Florida football got back on the winning track in Week 7 with an incredible 27-24 upset victory over the Texas Longhorns in Austin. Coming off two straight blowout defeats, including a devastating home loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks, the Gators earned their first road victory over a top-10 team since 2012.
"Proud of our guys," head coach Jon Sumrall said after the game
. "You know, we've had some setbacks as of late."Following college football's Week 7 action, ESPN's Bill Connelly released his SP+ update, with Florida falling to No. 38 in the overall rankings with a 9.2 rating despite the triumph over Texas. That represents a six-spot drop from last week's ranking and a 1.8-point decrease from the previous rating.
Looking deeper into the
numbers, Florida's offensive SP+ of 33.5 lands at No. 27 in the nation, marking a 1.6-point and a nine-spot drop from the last update. Meanwhile, the defense checks in at No. 62 with a 24.9 rating — a three-spot drop and a 0.3-point increase — while special teams remain ranked first in the country with a 0.1-point increase to 0.6.
The SEC still has seven schools in the SP+ rankings' top 25, headlined by second-ranked Georgia, followed by LSU (No. 6) and Texas (No. 8) among the top 10. The remaining top-25 representatives are Alabama (No. 12), Tennessee (No. 13), Ole Miss (No. 14) and Missouri (No. 21).
ESPN's Week 7 SP+ top 25 rankings
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