The Florida Gators have been ranked 15th in the 2025 preseason AP Poll. It's the 3rd time since 2014 the Gators have started a season in the top 15, and it's the highest the Gators have been ranked in the preseason since 2021.
However, as we also know, the 2021 season didn't go well for Florida, despite starting the year ranked 13th. In fact, the Gators have only beaten preseason expectations three times since 2013. So, we will examine the last twelve years of where Florida started and where they finished in the AP Polls.