The Gator football team is now ranked 15th in both major polls after defeating SEC rival Tennessee Saturday. Florida now gets set for its first SEC road game against Kentucky, a loser Saturday to Louisville.
The top five in both the AP Poll and The USA Today Coaches Poll are the same; Oklahoma is number one, followed by Alabama, LSU, Boise State and Stanford. The AP has Wisconsin, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Nebraska and Oregon as its next five while the USA Today poll has Oklahoma State, Wisconsin, Texas A&M, Nebraska and South Carolina.
Florida State dropped to 11th in the AP and to 14th in the USA Today poll after losing to number one Oklahoma. Former Gator coach Ron Zook has Illinois ranked this week; they’re 24th in the AP poll but not ranked in the USA Today poll.