Florida steps up in latest polls after two SEC wins
The 10th 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 sixth week in a row.
The Florida Gators rose a few spots to No. 14 and No. 17 in the respective polls on the heels of consecutive victories at home against Georgia and on the road at USC. Florida is one of three Southeastern Conference teams listed in the respective rankings.
| Week | Gator Bait | Record | USA Today | AP Top 25 | NCAA RPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | - | - | No. 10 (422) | No. 10 (1,007) | - |
| 2 | W 84-35 vs. Alabama State | 1-0 | No. 10 (465) | No. 10 (1,007) | - |
| 3 | W 74-56 vs. Wisconsin W 66-45 vs. Middle Tennessee | 3-0 | No. 8 (541) | No. 7 (1,203) | - |
| 4 | W 58-40 vs. Savannah State W 79-66 vs. Central Florida | 5-0 | No. 7 (573) | No. 7 (1,227) | - |
| 5 | W 82-49 vs. Marquette | 6-0 | No. 5 (629) | No. 6 (1,324) | - |
| 6 | W 72-47 at Florida State | 7-0 | No. 5 (644) | No. 5 (1,319) | - |
| 7 | L 64-65 at Arizona (#8) | 7-1 | No. 9 (532) | No. 8 (1,163) | - |
| 8 | W 82-43 vs. Southeastern Louisiana L 61-67 vs. Kansas State (Kansas City) | 8-2 | No. 11 (406) | No. 14 (772) | - |
| 9 | W 78-61 vs. Air Force (Sunrise) | 9-2 | No. 9 (451) | No. 13 (810) | - |
| 10 | W 79-58 at Yale | 10-2 | No. 9 (496) | No. 11 (922) | 10 |
| 11 | W 77-44 vs. Georgia W 72-54 at LSU | 12-2 (2-0 SEC) | No. 9 (526) | No. 10 (1,019) | 9 |
| 12 | W 68-47 at Texas A&M W 83-52 vs. Missouri (#16/17) | 14-2 (4-0 SEC) | No. 7 (588) | No. 8 (1,181) | 6 |
| 13 | W 64-47 at Georgia W 82-47 at Mississippi State | 16-2 (6-0 SEC) | No. 4 (685) | No. 4 (1,420) | 5 |
| 14 | W 75-36 vs. South Carolina W 78-64 vs. Ole Miss (#16) | 18-2 (8-0 SEC) | No. 2 (742) | No. 2 (1,536) | 3 |
| 15 | L 69-80 at Arkansas W 83-58 vs. Mississippi State | 19-3 (9-1 SEC) | No. 6 (628) | No. 7 (1,286) | 4 |
| 16 | W 69-52 vs. Kentucky (#25) W 83-52 at Auburn | 21-3 (11-1 SEC) | No. 4 (685) | No. 5 (1,387) | 4 |
| 17 | L 60-63 at Missouri W 71-54 vs. Arkansas | 22-4 (12-2 SEC) | No. 6 (596) | No. 8 (1,164) | 4 |
| 18 | L 58-64 at Tennessee W 64-52 vs. Alabama | 23-5 (13-3 SEC) | No. 9 (522) | No. 11 (993) | 6 |
| 19< | W 66-40 vs. Vanderbilt L 57-61 at Kentucky | 24-6 (14-4 SEC) | No. 11 (472) | No. 13 (838) | 6 |
| 20 | W 80-58 vs. LSU W 61-51 vs. Alabama L 63-66 vs. Ole Miss | 26-7 (14-4 SEC) | No. 12 (420) | No. 14 (768) | 7 |
This Week 1-5: Syracuse (31), Kentucky, Baylor, Duke, Missouri
6-10: Ohio State, Kansas, North Carolina, Michigan State, Murray State
11-15: Connecticut, Georgetown, Indiana, Florida, Mississippi State
16-20: San Diego State, Virginia, Creighton, Michigan, UNLV
21-25: Louisville, Marquette, Saint Mary’s, Harvard, Illinois
Last 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
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL
This Week 1-5: Syracuse (60), Kentucky (4), Baylor (1), Duke, Missouri
6-10: Ohio State, Kansas, North Carolina, Michigan State, Georgetown
11-15: Indiana, Murray State, Connecticut, UNLV, Virginia
16-20: San Diego State, Florida, Mississippi State, Creighton, Michigan
21-25: Marquette, Illinois, Louisville, Saint Mary’s, Kansas State
Last 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
*Numbers in parenthesis represent first-place votes.
Hey Adam…working on a recruiting piece with NSD coming soon? Curious how our new OC is doing on the recruiting trail.
As it gets closer. Pease just got to UF full-time on Friday.