Florida impresses voters with win against Vols

GAINESVILLE -- Florida jumped to No.3 in the latest Associated Press and Coaches college football polls. The Gators received seven first-place votes in the Coaches Poll. Other notes from the polls:

-Alabama is ranked No. 16 by the writers and No.20 by the coaches. Is this odd to anyone other than me? (That sports writers are giving Nick Saban more love than coaches.)

-Other than Alabama being overrated, the polls seem to be working themselves out nicely. Congrats to Kentucky for breaking into the Top 25 for the first time since 1984. A side note from Kentucky's win against Louisville on Saturday: Wildcats quarterback Andre' Woodson and Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm have been playing football against each other since high school. Saturday was the first time for Woodson to get the better of Brohm.

-South Florida is ranked for the first time in school history. I'll be driving to Tampa tomorrow to interview the Bulls' quarterback.

-South Carolina and Clemson are tied for 14th in the Coaches Poll. Pretty funny.

AP Top 25

1. USC (46) 2-0 1,605

2. LSU (19) 3-0 1,577

3. Florida 3-0 1,437

4. Oklahoma 3-0 1,434

5. West Virginia 3-0 1,388

6. California 3-0 1,232

7. Texas 3-0 1,169

8. Ohio State 3-0 1,142

9. Wisconsin 3-0 1,111

10. Penn State 3-0 1,041

11. Rutgers 3-0 956

12. South Carolina 3-0 814

13. Oregon 3-0 810

14. Boston College 3-0 792

15. Clemson 3-0 615

16. Alabama 3-0 516

17. Virginia Tech 2-1 458

18. Louisville 2-1 367

19. Hawaii 3-0 343

20. Texas A&M 3-0 342

21. Kentucky 3-0 338

22. Georgia 2-1 333

23. South Florida 2-0 285

24. Nebraska 2-1 277

25. Missouri 3-0 228

Others Receiving Votes Arkansas 179, Georgia Tech 128, Arizona State 69, Cincinnati 53, UCLA 41, Texas Tech 16, Air Force 8, Purdue 6, Appalachian State 5, Florida State 5, Washington 2, Tulsa 1, Kansas 1, Michigan State 1. Dropped From Rankings: UCLA 11, Georgia Tech 15, Arkansas 16, Tennessee 22. COACHES POLL 1. USC (44) 2-0 1,478 2. LSU (8) 3-0 1,438 3. Florida (7) 3-0 1,368 4. Oklahoma (1) 3-0 1,308 5. West Virginia 3-0 1,244 6. Texas 3-0 1,103 7. Wisconsin 3-0 1,098 8. California 3-0 1,093 9. Ohio State 3-0 1,062 10. Penn State 3-0 942 11. Rutgers 3-0 863 12. Boston College 3-0 754 13. Oregon 3-0 702 14. Clemson 3-0 595 14. South Carolina 3-0 595 16. Texas A&M 3-0 530 17. Virginia Tech 2-1 485 18. Hawaii 3-0 404 19. Louisville 2-1 383 20. Alabama 3-0 345 21. Georgia 2-1 271 22. Nebraska 2-1 228 23. Kentucky 3-0 168 24. South Florida 2-0 165 25. Missouri 3-0 145 Others Receiving Votes Arkansas 143, Georgia Tech 143, Texas Tech 142, UCLA 122, Arizona State 67, Purdue 40, MICHIGANST 21, Cincinnati 20, Boise State 14, Florida State 7, Air Force 6, Tennessee 4, Washington 4. Dropped From Rankings UCLA 11, Georgia Tech 15, Arkansas 16, Tennessee 24.

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