Gators drop one spot in CBS Sports’ college football power rankings

The Florida Gators have slipped a spot in CBS Sports’ latest power rankings for college football after Week 8 of play from No. 7 to No. 8.

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With the Big Ten finally in action and teams around the country earning impressive wins, Florida’s sabbatical in the two weeks since its loss to Texas A&M have caused it to slip in the eyes of some college football analysts.

In the latest CBS Sports college football power rankings, the Gators dropped one spot from No. 7 to No. 8. They are behind conference foes Alabama and Georgia, who rank second and third, respectively, but they remain ahead of Texas A&M.

Despite beating UF on Oct. 10, the Aggies still sit well outside the top 10, though they did move up a spot from No. 16 to No. 17.

Here’s what Dennis Dodd said about the Gators, who will finally be back in action on Saturday night against Missouri, barring another COVID-19 outbreak.

Idle. The Gators are in limbo, quarantined while hoping to play this week against Missouri. When Florida returns, it will have to deal with a Mizzou program that has righted itself. Consecutive wins over LSU and Kentucky have made Eli Drinkwitz an SEC Coach of the Year candidate. That will make it three weeks between games for the Gators. After that, it’s Georgia.

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