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Florida Gators 17th in preseason Coaches Poll 

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The Florida Gators finished last season with a four-game winning streak and people have taken notice. Monday, the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll was released and UF came in at No. 17.

“Certainly it’s good to get a little attention but we know it’s doesn’t matter,” UF coach Billy Napier said Monday. “We’re gonna have to spot the ball and go compete and go earn it on the field.”

Florida was 8-5 in 2024, and returns several key players, notably quarterback DJ Lagway, All-American center Jake Slaughter, running back Jadan Baugh, EDGE Tyreak Sapp, end Caleb Banks and placekicker Trey Smack. Meanwhile, the Gators added key pieces via the transfer portal and recruiting.

This all has led to there being a great deal of optimism this preseason in Gainesville.

“We absolutely have aspirations to be a playoff team,” Napier said last week. “That’s the intention of coming here is to win championships. Now, what do we know about that? It’s about the work we do. It’s about today. Okay. It’s not about yesterday or tomorrow. It’s about today. A good today leads to a good week, leads to a good month, leads to a good season, and you look up and count them up at the end of the year.

I think for us it’s about getting the most out of this group. … I think for us we know that the results will be a product of really buying into the process, being present, stacking good days and creating habits that will hold up on game day. So we got a lot of guys that need to establish that we can trust them, and this next month will present that opportunity.”

Texas is the preseason No. 1 in the coaches poll. The Longhorns, a College Football Playoff participant last season, play at Florida on Oct. 4. Ohio State is No. 2, followed by Penn State.

Per USA Today, “The US LBM Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at Football Bowl Subdivision schools. The panel is chosen by random draw, conference by conference plus independents, from a pool of coaches who have indicated to the American Football Coaches Association their willingness to participate. Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.”

Coaches Poll Preseason Top 25

RankTeamRecordPTS1stPrevChgHi/Lo
1Texas0-0160628NR–1/1
2Ohio State0-0156520NR–2/2
3Penn State0-0152514NR–3/3
4Georgia0-014663NR–4/4
5Notre Dame0-013600NR–5/5
6Clemson0-013242NR–6/6
7Oregon0-013070NR–7/7
8Alabama0-012100NR–8/8
9LSU0-010560NR–9/9
10Miami (FL)0-08230NR–10/10
11Arizona State0-08060NR–11/11
12Illinois0-07340NR–12/12
13South Carolina0-06650NR–13/13
14Michigan0-05800NR–14/14
15Ole Miss0-05730NR–15/15
16SMU0-05550NR–16/16
17Florida0-04980NR–17/17
18Tennessee0-04920NR–18/18
19Indiana0-04600NR–19/19
20Kansas State0-04380NR–20/20
21Texas A&M0-03920NR–21/21
21Iowa State0-03920NR–21/21
23BYU0-02870NR–23/23
24Texas Tech0-02610NR–24/24
25Boise State0-02460NR–25/25

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