College football’s Week 11 is in the books and with less than a month left of the regular season remaining, many things are becoming clear about this year’s competitive field.
Among those topics are the Florida Gators, who have struggled with injuries this fall and are in danger of recording their fourth-straight season with a losing record — something that would have been unfathomable to think a few years ago.
The latest loss at the Texas Longhorns in Austin was demonstrative of the gap between Billy Napier’s team and the rest of the college football landscape, much less the Southeastern Conference. As a result, the Orange and Blue lost a little bit of ground in The Athletic’s re-rank after Week 11.
Florida’s re-rank after Week 11
Author Chris Vannini dropped the Gators three spots from No. 51 last week to No. 54 after the loss to the Longhorns. That puts Florida between the No. 53 North Carolina Tar Heels and No. 55 Michigan State Spartans — the two schools that bookended them in last week’s re-rank.
Compare that with USA TODAY Sports, which re-ranked Florida at No. 57 — down 12 spots from the previous week.
As far as fellow SEC schools are concerned, only the Auburn Tigers (No. 69), Kentucky Wildcats (No. 70) and Mississippi State Bulldogs (No. 100) are ranked lower.
The Athletic’s Week 11 Top 10 re-rank
The Oregon Ducks held onto the top perch in the rankings this week, followed by the Ohio State Buckeyes, Texas, BYU Cougars and Tennessee Volunteers, respectively, to round out the top five.
The Penn State Nittany Lions come in at No. 6 while the Indiana Hoosiers, Alabama Crimson Tide, Ole Miss Rebels and Georgia Bulldogs wrap up the top 10, respectively.
Next up for Florida
The Gators return to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to host the LSU Tigers in college football’s Week 12. The Southeastern Conference matchup will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on ABC.
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