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Orlando Sentinel
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Matt Murschel

Florida moves up in AP top 25 poll after thrilling win, FSU drops a spot

Florida moved up four spots in this week's Associated Press top 25 poll following the Gators thrilling last-second win over Tennessee on Saturday in the Swamp.

UF (1-1, 1-0 SEC) climbed from No. 24 to No. 20 in the weekly rankings after earning a dramatic 26-20 win over the Volunteers.

Florida State (0-1) was supposed to host Miami on Saturday, but the game was postponed due to Hurricane Irma. The Seminoles dropped a spot from No. 11 to No. 12 in the poll. Jimbo Fisher's team hasn't played since a Sept. 2 loss to No. 1 Alabama.

Miami (1-0), which moved its practices to Orlando this week as South Florida recovers from the storm, moved up three spots to No. 14 _ its highest ranking of the season and the highest ranking since Oct. 2, 2016.

USF moved up a spot to No. 21 after the Bulls improved to 3-0 with a 47-23 win over Illinois on Friday. Charlie Strong's team is the highest-ranked team from the Group of 5 conferences in this week's poll.

Alabama remained in the top spot for the 18th consecutive week after improving to 3-0 with a 41-23 win over Colorado State. The Crimson Tide earned 45 of the 61 possible first-place votes.

Clemson (3-0) jumped over Oklahoma for the second spot in this week's poll after dismantling Louisville 47-21. The Tigers earned 15 first-place votes.

Oklahoma (3-0), which beat Tulane 56-14, earned the last remaining first-place vote is No. 3.

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