Another loss for Florida means another week of no votes in the AP Poll, and Texas A&M moved back into the top 25 with the win over the Orange and Blue.
It’s hard to see the Gators making a push for a spot on this list with several ranked teams left on the schedule. Georgia and Texas are battling for the No. 1 spot in the land — the Longhorns leapfrogged the Bulldogs this week — Ole Miss and Tennesse are Nos. 5 and 6, respectively, and LSU is No. 16.
With the Aggies now ranked No. 25, Florida has seven ranked opponents on its schedule. Maimi continues its climb up the top 10 and is now ranked No. 8 in the country.
There’s another team to watch out for, too. The UCF Knights, who come to Gainesville in October for a highly-anticipated matchup with the Gators, earned six points in this week’s AP Poll.
The only team on Florida’s schedule that isn’t performing up to preseason expectations is Florida State, the only bigger disappointment in college football than the Gators at 0-3 after narrowly missing the College Football Playoff last year.
The regular season finale between Florida and Florida State has a chance to be the unofficial Misery Bowl if both of the Sunshine State’s most historic programs continue to struggle.
Here is the complete AP Top 25 following Week 1 of the college football season
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Change |
| 1 | Texas | 3-0 | 1,540 (35) | +1 |
| 2 | Georgia | 3-0 | 1,518 (23) | -1 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 2-0 | 1,461 (5) | – |
| 4 | Alabama | 3-0 | 1,358 | – |
| 5 | Ole Miss | 3-0 | 1,316 | – |
| 6 | Tennessee | 3-0 | 1,188 | +1 |
| 7 | Missouri | 3-0 | 1,127 | -1 |
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 3-0 | 1,094 | +2 |
| 9 | Oregon | 3-0 | 1,093 | – |
| 10 | Penn State | 2-0 | 1,050 | -2 |
| 11 | USC | 2-0 | 1,008 | – |
| 12 | Utah | 3-0 | 912 | – |
| 13 | Kansas State | 3-0 | 836 | +1 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 3-0 | 742 | -1 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 3-0 | 649 | – |
| 16 | LSU | 2-1 | 537 | – |
| 17 | Notre Dame | 2-1 | 477 | +1 |
| 18 | Michigan | 2-1 | 447 | -1 |
| 19 | Louisville | 2-0 | 418 | – |
| 20 | Iowa State | 2-0 | 354 | +1 |
| 21 | Clemson | 1-1 | 291 | +1 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 3-0 | 266 | +1 |
| 23 | Northern Illinois | 2-0 | 151 | +2 |
| 24 | Illinois | 3-0 | 137 | – |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 2-1 | 82 | – |
Others Receiving Votes
Memphis 77, Boise St. 62, Syracuse 62, UNLV 54, Boston College 47, Washington St. 30, Arizona 15, Iowa 15, Indiana 13, California 11, Liberty 10, Toledo 9, UCF 6, South Carolina 3, North Carolina 3, Arizona St. 3, BYU 2, Pittsburgh 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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