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Florida Gators football ranked 8th in preseason AP Top 25

The official preseason AP Top 25 Poll was released for the 2020 college football season on Monday, with the Florida Gators ranked No. 8.

The official preseason AP Top 25 Poll was released for the 2020 college football season on Monday.

Though some expected the poll to omit teams from the Pac-12, Big Ten, Mountain West and Mid-American, the four FBS leagues that have canceled the fall football season, teams from conferences that canceled were included in the rankings with an asterisk.

As a result, the Florida Gators weren’t able to sneak into the top five as some predicted, instead appearing in the initial poll ranked No. 8 in the nation.

They’re the fourth-highest ranked SEC team out of seven that appear in the top 25, behind Alabama, Georgia and LSU but ahead of Auburn, Texas A&M and Tennessee.

Here’s the full top 25. Teams with an asterisk have canceled the fall season.

  1. Clemson
  2. Ohio State*
  3. Alabama
  4. Georgia
  5. Oklahoma
  6. LSU
  7. Penn State*
  8. Florida
  9. Oregon*
  10. Notre Dame
  11. Auburn
  12. Wisconsin*
  13. Texas A&M
  14. Texas
  15. Oklahoma State
  16. Michigan*
  17. USC*
  18. North Carolina
  19. Minnesota*
  20. Cincinnati
  21. UCF
  22. Utah*
  23. Iowa State
  24. Iowa*
  25. Tennessee

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Texas now eighth ranked class in 2020 recruiting cycle

After landing Jahdae Barron, Texas has moved up to eighth in the 247Sports composite recruiting standings. UT jumped Florida of the SEC.

After landing former Baylor signee Jahdae Barron, Texas has moved up one spot in the 247Sports composite recruiting standings to eighth. Originally behind the Florida Gators, the four-star corner from Austin helped leapfrog the Longhorns over the SEC team.

Barron will join other four-star prospect Kelvontay Dixon as the other cornerback in the 2020 recruiting class. Early enrollees Xavion Alford and Jerrin Thompson come in as safeties to wrap up the 2020 defensive backs.

20 out of 21 players from the 2020 recruiting class come from the state of Texas. Five-star running back Bijan Robinson is the only player from out of state, as he is from Arizona.

Not only did the Longhorns acquire recruits from Texas, but 11 out of the top 30 players from in-state committed to UT. Texas signed the top in-state players at five different positions. The top (two) quarterback, defensive end, defensive tackle, linebacker, and center will all play college ball in Austin.

Being ranked eighth nationally still has Texas as the top spot in the Big 12. Oklahoma will finish second in the conference, coming in at 11th overall.

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