Florida basketball ranked No. 2 in top 25 polls
The 14th regular season editions of the 2012-13 USA Today and Associated Press Top 25 Polls were released on Monday with the Indiana Hoosiers (20-2, 8-1 Big Ten) taking over as the new No. 1 and receiving 83 of 96 first-place votes.
The Florida Gators, coming off another pair of dominant league victories, jumped up two spots to No. 2 in both polls. Florida gained 57 voting points in the USA Today rankings and added 116 points in the AP poll. The Gators are one of three Southeastern Conference teams listed in the rankings.
Florida, which received six first-place votes in the USA Today rankings and seven first-place votes in the AP poll, registered its highest regular season rankings in the respective polls since last being No. 1 in the country on Feb. 12, 2007.
| 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: Indiana (25), Florida (6), Michigan, Duke, Kansas
6-10: Gonzaga, Arizona, Michigan State, Syracuse, Ohio State
11-15: Miami, Louisville, Creighton, Butler, Kansas State
16-20: New Mexico, Cincinnati, Minnesota, Oregon, Missouri
21-25: Georgetown, Wichita State, Ole Miss, Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh/SDSU
Last Week 1-5: Kansas (16), Michigan (14), Indiana, Florida (1), Duke
6-10: Syracuse, Gonzaga, Arizona, Michigan State, Butler
11-15: Ohio State, Oregon, Louisville, Wichita State, Miami
16-20: Ole Miss, Creighton, Missouri, N.C. State, San Diego State
21-25: Kansas State, New Mexico, Cincinnati, Minnesota, Marquette
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL
This Week 1-5: Indiana (58), Florida (7), Michigan, Duke, Kansas
6-10: Gonzaga, Arizona, Miami, Syracuse, Ohio State
11-15: Louisville, Michigan State, Kansas State, Butler, New Mexico
16-20: Creighton, Cincinnati, Minnesota, Oregon, Georgetown
21-25: Missouri, Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, Marquette, Notre Dame
Last Week 1-5: Michigan (51), Kansas (13), Indiana, Florida (1), Duke
6-10: Syracuse, Gonzaga, Arizona, Butler, Oregon
11-15: Ohio State, Louisville, Michigan State, Miami, Wichita State
16-20: Ole Miss, Missouri, Kansas State, N.C. State, New Mexico
21-25: Creighton, San Diego State, Minnesota, Cincinnati, Marquette
*Numbers in parenthesis represent first-place votes.
Well that didn’t last long