Florida strengthens hold on No. 1 in USA Today/NFCA Division I Coaches Poll

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Florida strengthens hold on No. 1 in USA Today/NFCA Division I Coaches Poll

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Following another dominant week, Florida strengthened its hold the No. 1 ranking in the  USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Gators (44-3) collected 30 first-place votes and 798 of a possible 800 points.

 

The 2017 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference.  Records reflect games played through April 23.

2017 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll
Week 11 – April 25, 2017 

Rank Team Totals 2017 Record Last Poll  
  1 Florida (30) 798 44-3 1
  2 Florida State 754 43-3-1 2
  3 Arizona (1) 741 45-4 3
  4 Minnesota (1) 694 43-3 5
  5 Texas A&M 685 40-5 4
  6 Oregon 623 38-6 6
  7 Oklahoma 584 41-8 8
  8 Washington 572 34-10 9
  9 Auburn 542 39-8 7
  10 Utah 510 30-9 10
  11 Tennessee 498 41-6 11
  12 UCLA 437 33-12 13
  13 Alabama 409 37-11 12
  14 James Madison 382 39-6 14
  15 Baylor 356 36-9 15
  16 Louisiana 327 36-6 17
  17 LSU 286 34-14 16
  18 Kentucky 238 30-13 20
  19 Michigan 223 34-10-1 19
  20 Ole Miss 191 31-16 18
  21 BYU 175 32-10 21
  22 Georgia 99 30-18 22
  23 Arizona State 83 27-14 23
  24 Arkansas 46 28-17 24
  25 Marshall 38 35-7 RV

 Dropped Out: No. 25 Illinois; New to Poll: No. 25 Marshall

Receiving Votes: Illinois (31), Tulsa (21), Mississippi State (13), South Carolina (11), Texas State (8), Missouri (6), North Carolina (5), Florida International (5), California (4), Saint Francis (Pa.) (4), Ohio State (1).

The USA Today/NFCA Division I Coaches Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference.  Records reflect games played through April 23.

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