Florida is back in the AP Top 10, and it did it the loud way.
The Gators climbed to No. 8 in the Week 5 AP Top 25 after knocking off No. 9 Ole Miss in The Swamp, marking their first appearance in the top 10 since 2021. Florida went from unranked to No. 8 on the strength of a 4-0 start under first-year coach Jon Sumrall.
At the very top, nothing changed. Texas held at No. 1, Georgia stayed No. 2 and Notre Dame remained No. 3, keeping the first three spots exactly where they were.
Miami moved up two places to No. 4 after a big performance from star quarterback Darian Mensah. Ohio State is right behind at No. 5, and Indiana slipped to No. 6 after getting pushed by Northwestern.
Alabama checks in at No. 7, just ahead of Florida, while Ole Miss fell to No. 9 after the loss in Gainesville. BYU rounds out the top 10.
The biggest shakeup outside the upper tier came from Boise State, which entered the poll at No. 22 after a 32-6 rout of Western Michigan. That win gave the Broncos a second victory over a Group of Six playoff hopeful and made them the first Group of Six team to break into the rankings.
There were other new arrivals as well. Mississippi came in at No. 16, UCLA at No. 23 and Kentucky at No. 24, each returning after long absences.
The rest of the poll features LSU at No. 11, Texas Tech at No.
12, Utah at No. 13, Iowa at No.
14, Oregon at No. 15, Mississippi State at No.
16, Tennessee at No. 17, USC at No.
18, Oklahoma State at No. 19, Houston at No.
20, SMU at No. 21 and Missouri at No. 25.
Week 5 AP Top 25 poll
1 Texas 4-0 1,737 (62)
2 Georgia 4-0 1,646 (6)
3 Notre Dame 4-0 1,581
4 Miami (FL) 4-0 1,501 (1)
5 Ohio State 3-1 1,465
6 Indiana 4-0 1,408 (1)
7 Alabama 4-0 1,305
8 Florida 4-0 1,272
9 Ole Miss 3-1 1,089
10 BYU 3-0 1,078
11 LSU 3-1 1,073
12 Texas Tech 4-0 1,053
13 Utah 4-0 903
14 Iowa 4-0 856
15 Oregon 3-1 725
16 Mississippi State 4-0 715
17 Tennessee 3-1 663
18 USC 4-1 410
19 Oklahoma State 3-1 345
20 Houston 3-1 278
21 SMU 3-1 246
22 Boise State 3-1 221
23 UCLA 4-0 218
24 Kentucky 3-1 150
25 Missouri 3-1 118
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