Florida Returns to United Soccer Coaches Top 25

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Following a pair of wins, including a 3-1 victory over defending NCAA champion Florida State, the Gators returned to the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 at No. 20 in the Week 2 poll.
 
The ranking marks Florida’s first appearance in the coaches poll since the third week of the 2020 season. The Gators went 81 consecutive polls without appearing in the Top 25.
 
Florida’s return also carries a bit of program symmetry.
 
Thirty years ago, the Gators made their first appearance in the coaches poll during the program’s second season. Florida entered the Week 2 poll of the 1996 campaign at No. 20 — the same position UF holds this week.
 



United Soccer Coaches –

Aug. 25


Rank
School


1
Stanford


2
Duke


3
Vanderbilt


3
Michigan State


5
Wake Forest


6
Alabama


7
West Virginia


8
Ohio State


9
North Carolina


10
Tennessee


11
Washington


12
Colorado


13
Virginia


14
UCF


15
TCU


16
Florida State


17
Kansas


17
UCLA


17
Georgia


20
Florida


21
Texas State


22
Georgetown


22
Wisconsin


24
Memphis


25
Notre Dame