Florida football debuted at No. 24 in the first College Football Playoff rankings released on Tuesday night, marking the Gators' first appearance on the list since finishing the 2020 season at No. 7 in the CFP poll.
Jon Sumrall and Co. currently sit outside the US LBM Coaches Poll top 25 at a de facto No. 27 ranking while landing just inside the AP Top 25 at No. 25 after their Week 9 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs. With a 5-3 overall record and an even 3-3 mark in SEC play, the Orange and Blue must win its final four games in order to remain in the playoff discussion.
Among the other standings, Florida checks in at No. 33 in USA TODAY Sports' re-rank after Week 9, No. 26 in CBS Sports' 138 re-rank, and No. 23 in The Athletic's latest re-rank. ESPN's
Football Power Index still has the Gators among its top 25 at No. 22, while SP+ ratings place them all the way down at No. 44.
Florida has three remaining conference matchups on its schedule — home games against Oklahoma on Nov. 7 and Vanderbilt on Nov. 21, and a road game against No. 7 Kentucky in Lexington on Nov. 14 — as well as the annual rivalry game against FSU in Tallahassee on Nov. 27. The Wildcats have just one loss so far this season, which came in Week 2 at home against Alabama.
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