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 (5-0)
In past weeks it would probably be considered pure hyperbole to call the Bulls the best team in Florida. Not only are the Bulls the best team in the state, but they are also the best team in the Big East. The Bulls former road struggles may be behind after they thumped NC State in Raleigh to the tune of 41-10.
2. Florida (3-1)
The Gators are behind the Bulls in both the AP Ranking (Bulls #10, Gators 12) and the Coaches (Bulls #10, Gators #13) Poll yet no one has been talking about the Bulls as national championship contenders.
3. Miami (2-2)
I’m on the fence regarding which team, Miami or FSU, should be ranked third in the state. Fortunately, the two play this weekend to help make my decision next week easier.
4. Florida State (3-1)
Beating Colorado on the road was the Noles most impressive victory of the season and the only victory against a Division 1-A team.
5. Central Florida (1-3)
After playing a close game against South Florida earlier in the season the Golden Knights appear to have fallen apart. Central Florida lost 58-13 to UTEP over the weekend.
6. Florida Atlantic (1-3)
As no one in their right mind outside of the few Florida Atlantic grads care where the Owls are ranked, here is the oddity pertaining to the Florida Atlantic team: they have a player named Yourhighness Morgan. He must have some awfully confident parents.
7. Florida International (1-3)
Congratulations to the Golden Panthers on their first victory of the season.
