Florida up to No. 10 in top 25 polls; Beal awarded
The seventh editions of the 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 third week in a row.
The Florida Gators moved up to No. 10 in both polls on the heels of consecutive blowout victories over Mississippi Valley State and Florida State. Florida is one of three Southeastern Conference teams listed in the respective rankings.
Additionally, Gators guard Brad Beal took home SEC Freshman of the Week honors for the second time in three weeks after posting 13 points and six rebounds as well as a team-high 21 points and six more boards in Florida’s two respective contests last week.
| Week | Gator Bait | Record | USA Today/ESPN | AP Top 25 | NCAA RPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | - | - | No. 10 (474) | No. 8 (1,086) | |
| 2 | W 99-59 vs. Jackson State | 1-0 | No. 8 (519) | No. 7 (1,132) | |
| 3 | L 74-81 at No. 3 Ohio State W 91-55 vs. North Florida | 2-1 | No. 9 (480) | No. 10 (998) | |
| 4 | W 78-65 vs. Wright State W 107-62 vs. Jacksonville | 4-1 | No. 9 (493) | No. 10 (1,040) | |
| 5 | W 96-70 vs. Stetson L 68-72 at No. 3 Syracuse | 5-2 | No. 12 (419) | No. 12 (923) | |
| 6 | W-OT 78-72 vs. Arizona W 90-69 vs. Rider | 7-2 | No. 13 (418) | No. 13 (891) | |
| 7 | W 84-64 vs. No. 22 Texas A&M | 8-2 | No. 12 (447) | No. 11 (946) | |
| 8 | W 82-54 vs. Miss. Valley State W 82-64 vs. Florida State | 10-2 | No. 10 (501) | No. 10 (1050) | |
| 9 | L-2OT 83-85 at Rutgers W 90-70 vs. Yale | 11-3 | No. 14 (367) | No. 13 (753) | |
| 10 | W 79-61 vs. UAB L 56-67 at Tennessee | 12-4 (0-1 SEC) | No. 19 (226) | No. 19 (463) | 53 |
| 11 | W 70-48 vs. Georgia W 79-65 at South Carolina | 14-4 (2-1 SEC) | No. 14 (304) | No. 17 (596) | 45 |
| 12 | W 76-64 vs. LSU | 15-4 (3-1 SEC) | No. 13 (396) | No. 14 (709) | 36 |
| 13 | W 64-60 at Ole Miss W 69-57 vs. Mississippi State | 17-4 (5-1 SEC) | No. 11 (445) | No. 12 (861) | 15 |
| 14 | W 74-66 vs. South Carolina W 73-65 vs. Vanderbilt | 19-4 (7-1 SEC) | No. 7 (536) | No. 8 (1,066) | 14 |
| 15 | L 58-78 at Kentucky L 70-75 vs. Tennessee | 19-6 (7-3 SEC) | No. 12 (388) | No. 14 (675) | 26 |
| 16 | W 61-52 at Alabama W 98-68 at Arkansas | 21-6 (9-3 SEC) | No. 11 (454) | No. 12 (860) | 17 |
| 17 | W 63-47 vs. Auburn L 62-76 at Georgia | 22-7 (10-4 SEC) | No. 13 (354) | No. 16 (638) | 19 |
| 18 | L 67-77 at Vanderbilt L 59-74 vs. Kentucky | 22-9 (10-6 SEC) | No. 19 (187) | No. 22 (305) | 28 |
| 19 | W 66-63 vs. Alabama L 71-74 vs. Kentucky | 23-10 (10-7 SEC) | No. 21 (189) | No. 25 () | 30 |
This Week 1-5: Syracuse (30), Ohio State (1), Kentucky, Louisville, Duke
6-10: North Carolina, Baylor, Missouri, Connecticut, Florida
11-15: Wisconsin, Georgetown, Marquette, Mississippi State, Indiana
16-20: Michigan, Michigan State, Kansas, Creighton, UNLV
21-25: Murray State, Pittsburgh, Harvard, Virginia, Kansas State
Last Week 1-5: Syracuse (30), Ohio State (1), Kentucky, Louisville, Duke
6-10: North Carolina, Baylor, Missouri, Connecticut, Marquette
11-15: Kansas, Florida, Pittsburgh, Wisconsin, Xavier
16-20: Georgetown, Mississippi State, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State
21-25: Creighton, Murray State, UNLV, Illinois, Harvard
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL
This Week 1-5: Syracuse (54), Ohio State (5), Kentucky (4), Louisville (2), UNC
6-10: Baylor, Duke, Missouri, Connecticut, Florida
11-15: Wisconsin, Georgetown, Indiana, Marquette, Mississippi State
16-20: Michigan State, Kansas, Michigan, UNLV, Murray State
21-25: Creighton, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Harvard, San Diego State
Last Week 1-5: Syracuse (53), Ohio State (5), Kentucky (4), Louisville (2), UNC
6-10: Baylor, Duke, Connecticut, Missouri, Marquette
11-15: Florida, Kansas, Wisconsin, Xavier, Pittsburgh
16-20: Georgetown, Indiana, Mississippi State, Michigan State, Michigan
21-25: UNLV, Murray State, Creighton, Virginia, Illinois
*Numbers in parenthesis represent first-place votes.
