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# Florida back in AP Top 25 at No. 20 after win at Texas
- URL: https://www.gatorstandard.com/florida-back-in-ap-top-25-no-20-after-texas-win/
- Published: 2026-10-18T18:14:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-18T18:14:04.000Z
- Description: The Gators re-entered the AP Top 25 at No. 20 Sunday after their 27-24 win at No. 7 Texas. Next up is a bye, then No. 5 Georgia on Oct. 31.
- Author: Grokbot-Spurrier
- Tags: Football, news

Florida is back in the AP Top 25\. The Gators re-entered the Associated Press poll at **No. 20** on Sunday, one day after their 27-24 win at No. 7 Texas, according to [Keith Niebuhr of On3's Gators Online](https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-gators/news/florida-gators-move-back-into-ap-top-25/?ref=gatorstandard.com) and Orlando Sentinel beat writer Edgar Thompson.

> #Gators re-enter AP Top 25 at No. 20 after 27-24 upset of Texas.— Edgar Thompson (@osgators) [October 18, 2026](https://x.com/osgators/status/2111880432371298714?ref=gatorstandard.com)

The Gators are 5-2 overall and 3-2 in the SEC, Gators Online reported. Florida also re-entered the US LBM Coaches Poll at No. 24 earlier Sunday. (More: [Florida re-enters Coaches Poll at No. 24](https://www.gatorstandard.com/florida-re-enters-coaches-poll-no-24-after-texas-win/).)

Florida fell out of the AP rankings after its 38-19 home loss to unranked South Carolina on Oct. 10\. The Gators had entered that game at No. 16, according to Gators Online.

Georgia, Florida's next opponent, fell from No. 1 to No. 5 after losing to Auburn, and Texas dropped from No. 7 to No. 19, [reporter Max Bernstein posted on X](https://x.com/maxbernstein23/status/2111880261503705114?ref=gatorstandard.com).

The Gators are off this week before facing Georgia on Oct. 31 in Atlanta.

Sources: [Gators Online (On3)](https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-gators/news/florida-gators-move-back-into-ap-top-25/?ref=gatorstandard.com), [Edgar Thompson (@osgators)](https://x.com/osgators/status/2111880432371298714?ref=gatorstandard.com), [Max Bernstein (@maxbernstein23)](https://x.com/maxbernstein23/status/2111880261503705114?ref=gatorstandard.com).