Florida is ranked inside the top 10 of the Preseason Coaches Poll for the second consecutive year.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida will open the 2020 season ranked eighth in the first edition of the Amway Coaches Poll<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.usatoday.com_sports_ncaaf_polls_amway-2Dcoaches-2Dpoll_&d=DwIFAg&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=av6bnc9cRH5OKG9kOoeYbdPfh237vG3OqCLr3dqFfHM&s=poPZyk5svbWIBSfJw8o06NS6Udox6Lg9yM-muPjw3hQ&e= >, released Thursday by USA Today.
During their second year under Head Coach Dan Mullen, the Gators finished the 2019 season ranked seventh in the Coaches Poll after logging an 11-2 record. Florida’s record last year marked the first time since the 2008 and 2009 seasons that the Gators garnered consecutive double-digit winning seasons.
The 2020 poll marks the second consecutive time the Gators have ranked inside the Top 10, as Florida also landed on the No. 8 spot prior to 2019 season.
Florida is the only Power 5 school in the state of Florida to land inside the Top 10 in the preseason poll and one of four SEC teams, joining No. 3 Alabama, No. 4 Georgia and No. 5 LSU.
The Coaches Poll powered by USA Today Sports is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at FBS schools. The panel is chosen by random draw, conference by conference plus independents, from a pool of coaches who have indicated to the American Football Coaches Association their willingness to participate. Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.
