Shock! Florida soccer made the High 25 within the preliminary Faculty Soccer Playoff Rankings launched on November 3.
The Florida Gators (5-3, 3-3 SEC) got here in at No. 24 based mostly on wins over CFP No. 7 Texas (27-24) and CFP No. 10 Ole Miss (52-28).
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Florida’s energy of report additionally got here into play, because the Gators have suffered losses to No. 2 Georgia (27-8), No. 18 Missouri (45-17) and No. 21 South Carolina (38-19). The rating is the primary for UF since ending the 2020 season at No. 7 within the CFP ballot.
Florida is presently one in every of 10 SEC groups ranked within the CFP rankings. The Gators may have an opportunity to maneuver up the rankings if they will go on a late season run, starting Saturday, November 7 after they host Oklahoma at The Swamp (9:45 p.m., SEC Community).
Florida then performs at CFP No. 7 Kentucky on November 14 earlier than closing out the season internet hosting Vanderbilt (Nov. 22) and taking part in at rival Florida State (Nov. 21) in its first season below head coach Jon Sumrall.
“These video games are precious,” Sumrall stated. “The way you end issues. And also you look down this final stretch, we received three convention video games and a rivalry sport on the finish. We have to end robust to create some optimistic momentum as we go into the offseason, to the longer term, to recruiting, and so on.”
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Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Solar’s Florida beat author. Contact him at kbrockway@gannett.com. Comply with him on X @KevinBrockwayG1.
This text initially appeared on The Gainesville Solar: How Florida soccer earned CFP rating in first season below Jon Sumrall
