Loss at Tennessee knocks Florida down in top 25s
The ninth editions of the 2011-12 regular season USA Today/ESPN and Associated Press Top 25 Polls were released on Monday, and the Syracuse Orange maintained their spot as the No. 1 team in the country for the fifth week in a row.
The Florida Gators fell to No. 19 in both polls on the heels of a victory at home against UAB and loss on the road at Tennessee. Florida is one of three Southeastern Conference teams listed in the respective rankings.
| Week | Gator Bait | Record | USA Today/ESPN | AP Top 25 | NCAA RPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | - | - | No. 10 (474) | No. 8 (1,086) | |
| 2 | W 99-59 vs. Jackson State | 1-0 | No. 8 (519) | No. 7 (1,132) | |
| 3 | L 74-81 at No. 3 Ohio State W 91-55 vs. North Florida | 2-1 | No. 9 (480) | No. 10 (998) | |
| 4 | W 78-65 vs. Wright State W 107-62 vs. Jacksonville | 4-1 | No. 9 (493) | No. 10 (1,040) | |
| 5 | W 96-70 vs. Stetson L 68-72 at No. 3 Syracuse | 5-2 | No. 12 (419) | No. 12 (923) | |
| 6 | W-OT 78-72 vs. Arizona W 90-69 vs. Rider | 7-2 | No. 13 (418) | No. 13 (891) | |
| 7 | W 84-64 vs. No. 22 Texas A&M | 8-2 | No. 12 (447) | No. 11 (946) | |
| 8 | W 82-54 vs. Miss. Valley State W 82-64 vs. Florida State | 10-2 | No. 10 (501) | No. 10 (1050) | |
| 9 | L-2OT 83-85 at Rutgers W 90-70 vs. Yale | 11-3 | No. 14 (367) | No. 13 (753) | |
| 10 | W 79-61 vs. UAB L 56-67 at Tennessee | 12-4 (0-1 SEC) | No. 19 (226) | No. 19 (463) | 53 |
| 11 | W 70-48 vs. Georgia W 79-65 at South Carolina | 14-4 (2-1 SEC) | No. 14 (304) | No. 17 (596) | 45 |
| 12 | W 76-64 vs. LSU | 15-4 (3-1 SEC) | No. 13 (396) | No. 14 (709) | 36 |
| 13 | W 64-60 at Ole Miss W 69-57 vs. Mississippi State | 17-4 (5-1 SEC) | No. 11 (445) | No. 12 (861) | 15 |
| 14 | W 74-66 vs. South Carolina W 73-65 vs. Vanderbilt | 19-4 (7-1 SEC) | No. 7 (536) | No. 8 (1,066) | 14 |
| 15 | L 58-78 at Kentucky L 70-75 vs. Tennessee | 19-6 (7-3 SEC) | No. 12 (388) | No. 14 (675) | 26 |
| 16 | W 61-52 at Alabama W 98-68 at Arkansas | 21-6 (9-3 SEC) | No. 11 (454) | No. 12 (860) | 17 |
| 17 | W 63-47 vs. Auburn L 62-76 at Georgia | 22-7 (10-4 SEC) | No. 13 (354) | No. 16 (638) | 19 |
| 18 | L 67-77 at Vanderbilt L 59-74 vs. Kentucky | 22-9 (10-6 SEC) | No. 19 (187) | No. 22 (305) | 28 |
| 19 | W 66-63 vs. Alabama L 71-74 vs. Kentucky | 23-10 (10-7 SEC) | No. 21 (189) | No. 25 () | 30 |
This Week 1-5: Syracuse (30), Kentucky (1), North Carolina, Baylor, Ohio State
6-10: Duke, Michigan State, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas
11-15: Georgetown, UNLV, Michigan, Murray State, Louisville
16-20: Connecticut, Virginia, Kansas State, Florida, Mississippi State
21-25: Creighton, San Diego State, Gonzaga, Marquette, Harvard
This Week 1-5: Syracuse (30), Kentucky (1), Duke, North Carolina, Baylor
6-10: Missouri, Ohio State, Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville
11-15: Michigan State, Indiana, Michigan, Florida, Kansas
16-20: Mississippi State, UNLV, Murray State, Wisconsin, Marquette
21-25: Harvard, Kansas State, Virginia, Creighton, San Diego State
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL
This Week 1-5: Syracuse (60), Kentucky (5), North Carolina, Baylor, Ohio State
6-10: Michigan State, Indiana, Duke, Missouri, Kansas
11-15: Georgetown, UNLV, Michigan, Louisville, Murray State
16-20: Virginia, Connecticut, Kansas State, Florida, Mississippi State
21-25: Gonzaga, San Diego State, Creighton, Seton Hall, Marquette
Last Week 1-5: Syracuse (60), Kentucky (5), North Carolina, Baylor, Duke
6-10: Ohio State, Missouri, Connecticut, Georgetown, Michigan State
11-15: Louisville, Indiana, Florida, Kansas, Mississippi State
16-20: Michigan, UNLV, Wisconsin, Murray State, Marquette
21-25: Virginia, Harvard, Kansas State, San Diego State, Gonzaga
*Numbers in parenthesis represent first-place votes.
They should be dropped out of the top 25 all together for losing to that Tenn team, still not winning ONE road game all season and the lack of desire/effort they continue to show on the road!