The Florida Gators enjoyed a bye on their college football schedule during Week 9 as they prepare for the biggest game of the fall next weekend. In the meantime, the collegiate gridiron was still ablaze with action, resulting in some changes in the polls and rankings.
The top eight in USA TODAY Sports’ re-rank put together by Paul Myerberg this week only saw one slight change — the Penn State Nittany Lions and Ohio State Buckeyes swapping the third and fourth positions, respectively. After that, there was quite a bit of shifting after yet another exciting weekend of competition, which resulted in the Gators gaining a wee bit of ground.
Florida’s Week 9 re-rank position
Myerberg lifted the Orange and Blue from No. 45 to No. 44 this week despite the Gators sitting on the sidelines. That wedges Florida between the No. 43 Virginia Tech Hokies and No. 45 USC Trojans.
Billy Napier’s squad is ahead of three other SEC programs in the rankings, with Kentucky Wildcats (No. 74), Auburn Tigers (No. 84) and Mississippi State Bulldogs (No. 108) lagging behind.
USA TODAY Sports Week 9 re-rank top 10
The Oregon Ducks remained in the top spot this week followed by the Georgia Bulldogs, whose positions remained unchanged. As mentioned above, Ohio State and Penn State trail behind at third and fourth, respectively, and the Miami Hurricanes clinch the top five.
Coming in sixth are the Iowa State Cyclones, followed by the Texas Longhorns, Clemson Tigers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Kansas State Wildcats, respectively, to wrap up the top 10.
Coming up for the Gators
Florida and Georgia face off for a Week 10 rivalry battle in Jacksonville on Saturday, Nov. 2 with kickoff slated for 3:30 p.m. ET. The pregame festivities will be featured on SEC Nation and the game will be broadcast on ABC.
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