sunshine state college football rankings
Few states take their college football as seriously as Florida, and almost everyone has a team they root for. So with that in mind we present rankings of all the Division 1-A teams in the sunshine state. It should be mentioned these rankings are strongly based on schedule played so far, and attempt to ignore how well the teams may do in the future.
1. South Florida (4-0)
The Bulls keep the top spot for this week’s rankings based on their win over Kansas last week, even after an uninspired 17-9 win over FIU. Part of the explanation for that close victory may have been the injury to Bulls linebacker Brouce Mompremier, which briefly stopped the game when doctors feared for the possibility of a spinal injury. Mompremier is doing fine now, but Mompremier’s teammates were likely thinking of him instead of the game on hand.
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2. Florida (3-0)
Even after a win over Tennessee, the Gators stay in second, mostly because the Vols do not appear to be very good this year. The Vols may very well bounce back as they did last year but I have less respect for the ‘08 Vols year after their loss to UCLA. While the Gators did not rack up an impressive score, they were efficient offensively - Gators did not punt or turn the ball over in the first half.
3. Miami (2-1)
Take note ACC: the Canes may have found their offense. Miami put up 41 points on Texas A&M, and their much heralded quarterback, Robert Marve, was 16 for 22 en route to throwing for 212 yards. The Canes have already proven they have a formidable defense (Exhibit A: the Gators game), and with a decent offense become the dark horse team to win the ACC.
4. Florida State (2-1)
Even with the addition of Jimbo Fisher as offensive coordinator, FSU appears to have regressed as an offense. The Noles quarterbacks threw five interceptions and did not score a touchdown for their third straight loss to the Demon Deacons.
5. Central Florida (1-2)
After an ugly 34-7 loss to Boston College, the Golden Knights are probably starting to miss runningback Kevin Smith, who now plays in the NFL.
6. Florida Atlantic (1-3)
Bad news for Owl fans, their team is 1-3. Good news, they begin their Sun Belt conference schedule this weekend.
7. Florida International (0-3)
The Golden Panthers had a depressing grand opening for their new stadium, not only did they lose to the Bulls but the previously mentioned Mompremier had to be carted off the field. To make matters worse, SI.com ranks FIU as the worst team in Division 1-A.
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