just missing out last week with the 26th-most points in the nation, according to the poll. That makes the Aggies one of nine Southeastern Conference schools among the top 25 in the latest update.
Other SEC schools mentioned are the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs, along with the second-ranked Texas Longhorns, fourth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide and fifth-ranked Ole Miss Rebels. That top-five quartet is followed by the Tennessee Volunteers (No. 6), Missouri Tigers (No. 8), Oklahoma Sooners (No. 13) and LSU Tigers (No. 16).
No other SEC school earned any votes.
US LBM Coaches Poll Week 3 Top 25
| Ranking | Team | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Bulldogs | 3-0 | 1,358 (42) |
| 2 | Texas Longhorns | 3-0 | 1,301(10) |
| 3 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 2-0 | 1,293 (3) |
| 4 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 3-0 | 1,193 |
| 5 | Ole Miss Rebels | 3-0 | 1,153 |
| 6 | Oregon Ducks | 3-0 | 1,019 |
| 7 | Tennessee Volunteers | 3-0 | 1,009 |
| 8 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 2-0 | 968 |
| 8 | Missouri Tigers | 3-0 | 968 |
| 10 | Utah Utes | 3-0 | 834 |
| 11 | Miami Hurricanes | 3-0 | 831 |
| 12 | USC Trojans | 2-0 | 808 |
| 13 | Oklahoma Sooners | 3-0 | 697 |
| 14 | Kansas State Wildcats | 3-0 | 662 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 3-0 | 642 |
| 16 | LSU Tigers | 2-1 | 466 |
| 17 | Michigan Wolverines | 2-1 | 439 |
| 18 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 2-1 | 404 |
| 19 | Clemson Tigers | 1-1 | 340 |
| 20 | Louisville Cardinals | 2-0 | 333 |
| 21 | Iowa State Cyclones | 2-0 | 235 |
| 22 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 3-0 | 204 |
| 23 | Memphis Tigers | 3-0 | 176 |
| 24 | Texas A&M Aggies | 2-1 | 85 |
| 25 | UNLV Rebels | 3-0 | 78 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 18 Arizona; No. 22 Washington;
Others Receiving Votes
Illinois 75; Washington State 38; Arizona 37; Northern Illinois 34; Syracuse 32; UCF 27; Pittsburgh 17; Iowa 17; Boise State 17; Arizona State 15; North Carolina 14; North Carolina State 12; California 10; Indiana 7; Michigan State 6; Liberty 6; Boston College 6; BYU 3; Washington 2; Toledo 1; South Florida 1; San Jose State 1; James Madison 1
Up next for the Gators
Florida will play their first road game of the season as they travel up to Starkville to play against the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday, Sept. 21. Kickoff is set for noon ET and will be broadcast on ESPN.
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