Florida soccer earned its sixth win of the 2024 marketing campaign on Saturday in opposition to the visiting Ole Miss Rebels, who have been ranked ninth within the nation coming into the Week 13 affair. The 24-17 victory introduced elation to the Gator Nation whereas turning the heads of a lot of the sports activities media.
Regardless of a hefty unfold in favor of Lane Kiffin’s crew this weekend, the sport was primarily even via 45 minutes of play, with the Orange and Blue pointing the one factors on the board within the fourth quarter — within the type of a landing — to grab the victory.
On account of what is probably going the largest win of the Billy Napier period, ESPN’s Soccer Energy Index gave Florida a small however not insignificant increase in its rankings with only one sport remaining within the common season.
Florida soccer’s FPI rating, score
Following the win, the FPI lifted Florida one spot to No. 25 with the crew’s general score rising from 10.5 final week to 11.6 this week. That places the Gators between the No. 24 Colorado Buffaloes and No. 26 Iowa State Cyclones.
Napier and Co. have clinched the six-win mark this fall and now have an 82.4% likelihood of successful out — up from 18.6% — however nonetheless have a 0% likelihood of successful the convention, a 0% likelihood of constructing the School Soccer Playoffs, a 0% likelihood of constructing the championship sport and a 0% likelihood of successful the nationwide title.
The FPI’s remaining report prediction rose from a fair 6.0-6.0 to six.8-5.2 with one sport to go.
SEC groups in FPI
The Texas Longhorns remained within the high spot this week carrying a 26.5 general score, adopted by the Alabama Crimson Tide (4th, 24.3) — who slipped down two spots — and Georgia Bulldogs (fifth, 22.5) among the many high 5 faculties.
Ole Miss (22.4) managed to hold onto the sixth spot regardless of the loss and the Tennessee Volunteers (eighth, 20.5) moved up a spot to wrap up the SEC groups within the high 10. The Texas A&M Aggies (fifteenth, 14.4), South Carolina Gamecocks (sixteenth, 14.3), LSU Tigers (nineteenth, 12.8), Missouri Tigers (twenty first, 12.0), Oklahoma Sooners (twenty third, 12.0) and Florida (twenty fifth, 11.6) spherical out the highest 25.
The rest of the convention faculties within the FPI are the Auburn Tigers (twenty ninth, 9.7), Arkansas Razorbacks (thirty second, 8.2), Vanderbilt Commodores (thirty eighth, 6.8), Kentucky Wildcats (forty second, 6.0) and Mississippi State Bulldogs (seventieth, -0.9).
Subsequent up for Florida
The Gators wrap up the 2024 common season schedule in Tallahassee for his or her annual rivalry sport in opposition to the Florida State Seminoles. The sport will happen inside Doak Campbell Stadium and can kick off at both 7 or 7:30 p.m. ET; broadcast particulars have but to be decided.
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