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Florida Gators fall out of the new AP Top 25 poll after loss to USF

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Florida Gators tight end Hayden Hansen (89) reaches for the ball in the endzone against the Florida Gators during the second half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. (Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images)

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Gators dropped out of the latest Associated Press Poll on Sunday following their 18-16 loss to USF on Saturday. The Bulls cracked the top 25 at No. 18.

Florida also fell out of the Coaches Poll on Sunday.

The Gators received 70 votes in the latest AP poll, which ranks 29th nationally. After debuting as a top-15 team in the preseason rankings and moving up to No. 13, UF is now unranked and will play the nation’s No. 3, No. 5 and No. 7 teams over the next three games.

Florida currently has eight teams still on its 2025 schedule ranked in the top 25: LSU (3), Miami (5), Georgia (6), Texas (7), Florida State (10), Tennessee (15), Texas A&M (16) and Ole Miss (17).

The Gators (1-1) open SEC play on Saturday with their first road game at LSU. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC. The Tigers (2-0) had an ugly 23-7 win over Louisiana Tech on Saturday.

Here’s the latest AP poll.

AP Poll Top 25 after Week 2

1. Ohio State 
2. Penn State
3. LSU 
4. Oregon (+2)
5. Miami 
6. Georgia (-2)
7. Texas 
8. Notre Dame (+1)
9. Illinois (+2)
10. Florida State (+4)
11. South Carolina (-1)
12. Clemson (-4)
13. Oklahoma (+5)
14. Iowa State (+2)
15. Tennessee (+7)
16. Texas A&M  (+3)
17. Ole Miss (+3)
18. USF
19. Alabama (+2)
20. Utah (+5)
21. Texas Tech (+3)
22. Indiana (+1)
23. Michigan (-8)
24. Auburn
25. Missouri

Others receiving votes in AP Poll: Arizona St. 94, BYU 92, Georgia Tech 78, Florida 70, Southern Cal 64, TCU 58, Mississippi St. 52, Louisville 49, SMU 26, Nebraska 10, Tulane 9, Baylor 7, UNLV 5, Pittsburgh 3, Navy 2, Memphis 1, Vanderbilt 1.

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