Florida‘s Week 3 loss to the LSU Tigers stripped the Gators of all 70 poll points earned one week ago in the AP Top 25 rankings.
DJ Lagway’s fall from grace has many feeling hopeless about the Orange and Blue, including the AP voters. Many voters were criticized for including Florida in their top 25 last week, so this was a very easy team to drop from the ballot coming into the game. Five interceptions sealed the deal.
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The top three of Ohio State, Penn State and LSU held steady. Florida’s upcoming opponent, Miami, moved into the No. 4 spot after beating USF. Georgia also saw a one-spot bump, joining the top five. The Oregon Ducks fell two spots to No. 6 after a 34-14 win over Northwestern.
The No. 7 Florida State Seminoles gained three spots on a bye, and Texas dropped to No. 8 after an unimpressive win over UTEP. The Illinois Fighting Illini (bye) and Texas A&M round out the top 10. The Aggies beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the last minute to trigger the six-spot jump.
SEC schools in the Week 3 AP Top 25
The Southeastern Conference boasts 11 total teams in the top 25 for a second straight week. The third-ranked LSU Tigers lead the way, followed by the Georgia Bulldogs at No. 5 and the Texas Longhorns at No. 8. Texas A&M rounds out the top 10, giving the SEC four top-10 programs.
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Next up are the Oklahoma Sooners at No. 11. The Tennessee Volunteers held steady at No. 15 despite an overtime loss to Georgia. However, Ole Miss and Alabama passed the Volunteers for the Nos. 13 and 14 spots in the rankings. No. 20 Vanderbilt replaces South Carolina after pulling off the upset against the Gamecocks this week. Auburn is No. 22 and Missouri is No. 23.
South Carolina (82) and Mississippi State (69) also earned votes this week.
AP Top 25 after college football’s Week 3
|
RK |
Team |
REC |
PTS |
|
1 |
Ohio State (55) |
3-0 |
1631 |
|
2 |
Penn State (5) |
3-0 |
1490 |
|
3 |
LSU (2) |
3-0 |
1470 |
|
4 |
Miami (3) |
3-0 |
1470 |
|
5 |
Georgia |
3-0 |
1434 |
|
6 |
Oregon (1) |
3-0 |
1428 |
|
7 |
Florida State |
2-0 |
1423 |
|
8 |
Texas |
2-1 |
1123 |
|
9 |
Illinois |
3-0 |
1111 |
|
10 |
Texas A&M |
3-0 |
1101 |
|
11 |
Oklahoma |
3-0 |
1056 |
|
12 |
Iowa State |
4-0 |
820 |
|
13 |
Ole Miss |
3-0 |
748 |
|
14 |
Alabama |
2-1 |
599 |
|
15 |
Tennessee |
2-1 |
583 |
|
16 |
Utah |
3-0 |
573 |
|
17 |
Texas Tech |
3-0 |
538 |
|
18 |
Georgia Tech |
3-0 |
511 |
|
19 |
Indiana |
3-0 |
458 |
|
20 |
Vanderbilt |
3-0 |
397 |
|
21 |
Michigan |
2-1 |
356 |
|
22 |
Auburn |
3-0 |
344 |
|
23 |
Missouri |
3-0 |
292 |
|
24 |
Notre Dame |
0-2 |
207 |
|
25 |
USC Trojans |
3-0 |
105 |
Dropped from rankings
No. 10 South Carolina, No. 12 Clemson Tigers, No. 18 South Florida, No. 17 SMU
Others receiving votes
BYU 94, South Florida 83, South Carolina 82, Mississippi St. 69, TCU 67, Arizona St. 57, Tulane 33, Louisville 25, Nebraska 9, Baylor 6, Clemson 6, SMU 4, NC State 4, UNLV 2, Navy 1.
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