Gators Men's Basketball Ranked No. 14/12 in the Latest Polls
Monday, March 18, 2013 | Men's Basketball
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.
| Associated Press Poll | |||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
| 1 | Gonzaga (45) | 31-2 | 1,604 |
| 2 | Louisville (20) | 29-5 | 1,579 |
| 3 | Kansas | 29-5 | 1,459 |
| 4 | Indiana | 27-6 | 1,410 |
| 5 | Miami (Fla.) | 27-6 | 1,353 |
| 6 | Duke | 27-5 | 1,297 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 26-7 | 1,243 |
| 8 | Georgetown | 25-6 | 1,204 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 25-8 | 1,038 |
| 10 | Michigan | 26-7 | 989 |
| New Mexico | 29-5 | 989 | |
| 12 | Kansas State | 27-7 | 903 |
| 13 | Saint Louis | 27-6 | 810 |
| 14 | Florida | 26-7 | 768 |
| 15 | Marquette | 23-8 | 646 |
| 16 | Syracuse | 26-9 | 626 |
| 17 | Oklahoma State | 24-8 | 595 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 23-11 | 528 |
| 19 | Memphis | 30-4 | 424 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 24-8 | 293 |
| 21 | Arizona | 25-7 | 259 |
| 22 | Creighton | 27-7 | 215 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 25-9 | 198 |
| 24 | UCLA | 25-9 | 189 |
| 25 | Oregon | 26-8 | 172 |
| USA Today Coaches' Poll | |||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points |
| 1 | Gonzaga (30) | 31-2 | 774 |
| 2 | Louisville (1) | 29-5 | 743 |
| 3 | Kansas | 29-5 | 703 |
| 4 | Indiana | 27-6 | 639 |
| Miami (Fla.) | 27-6 | 639 | |
| 6 | Ohio State | 26-7 | 611 |
| 7 | Duke | 27-5 | 609 |
| 8 | Georgetown | 25-6 | 543 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 25-8 | 496 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 29-5 | 465 |
| 11 | Michigan | 26-7 | 441 |
| 12 | Florida | 26-7 | 420 |
| 13 | Saint Louis | 27-6 | 398 |
| 14 | Kansas State | 27-7 | 370 |
| 15 | Memphis | 30-4 | 323 |
| 16 | Marquette | 23-8 | 291 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 23-11 | 276 |
| 18 | Syracuse | 26-9 | 263 |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | 24-8 | 240 |
| 20 | Arizona | 25-7 | 183 |
| 21 | Creighton | 27-7 | 142 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 24-8 | 123 |
| 23 | VCU | 26-8 | 97 |
| 24 | Oregon | 26-8 | 66 |
| 25 | St. Mary's | 27-6 | 63 |
