The University
of Florida men’s basketball team is off to its 16th NCAA Tournament in program
history and was ranked No. 12 in the most recent USA Today Coaches’ Poll and No.
14 in the AP Poll. The Gators moved up one spot in the coaches’ poll and
dropped one in the AP Poll from last week.
UF, the
third seed in the South Region, will take on the No. 14 seed Northwestern State
on Friday, March 22 in the NCAA Tournament. The game is scheduled to tip off at
7:27 p.m. and will be televised nationally on truTV.
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Associated
Press Poll
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Rank
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Team
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Record
|
Points
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1
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Gonzaga
(45)
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31-2
|
1,604
|
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2
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Louisville
(20)
|
29-5
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1,579
|
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3
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Kansas
|
29-5
|
1,459
|
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4
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Indiana
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27-6
|
1,410
|
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5
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Miami
(Fla.)
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27-6
|
1,353
|
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6
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Duke
|
27-5
|
1,297
|
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7
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Ohio
State
|
26-7
|
1,243
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8
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Georgetown
|
25-6
|
1,204
|
|
9
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Michigan
State
|
25-8
|
1,038
|
|
10
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Michigan
|
26-7
|
989
|
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New
Mexico
|
29-5
|
989
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12
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Kansas
State
|
27-7
|
903
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13
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Saint
Louis
|
27-6
|
810
|
|
14
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Florida
|
26-7
|
768
|
|
15
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Marquette
|
23-8
|
646
|
|
16
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Syracuse
|
26-9
|
626
|
|
17
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Oklahoma
State
|
24-8
|
595
|
|
18
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Wisconsin
|
23-11
|
528
|
|
19
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Memphis
|
30-4
|
424
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|
20
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Pittsburgh
|
24-8
|
293
|
|
21
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Arizona
|
25-7
|
259
|
|
22
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Creighton
|
27-7
|
215
|
|
23
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Notre
Dame
|
25-9
|
198
|
|
24
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UCLA
|
25-9
|
189
|
|
25
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Oregon
|
26-8
|
172
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USA
Today Coaches’ Poll
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Rank
|
Team
|
Record
|
Points
|
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1
|
Gonzaga
(30)
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31-2
|
774
|
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2
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Louisville
(1)
|
29-5
|
743
|
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3
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Kansas
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29-5
|
703
|
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4
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Indiana
|
27-6
|
639
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Miami
(Fla.)
|
27-6
|
639
|
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6
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Ohio
State
|
26-7
|
611
|
|
7
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Duke
|
27-5
|
609
|
|
8
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Georgetown
|
25-6
|
543
|
|
9
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Michigan
State
|
25-8
|
496
|
|
10
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New
Mexico
|
29-5
|
465
|
|
11
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Michigan
|
26-7
|
441
|
|
12
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Florida
|
26-7
|
420
|
|
13
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Saint
Louis
|
27-6
|
398
|
|
14
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Kansas
State
|
27-7
|
370
|
|
15
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Memphis
|
30-4
|
323
|
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16
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Marquette
|
23-8
|
291
|
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17
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Wisconsin
|
23-11
|
276
|
|
18
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Syracuse
|
26-9
|
263
|
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19
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Oklahoma
State
|
24-8
|
240
|
|
20
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Arizona
|
25-7
|
183
|
|
21
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Creighton
|
27-7
|
142
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|
22
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Pittsburgh
|
24-8
|
123
|
|
23
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VCU
|
26-8
|
97
|
|
24
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Oregon
|
26-8
|
66
|
|
25
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St.
Mary’s
|
27-6
|
63
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