Florida finishes No. 13 in final AP poll

The final Top 10 ranking the Gators had hoped for was not to be. With its loss to Michigan in the Capital One Bowl on New Year's Day, the Gators finished No. 13 in the final Associated Press poll released today.

Here is the final poll:

AP Top 25
1. LSU (60) 12-2 1,620
2. Georgia (3) 11-2 1,515
3. USC (1) 11-2 1,500
4. Missouri 12-2 1,347
5. Ohio State 11-2 1,346
6. West Virginia 11-2 1,342
7. Kansas (1) 12-1 1,303
8. Oklahoma 11-3 1,139
9. Virginia Tech 11-3 1,096
10. Texas 10-3 962
10. Boston College 11-3 962
12. Tennessee 10-4 904
13. Florida 9-4 685
14. Brigham Young 11-2 654
15. Auburn 9-4 648
16. Arizona State 10-3 587
17. Cincinnati 10-3 566
18. Michigan 9-4 508
19. Hawaii 12-1 460
20. Illinois 9-4 443
21. Clemson 9-4 353
22. Texas Tech 9-4 308
23. Oregon 9-4 253
24. Wisconsin 9-4 202
25. Oregon State 9-4 110
Others Receiving Votes
Virginia 66, Penn State 61, Kentucky 57, Wake Forest 53, Boise State 25, Arkansas 13, Utah 9, Mississippi State 7, Appalachian State 5, South Florida 5, Tulsa 4, Connecticut 3, Air Force 2, Rutgers 2.
Dropped From Rankings
Virginia 21, South Florida 23, Boise State 24, Arkansas 25.

Comments

[jt]

The gators finish above Mich, what a joke. They lose a home game to Mich and are ahead of them with the same record.

[Don T]

Good showing for the SEC with 5 teams in top 15. Look for LSU, UGA and UF to all be in the pre-season top 5. The biggest disappointment of the year has to be USF, falling from #2 to receiving just 5 votes.

[Mike]

Florida absolutely smoked Tennessee and finished one spot below them. Is that a joke too?

[MikeLikesTebow]

USF beat SEC power Auburn...in Auburn....and they have the same record....yes, that is a joke too