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2017 Preseason Florida Gators Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
Bill3ffinMurray	6
BorisNumber1	6
luckroy	6	Pot 2
blahblehblahwhoru	8
owl_man	8
justsaynotoreddit	9
the5thpixel	9
chweris	10
mellolizard	10
Pikachu1989	10
TotalEconomist	10	ExternalTangents would be proud
HarbingerOfFun	11
LeinadSpoon	11
Rainbow_Beefcake	11	I wanted to rank the gators lower, I really did. I tried. I didn't want to be a homer. But then I thought, who would win between Louisville and the gators? I said Chomp Chomp. Gators v. Stanford? Guess what? I'm going gators. Bruins? I'm still taking Gators. Michigan? I have us winning that game, I mean, idk, but I have us as slight favorites and so does vegas. LSU? They're scared of us anyway ;). In all seriousness, I think the gators are, as they have been for the last 5 years, a quarterback away. The defense will somehow be amazing again this year. And I will somehow feel as though the defense is underrated, again this year. If Franks or Zaire can prove to be the guy, the Gators can be as good as anybody. Without the guy? Eleventh. 
relax_on_the_mat	11	Metric ton of talent, but can they offense? Players suspended for an indefinite period of time also muddy the waters.
retnuh101	11
scootmcgroot	11
alextoyalex	12
DarkLegend64	12
Dropbackandpunt	12
Foxmcbowser42	12
kdcoltred	12	P5 Rising
Khavanon	12
sunburn_on_the_brain	12
surreptitioussloth	12
TheOrangeKush81	12
TimeBroken	12
was_saying_boo_urns	12	Unfortunately the gators are going to be better this year.
beerslingerjay	13	How will Florida manage to stumble into the SEC championship game this year? Tune in and find out as Jimmy Mac, the shark attack, goes for another trip to the house that Dr. Pepper built.
BrutonGaster77	13
f0gax	13
G-Aardvark	13
goblue10	13
monkeymatt1836	13
noahthearc	13
Stockz	13
toocleverbyhalf	13
03040905	14
52hoova	14
admiraltarkin	14
Aeschylus_	14	They always win the division right? Gotta rank them.
BoboIsDead	14
bties	14
buckeyegold	14
BunnySelfDestruct	14
BUSean	14
CambodianDrywall	14
captain_sasquatch	14
CFSparta92	14
Cobainism	14	Once again, the Gators are talented enough to win the weak SEC East. But with graduate transfer QB Malik Zaire at the helm, a loss of elite defensive talent to the NFL, and the recent suspension of top receiver Antonio Calloway for the Michigan game, will Jim McElwain's squad take the next step and play in a NY6 bowl?
Extra_Excrement	14
funtubs	14
gohuskies	14	I think they're going to boring their way to the SEC East again.
gordogg24p	14
HonProfDrEsqCPA	14
JeromesNiece	14
KingKliffsbury	14
MarlinsGuy	14
Nathanael-Greene	14
SCRx	14
SCsprinter13	14
smills79	14
SmokingCricket	14
SSJRoshi	14
Techwid	14
TheZachster	14
typicaliconoclast	14
Wescat	14
3RDnKING	15
A-Stu-Ute	15
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	15
bakonydraco	15
cmdrcaboose2	15
dicky_________seamus	15
ExternalTangents	15
lebaronslebaron	15
mjacksongt	15
olmsted	15
ReallyCreative	15
Red261	15
TanzaniaMagic	15
TaylorLeprechaun	15
TDenverFan	15
Texasagsman	15
ThaCarter	15
TheReformedBadger	15
WarEagle9	15
Acm0028	16
AGSattack	16
CarbonCamaroZL1	16
Chris-P-Creme	16
conchobor	16
coreyfra	16
corundum9	16
DFWTooThrowed	16
doormatt26	16
dupreesdiamond	16
flipadelphia17	16
G-manP	16
galacticdude7	16
GeneralGBO	16
Ghost_of_Dude	16
grjohnst	16
Harry_B_C_Dresden	16
HelioOne	16
jayhawx19	16
Jpkun	16
lk6	16
sirgippy	16
SpeedxKills	16
stripes361	16	Jim McElwain is a true star in the coaching profession. The man who brought us Mark Ingram, AJ McCarron, Trent Richardson, and Greg McElroy is building a real contender in Gainesville. If this were the 2018 rankings, I would likely have Florida much higher. But it's not.
topher3003	16
UNC_Samurai	16
WhiteBaseCoat	16	Same deal with Florida. Their defense has less experience than Auburn and less talent than Auburn or LSU, but it should still be very good, while their offense returns a bunch... except for any established QB. And it's starting to seem like they could also lose Callaway at some point. McElwain had a very good run at CSU and has done quite well in stopping post-Muschamp Florida from collapsing, so it's hard not to expect him to improve upon last year, but his team has quite a few questions to answer.
xelphin	16
bluegrassborn	17
BosskOnASegway	17
dan4223	17
DanNeverDie	17
deadtofall12	17
eclectic_tastes	17
frumious88	17
hokies220	17	wave off suspensions might fuck this up but they'll still win the east
IAMAVelociraptorAMA	17	That defense got plundered.  Of their 8 draft selections, 7 were on defense, and 5 were in the first 3 rounds, all defense.  They bookend a tough SEC slog with expected losses at Michigan and Florida State - an early loss, a late loss, and at least one or two SEC losses is going to spell a rough time for a hyped Florida team that will likely punch below their talent just by virtue of their brutal schedule.If they come out swinging and manage to upset Michigan, however, expect this ranking to skyrocket.
icklebush	17
JCiLee	17
jlh2b	17
kermic_the_frog	17
Mario_Speedwagon	17
nickknx865	17
scronko	17
solo_22	17
TheBigMcD	17
Ticklebump	17
warm_warmer_disco	17
aubieismyhomie	18
BabyBladder	18
chceman	18
DavoinShower-handle	18
jmac_21	18	McElwain may be a weird guy, but he could see himself atop the SEC East very easily this season. They open the season against a tough Michigan team.
KobeOrNotKobe	18
LEGEN--wait_for_it	18
Lex_Ludorum	18
orangeslash	18
Our-Gardian-Angel	18	Jim McElwain has guided the Gators to a 19-8 record and back-to-back SEC East titles during his first two years. But Florida still is searching for answers to the offensive problems that have plagued them since the heyday of Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow.
pileatedloon	18
ScarletFever333	18
seaotter2	18
THECrew42	18
TriStarBear	18
ucieaters33	18
Arsenal7X	19	Same old Gators. If they can find an offense, which might be a little bit easier this year with Malik Zaire, they'll be a force. Until then, 19 feels right.
Branzilla91	19
CertifiedSheep	19
CockADoodleBOOM	19
Daigotsu	19
GiovanniElliston	19
kelling928	19
MrTheSpork	19
nemoran	19
spsellers	19
uwbjb	19
calidoc	20
esoterik	20
Frognosticator	20
GilBrandt	20
HUSKEROYAL	20
RegulatorRWF	20
AaronRodgers16	21
Grimbo_Reaper	21	Oh god I am worried about playing a Muschamp defense with a damn good QB on the offense. Thankfully we host them but this is a team that I've seen people hyping, and rightfully so. 
halldaylong	21
orboth	21
PalmettoFace	21
qacha	21
bread_buddy	22
brobroma	22
Fifth_Down	22
puffadda	22
Wurst_Law	22
mickeyquicknumbers	23	Last year I predicted Florida's offense would rise to the level of competent and the defense would take a step back from "elite" to "very good" and two should mostly offset each other. It turns out I was a year early on that prediction - as the offense was still very bad, and the defense didn't miss a step with Hargreaves, Neal, Bullard and Morrison gone. This year, the offense returns 9 starters and should see improvement from every single position group, while the defense loses 8 starters and may have too many issues with depth to maintain top-5 status. A 10-15th quality defense and an offense that moves from the 90's to the 50's seems reasonable, but that largely depends on competent QB play, something that has felt up in the air at UF since Tebow graduated.
Xtremeloco	23
BallSoHerd	24
Knightro2011	24	The sports drink, Gatorade, was formulated in 1965 at the school's college of medicine by a team of scientists.
TheTeamCubed	24

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