Florida’s slide kept going after Saturday’s loss to Oklahoma, and CBS Sports’ latest re-rank reflected it in a big way.
The Gators dropped their second straight game and fourth in their last five, falling 23-7 to the Sooners in the Swamp. That left Florida at 5-4 overall and 3-4 in SEC play as the season moves into its final stretch.
Chip Patterson’s Week 10 re-rank of all 138 FBS teams pushed Florida down nine more spots to No. 35.
The Gators are now slotted between No. 34 James Madison - led by former UF head coach Billy Napier - and No.
36 Nebraska.
That standing looks a lot different from the national polls. Florida is unranked in both the US LBM Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25 after the Oklahoma loss.
The Gators’ next chance to steady things comes on the road against Kentucky on Saturday, Nov. 14.
Kickoff is set for 6:15 p.m. ET in Lexington, with ESPN carrying the game.
CBS Sports’ top 25 after Week 10 still featured eight SEC teams, one fewer than last week. Georgia held the No. 1 spot, while Alabama checked in at No.
6, Texas at No. 8 and Tennessee at No. 9.
Kentucky landed at No. 13, followed by Ole Miss at No. 18, LSU at No. 20 and South Carolina at No.
- Missouri was just outside that group at No.
The full CBS Sports Week 10 re-rank top 25 listed Georgia, Utah, Notre Dame, UCLA and Miami in the top five, followed by Alabama, Indiana, Texas, Tennessee and Wake Forest. Kentucky came in at No. 13, while Florida was not among the top 25 after its latest setback.
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