Florida enjoyed its first trip to Atlanta for the SEC title game during Jim McElwain's first season. It wasn't the prettiest of seasons, but there were six other SEC Eastern Division teams that would have loved to trade places with the Gators. Now, expectations are a little higher and there is a little more pressure in Gainesville, as McElwain prepares for his encore.
2015 record: 10-4 (7-1), lost 41-7 to Michigan in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
Final AP rank: No. 25
2016 Way-too-early rank: No. 24
2016 FPI rank: No.