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2026 Week 8 Florida Gators Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
0010MK 8
Jakesnake42 11 Most confusing resume in ball? Demolish Ole Miss and beat Texas and Auburn then get blown out by Missouri and SCar...as I said at the jump give me the quality wins.
T-Thugs 12 Florida is 5-2 with wins over Ole Miss (5-1) and Texas (4-2). Losses to Missouri and South carolina.
UNC_Samurai 12
Inkblot9 13
MrTheSpork 13
ShogunAshoka 13
Acm0028 14
budget_um 14
deadtofall12 14
ExternalTangents 14 80.0%
NotSoSuperNerd 14 1.813 [7.58-4.42]
Cecil_Hardboner 15
HieloLuz 15 Florida has to be the most bipolar team this year. They may have the best set of wins this year, beating Auburn, Ole Miss, and Texas. But they got ran out of the stadium by Missouri and South Carolina. Honestly could be much lower, but I respect Head to Head within the same bucket as much as possible.
JeromesNiece 15
PSUMediaPA 15
TolkienFan71 15
brucewaynewins 16
Jerrywelfare 16
RobertNeyland 16
Bill3ffinMurray 17
CFBHurts 17
cyberchaox 17
DavoinShower-handle 17
ehoefler 17 89.75 | +8
GeauxTri 17 5-2; excellent wins at Texas, over Ole Miss and at Auburn; losses to Missouri and South Carolina.
Hey_Its_Roomie 17
justsaynotoreddit 17
SwissArmyScythe 17 NR
tomdawg0022 17
vanburen1845 17
AlphaH4wk 18
COLU_BUS 18
Fmeson 18
Hobbes_121 18
luckroy 18
owlalwaysloveyew 18
RheagarTargaryen 18
RiffRamBahZoo 18
sirgippy 18 GippyRank expected rank: 12.6. Central 80% interval: 4–22. Top-25 probability: 93%.
ya111101 18
12panther 19
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_ 19
Bereft13 19 Power: 23, SoR: 17; LW: NR (30)
bladefencer 19 0.826, +13, Pow: 23, Off: 6, Def: 59, SOR: 22
Cassiyus 19
ChemicalOle 19
conchobor 19
Conn3er 19
CRedds19 19
cyclonepsycho 19
eSpiritCorpse 19
flyingcircusdog 19
halldaylong 19
Laschoni 19
Lex_Ludorum 19 Who even are you?
one98d 19
r0sco 19
roguebandit1 19
ruwisc 19
scronko 19
shifty1032231 19
soonerfreak 19
TDenverFan 19
tjstanley 19
udderlymoovelous 19
WarEagle9 19
Zef_Apollo 19
Zloggt 19 ...how to...
BendrickLamar19 20
boxbeat 20
ChaseTheFalcon 20
chweris 20
Colton3690 20
CPiGuy2728 20
dabul-master 20
DataDrivenPirate 20 (18.92)
douchebagjack 20 Best 3 Wins: Texas, Ole Miss, Auburn.
2 Losses: Missouri, South Carolina.
wtf. is florida good? is texas bad? who knows. but i think the only thing I know is that arch manning is bad.
Euphoric_Relative_13 20
GenialGiant 20
grey_pilgrim_ 20
joebob431 20
jrluhn 20
laprasrules 20
mellolizard 20
MemeofMemeJTG999999 20 (5-2) (was unranked)
W: 27-24 @ #5 Texas (4-2)
Next Week: Bye
Projected Bowl: Gator Bowl vs SMU
monkeymatt1836 20
nemoran 20
penisthightrap_ 20
Pollaski 20
Rcfan0902 20 951.89 (+11)
redrumsoxLoL 20
RollWarTideEagle 20
seaotter2 20
StFuzzySlippers 20
titansfan174 20
TopGoose 20
TossedRightOut 20
_fastball 21
aggiebruin27 21
AlexanderComet 21
ALStark69 21 NR; I have no idea what to make of this team

Biggest riser:
Casaiir 21
cfbguy 21
Chipsahoy523 21 +4
DampFrijoles 21
DarkLegend64 21
djowen68 21
dschinghiskhan 21
e8odie 21
eclectic_tastes 21
GoBlueScrewOSU7 21
hascogrande 21
hypercube42342 21
jmac_21 21
jrichardh 21
JustinMSU21 21
MahjongDaily 21
nin478 21
OldCoaly 21
PeteyNice 21
pileatedloon 21
ryseing 21
Staind075 21
SufferingfOrLife 21
Tarmacked 21 Sneaking back in with a win over Texas. Probably in that 20's range this year.
TouchdownHeroes 21
Xy13 21 We're back. It's over. We're back.
BallSoHerd 22
Blooblod 22
BlueFalcon89 22
BoukenGreen 22
bretticus733 22
chillmagic420 22
daredassdude 22
DarthYoda2594 22 Basically the straw stirring the drink of so many teams in the rankings right now. Can beat anyone and get blown out by anyone.
Drexlore 22
galacticdude7 22 Predicted Record: 8-4

Losses: @Missouri (17-45), South Carolina (19-38), Georgia, @Kentucky

Comment: Big win over Texas brings them back into the rankings, still no idea if this team is actually any good
GatorBolt 22
jimbobbypaul 22
MADBuc49 22 NEW
Noelthemexican 22
Pyromania1983 22
RedBarracuda25 22
redwave2505 22
spmartin1993 22
stripes361 22
studio_sally 22
TadKosciuszko 22
ThaCarter 22
TheNSAAgent777 22
TimeBroken 22
True_Ad5324 22 NR
w8w8 22
BosskOnASegway 23 1680.5 -> 1732.8 [+52.3] (#31 -> #23)
Buckeyes2010 23
Ch-i-ef 23 wtf are you idk man
Charlemagne42 23 Adjustment: 18.9%
CommodoreN7 23
Corgi_Koala 23
digdat0 23 23. Florida — Score: 0.143 | Results: 0.776, SOS Rank: #7, Quality: 0.170, Recency: 0.000 | T10W: 2, T25W: 2, T50W: 3, Off Rk: #12, Def Rk: #91
jonstark19 23
Lefunnymaymays4lief 23 (NR) What the hell even are you guys. What do I even say here? Good job? Where was this the last two weeks? I don’t fucking know!
ManiacalBlazer 23 72.360 (5-2) +9, +1.492, Gators finally showed up to drop Texas.
nbingham196 23
noahthearc 23
Our-Gardian-Angel 23
plannedsickdays 23
Pure_Protein_Machine 23
SCsprinter13 23
spsellers 23
Techwid 23
Tornadohunter24 23 [5-2, 3-2 SEC] (NEW) | SOR: #17 | Notable Results: W 44-39 @ HM Auburn [4-2], W 52-28 vs #11 Ole Miss [6-1], L 17-45 @ DO/HM Missouri [5-2], L 19-38 vs South Carolina [3-3], W 27-24 @ #24 Texas [4-2] |

WHAT EVEN ARE YOU
velociraptorfarmer 23
A_Rolling_Baneling 24
BearsAreGreat1 24
blahblehblahwhoru 24
BorisNumber1 24
Chris-P-Creme 24
Corporal_Hicks 24
corundum9 24
elnino550 24
Helifino 24
Hugefootballfan44 24
jjjoebox 24
malowry0124 24
PlactusTX 24 LW: 21 | Tier 4 | W Texas
Player_1_has_Joined 24
SpadeRyker 24
srs_house 24
Striker743 24 NR
Wescat 24
arbadak 25 .748 rating, 5-2, SOS .658 (NEW, +8)
ChBass 25 Okay, Florida, we can't do anything about the South Carolina loss, but beating the longhorns offsets losing to Mizzou. That, and a top-15 offense (who scored more in Austin than Ohio State did) will get you in the rankings.
Conglossian 25 U/R
cvsprinter1 25 2-loss
Doogitywoogity 25 I’m not sure I should be ranking yall, as I know all too well how many ways yall can find to lose a game. But what’s my alternatives? The texas squad you just beat? A demolished MS St? Mizzou who beat this squad but who just got destroyed by Ole Miss who lost by a gillion to this squad? Bill Belichick and his big ole man tiddies? Auburn?! Oregon? OK State? Who fucking knows man.
Dropbackandpunt 25
hythloday1 25
JamoRedhead 25
MainPeanut25 25 Holding Oregon State’s spot for now
placid_salad 25 LW: #35
romulusjsp 25
Ruhrgebietheld 25
SearonTrejorek 25 0.70427
sirvalkyerie 25
SteemieRayVaughn 25
TaylorLeprechaun 25 NR
texas2089 25
the_neverdoctor 25
thomasosu 25
Xtremeloco 25

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
The_Stratman 4
GenuineBoss 9
Rhizical 13
Rishik01 13
ianmcmoney 14 66.97%
manbeqrpig 15
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY 16
CallMeTheKing 16 119-8-10
Piptit 16
SonOfGarry 16
ted1995 16
Applesaucemannus 17
ArlyntheAwesome 17 you lose to competency and win against complacency, god knows what kind of win total that ends up being.
dstrainr 17
AoA_nB1 18 I honestly don’t know
bocnj 18
chief_sitass 18
Imd0wnc0w 18
josh55134 18
PsychologicalFox8660 18
quantum_jedi 18 (55.56, +5) Is Florida good again? Or is it that Texas is just bad? I have no idea what to do with this team (sensing a trend with the SEC here...) One week they beat Ole Miss (albeit without Lacy), the next they lose to South Carolina, then the next they beat Texas. I certainly don't envy the emotional journey that Gator fans have been on and it's barely halfway over. BYE week next and then Cocktail Party.
TheCryptPartDeux 18
666PeaceKeepaGirl 19
Blazemaster77 19
BoilerUp28 19
Effective-Lead-6657 19 (NR)
huntmant 19
jis024 19
JJones927 19
LegionMammal978 19 (+5) GS .810, TS 1966: 45.1% #17 Ole Miss + 28.8% #22 Auburn + 25.9% #24 Texas + 0.2% Campbell = 52.9% #25 South Carolina + 47.1% #23 Missouri.
Milflover69cbb 19 Not sure if you’re good or bad
Nath0leon 19 +6. Another roller coaster week for America's Most Volatile Team
newSomberMan 19
Perryapsis 19
RowDull8230 19
Select-Edge-3262 19 +10 (NR)
TomorrowFinal6642 19
Yelich04 19 NR
1Subject 20
buccaneerboy22 20
Delicious_Fig5384 20
Flaky_Bit6733 20
HereComesNightTime 20
idnttcrisis 20
JCNoles 20
Kirkwood641 20
leadbymight 20
Lucaball3r 20
mathwrath55 20
Menktenk 20
n8TLfan 20
NoOutdoorSoup 20
Ok_Boysenberry716 20
PersianGuitarist 20 Example of unpredictable football. High peaks and low lows
saquad69 20
spaceblev11 20
SpeddyDawg 20
thereaname 20
WBLwiffleball 20
70277027 21
alexjcode_com 21 754
bigred91224 21
dee3Poh 21 .210
Intelligent_Fix_6972 21
jtchr33 21 Weird team, hard to justify a rank.
I am more salty AP still ranked both them and texas and put them behind them.
KansasChaser2021 21
Protoco2 21
Real-Plant-5722 21
tbraptors 21 Florida jumps back into the top 25, alongside Auburn, after a big upset win against Texas.
TyRoland06 21
Crelc3 22
DBowieNippleAntennae 22
divey043 22
FrontRunner51 22 (NR) Lots of whiplash with these SEC teams until more games are played and they hopefully sort themselves out.
FuzzyDunlop911 22
jackmc04 22 (NR)
JackWK_Gaming 22
kennethbring 22
LegendParkour 22
NebraskaPlainsman 22
Noahsince2002 22
Pyroblockx 22
ResearchFlaky5912 22 Loss to Missouri limits them. Wins over #15 and #10 are an impressive resume, but the additional loss to SCAR really stings. Enough to bounce back into the poll, but not enough to break into top 20.
rt13wx 22
Scruggerboy 22
_THE__BOULDER_ 23 Incredible work to get this win on the road with a backup QB (who should arguably start, given that performance). This game did not start out great. Went down 17-3 after some poor defense (tackling was terrible to start) and allowing a punt return for a Texas TD. Took a bit for Jones to settle in as well, but he, ultimately, looked tremendous out there (for a first ever start on the road, in Austin, against a typically great defense like Texas), overall going 22/35 for 155 YDs passing, 2TDs, 0INTs, and 10 carries for 49YDs. He ran hard in this game but also ran smart, taking slides where appropriate and putting his fully body into it where appropriate also. Jaden Baugh, although not quite as efficient, got back to his ground & pound ways, rushing 91 yards on 25 carries and for 1TD. Florida was able to score a touchdown to make it 17-10 before the half, indicating they had some life, but then they really turned it around in the 2nd half, tying the game through a long and methodical 15 play drive right out of the gate, chewing up 8 minutes of the 3rd quarter.

Florida went up 2 scores in the 4th, but I did get scared after they let up a Texas touchdown to let Texas close the lead to 27-24. That 4th Down long play was infuriating, and my heart was racing during the 4th quarter. I actually called my cardiologist friend and told her I might need her to check on me because of what Gator football does to my body. Of course, the punt on the Gators' drive after the Texas TD was not inspiring or calming either, but that Arch fumble was perfectly timed to restore my faith in football again.

This team has a bye before the Cocktail Party. Florida has obviously been up & down this season and I won't be surprised if they continue that cycle against Georgia (in Atlanta, btw, due to Jags stadium renovations). That being said, who knows? Maybe they will surprise us yet again. Either way, I hope Sumrall's kids keep roasting him for embarrassing performances. I will literally pay them to keep it up.
AMETSFAN 23
BoNnnnfhir 23
cajunjackson 23
Character_Orchid4698 23
Express_Dinner7918 23 You’re an enigma. One week your blowing out ranked teams or going blow for blow with them and look like playoff material; the next your getting blown out by ranked and unranked teams alike and look like you’ll miss bowl season entirely. So what are you? We may not know until week 12

Explaining the cuts: Texas: loses yet again. Arch Manning is clearly not the future at qb and you face an uphill road to re-enter the playoff conversation. Mississippi State: You didn’t even score on LSU. You’re fighting for bowl eligibility at this point. Missouri: After blowing out Florida you got blown out by the team Florida blew out. Not a good sign you couldn’t score on Ole Miss’ pedestrian defense. Oklahoma State; The offense going cold in the second quarter ended up being the difference between victory and defeat. Your game plan of returning to 2010s era big 12 football won’t work against the top defenses in the sport. New Mexico: You needed a second half comeback to beat Hawaii, a team one loss away from sitting on the couch in December. We’ll see if you be back any time soon after you face the Bison.
Impossible-Still-349 23
LightningDusty 23 ↑NR
m3owzika 23
meristematic 23
NNul 23 This team is also wild.
Ok_Significance_3803 23
pongislame 23 5-2 (17-45 @ Missouri; 19-38 vs. South Carolina)
Sflabuckeye13 23
wittingtarsier 23
bruhstevenson 24
Dawg-Bite 24
Esb5415 24
Original_Profile8600 24
RealityComps 24
Repulsive_Rub6443 24
requiemsux 24
rob_bot13 24 1624 points
S2OP 24 (NR)
SpectralHydra 24
SportsCat4 24
thehornedlamb 24
ThompsonCreekTiger 24
Arago_ 25 Bad poll, bad.
FoodCourtDruid 25
GrimmacingGrinny 25 Florida has 2 key wins and 2 losses. Their key wins are over Texas and Ole Miss, while the losses were to South Carolina and Missouri. I have them 25th simply due to the losses being worse than those of the other 2 loss teams I have ranked. The highs are very high for this Florida team, and the lows are very low.
loneSTAR_06 25
myworld3 25
ogsmurf826 25
SaguaroCactus19 25
Star_Wars_Sith 25
thatoneguyD13 25 Tier 4.
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