UF Ranked No. 8/9 Nationally
Monday, December 17, 2012 | Men's Basketball
Following its first loss of the 2012-13 regular season, the University of Florida men's basketball team was ranked No. 8 in the most recent Associated Press Poll and No. 9 in the USA Today's Coaches' Poll. UF was the fifth-ranked team in the country last week in both polls.
Florida suffered its first setback of the year at Arizona, losing 65-64 on Saturday, December 15. This week, the Gators host Southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday, December 19 before traveling to Kansas City, Mo. on Saturday, December 22 to take on Kansas State.
| Associated Press Poll | |||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
| 1 | Duke (62) | 9-0 | 1,622 |
| 2 | Michigan (3) | 11-0 | 1,543 |
| 3 | Syracuse | 9-0 | 1,465 |
| 4 | Arizona | 8-0 | 1,371 |
| 5 | Louisville | 9-1 | 1,362 |
| 6 | Indiana | 8-1 | 1,321 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 8-1 | 1,249 |
| 8 | Florida | 7-1 | 1,163 |
| 9 | Kansas | 8-1 | 1,110 |
| 10 | Illinois | 12-0 | 1,044 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 10-0 | 967 |
| 12 | Missouri | 8-1 | 886 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 11-1 | 730 |
| 14 | Gonzaga | 10-1 | 710 |
| 15 | Georgetown | 9-1 | 579 |
| 16 | New Mexico | 11-0 | 548 |
| 17 | Creighton | 10-1 | 530 |
| 18 | San Diego State | 8-1 | 493 |
| 19 | Butler | 8-2 | 361 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 9-2 | 343 |
| 21 | UNLV | 8-1 | 315 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 9-1 | 291 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 8-2 | 256 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 8-1 | 244 |
| 25 | North Carolina St. | 7-2 | 198 |
| USA Today Coaches' Poll | |||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
| 1 | Duke (30) | 9-0 | 774 |
| 2 | Michigan (1) | 11-0 | 743 |
| 3 | Syracuse | 9-0 | 695 |
| 4 | Louisville | 9-1 | 640 |
| 5 | Arizona | 8-0 | 632 |
| 6 | Indiana | 9-1 | 627 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 8-1 | 595 |
| 8 | Kansas | 8-1 | 552 |
| 9 | Florida | 7-1 | 532 |
| 10 | Illinois | 12-0 | 482 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | 10-0 | 460 |
| 12 | Missouri | 8-1 | 451 |
| 13 | Creighton | 10-1 | 351 |
| 14 | Gonzaga | 10-1 | 339 |
| 15 | San Diego State | 8-1 | 296 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 11-1 | 273 |
| 17 | New Mexico | 11-0 | 219 |
| 18 | UNLV | 8-1 | 216 |
| 19 | Michigan State | 9-2 | 187 |
| North Carolina | 8-2 | 187 | |
| 21 | Georgetown | 9-1 | 180 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 9-1 | 125 |
| 23 | Kentucky | 7-3 | 98 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 8-1 | 94 |
| 25 | Butler | 8-2 | 89 |
