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Florida rises in latest CBS Sports FBS 1-131 rankings after bye week

The Florida Gators rise in the latest CBS Sports’ full ranking of all FBS teams, despite not playing last weekend. They are 10th in the SEC.

Despite not playing last week, the Florida Gators made a slight improvement in the latest CBS Sports rankings of all FBS teams. They are currently the No. 38 team in the nation and the No. 10 team in the SEC — but five spots behind Arkansas, the closest SEC team to the Gators.

The Gators rose two spots from last week’s No. 40 position. Even though they did not play, results from around the country gave them a slight bump in the rankings. Their last game was a 45-35 defeat against LSU. Their defense was exposed in that game when Jayden Daniels threw for 349 yards and three touchdowns. Offensively, they faired better, but still not good enough to come back from a 21-point deficit going into the fourth quarter.

This week, the Gators will take on Georgia, who came in at No. 2 in CBS Sports’ rankings. They are considered the No. 1 team in the country according to the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25. It doesn’t look good for the Orange and Blue, with our friends at BetMGM making the Bulldogs a 22.5-point favorite. If the line holds until kickoff, it would be the largest spread in Florida-Georgia series history. Expect the Gators to continue to drop in the rankings before they rise back up.

Saturday’s Georgia game will be played at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, on Oct. 29. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EDT. The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports.

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Where Florida lands in USA TODAY Sports’ Week 8 re-rank after bye

The Gators had a bye week but still managed to move up a notch.

The Florida Gators got a bit of a breather during Week 8 of the college football season with a bye ahead of their annual rivalry game against the Georgia Bulldogs in Jacksonville on Oct. 29. It was a rough first half of the 2022 season for the team, managing just a 4-3 record (1-3 in the SEC) to open the [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag] era in Gainesville, and the upcoming opponent will be its toughest one yet.

While the Orange and Blue was not in action last Saturday, plenty of other programs took the field to continue their autumn campaigns. Now that the dust has settled from those grueling gridiron matchups, USA TODAY Sports’ Paul Myerberg published his re-ranking of all 131 Football Bowl Subdivision schools, including Florida.

Take a look below at a breakdown of where each current SEC school lands in the updated rankings, with a tip of the hat to regional editor Patrick Conn for putting together the data over at Razorbacks Wire.

Florida lands here in latest USA TODAY Sports re-rank

The Florida Gators remain outside the Top 25 in USA TODAY’s latest re-rank of all FBS college football teams after Week 6 of the season.

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. 43, a decrease of thirteen spots since the last update.

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.

What felt like positive momentum coming out of back-to-back home wins over Eastern Washington and Missouri rapidly evaporated. LSU‘s 45-35 victory over the Gators took the air out of the fan base, with the defensive showing not up to Florida fans’ standards. Ultimately, the re-rank felt the same way, with the 13-spot drop placing them behind programs like Troy, Coastal Carolina, and James Madison — three programs that the Gators should be better than.

With Florida on a bye this week, the next opportunity to improve their ranking will arguably be their toughest of the season. On Oct. 29, the Gators will take on Georgia in their annual neutral-site game. The game will be played at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, with kickoff scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EDT. It will be broadcast on CBS Sports.

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USA TODAY Sports’ Week 6 re-rank has Gators here

The Gators gained some ground with the Mizzou win but still didn’t crack the top 25.

Billy Napier and his Florida Gators finally earned their first Southeastern Conference win on Saturday against the Missouri Tigers. The illustrious achievement came on the school’s homecoming day after a pair of tough losses to the Kentucky Wildcats and Tennessee Volunteers earlier in the season.

Playing for pride on its home turf in front of an alumni-filled crowd, the Orange and Blue scored a 24-17 win over Mizzou in a game that once again left the Gator Nation feeling like there was still much to be desired. [autotag]Anthony Richardson[/autotag] put up another mixed performance while the defense played just well enough to hold its opponents short in the final score; at least, the continued emergence of the ground attack was one of the more positive takeaways.

Still, the product on the field has not inspired a ton of confidence as the team gets deeper into the SEC schedule. The lack of an outstanding aspect of gameplay leaves the squad mired in mediocrity as exemplified by Florida’s exclusion from both of the latest major polls. USA TODAY Sports’ Paul Myerberg also agrees in his latest 1-131 re-rankings in which the Gators landed at No. 31 – up four spots from last week.

The SEC holds three of the top six spots with the Alabama Crimson Tide and Georgia Bulldogs ranked Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, while the Vols come in at No. 6. The two other conference schools in the top 25 are the Ole Miss Rebels and Mississippi State Bulldogs at Nos. 14 and 15, respectively.

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Here’s where Florida landed in latest USA TODAY Sports re-rank

The Florida Gators are ranked outside the Top 25 in USA TODAY’s latest re-rank of all FBS college football teams after Week 5 of the season.

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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Florida plummets in USA TODAY Sports college football re-rank

After falling to Tennessee, Florida dropped over 20 spots in the latest USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank

Florida still found itself inside the top 20 of the USA TODAY Sports NCAA re-rank after a narrow victory over USF a week ago, but falling to Tennessee in Week 4 sent the Gators plummeting down 21 spots to No. 38.

A lackluster showing on defense overshadowed a bounce-back week for Florida’s high-power offense and put the Gators at 2-2 overall and 0-2 against the SEC. Those numbers simply won’t compete for a top-25 ranking early in the season.

Unsurprisingly, Alabama and Georgia lead the way at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively. Kentucky is the next highest-ranked SEC team at No. 8 and Tennessee rounds out the top 10 after moving up 13 spots with the home win. Florida obviously lost to both of those teams, so it’s a bit surprising to see the Gators punished so severely for losing to a pair of top-10 opponents by a combined 15 points. Utah, Florida’s Week 1 opponent is ranked No. 22 as well.

As far as the rest of the SEC, Texas A&M‘s victory over Arkansas on Saturday put the Aggies at No. 16 and the Razorbacks at No. 17. LSU is the only other SEC program ranked ahead of Florida at No. 32, and Mississippi State is just behind at No. 42.

Florida State, which UF has a matchup with at the end of the season, currently ranks 23rd in the nation, and UCF is also ahead at No. 36. If it’s any sort of silver lining, Miami dropped 22 spots (one more than Florida did) to No. 71 overall after an embarrassing loss to Middle Tennessee.

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Florida falls in CBS Sports’ Week 3 re-ranking following USF win

CBS Sports’ re-ranking is among the more bearish responses to Florida’s uncomfortable win on Saturday.

Week 3 of college football is officially in the books which means it is time to take a look at how the rankings shook out after yet another exciting weekend of gridiron action. Unfortunately for Gator fans, it was a bit more exciting than it really needed to be.

Florida escaped the Swamp on Saturday with a three-point win over the visiting South Florida Bulls — a matchup that had a 24.5-point spread according to many oddsmakers. Instead of a blowout, USF bullied the Gators on the ground and pestered quarterback Anthony Richardson for a pair of picks. Fortunately, the Orange and Blue won the turnover battle having forced three of their own to help outlast its pesky opponent.

The Gators barely slipped in the two major rankings, dropping one spot to No. 22 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll while slipping two down to No. 20 in the AP Top 25 Poll. USA TODAY Sports’ re-rank after Week 3 put Florida at No. 17 after falling one rung.

CBS Sports’ Chip Patterson also… ahem… chipped in with his latest take on where the Gators belong in his own college football 1-131 re-ranking. [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag]’s boys fell all the way to No. 25 in Patterson’s re-assessment — a loss of five spots, but still among the top 25.

The Southeastern Conference schools who made the list ahead of the Gators led off by the Georgia Bulldogs at No. 1 with the Alabama Crimson Tide right behind at No. 2. The Kentucky Wildcats come in at No. 8 while the Tennessee Volunteers rose to No. 11, Arkansas Razorbacks fell to No. 12, Ole Miss Rebels up to No. 14 and Texas A&M Aggies back in the top 25 at No. 22 to wrap up the eight SEC schools mentioned.

Florida and Tennessee are slated to face off in Knoxville this Saturday with kickoff scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EDT. The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports and can be heard on the Gators Radio Network.

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Florida barely slips in USA TODAY Sports’ re-rank after narrow home win

Here’s where USA TODAY Sports re-ranks the Gators after Week 3 of college football.

Florida football is coming off a shaky victory at home against the South Florida Bulls last Saturday, but as the old adage goes, a win is a win. While the Gators looked overwhelmed at times by what was supposed to be an inferior opponent, at the end of the day the Orange and Blue got the job done, and subsequently, the national media was not terribly dismayed with that outcome.

Billy Napier’s team lost a little ground in both the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25 Poll this week, dropping one spot to No. 22 in the former while sliding two spots to No. 20 in the latter. USA TODAY Sports’ Paul Myerberg also chimed in with his college football 1-131 re-rank after Week 3, putting Florida at No. 17 in his rankings – down just one spot from the last update.

The Gators are among six Southeastern Conference schools in the top 25, headlined by the Alabama Crimson Tide and Georgia Bulldogs at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively. Next up is the Kentucky Wildcats at No. 8 along with the Arkansas Razorbacks at No. 10; the Tennessee Volunteers follow the Gators at No. 23 and Ole Miss Rebels come in at No. 24 to wrap up the top SEC teams.

Florida and Tennessee are slated to face off in Knoxville this Saturday with kickoff scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EDT. The game will be broadcast on CBS Sports and can be heard on the Gators Radio Network.

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Where Florida stands in the latest USA TODAY Sports college football re-rank

Florida’s still a top-25 team, according to USA TODAY Sports’ college football re-rank, but the Gators did fall a few spots after losing to Kentucky.

After seeing dips in both major polls following a Week 2 loss to the Kentucky Wildcats, the Florida Gators unsurprisingly fell three spots to No. 16 in the latest college football re-rank from USA TODAY Sports.

While it’s still a positive to be ranked among the top 25 teams in college football, Florida could have been ranked much higher with a win. Kentucky’s 2-0 start has the Wildcats up to No. 7 in the re-rank, and they didn’t beat Utah to start the season.

Now Florida must hope for UK to make a mistake to reclaim the No. 2 spot in the SEC East. Kentucky and Arkansas are both ranked ahead of UF, and Alabama and Georgia sit at Nos. 1 and 2 overall.

Florida’s next best chance to move up a few spots should be its matchup with Tennessee in two weeks. Unfortunately, no amount of beating up on USF will convince anyone that Florida is elite, but the Volunteers have some hype behind them and are currently ranked No. 22 by USA TODAY Sports.

Ole Miss rounds out the top 25 as the seventh SEC team on the list, and Texas A&M fell to No. 27 after losing to Appalachian State. As far as in-state rivals go, Florida State is ranked No. 35 and Miami is outside of the top 40.

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Gators make giant leap in USA TODAY Sports’ Week 1 Re-Rank

USA TODAY Sports’ Week 1 Re-Rank is very high on the Gators after their win.

The major poll results are still pending but USA TODAY Sports has already gotten ahead of the game by publishing its college football re-ranking after the conclusion of Week 1 of play. As many might expect, the Florida Gators made a huge jump from the last update, leaping 33 spots into the top 25.

The Gators currently sit at No. 13 in the re-rankings and are one of six SEC teams in the top 25. The Alabama Crimson Tide and Georgia Bulldogs sit at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, while the Texas A&M Aggies are also ahead at No. 8. Trailing behind are the Arkansas Razorbacks at No. 18 and Kentucky Wildcats — Florida’s next opponent — at No. 23.

The jump up the re-rankings was one of the best improvements seen among the 131 schools included. Only the Syracuse Orange (44), Arizona Wildcats (42) and James Madison Dukes (35) saw bigger boosts, while the Old Dominion Monarchs matched the Gators’ gains.

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