The Florida Gators seemingly struggled at first against the Missouri Tigers on Saturday, but once the muscle memory started to click, UF cruised to a resounding 41-17 victory at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Halloween night.
While Florida has bobbed up and down in the polls during its two-week layoff, its third victory in four games this year gave the team a boost in the latest Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports for Week 9. Starting the week ranked No. 9, an Oklahoma State Cowboys loss — previously ranked at No. 6 — to the Texas Longhorns opened up a spot in the top 10 for the Gators to move up to eighth in the nation entering November.
The Clemson Tigers retained the top spot, continuing its wire-to-wire dominance over the poll, while the Alabama Crimson Tide, Ohio State Buckeyes, Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Georgia Bulldogs round out the top five, respectively. The Texas A&M Aggies placed seventh in the rankings, giving the Southeastern Conference a total of four teams in the top 10.
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Here are the complete poll results from Week 9 of college football.
| Rank | Team | RCD | PTS | 1ST | PREV | CHG | Hi/Lo |
| 1 | Clemson | 7-0 | 1527 | 43 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| 2 | Alabama | 6-0 | 1503 | 17 | 2 | — | 2/3 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 2-0 | 1407 | 2 | 3 | — | 2/10 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 6-0 | 1358 | 0 | 4 | — | 3/10 |
| 5 | Georgia | 4-1 | 1304 | 0 | 5 | — | 3/5 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 5-0 | 1157 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6/22 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 4-1 | 1154 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7/20 |
| 8 | Florida | 3-1 | 1101 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3/9 |
| 9 | Brigham Young | 7-0 | 1025 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9/23 |
| 10 | Miami | 5-1 | 964 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7/NR |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 1-0 | 908 | 0 | 11 | — | 11/18 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 4-1 | 783 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 6/19 |
| 13 | Indiana | 2-0 | 730 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 13/NR |
| 14 | Oregon | 0-0 | 725 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 9/17 |
| 15 | Marshall | 5-0 | 473 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 15/NR |
| 16 | Coastal Carolina | 6-0 | 464 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 16/NR |
| 17 | Iowa State | 4-2 | 433 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 17/NR |
| 18 | Southern Methodist | 6-1 | 421 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 16/NR |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 4-2 | 413 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 3/NR |
| 20 | Southern California | 0-0 | 365 | 0 | 20 | — | 17/NR |
| 21 | Auburn | 4-2 | 246 | 0 | NR | 5 | 7/NR |
| 22 | Army | 6-1 | 208 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 22/NR |
| 23 | Boise State | 2-0 | 204 | 0 | NR | 6 | 23/NR |
| 24 | North Carolina | 4-2 | 192 | 0 | 13 | -11 | 6/24 |
| 25 | Michigan | 1-1 | 141 | 0 | 14 | -11 | 14/25 |
Schools Dropped Out:
No. 16 Kansas State; No. 17 Penn State.
Others Receiving Votes:
Texas 115; Northwestern 112; Liberty 92; UL Lafayette 90; Kansas State 64; Utah 57; Penn State 56; Purdue 55; West Virginia 49; Virginia Tech 37; Appalachian State 32; Tulsa 29; Missouri 23; Boston College 20; NC State 16; Kentucky 13; Memphis 12; Wake Forest 11; Tennessee 11; Arizona State 11; Michigan State 9; California 9; South Carolina 8; Arkansas 8; Nevada 3; San Diego State 1; Central Florida 1.
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