Wednesday, January 2, 2013

UF Men's Basketball Ranked No. 13/9 Nationally

Following its 78-61 victory against Air Force, the University of Florida men’s basketball team was ranked No. 9 in the most recent USA Today’s Coaches’ Poll and No. 13 in the Associated Press Poll. Florida was ranked No. 11 last week in the coaches’ poll and No. 14 in the AP Poll.

Last week, the Gators defeated Air Force in Sunrise, Fla. on Saturday, December 29. The game was part of the 2012 MetroPCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic. Florida travels to New Haven, Conn. on Sunday, January 6 for its final non-conference game of the regular season against Yale.                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Associated Press Poll
Rank
Team
Record
Points
1
Duke (63)
12-0
1,623
2
Michigan (2)
13-0
1,547
3
Arizona
12-0
1,474
4
Louisville
12-1
1,434
5
Indiana
12-1
1,378
6
Kansas
11-1
1,313
7
Syracuse
11-1
1,197
8
Ohio State
10-2
1,079
9
Minnesota
12-1
978
10
Gonzaga
12-1
946
11
Illinois
13-1
929
12
Missouri
10-2
912
13
Florida
9-2
810
14
Cincinnati
12-1
761
15
Georgetown
10-1
718
16
Creighton
12-1
629
17
Butler
10-2
591
18
Michigan State
11-2
447
19
San Diego State
11-2
437
20
New Mexico
13-1
389
21
Notre Dame
12-1
361
22
Oklahoma State
10-1
333
23
North Carolina State
10-2
270
24
Pittsburgh
12-1
219
25
Kansas State
10-2
149

USA Today Coaches’ Poll
Rank
Team
Record
Points
1
Duke (30)
12-0
774
2
Michigan (1)
13-0
744
3
Arizona
12-0
692
4
Louisville
12-1
678
5
Indiana
12-1
654
6
Kansas
11-1
643
7
Syracuse
11-1
575
8
Ohio State
10-2
530
9
Florida
9-2
451
10
Gonzaga
12-1
439
11
Creighton
12-1
436
12
Missouri
10-2
420
13
Minnesota
12-1
417
14
Illinois
13-1
358
15
Cincinnati
12-1
352
16
Georgetown
10-1
281
17
San Diego State
11-2
242
18
Michigan State
11-2
228
19
Notre Dame
12-1
201
20
Butler
10-2
194
21
Oklahoma State
10-1
146
22
Pittsburgh
12-1
124
23
New Mexico
13-1
109
24
UNLV
11-2
100
25
North Carolina State
10-2
95