Here's where CBS Sports has Florida football in its preseason 136 rankings
Spirits are high in Gainesville for the first time in a while, thanks to a strong 8-5 finish last fall and a Gasparilla Bowl victory over the Tulane Green Wave. With quarterback DJ Lagway under center and a battle-tested roster returning, the early prognostications are mostly bullish on the Orange and Blue despite some injury concerns with the former.
With the clock ticking down on the opening kickoff of the 2025 campaign, CBS Sports writer Chip Patterson put together his full ranking of all 136 FBS schools, placing Florida at No. 12 — between the No. 11 Arizona State Sun Devils and No. 13 Illinois Illini. Compare that with its No. 17 ranking in the US LBM Coaches Poll's preseason edition.
SEC schools in CBS Sports college football preseason top 25
A total of 10 Southeastern Conference schools made the top 25, headlined by the top-ranked Texas Longhorns. Also included are the Georgia Bulldogs (No. 5), Alabama Crimson Tide (No. 8), LSU Tigers (No. 9), South Carolina Gamecocks (No. 16), Texas A&M Aggies (No. 18), Tennessee Volunteers (No. 20), Ole Miss Rebels (No. 22) and Oklahoma Sooners (No. 24).
CBS Sports college football preseason top 25
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