Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Gators Ranked No. 7 in Both Polls

Following victories against Savannah State and UCF, the University of Florida men’s basketball team was ranked No. 7 in the most recent Associated Press Poll and USA Today Coaches’ Poll. UF moved up one spot in the coaches’ poll from last week. The team was ranked No. 7 in the AP Poll last week, as well.

The Gators will host Marquette on Thursday, November 29 in the O’Connell Center. The game against the Golden Eagles is a part of the SEC – BIG EAST Challenge, which puts 12 teams from the SEC and BIG EAST against each other.
                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Associated Press Poll
Rank
Team
Record
Points
1
Indiana (47)
6-0
1,606
2
Duke (18)
6-0
1,554
3
Michigan
5-0
1,421
4
Ohio State
4-0
1,416
5
Louisville
5-1
1,347
6
Syracuse
4-0
1,323
7
Florida
5-0
1,227
8
Kentucky
4-1
1,180
9
Arizona
3-0
1,076
10
Kansas
4-1
937
11
Creighton
6-0
926
12
Gonzaga
5-1
818
13
Michigan State
5-1
818
14
North Carolina
5-1
718
15
Oklahoma State
6-0
668
16
Missouri
5-1
665
17
Cincinnati
6-0
571
18
North Carolina St.
4-1
553
19
Colorado
5-0
478
20
Georgetown
4-1
257
21
Minnesota
6-1
197
22
Illinois
7-0
185
23
San Diego State
4-1
182
24
UNLV
3-1
175
25
New Mexico
6-0
141

USA Today Coaches’ Poll
Rank
Team
Record
Points
1
Indiana (27)
6-0
769
2
Duke (4)
6-0
723
3
Michigan
5-0
691
4
Ohio State
4-0
689
5
Syracuse
4-0
630
6
Louisville
5-1
615
7
Florida
5-0
573
8
Kentucky
4-1
557
9
Arizona
3-0
520
10
Kansas
4-1
484
11
Creighton
6-0
463
12
Gonzaga
6-0
440
13
North Carolina
5-1
355
14
Michigan State
5-1
320
15
Missouri
5-1
319
16
Cincinnati
6-0
295
17
Oklahoma State
5-0
261
18
North Carolina St.
4-1
240
19
Colorado
5-0
172
20
UNLV
3-1
144
21
San Diego State
4-1
139
22
Illinois
7-0
103
23
New Mexico
6-0
68
24
UCLA
4-2
62
25
Georgetown
4-1
56