Florida football dropped its second straight game and fourth of the last five on Saturday with a disappointing 23-7 loss to Oklahoma in the Swamp. Now sporting a 5-4 overall record and a 3-4 mark in SEC play with three matchups remaining on the regular-season slate, the Gators are simply fighting for a bowl-game berth at this point.
Following Week 10's college football action, USA TODAY Sports writer Paul Myerberg released his latest re-ranking of all 138 FBS teams. In it, Florida fell 10 spots to No. 43 and now sits between No. 42 Oklahoma and No. 44 Illinois.
Compare that with the US LBM Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25, both of which have the Gators unranked and voteless after their loss.
The SEC still has eight schools in the USA TODAY Sports
re-rank top 25 this week, headlined by No. 1 Georgia, along with Texas (No. 7), Tennessee (No. 8) and Alabama (No. 9) among the top 10. Kentucky (No. 11), Ole Miss (No. 16), LSU (No. 21) and South Carolina (No. 25) round out the rest of the top-ranked teams, while Missouri — which dropped out as the Gamecocks crept in — now sits just beyond the group at No. 27.
Next up, Florida hits the road to take on Kentucky on Saturday, Nov. 14, in Lexington. The game kicks off at 6:15 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on ESPN.
SEC schools in USA TODAY Sports' Week 10 re-rank
- Georgia (No. 1)
- Texas (No. 7)
- Tennessee (No. 8)
- Alabama (No. 9)
- Kentucky (No. 11)
- Ole Miss (No. 16)
- LSU (No. 21)
- South Carolina (No. 25)
- Missouri (No. 27)
- Oklahoma (No. 42)
- Florida (No. 43)
- Auburn (No. 46)
- Texas A&M (No. 64)
- Mississippi State (No. 65)
- Vanderbilt (No. 77)
- Arkansas (No. 92)
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This article originally appeared on Gators Wire: Florida drops 11 spots in USAT re-rank, still among nation's top 50
