Rankings-wise,
the Gators picked a good time for a bad week. Despite two bad losses
last week, Florida only dropped from No. 8 to No. 14 in the new
Associated Press poll.
Holding at No. 12 will keep the Gators in
contention for a top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament. Their next
four games are against unranked teams.
Florida
lost by 20 points at No. 1 Kentucky, then followed with a decisive
home loss to unranked Tennessee. The Volunteers came to Gainesville
on Saturday and won 75-50, but were up 14 points late in the game.
The
Gators also did not suffer too much in the USA
Today
coaches’ poll, falling only from No. 7 to No. 12.
Florida
faces two unranked opponents this week, starting Tuesday at Alabama
(7 p.m., ESPN). The Gators are at Arkansas on Saturday.
