Florida ranked preseason #1

[Laurent]

^ Meyer's pretty dang easy on the eyes, too.

[Beeyotch]

I'll take that big forehead vein throbbing as Spurrier turns red and throws down his visor in a fit of rage! I loved seeing him lose his shit, that was some awesome entertainment right there! Yep, I'll take that kind of passion over class.

[fgg]

^^but it was much easier for people to hate us when spurrier was around. with meyer, it's harder.

i have to do an update each week while it lasts.

AP Top 25
1Florida (55)3-01488
2Texas (2)3-01428
3Alabama (3)3-01390
4Mississippi2-01213
5Penn State3-01212
6California3-01169
7LSU3-01120
8Boise State3-01038
9Miami (FL)2-0920
10Oklahoma2-1862
11Virginia Tech2-1852
12USC2-1825
13Ohio State2-1810
14Cincinnati3-0739
15TCU2-0674
16Oklahoma State2-1478
17Houston2-0455
18Florida State2-1363
19Brigham Young2-1349
20Kansas3-0347
21Georgia2-1318
22North Carolina3-0271
23Michigan3-0247
24Washington2-1194
25Nebraska2-1132

[angelais]

Holy crap, 9 of the top 25 teams lost today. My Huskers are #25, but beat LA-Lafayette (who the fuck are they?) 55-0.

I am curious to see where they rank on Monday with all these teams losing.

[C_is_for_Cookie]

Oh yeah baby!!!!!!!!!!! 4-0. Hopefully beating Penn State is enough to get us ranked.

[ManxMouse]

Originally Posted by FloridaGatorGirl

i'll take urban meyer over spurrier any day. there are very few coaches that have the class that meyer does.

Yeah, that Urban Meyer sure is classy. "I'll never rest sick players." Have them play when they're sick enough to need a separate plane, awesome. Well that win-at-any-cost attitude sure is working out tonight.

[fgg]

^^i agree, not the best move.

AP Top 25
1Florida (55)4-01490
2Texas (1)4-01420
3Alabama (4)4-01400
4LSU4-01225
5Boise State4-01203
6Virginia Tech3-11190
7USC3-1998
8Oklahoma2-1979
9Ohio State3-1957
10Cincinnati4-0946
11TCU3-0896
12Houston3-0844
13Iowa4-0788
14Oklahoma State3-1591
15Penn State3-1470
16Oregon3-1462
17Miami (FL)2-1452
18Kansas4-0418
18Georgia3-1418
20Brigham Young3-1349
21Mississippi2-1340
22Michigan4-0271
23Nebraska3-1256
24California3-1206
25Georgia Tech3-1185

[LynnieD]

Hey, Syracuse crack the Top 50 yet? On a 2 game winning streak!! YEA BABY!!

We'll take what we can get.

[angelais]

Huskers went up two spots. Better than a sharp stick in the eye.

[C_is_for_Cookie]

#13!! Thank God for our defense, because our offense sucks a lot.

[Laurent]

I can't believe Auburn isn't even ranked in the Top 25 yet.

[Laurent]

Auburn, South Florida move into AP Top 25
By RALPH D. RUSSO (AP) – 8 hours ago

NEW YORK — Auburn, and South Florida were among four teams to move into The Associated Press college football poll Sunday.

The undefeated Tigers, who improved to 5-0 with a 26-22 victory at Tennessee, jumped into the Top 25 for the first time this season at No. 17.

USF (5-0), also ranked for the first time this year, is No. 23. Missouri, which has been on the fringe of the Top 25 most of the season, is No. 24. South Carolina (4-1) rounds it out.

The top four in the ranking is unchanged. Florida is No. 1, followed by Texas, Alabama and LSU. The Gators play at LSU on Saturday.

Virginia Tech moved up a spot to No. 5 and Boise State slipped one to No. 6 after a lackluster 34-16 victory against UC Davis.

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The Associated Press: Auburn, South Florida move into AP Top 25

Week 6 AP Top 25 Poll
(updated on Sunday, 10/4/09)

Rank/Team/Record/Points/Previous

1. Florida (54) 4-0 1486 1
2. Texas (1) 4-0 1416 2
3. Alabama (5) 5-0 1404 3
4. LSU 5-0 1290 4
5. Virginia Tech 4-1 1200 6
6. Boise State 5-0 1185 5
7. USC 4-1 1108 7
8. Cincinnati 5-0 1004 10
9. Ohio State 4-1 994 9
10. TCU 4-0 940 11
11. Miami (FL) 3-1 931 17
12. Iowa 5-0 823 13
13. Oregon 4-1 676 16
14. Penn State 4-1 564 15
15. Oklahoma State 3-1 563 14
16. Kansas 4-0 513 18
17. Auburn 5-0 428 NR
18. Brigham Young 4-1 403 20
19. Oklahoma 2-2 370 8
20. Mississippi 3-1 357 21
21. Nebraska 3-1 333 23
22. Georgia Tech 4-1 311 25
23. South Florida 5-0 238 NR
24. Missouri 4-0 215 NR
25. South Carolina 4-1 200 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin 157, Houston 142, Georgia 115, Stanford 50, Utah 31, Michigan 25, Boston College 12, Notre Dame 9, Pittsburgh 3, Arizona 2, West Virginia 2

APPoll.com: College Football Guide and AP Poll: NCAA Football

[fgg]

still #1

[C_is_for_Cookie]

We went up? After that performance? For real? Oh well, we're still undefeated, even though Saturday's game was total crap and we really need a better QB.

[Laurent]

Alabama No. 1 in AP poll after jumping Florida
By RALPH D. RUSSO (AP) – 3 hours ago

NEW YORK — After a steady climb, Alabama has reached the top of the AP poll.

The Crimson Tide jumped Florida and landed at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday.

The unbeaten Gators had been in the top spot since the preseason, but the Crimson Tide has been gaining ground for weeks by winning more convincingly than the Gators.

The final surge came after Alabama beat South Carolina 20-6 and Florida needed a field goal in the waning seconds to beat Arkansas 23-20 at home.

The Crimson Tide, which received 10 first-place votes last week, got 39 out of 59 from the media panel. Florida received the other 20 first-place votes.

Texas is No. 3, followed by Southern California, Cincinnati and Boise State at No. 6. The Broncos dropped a spot.

The first BCS standings also came out Sunday and Florida was in first place, followed by Alabama, Texas and Boise State.

Unbeaten Iowa moved up four places after beating Wisconsin 20-10 on the road. Miami, LSU and TCU round out the top 10.

Alabama started the season ranked fifth, then immediately moved up a spot to fourth after beating Virginia Tech to start the season. After two weeks at No. 4, the Crimson Tide moved up another spot to No. 3.

After three weeks behind Florida and Texas, Alabama jumped the Longhorns last week and finished the climb to No. 1 on Sunday.

Alabama was No. 1 for five weeks in the second half of last season, including two weeks when SEC rival Florida was No. 2.

The Gators, the defending national champions, came into the season as an overwhelming No. 1, receiving the highest of percentage of first-place votes ever in the preseason poll.

But Tim Tebow and the Gators have sputtered offensively and had trouble putting away the better teams on their schedule. They had 10-point victories against Tennessee and LSU before beating Arkansas on a field goal with 9 seconds left.

Alabama's four SEC victories have been by an average of 19 points, with the closest margin being 14 against South Carolina.

Florida's four SEC wins have been by an average of 14 points, but that was padded by a 34-point victory against Kentucky.

"Saturday, after watching Florida give up big plays to an offense Alabama completely shut down, I decided to make the switch," said Andy Staples of SI.com. "Alabama, at the moment, seems to have fewer weaknesses than anyone else."

Alabama also has a nonconference victory against No. 15 Virginia Tech. Florida has played only one ranked team, LSU.

"I had been reluctant to make a switch at No. 1, even though Alabama has looked good all year," wrote Mike Strain, of the Tulsa World, in an e-mail. "But after Saturday, I voted Alabama No. 1, because I think the Crimson Tide has produced more impressive performances than Florida so far."

Georgia Tech made the biggest jump in the rankings this week, moving up eight spots to No. 11 after beating Virginia Tech 28-23.

The Hokies dropped 11 spots from No. 4 to 15. Ohio State also dropped 11 spots to 18. The Buckeyes were upset 26-18 at Purdue.

Oregon is No. 12, followed by Penn State and Oklahoma State.

No. 16 BYU then Houston, Ohio State, Utah and Pittsburgh finish the first 20.

Pitt, No. 21 Texas Tech and No. 22 West Virginia are ranked for the first time this season.

No. 23 South Carolina, No. 24 Kansas and No. 25 Oklahoma all lost, but remained ranked.

The Sooners, who have lost three games to ranked teams by a combine five points — with Sam Bradford missing most of each game — are the first team to be ranked with a 3-3 record since Tennessee in Oct. 23, 2005.

The Volunteers finished that season unranked and with a sub-.500 record.

Falling out of the rankings this week were Notre Dame, South Florida and Nebraska.

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The Associated Press: Alabama No. 1 in AP poll after jumping Florida

I'm an Auburn fan, and even I have to say Alabama deserves it. They've won more convincingly than Florida.

I dred the ass whipping they'll probably put on us Nov. 27., but historically that game can go either way.