Gators Gain in Voting, but Still No. 2
Florida’s 82-6 romp over Central Michigan on Saturday brought the defending national champions closer to No. 1 Penn State in The Associated Press’ Top 25 college football poll.
The Nittany Lions opened the season with a 34-17 victory over longtime rival Pittsburgh and received 22 first-place votes and 1,620 points Sunday from the 70 sportswriters and broadcasters who vote in the poll.
The Gators (2-0) had 15 first-place votes and 1,590 points. Last week, Penn State led Florida in first-place votes, 23-14, and in points, 1,616-1,543.
Washington moved up a spot to No. 3 with a season-opening 42-20 victory over Brigham Young.
With a 30-24 victory over UCLA, the Peyton Manning-led Tennessee Volunteers (2-0) dropped a notch to No. 4. Florida State, a 14-7 winner over USC, remained fifth. The Trojans remain No. 23.
In the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll, Florida was No. 1, followed by Penn State, Washington, Tennessee and Nebraska.
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