The crew at 247Sports got together and voted this week to determine the top teams in the Southeastern Conference. The Florida Gators narrowly got away with a victory over the Charlotte 49ers last Saturday night and the voters are unimpressed.
The Gators fell down a spot in this week’s rankings, falling to No. 6, behind Texas A&M who just earned a home win, 27-10, over the Auburn Tigers last weekend.
The rival Tennessee Volunteers fell down two spots to No. 8 as they keep revealing their own flaws after taking a loss in Gainesville two weeks ago.
Future opponents — Georgia and LSU — sit at No. 1 and 2 respectively. UGA is still undefeated after pummeling the UAB Blazers, 49-21, and the LSU Tigers just took down the Arkansas Razorbacks in an impressive fashion, 31-13, to maintain its current three-game win streak.
Florida’s next opponent, the Kentucky Wildcats, is in the middle of the pack at No. 9 and is looking for a signature victory and to keep pace with a perfect season.
The Wildcats have only taken down Eastern Kentucky, Akron and Vanderbilt. Florida will be Kentucky’s first opponent to hold a winning record going into the matchup.
The Florida Gators and Kentucky Wildcats will square off at noon EDT on Saturday with the game broadcasting on ESPN.
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