Losing to Georgia wasn’t great for the Gators as Florida was simply outclassed on Saturday, but it didn’t actually gurt Florida too much in terms of the polls. Florida dropped eight spots in the AP Poll but still managed to stay in the top 25 and is ranked No. 25 in the Week 10 poll.
It’s probably not where most Gator fans want to be, but it is the first time since 2020 that Florida has been ranked in Week 10 or later, and given the remaining schedule, there are opportunities to make a move in November.
Florida stays in top 25 despite loss to Georgia
Florida is one of just two 5-3 teams to be ranked (South Carolina being the other), so voters still have faith in the Gators. And for what it’s worth, Florida still has two top-ten wins (Ole Miss and Texas), and all three of their losses have come against opponents currently ranked (Georgia, Missouri, and South Carolina).
Florida's remaining schedule features just one ranked opponent (Kentucky at No. 8), and this is where Jon Sumrall has to feel like there is an opportunity to have a strong November. Oklahoma is a shell of what people thought they would be, Vanderbilt has bottomed out, and FSU is having a GoFundMe to try to raise the money to fire Mike Norvell. Florida will more than likely be a favorite in all three of those, and if they can win those three games, Florida can finish 8-4 at the worst.
And as we chronicled last week, there is a not so crazy pathway where if Florida can win out and finish 9-3, they will have a potential case to make the playoffs.
This is why still being ranked matters because it keeps the Gators in contact with the rest of the pack, and more chaos is bound to ensue; they can move up as long as they handle their business.
No. 1 Miami (8-0)
No. 2 Georgia (7-1)
No. 3 Utah (8-0)
No. 4 Notre Dame (7-1)
No. 5 UCLA (8-0)
No. 6 Indiana (8-1)
No. 7 BYU (7-1)
No. 8 Kentucky (7-1)
No. 9 Alabama (6-2)
No. 10 Texas (6-2)
No. 11 Ohio State (6-2)
No. 12 Ole Miss (6-2)
No. 13 Texas Tech (7-1)
No. 14 Wake Forest (7-1)
No. 15 LSU (6-2)
No. 16 Tennessee (6-2)
No. 17 Houston (6-2)
No. 18 USC (7-2)
No. 19 Missouri (6-2)
No. 20 Boise State (7-1)
No. 21 Iowa (6-2)
No. 22 New Mexico (7-1)
No. 23 South Carolina (5-3)
No. 24 Arizona (6-2)
No. 25 Florida (5-3)
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