Florida leaps into US LBM Coaches Poll top 10 for first time since 2021
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Florida football continued its early surge under new head coach Jon Sumrall on Saturday with a resounding 52-28 win over Ole Miss in the Swamp, marking the first time the Gators have started the season with four straight victories since 2019.
The monumental Week 4 win has the Gators moving up 14 spots in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll to No. 8 for their first top-10 appearance since Sept. 26, 2021. The Orange and Blue now sits between No. 7 Alabama and No. 9 BYU.
In this week's rankings, the SEC has nine teams among the top 25, headlined by top-ranked Texas and second-ranked Georgia, followed by Alabama (No. 7), Florida (No. 8), LSU (No. 11), Ole Miss (No. 12), Mississippi State (No. 16), Tennessee (No. 17) and Missouri (No. 25), while Texas and Oklahoma both tumbled out. Kentucky moved up into the de facto No. 27 spot with 123 votes, while Auburn (22), TAMU (14) and Oklahoma (6) also appeared on the ballot.
Next up, Florida travels to Columbia to take on Missouri at Faurot Field on Saturday, Oct. 3. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on ABC.
US LBM Coaches Poll Week 4 top 25 rankings
| RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | 1st | PV | CH | H/L |
| 1 | Texas | 4-0 | 1779 | 45 | 1 | – | 1/4 |
| 2 | Georgia | 4-0 | 1735 | 17 | 2 | – | 2/3 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 4-0 | 1641 | 3 | 3 | – | 3/5 |
| 4 | Miami (FL) | 4-0 | 1569 | 0 | 5 | +1 | 4/7 |
| 5 | Indiana | 4-0 | 1554 | 8 | 4 | -1 | 4/6 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 3-1 | 1463 | 0 | 7 | +1 | 1/7 |
| 7 | Alabama | 4-0 | 1399 | 0 | 8 | +1 | 7/12 |
| 8 | Florida | 4-0 | 1214 | 0 | 22 | +14 | 8/NR |
| 9 | BYU | 3-0 | 1166 | 0 | 9 | – | 9/15 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 4-0 | 1108 | 0 | 10 | – | 10/13 |
| 11 | LSU | 3-1 | 1097 | 0 | 11 | – | 7/13 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | 3-1 | 1021 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 6/12 |
| 13 | Utah | 4-0 | 917 | 0 | 15 | +2 | 13/21 |
| 14 | Iowa | 4-0 | 887 | 0 | 17 | +3 | 14/22 |
| 15 | Oregon | 3-1 | 866 | 0 | 16 | +1 | 2/18 |
| 16 | Miss St | 4-0 | 658 | 0 | NR | +11 | 16/NR |
| 17 | Tennessee | 3-1 | 648 | 0 | 13 | -4 | 13/18 |
| 18 | USC | 4-1 | 511 | 0 | 12 | -6 | 11/18 |
| 19 | SMU | 3-1 | 327 | 0 | 25 | +6 | 16/25 |
| 20 | Houston | 3-1 | 301 | 0 | NR | +6 | 20/NR |
| 21 | Duke | 4-0 | 230 | 0 | NR | +7 | 21/NR |
| 22 | Penn State | 3-1 | 207 | 0 | 14 | -8 | 14/22 |
| 23 | UCLA | 4-0 | 183 | 0 | NR | +14 | 23/NR |
| 24 | Michigan | 3-1 | 166 | 0 | 18 | -6 | 16/24 |
| 25 | Missouri | 3-1 | 152 | 0 | 21 | -4 | 21/25 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 19 Louisville; No. 20 Texas A&M; No. 23 Washington; No. 24 Oklahoma
Others Receiving Votes
Oklahoma State 126; Kentucky 123; Boise State 112; Pittsburgh 97; Virginia Tech 84; Nebraska 67; Wake Forest 48; Louisville 42; Wisconsin 39; Cincinnati 35; Auburn 22; Washington 20; James Madison 17; Virginia 15; Texas A&M 14; Northwestern 12; North Dakota State 11; Massachusetts 9; New Mexico 7; Minnesota 7; Oklahoma 6; Clemson 5; Arizona 3; Western Michigan 2; UTSA 2; West Virginia 1
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