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Ten AP voters put Florida in the top 10; 2 don't have them ranked at all

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Florida running back Jadan Baugh. (Katie Park/UAA Photo)

The Florida Gators, who beat LIU 55-0 last Saturday in their season opener, on Tuesday came in at No. 13 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25, a poll of select college football journalists. That’s up two spots from the preseason poll. Some of the poll voters ranked Billy Napier’s team in the top 10, some toward the back end of the Top 25 and some not at all. Here’s a closer look inside the rankings.

The voter who ranked the Florida Gators highest

No. 5: Koki Riley, Baton Rouge (La.) Advocate: Riley went from one extreme to the other. He had the Gators unranked on his preseason ballot. Who does he have No. 1 this week? That would be LSU, which beat Clemson, his preseason No. 1, on Saturday.

These voters also are high on UF

No. 8: Eric Hansen, South Bend (Ind.) Tribune.
No. 8: Joe Arruda, The Harfor (Ct.) Courant.
No. 9: Louie Vaccher, WildcatReport.com.
No. 10: Aaron McMann, MLive (Mich.).
No. 10: Bob Ballou, CBS Austin.
No. 10: Brian Howell, Boulder (Color.) Daily Camera.
No. 10: Chad Bishop, Atlanta (Ga.) Journal-Constitution;
No. 10: Chris Murray, Nevada Sports Net.
No. 10: Jordan McPherson, Miami (Fla.) Herald.
No. 11: Dylan Sinn, Fort Wayne (Ind.) Journal Gazette.
No. 11: Josh Furlong, KSL Salt Lake City
No. 11: Kirk Bohls, Houston (Texas) Chronicle.
No. 11: Trevor Hass, Boston.Com.

Other notable rankings

No. 12: Nicole Auerbach, NBC
No. 13: Jamal St. Cyr, WJXT-TV Jacksonville (Fla.)
No. 13: Rece Davis, ESPN
No. 14: Kevin Carter, CBS Sports [Note: Carter is a former Gators All-American defensive end]
No. 15: Brett McMurphy, On3
No. 15: Ralph Russo, The Athletic

These voters didn’t rank the Florida Gators

* A total of nine poll voters left UF off their preseason ballots. This week, only two have the Gators unranked.

NR: Robert Cessna, Bryan College Station (Texas) Eagle: Only poll voter with Oregon at No. 1. Has nine SEC teams ranked. UF is the only ranked team not on his ballot.

NR: Randy Johnson, Minnesota Star Tribune: UF and Alabama are the only ranked teams not on his ballot. Has Ohio State at No. 1, followed by Penn State.

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