Florida basketball evens out at No. 5 in polls
The fifth regular season editions of the 2012-13 ESPN/USA Today and Associated Press Top 25 Polls were released on Monday, and the Indiana Hoosiers (9-0) held on to the No. 1 ranking, receiving 69 of 95 votes as the top team in the country.
The Florida Gators remained at No. 5 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll and moved up one spot in the AP Top 25 to No. 5. Florida gained 15 voting points in the ESPN/USA Today rankings but lost five 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, Illinois
11-15: Missouri, Cincinnati, Creighton, Gonzaga, San Diego State
16-20: Minnesota, UNLV, North Carolina, Michigan State, New Mexico
21-25: Georgetown, Kentucky, Oklahoma State, Notre Dame, N.C. State
Last 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
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL
This Week 1-5: Indiana (44), Duke (20), Michigan, Syracuse, Florida
6-10: Louisville, Ohio State, Arizona, Kansas, Illinois
11-15: Cincinnati, Missouri, Minnesota, Gonzaga, Georgetown
16-20: Creighton, New Mexico, San Diego State, Michigan State, UNLV
21-25: North Carolina, Notre Dame, Wichita State, Oklahoma State, N.C. State
Last 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
*Numbers in parenthesis represent first-place votes.
