The Florida Gators are still outside the top 25 in USA TODAY Sports’s latest re-rank of all FBS college football teams. They come in at No. 35, an increase of three spots since the last re-rank.
The Gators had an up-and-down first half of the season. They came out of the gate swinging with an upset win over the defending Pac-12 champion Utah Utes in [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag]’s first game as Florida’s head coach. They went from unranked to No. 19 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll after the victory. They then lost to Kentucky and barely got a win over in-state rival USF, leaving them out of the top 25 entirely. Their close loss to Tennessee paired with their win over Eastern Washington caused expectations to stabilize.
The Gators will have plenty of opportunities to improve their positions for future re-ranks. They play LSU, Georgia, and Texas A&M in a four-week stretch, with the Georgia game being played in Jacksonville and the Texas A&M game being played in College Station.
Before that, Florida will have to get past Missouri on Saturday in the Swamp. Kickoff is scheduled for noon EDT. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU.
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