{"id":412566,"date":"2026-09-28T06:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T06:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/412566\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T06:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T06:12:13","slug":"florida-footballs-sp-rankings-after-week-4-win-over-ole-miss-rebels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/412566\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida football&#8217;s SP+ rankings after Week 4 win over Ole Miss Rebels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated Sept. 27, 2026, 5:11 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a data-autotag=\"5f17983d-3ab8-4b35-9954-23714ad248dd\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/florida-gators\/3472\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Florida<\/a> football is 4-0 for the first time since 2019 after defeating the Ole Miss Rebels in the Swamp on Saturday, 52-28. The Jon Sumrall era is off to a hot start and Gator Nation is brimming with optimism with two conference wins already under their belt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Following college football&#8217;s Week 4 action, ESPN&#8217;s Bill Connelly released his <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=83224X1595658&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fcollege-football%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F49868647%2F2026-college-football-sp%2B-rankings-all-138-fbs-teams&amp;xcust=SC1-SGAT&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fgatorswire.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fcollege%2Fgators%2Ffootball%2F2026%2F09%2F27%2Fflorida-football-sp-rankings-ratings-week-4-ole-miss-win%2F91971660007%2F\" data-v-afl=\"\" data-t-l=\"\u2691f:b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SP+ update<\/a>; the Orange and Blue landed at No. 12 with an 18.5 SP+ rating. That represents a three-spot rise from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gatorswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/gators\/football\/2026\/09\/20\/florida-football-sp-rankings-ratings-week-3-auburn-win\/91863522007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">last week&#8217;s ranking<\/a>\u00a0and a 0.7-point increase from the previous rating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Looking deeper into the numbers, Florida&#8217;s offensive SP+ of 38.8 lands at No. 9 in the nation, marking a 5.4-point and 11-spot improvement from the last update. Meanwhile, the defense checks in at No. 31 with a 20.8 rating \u2014 a 16-spot drop but a 3.9-point increase \u2014 and the special teams improved seven spots to No. 2 in the country while remaining at a 0.5 rating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Gators are joined by seven other SEC schools in the SP+ rankings&#8217; top 25 \u2014 down two from last week \u2014 headlined by second-ranked Georgia, followed by Alabama (No. 6), Texas (No. 7) and LSU (No. 10) among the top 10. The remaining top-25 representatives are Florida (No. 12), Tennessee (No. 14), Mississippi State (No. 18) and Missouri (No. 25).<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el\" href=\"http:\/\/gatorswire.usatoday.com\/picture-gallery\/sports\/college\/gators\/football\/2026\/09\/26\/florida-football-photos-ole-miss-rebels-highlights\/91962524007\/\" data-t-l=\"\u2691g:l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo\" aria-label=\"View Gallery - PHOTOS: Highlights from Florida vs Ole Miss in the Swamp for Week 4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790575933_967_91962486007-20260926-t-204749-z-894995624-mt-1-usatoday-29924150-rtrmadp-3-ncaafootballmississippiat.webp\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\"\/><\/a>ESPN&#8217;s Week 4 SP+ top 25 rankingsRKTEAMRECSP+OFFDEFSTCH1Georgia4-030.241.6 (2)11.8 (1)0.5 (4)+12Ohio St3-128.841.6 (1)12.7 (3)-0.1 (84)-13Notre Dame4-028.140.5 (4)12.7 (2)0.2 (38)+04Indiana4-026.940.3 (6)13.7 (7)0.3 (23)+05Miami4-025.739.5 (8)14.0 (8)0.2 (33)+26Alabama4-023.039.6 (7)16.6 (13)0.0 (79)+57Texas4-022.435.7 (16)13.6 (5)0.3 (22)-18Oregon3-121.640.3 (5)19.0 (25)0.3 (26)-39Utah4-021.537.1 (13)15.7 (11)0.1 (60)+1010LSU3-121.334.7 (22)13.4 (4)0.0 (67)-111Texas Tech4-020.237.5 (11)17.6 (17)0.3 (29)+212Florida4-018.538.8 (9)20.8 (31)0.5 (2)+313USC4-117.841.5 (3)23.7 (49)-0.1 (91)-514Tennessee3-117.736.8 (14)19.3 (26)0.2 (32)-415Penn St3-116.932.7 (28)16.1 (12)0.3 (14)-316Nebraska4-016.935.2 (20)18.3 (22)0.0 (70)+717BYU3-016.334.3 (25)18.2 (21)0.3 (27)+018Miss St4-015.137.9 (10)23.1 (48)0.3 (15)+1219Iowa4-014.829.0 (51)14.5 (10)0.3 (16)-120Pittsburgh4-014.732.0 (36)17.4 (15)0.1 (62)+1721Virginia3-114.432.4 (31)18.1 (20)0.1 (50)+1522Michigan3-114.328.8 (52)14.4 (9)-0.1 (88)-123Kansas St3-114.035.0 (21)21.2 (37)0.2 (39)+124UCLA4-013.835.7 (17)22.0 (40)0.1 (58)+1625Missouri3-113.731.2 (40)17.3 (14)-0.2 (106)-3Need a news break? 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