Gators amazingly unmoved in USA TODAY Sports' re-rank after Week 3

The first quarter of Florida football’s 2024 schedule is in the books and so far things are not looking good in Gainesville. With a pair of home losses already logged and the toughest schedule in the sport still ahead, the Gators are having a hard time finding solid ground.

As a result of the poor performance seen from Billy Napier’s squad — which has the skipper on the hottest seat in college football — the Orange and Blue are completely absent from the major polls and are an afterthought in many of the other rankings.

Among those include USA TODAY Sports’ Paul Myerberg, who submitted his re-rank following Week 3’s action with a surprising result for Florida.

Florida’s re-rank position

Myerberg still has the Gators ranked No. 81 — the same spot he had Florida last two weeks — despite the home loss. That puts Florida between the No. 80 Florida State Seminoles and No. 82 Western Kentucky Big Red.

What is not surprising is that UF and FSU are sharing their misery on this week’s re-rank after the ‘Noles began their season 0-3. This year is the first since 1955 that both schools had losing records after three games.

USA TODAY Sports Week 3 re-rank top 10

The Georgia Bulldogs remain in the top spot followed by the Texas Longhorns, Ohio State Buckeyes, Alabama Crimson Tide and Tennessee Volunteers representing the top five teams, respectively.

The Ole Miss Rebels, Oregon Ducks, Penn State Nittany Lions, Kansas State Wildcats and Utah Utes wrap up the top 10 programs in the re-rank.

Up next for the Gators

Florida will play their first road game of the season as they travel up to Starkville to play against the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday, Sept. 21. Kickoff is set for noon ET and will be broadcast on ESPN.

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