Monday, December 27, 2010

UF men's hoops falls out of AP Top 25

The Gators (9-3), No. 20 in the Associated Press poll last week, fell out of the Top 25 after a week that included their first loss to Jacksonville in 16 years.

Florida suffered a 71-68 overtime loss to Jacksonville last Monday before bouncing back with a 66-55 win over Radford on Wednesday. The Gators received 32 votes in the poll, behind six other teams that received votes.

Florida, which started the year ranked 9th in the preseason AP poll, stayed in the poll the first three weeks of the season before losing to UCF on Dec. 1. Florida returned to the poll last week after a 57-44 win over Kansas State.

The Gators resume play Tuesday at home against Fairfield. Tipoff is 7 p.m. at the O'Connell Center.