Loss drops Florida basketball in new top 25 polls
The 17th regular season editions of the 2012-13 USA Today and Associated Press Top 25 Polls were released on Monday with the Indiana Hoosiers remaining ranked as the No. 1 team after receiving 92-of-96 combined first-place votes.
The Florida Gators, which split its games last week, fell two spots to No. 6 in the USA Today poll and dropped three slots to No. 8 in the AP rankings. Florida lost 89 voting points (and two first-place votes) in the USA Today poll and was deducted 223 points in the AP top 25.
The Gators are the only Southeastern Conference team listed in the top 25 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: Indiana (28), Gonzaga (3), Duke, Michigan, Kansas
6-10: Florida, Miami, Georgetown, Louisville, Michigan State
11-15: Arizona, Syracuse, Kansas State, New Mexico, Ohio State
16-20: Wisconsin, Memphis, Oklahoma State, Saint Louis, Notre Dame
21-25: Butler, Marquette, St. Mary’s, Akron, VCU
Last Week 1-5: Indiana (19), Miami (7), Gonzaga (3), Florida (2), Michigan State
6-10: Duke, Michigan, Syracuse, Kansas, Louisville
11-15: Georgetown, Arizona, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Butler
16-20: New Mexico, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Memphis, Marquette
21-25: Colorado State, Pittsburgh, Oregon, VCU, Notre Dame
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL
This Week 1-5: Indiana (64), Gonzaga (1), Duke, Michigan, Miami
6-10: Kansas, Georgetown, Florida, Michigan State, Louisville
11-15: Arizona, Syracuse, Kansas State, New Mexico, Oklahoma State
16-20: Ohio State, Wisconsin, Saint Louis, Memphis, Butler
21-25: Notre Dame, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Oregon, Louisiana Tech
Last Week 1-5: Indiana (43), Miami (20), Gonzaga (2), Michigan State, Florida
6-10: Duke, Michigan, Syracuse, Kansas, Louisville
11-15: Georgetown, Arizona, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Butler
16-20: New Mexico, Marquette, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Pittsburgh
21-25: Memphis, Colorado State, Oregon, VCU, Notre Dame
*Numbers in parenthesis represent first-place votes.
I swear, with how far the Gators fall in the polls whenever they lose, Gonzaga better drop out of the Top 25 next time they get knocked off. The SEC looks like the Big 10 compared to the WCC conference the Zags play in. I honestly believe half the conference is community colleges playing in neighboring high school gymnasiums.
Lack of inside game is the most alarming thing to me right now. GO GATORS
Not alarming at all. We’re missing arguably our most skilled low post player we have in Yeguete right now (Patric is our most physically dominant; totally different thing) so this is to be expected.
still no alarming?
I don’t really have a problem with Florida’s ranking. I do however have a problem with Miami still being ahead of us. We lost on the road to a decent team by a single score. Miami got whipped by a sub-500 team on the road. We have the same number of losses, and as the season continues our losses look better and better. K-State and Arizona are strong teams, and Mizzou and Arkansas are in the top half of the SEC. I understand that Miami has beaten some good teams but they have also lost to some bad teams.
Nailed it. Remember that Florida Gulf Coast has beaten Miami this season. Let that sink in.