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AP Poll, released 13 October

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AP Poll

1 Alabama (6-0) 1 SEC 1,503
2 LSU (6-0) 5 SEC 1,449
3 Clemson (6-0) 2 ACC 1,427
4 Ohio State (6-0) 3 Big Ten 1,404
5 Oklahoma (6-0) 6 Big 12 1,333
6 Wisconsin (6-0) 8 Big Ten 1,245
7 Penn State (6-0) 10 Big Ten 1,129
8 Notre Dame (5-1) 9 IA Independents 1,042
9 Florida (6-1) 7 SEC 1,041
10 Georgia (5-1) 3 SEC 995
11 Auburn (5-1) 12 SEC 985
12 Oregon (5-1) 13 Pac-12 906
13 Utah (5-1) 15 Pac-12 729
14 Boise State (6-0) 14 Mountain West 716
15 Texas (4-2) 11 Big 12 672
16 Michigan (5-1) 16 Big Ten 648
17 Arizona State (5-1) 18 Pac-12 524
18 Baylor (6-0) 22 Big 12 470
19 SMU (6-0) 21 American Athletic 398
20 Minnesota (6-0) Big Ten 330
21 Cincinnati (5-1) 25 American Athletic 308
22 Missouri (5-1) SEC 233
23 Iowa (4-2) 17 Big Ten 210
24 Appalachian State (5-0) Sun Belt 148
25 Washington (5-2) Pac-12 107

AP Top 25

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Week 7 AP Top 25

  1. Alabama (5-0)
  2. Clemson (5-0)
  3. Georgia (5-0)
  4. Ohio State (6-0) – 1393
  5. LSU (5-0) – 1352
  6. Oklahoma (5-0) – 1268
  7. Florida (6-0) – 1163
  8. Wisconsin (5-0) – 1105
  9. Notre Dame (4-1) – 1046
  10. Penn State (5-0) – 958
  11. Texas (4-1) – 947
  12. Auburn (5-1) – 920
  13. Oregon (4-1) – 828
  14. Boise State (5-0) – 654
  15. Utah (4-1) – 624
  16. Michigan (4-1) – 618
  17. Iowa (4-1) – 454
  18. Arizona State (4-1) -388
  19. Wake Forest (5-0) – 380
  20. Virginia (4-1) – 353
  21. Southern Methodist (6-0) – 285
  22. Baylor (5-1) – 260
  23. Memphis (5-0) – 189
  24. Texas A&M (3-2) – 165
  25. Cincinnati (4-1) – 118
  26. Minnesota (5-0) – 118

Hoping he becomes a 🐊

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On Sunday night, E.J. Smith took to Twitter to reveal his top five college choices as the recruiting process heats up leading into his senior season. And as you’d expect, speculation has run wild with his announcement.

  • Florida Gators
  • Georgia Bulldogs
  • Ohio State Buckeyes
  • Stanford Cardinal
  • Texas A&M Aggies

Of course, he is the son of all time Gator Great Emmitt Smith.

🐊 Half Season Stats 🐊

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  • Gators currently rank 44th in the country in scoring offense (34) and fifth in scoring defense (8.8).
  • Kyle Trask completed his first 18 passes of the game, breaking a record Chris Leak set in 2005 against Wyoming. The Gators have now broken the consecutive completion record (Trask – Towson) and pass completion percentage in a game (Franks – Tennessee-Martin) this season.
  • Despite a vaunted pre-season running back group, the Gators rank 88th in rushing offense per game (141.40), 71st in rushing attempt average (4.36), but 26th in rushing touchdowns (11).
  • Gators rank 17th in total defense and rank 19th in total defense in yards-per-play.
  • Gators rank 8th in the SEC in total offense and 3rd in total defense.
  • The Gators rank 1st in the country in red zone defense, allowing just five scores in 13 attempts (38.46%). Florida ranked 116th last season.
  • On offense, the Gators have scored 21-of-the-23 times they’ve been in the red zone: 16 touchdowns to five field goals.
  • The Gators rank second in the country for the first time this season in sacks with 24 and 5th in the country in sack yardage. They rank 5th in the country in tackles for loss with 45.
  • The 170 points during the first five games is seven points off last year, but the second most since 2009.
  • The 44 points the Gators have allowed through four games are the fewest they’ve allowed in the first five games of the year since 2009.
  • The Gators’ 28 penalties through five games are the fewest in over 20 years.
  • The Gators rank 1st in the country in interceptions, 26th in passes broken-up, and ninth in passes defended.
  • The Gators have gained a turnover in nine straight games and have had one in 16 of the 18 games under Dan Mullen and Todd Grantham.
  • The Gators have now extended their scoring streak to 389 games, by far the most in college football.
  • The Gators currently have the longest active win streak in the SEC.