Florida back in AP Top 25 at No. 20 after win at Texas
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.
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 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
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.)
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.
The Gators are off this week before facing Georgia on Oct. 31 in Atlanta.
Sources: Gators Online (On3), Edgar Thompson (@osgators), Max Bernstein (@maxbernstein23).
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