{"id":349450,"date":"2025-09-07T17:19:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T17:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/349450\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T17:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T17:19:12","slug":"coaches-poll-top-25-florida-slides-oklahoma-and-south-florida-surge-in-college-football-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/349450\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaches Poll top 25: Florida slides, Oklahoma and South Florida surge in college football rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Article-featuredImageImg\" alt=\"lagway.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/lagway.png\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"433\" width=\"770\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Getty Images<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/FLA\/florida-gators\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida<\/a> tumbled out of the latest Coaches Poll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/news\/coaches-poll-top-25-alabama-falls-as-ohio-state-reclaims-no-1-in-college-football-rankings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">following Saturday night&#8217;s stunning loss to USF<\/a>. Strengthened by an impressive win over <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/MICH\/michigan-wolverines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michigan<\/a> in the only ranked matchup of the weekend, <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/OKLA\/oklahoma-sooners\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oklahoma<\/a> leaped eight spots to No. 16 in Sunday&#8217;s update, this coming after the Sooners failed to appear in the preseason Coaches Poll <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/college\/sooners\/2025\/08\/04\/oklahoma-football-rankings-2025-preseason-coaches-poll\/85506788007\/?gnt-cfr=1&amp;gca-cat=p&amp;gca-uir=true&amp;gca-epti=z116801p119050c119050e001700v116801b0046xxd004665&amp;gca-ft=142&amp;gca-ds=sophi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">for the first time in 25 years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>USF debuted in the rankings at No. 23 coming off another momentum-changing win under third-year coach Alex Golesh. The highest-ranked Group of Five team, the Bulls&#8217; walk-off win in Gainesville comes after USF blasted then-ranked <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/BOISE\/boise-state-broncos\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boise State<\/a> in Week 1. USF, who takes on <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/MIAMI\/miami-fla-hurricanes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami<\/a> next week, is the only team nationally to beat two ranked opponents over the first two games of the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A bunch of guys that bought into a vision when it probably wasn&#8217;t super cool, huh? And they&#8217;re just sick of hearing, man, one in whatever, one in whatever, South whatever,&#8221; Golesh said. &#8220;These guys are bulls, they bought in and it paid off.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Defending Big 12 champion <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/ARIZST\/arizona-state-sun-devils\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona State<\/a> dropped 14 spots after falling in the final minute at <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/MISSST\/mississippi-state-bulldogs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mississippi State<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/news\/mississippi-state-slips-past-no-12-arizona-state-24-20-on-late-td-pass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a signature win for Bulldogs coach Jeff Lebby<\/a> coming off a disastrous 10-loss season in 2024. After dropping a nation-leading 12 spots last week following a loss at <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/FSU\/florida-state-seminoles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida State<\/a>, <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/BAMA\/alabama-crimson-tide\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alabama<\/a> is back inside the top 20.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a full look at the Coaches Poll top 25 after Week 2. First-place votes are listed in parentheses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Week 3 Coaches Poll<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/OHIOST\/ohio-state-buckeyes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ohio State<\/a><a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/PSU\/penn-state-nittany-lions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Penn State<\/a><a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/UGA\/georgia-bulldogs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Georgia<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/LSU\/lsu-tigers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LSU<\/a><a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/OREG\/oregon-ducks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oregon<\/a>Miami<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/TEXAS\/texas-longhorns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas<\/a><a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/ND\/notre-dame-fighting-irish\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Notre Dame<\/a><a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/ILL\/illinois-fighting-illini\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Illinois<\/a><a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/SC\/south-carolina-gamecocks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Carolina<\/a><a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/CLEM\/clemson-tigers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Clemson<\/a>Florida State<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/MISS\/ole-miss-rebels\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ole Miss<\/a><a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/IOWAST\/iowa-state-cyclones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iowa State<\/a><a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/TENN\/tennessee-volunteers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tennessee<\/a>Oklahoma<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/TXAM\/texas-am-aggies\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas A&amp;M<\/a>Alabama<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/IND\/indiana-hoosiers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Indiana<\/a><a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/TXTECH\/texas-tech-red-raiders\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Tech<\/a><a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/UTAH\/utah-utes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Utah<\/a>MichiganUSFArizona State<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/BYU\/byu-cougars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BYU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Others receiving votes:\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/MIZZOU\/missouri-tigers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Missouri<\/a> 142; <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/LVILLE\/louisville-cardinals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Louisville<\/a> 88; <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/USC\/usc-trojans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">USC<\/a> 87; SMU 87; Florida 68; <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/AUBURN\/auburn-tigers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Auburn<\/a> 57; <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/TULANE\/tulane-green-wave\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tulane<\/a> 55; <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/TCU\/tcu-horned-frogs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TCU<\/a> 36; <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/GATECH\/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Georgia Tech<\/a> 26; <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/NEB\/nebraska-cornhuskers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nebraska<\/a> 19; <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/NAVY\/navy-midshipmen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Navy<\/a> 16; <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/WASH\/washington-huskies\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington<\/a> 15; Mississippi State 15; <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/MEMP\/memphis-tigers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Memphis<\/a> 11; <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/BAYLOR\/baylor-bears\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Baylor<\/a> 9; <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/VANDY\/vanderbilt-commodores\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vanderbilt<\/a> 7; <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/KANSAS\/kansas-jayhawks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kansas<\/a> 4; <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/UNLV\/unlv-rebels\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UNLV<\/a> 3; <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/PITT\/pittsburgh-panthers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh<\/a> 1; <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/college-football\/teams\/NCST\/nc-state-wolfpack\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">North Carolina State<\/a> 1;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Images Florida tumbled out of the latest Coaches Poll following Saturday night&#8217;s stunning loss to USF. 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