The 16th editions of the 2011-12 regular season USA Today/ESPN and Associated Press Top 25 Polls were released on Monday, and the Kentucky Wildcats (28-1, 14-0 SEC) held on to the No. 1 spot in both rankings, receiving 94 of 96 combined votes as the near-unanimous top team in the country.
The Florida Gators fell in the rankings after dropping their second of two games played last week. Florida went down two and four spots to No. 13 and No. 16 in the respective polls on the heels of a blowout victory at home against Auburn (63-47) on Tuesday evening and a tough upset loss on the road against Georgia (76-2) on Saturday afternoon. The Gators are one of just two Southeastern Conference teams listed in the rankings this week.
| Athlete | Country | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Kolozsvary | USA | Baseball |
| Marife Torres | Puerto Rico | Golf |
| Leanne Wong | USA | Gymnastics |
| Adriana Leon | Canada | Soccer |
| Deanne Rose | Canada | Soccer |
| Michelle Moultrie | USA | Softball |
| Aubree Munro | USA | Softball |
| Kelsey Stewart | USA | Softball |
| Caeleb Dressel | USA | Swimming 4x100 free 100m free 50m free |
| Amro Al-Wir | Jordan | Swimming 200 breast |
| Natalie Hinds | USA | Swimming 4x100 free |
| Bobby Finke | USA | Swimming 800m free 1500m free |
| Eric Friese | Germany | Swimming 4x100 free |
| Enzo Martinez | Uruguay | Swimming 50m free |
| Alfonso Mestre | Venezuela | Swimming 800m free |
| Kieran Smith | USA | Swimming 400m free 200m free 4x200 free |
| Andres Arroyo | Puerto Rico | T&F 800m |
| Doneisha Anderson | Bahamas | T&F 4x400 relay |
| Lloydricia Cameron | Jamaica | T&F Shot put |
| Will Claye | USA | T&F Triple jump |
| Marquis Dendy | USA | T&F Long jump |
| Yanis David | France | T&F Triple jump Long jump |
| Joseph Fahnbulleh | Liberia | T&F 200m |
| Grant Holloway | USA | T&F 110m hurdles |
| Genevive LaCaze | Australia | T&F 3000m steeple |
| Eddie Lovett | U.S. Virgin | T&F 110m hurdles |
| Taylor Mason | USA | T&F |
| Cory McGee | USA | T&F 1500m |
| Hakim Sani Brown | Japan | T&F 200m |
| Marija Vucenovic | Serbia | T&F Javelin |
[EXPAND Click to expand and view the complete top 25 polls.]USA TODAY/ESPN COACHES POLL
This Week 1-5: Kentucky (31), Syracuse, Duke, Kansas, Michigan State
6-10: North Carolina, Marquette, Missouri, Murray State, Baylor
11-15: Ohio State, Georgetown, Florida, Wichita State, Wisconsin
16-20: Michigan, UNLV, Louisville, Notre Dame, Indiana
21-25: Saint Mary’s, Florida State, San Diego State, Creighton, Temple
Last Week 1-5: Kentucky (31), Syracuse, Missouri, Duke, Kansas
6-10: Michigan State, North Carolina, Georgetown, Ohio State, Marquette
11-15: Florida, Murray State, Michigan, Baylor, Wisconsin
16-20: Florida State, Louisville, Notre Dame, Wichita State, UNLV
21-25: New Mexico, Temple, Saint Mary’s, Indiana, San Diego State
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL
This Week 1-5: Kentucky (63), Syracuse (2), Kansas, Duke, Michigan State
6-10: North Carolina, Missouri, Marquette, Baylor, Ohio State
11-15: Georgetown, Murray State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Wichita State
16-20: Florida, UNLV, Indiana, Louisville, Notre Dame
21-25: San Diego State, Florida State, Temple, Virginia, Creighton
Last Week 1-5: Kentucky (63), Syracuse (2), Missouri, Kansas, Duke
6-10: Michigan State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Georgetown, Marquette
11-15: Michigan, Florida, Baylor, Murray State, Florida State
16-20: Wisconsin, Louisville, New Mexico, Wichita State, Notre Dame
21-25: UNLV, Temple, Indiana, San Diego State, Virginia
*Numbers in parenthesis represent first-place votes.[/EXPAND]
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