Following
victories against South Carolina and nationally-ranked Ole Miss, the University
of Florida men’s basketball team was ranked No. 2 in the most recent AP and USA
Today Coaches’ Poll. This marks the team’s highest ranking since they were the
top-ranked team in the country following the 2006-07 season. The Gators moved
up two spots in both polls from last week.
Florida
will
travel to Fayetteville for a mid-week in-conference clash with Arkansas
on
Tuesday, February 5. UF will then return home and host Mississippi State
on
Saturday, February 9. This will be the teams’ second meeting this
season. The
Gators took the first meeting, defeating the Bulldogs,
82-47.
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Associated
Press Poll
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Rank
|
Team
|
Record
|
Points
|
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1
|
Indiana
(58)
|
20-2
|
1,615
|
|
2
|
Florida
(7)
|
18-2
|
1,536
|
|
3
|
Michigan
|
20-2
|
1,490
|
|
4
|
Duke
|
19-2
|
1,413
|
|
5
|
Kansas
|
19-2
|
1,350
|
|
6
|
Gonzaga
|
21-2
|
1,249
|
|
7
|
Arizona
|
19-2
|
1,248
|
|
8
|
Miami
(Fla.)
|
17-3
|
1,132
|
|
9
|
Syracuse
|
18-3
|
1,091
|
|
10
|
Ohio State
|
17-4
|
1,033
|
|
11
|
Louisville
|
18-4
|
1,018
|
|
12
|
Michigan
State
|
18-4
|
994
|
|
13
|
Kansas
State
|
17-4
|
782
|
|
14
|
Butler
|
18-4
|
774
|
|
15
|
New
Mexico
|
19-3
|
660
|
|
16
|
Creighton
|
20-3
|
578
|
|
17
|
Cincinnati
|
18-4
|
552
|
|
18
|
Minnesota
|
17-5
|
454
|
|
19
|
Oregon
|
18-4
|
390
|
|
20
|
Georgetown
|
16-4
|
364
|
|
21
|
Missouri
|
16-5
|
245
|
|
22
|
Oklahoma
State
|
15-5
|
235
|
|
23
|
Pittsburgh
|
18-5
|
207
|
|
24
|
Marquette
|
15-5
|
137
|
|
25
|
Notre
Dame
|
18-4
|
132
|
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USA
Today Coaches’ Poll
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|
Rank
|
Team
|
Record
|
Points
|
|
1
|
Indiana
(25)
|
20-2
|
766
|
|
2
|
Florida
(6)
|
18-2
|
742
|
|
3
|
Michigan
|
20-2
|
690
|
|
4
|
Duke
|
19-2
|
683
|
|
5
|
Kansas
|
19-2
|
654
|
|
6
|
Gonzaga
|
21-2
|
614
|
|
7
|
Arizona
|
19-2
|
601
|
|
8
|
Michigan
State
|
18-4
|
518
|
|
9
|
Syracuse
|
18-3
|
514
|
|
10
|
Ohio
State
|
17-4
|
502
|
|
11
|
Miami
(Fla.)
|
17-3
|
485
|
|
12
|
Louisville
|
18-4
|
470
|
|
13
|
Creighton
|
20-3
|
369
|
|
14
|
Butler
|
18-4
|
325
|
|
15
|
Kansas
State
|
17-4
|
314
|
|
16
|
New
Mexico
|
19-3
|
295
|
|
17
|
Cincinnati
|
18-4
|
265
|
|
18
|
Minnesota
|
17-5
|
194
|
|
19
|
Oregon
|
18-4
|
179
|
|
20
|
Missouri
|
16-5
|
143
|
|
21
|
Georgetown
|
16-4
|
138
|
|
22
|
Wichita
State
|
19-4
|
83
|
|
23
|
Ole
Miss
|
17-4
|
69
|
|
24
|
Oklahoma
State
|
15-5
|
57
|
|
25
|
Pittsburgh
|
18-5
|
54
|
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San
Diego State
|
16-5
|
54
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