Gators Fall to No.16 in Associated Press Poll
Monday, November 18, 2013 | Men's Basketball
The University of Florida men's basketball team fell to No. 16 in the AP Top 25 poll and dropped to No.14 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll this week. The Gators sunk six spots in both the AP poll and the coaches' poll from the preseason.
UF is coming off a home victory over the University of Arkansas-Little Rock, facing their first two-day turnaround of the season as they host Southern University tonight at 7 p.m. in the O'Connell Center. The Gators will be home again on Nov. 21 as they take on Middle Tennessee at 7:30 p.m. in a double-header thriller with the women's team who play Florida State at 5 p.m. Fans can click here to view ticket options and purchase available tickets.
| Associated Press Poll | |||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
| 1 | Michigan State (51) | 3-0 | 1,608 |
| 2 | Kansas (7) | 2-0 | 1,523 |
| 3 | Louisville (7) | 3-0 | 1,511 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 3-1 | 1,410 |
| 5 | Arizona | 3-0 | 1,339 |
| 6 | Duke | 2-1 | 1,320 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 3-0 | 1,198 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 3-0 | 1,172 |
| 9 | Syracuse | 3-0 | 1,135 |
| 10 | VCU | 3-0 | 928 |
| 11 | Memphis | 1-0 | 871 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 3-0 | 763 |
| 13 | Gonzaga | 3-0 | 710 |
| 14 | Wichita State | 4-0 | 705 |
| 14 | Michigan | 2-1 | 705 |
| 16 | FLORIDA | 2-1 | 619 |
| 17 | Oregon | 2-0 | 353 |
| 18 | Connecticut | 4-0 | 600 |
| 19 | New Mexico | 2-0 | 353 |
| 20 | Baylor | 3-0 | 342 |
| 21 | Iowa State | 3-0 | 296 |
| 22 | UCLA | 2-0 | 291 |
| 23 | Creighton | 3-0 | 246 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 2-1 | 213 |
| 25 | Marquette | 2-1 | 144 |
| USA Today Coaches' Poll | |||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
| 1 | Michigan State (22) | 3-0 | 789 |
| 2 | Louisville (8) | 3-0 | 761 |
| 3 | Kansas (2) | 2-0 | 735 |
| 4 | Arizona | 3-0 | 684 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 3-1 | 658 |
| 6 | Duke | 2-1 | 630 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 3-0 | 601 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 3-0 | 597 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | 3-0 | 541 |
| 10 | VCU | 3-0 | 443 |
| 11 | Memphis | 1-0 | 404 |
| 12 | Gonzaga | 3-0 | 381 |
| 13 | Michigan | 2-1 | 362 |
| 14 | FLORIDA | 2-1 | 359 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 3-0 | 332 |
| 16 | Wichita State | 4-0 | 330 |
| 17 | Oregon | 2-0 | 275 |
| 18 | Connecticut | 4-0 | 265 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 2-1 | 208 |
| 20 | New Mexico | 2-0 | 180 |
| 21 | Baylor | 3-0 | 131 |
| 22 | Indiana | 4-0 | 129 |
| 23 | Creighton | 3-0 | 111 |
| 24 | UCLA | 2-0 | 105 |
| 25 | Iowa | 4-0 | 74 |
