{"id":60406,"date":"2025-11-25T18:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/60406\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T18:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:01:08","slug":"florida-football-falls-again-in-usa-today-sports-rerank-after-week-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/60406\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida football falls again in USA TODAY Sports rerank after Week 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another week, another loss for the Florida Gators<\/a> on the college football field.<\/p>\n

This week, the Tennessee Volunteers<\/a> came, saw and conquered the Orange and Blue in the Swamp with a 31-11 whipping that included an explosive first half that put things out of reach early. Having lost four in a row now \u2014 all since Billy Napier was excused from his head coaching duties \u2014 the program is in danger of reaching a nadir unseen in several decades.<\/p>\n

Predictably, Florida has fallen in the secondary rankings, as well as many of the objective computer models. From the former category, USA TODAY Sports<\/a>‘ rerank after Week 13’s action saw the Gators fall four more spots to No. 83 \u2014 nestled between the No. 82 Washington State Cougars and No. 84 Temple Owls.<\/p>\n

The final opponent of the 2025 regular-season schedule, the Florida State Seminoles<\/a>, fell 11 spots to No. 78 \u2014 just five places ahead of their in-state rivals.<\/p>\n

SEC teams in USA TODAY Sports rerank after Week 13<\/p>\n

The Southeastern Conference is represented by eight teams in the top 25 \u2014 down one from last week \u2014 while keeping five among the top 10. The Texas A&M Aggies<\/a> lead the way at No. 3, followed by the No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs<\/a> in the top five; the seventh-ranked Ole Miss<\/a> Rebels trail behind along with the eighth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners<\/a> and ninth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide<\/a> to round out the schools in the top 10.<\/p>\n

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The Vanderbilt Commodores<\/a> (No. 12), Texas Longhorns<\/a> (No. 15) and Tennessee (No. 17) wrap up the top 25.<\/p>\n

The rest of the SEC rerankings are as follows: Missouri Tigers<\/a> (No. 31), LSU Tigers<\/a> (No. 50), Mississippi State Bulldogs<\/a> (No. 65), Kentucky Wildcats<\/a> (No. 68), Auburn Tigers<\/a> (No. 73), South Carolina Gamecocks<\/a> (No. 80), Florida (No. 83) and Arkansas Razorbacks<\/a> (No. 102).<\/p>\n

2025 Florida Gators USA TODAY Sports 136 team rerank so far<\/p>\n

Florida\u00a0started the year<\/a>\u00a0just inside the top 25, nearly 10 spots below its preseason ranking in either major poll.<\/p>\n

A\u00a055-0 win<\/a>\u00a0over Long Island University in Week 1 didn’t sway the USA TODAY Sports re-rankers. The Gators climbed just\u00a0one spot<\/a>\u00a0to No. 24 with a prove-it game against South Florida ahead. When\u00a0USF upset Florida<\/a>\u00a0in Week 2, USA TODAY Sports dropped the Orange and Blue 16 places to No. 40.<\/p>\n

Following\u00a0another loss<\/a>, to\u00a0LSU<\/a>, Florida dropped to No. 49 overall. After\u00a0loss No. 3<\/a>\u00a0to Miami, the Gators fell 15 spots to No. 64. Florida started its climb back up the rankings in Week 5, while on bye, albeit a one-spot ascent, but an\u00a0upset victory<\/a>\u00a0over the\u00a0Texas Longhorns<\/a>\u00a0sent the Gators up to No. 56 in the country.<\/p>\n

Losing to\u00a0Texas A&M<\/a>\u00a0in Week 8 led to an eight-spot drop, but the bye week brought a one-spot climb. Florida fell to No. 60 in Week 10 and dropped even further to No. 73 two weeks ago before falling again to No. 79 last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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