Florida jumps to highest ranking since 2020 as Texas solidifies grip on No. 1 — SkimNews
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- Florida jumped 13 spots to No. 8, its highest ranking since 2020 and first top-10 appearance since 2021, after a 24-point home win over then-No. 4 Ole Miss under first-year coach Jon Sumrall.
- Texas held No. 1 with 62 first-place votes (four more than last week) after a 20-17 road survival at Tennessee; Georgia stayed No. 2 with six first-place votes — double its Week 3 total — after beating Oklahoma.
- Penn State took the biggest fall in the poll, tumbling from No. 13 to unranked after a home loss to Wisconsin; Michigan, Louisville and Texas A&M also dropped out as four newcomers (Boise State, UCLA, Kentucky, and one other) joined the rankings.
- Alabama made its 300th consecutive AP Top 25 appearance, the longest active streak and nearly double that of No. 2 Georgia (153 weeks); Georgia itself logged its 700th all-time poll appearance, 10th-most ever.
- Boise State entered at No. 22 as the first Group of 6 team ranked this season, following a 25-point road win at Western Michigan.
- Iowa climbed to No. 14 — its highest ranking since 2021 — after knocking off Michigan on the road on the final play of the game.
Why it matters: Florida's return to the top 10 in Year 1 under Jon Sumrall marks a sudden SEC contender resurgent, while Texas extending its first-place-vote lead to 62 (up four) over a Georgia team that just notched its 700th all-time poll appearance tightens the hierarchy at the top heading into October. The reshuffle also drops a blue-blood (Penn State) entirely from the rankings, reshaping the Big Ten pecking order behind the new-look top five.
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