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Florida is ranked at No. 10 in the first College Football Playoff Rankings revealed on Tuesday night.
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The Gators’ only loss is about as respectable as it gets, a 35-28 defeat on the road at the hands of the only unbeaten team in the SEC, LSU. The Tigers, by the way, are ranked at No. 2 in the CFP rankings behind only Clemson.
There are 6 SEC teams ranked among the top 25. Florida is the 3rd-highest ranked one-loss team behind only Alabama at No. 4 and Notre Dame at No. 5.
Kirk Herbstreit had this to say via Twitter:
Herbie: 'We get so caught up with the SEC West. Florida just keeps winning football games.' Wonders if #Gators can move way up.
— Edgar Thompson (@osgators) November 4, 2015
Apparently, ESPN’s David Ching doesn’t think too highly of the Gators.
https://twitter.com/ESPNChing/status/661697489205108736
However, ESPN’s Rece Davis also questioned Florida’s placement.
#Gators No. 10 in the College Football Playoff rankings. ESPN's Rece Davis, 'I thought Florida would be a little bit higher.'
— Edgar Thompson (@osgators) November 4, 2015
Florida has had a surprisingly successful season under first-year head coach Jim McElwain. The Gators started the season 6-0 before that lone defeat to LSU. UF was as high as No. 8 in the AP Poll before the loss.
The Gators are in position to clinch the SEC East with a win over Vanderbilt on Homecoming this Saturday.
The top 4 teams in the final CFP rankings will be released at noon ET on Dec. 6, and those teams will play for the national championship.
Born and raised in Gainesville, Talal joined SDS in 2015 after spending 2 years in Bristol as an ESPN researcher. Previously, Talal worked at The Gainesville Sun.
