Florida football moves up AP Top 25 poll after Week 8 bye

Florida football moved up in the AP Top 25 after its Week 8 bye, rising to No. 17 with 556 points. The Gators were able to climb despite the layoff after entering the rankings at No. 20 last week with 355 points. Florida sits between No. 16 Tennessee (662) and No. 18 Houston (491), and the SEC has eight teams in the poll again, led by No. 3 Georgia. Other ranked conference schools include Kentucky (No. 9), Alabama (No. 10), Texas (No. 11), Ole Miss (No. 12), LSU (No. 15), Tennessee (No. 16), Florida (No. 17) and Missouri (No. 23).