Missouri’s rout of Florida shakes up AP Top 25

Missouri’s 45-17 rout of Florida shook up the AP Top 25, while Texas held the No. 1 spot for another week. The Tigers surged from 25th to 14th.Florida tumbled from eighth to 16th after the blowout in Columbia.
It was the Gators’ first loss under coach Jon Sumrall and one of the worst defeats in the series.The top five stayed unchanged. Texas, idle this week, got 61 of 70 first-place votes. Georgia beat Vanderbilt 38-14, Notre Dame edged North Carolina 37-26, Miami routed Clemson 41-13 and Ohio State won 31-14 at Iowa.Alabama climbed to sixth after thrashing Mississippi State 56-23.
BYU rose to eighth after beating TCU 17-10, and LSU moved to tenth.Pittsburgh entered the poll at 25th after edging Virginia Tech 35-33. Kentucky fell out despite an overtime win. The rankings set up a loaded October as the playoff race takes shape.
Florida hosts LSU next Saturday while Missouri visits Alabama. Both games will reshape the SEC race.
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