Florida basketball up to No. 5/6 in new top 25 polls
The fourth regular season editions of the 2012-13 ESPN/USA Today and Associated Press Top 25 Polls were released on Monday, and the Indiana Hoosiers (8-0) held on to the No. 1 ranking, receiving 70 of 96 votes as the top team in the country.
The Florida Gators jumped up two spots in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll to No. 5 and one spot in the AP Top 25 to No. 6. Florida gained 56 voting points in the ESPN/USA Today rankings and added 97 voting points in the AP poll. The Gators are one of just three Southeastern Conference teams listed in the rankings this week.
These are Florida’s highest rankings since the conclusion of the 2006-07 season.
| 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), Duke (6), Michigan, Syracuse, Florida
6-10: Louisville, Ohio State, Arizona, Kansas, Gonzaga
11-15: Missouri, Cincinnati, Creighton, Illinois, San Diego State
16-20: North Carolina, Michigan State, UNLV, Kentucky, New Mexico
21-25: Minnesota, Oklahoma State, Georgetown, N.C. State, Notre Dame
Last Week 1-5: Indiana (27), Duke (4), Michigan, Ohio State, Syracuse
6-10: Louisville, Florida, Kentucky, Arizona, Kansas
11-15: Creighton, Gonzaga, North Carolina, Michigan State, Missouri
16-20: Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, N.C. State, Colorado, UNLV
21-25: San Diego State, Illinois, New Mexico, UCLA, Georgetown
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL
This Week 1-5: Indiana (45), Duke (20), Michigan, Syracuse, Louisville
6-10: Florida, Ohio State, Arizona, Kansas, Gonzaga
11-15: Cincinnati, Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota, Georgetown
16-20: Creighton, San Diego State, New Mexico, Michigan State, North Carolina
21-25: UNLV, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Wichita State, N.C. State
Last Week 1-5: Indiana (47), Duke (18), Michigan, Ohio State, Louisville,
6-10: Syracuse, Florida, Kentucky, Arizona, Kansas
11-15: Creighton, Gonzaga, Michigan State, North Carolina, Oklahoma State
16-20: Missouri, Cincinnati, N.C. State, Colorado, Georgetown
21-25: Minnesota, Illinois, San Diego State, UNLV, New Mexico
*Numbers in parenthesis represent first-place votes.
