Gators hoops jump to No. 7 in AP Top 25 Poll after 10-0 start

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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 14: Head coach Todd Golden of the Florida Gators celebrates a three point basket against the Arizona State Sun Devils during the second half in the Holiday Hoopsgiving Atlanta at State Farm Arena on December 14, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Florida basketball climbed two spots to No. 7 in the AP Top 25 Poll following a win over Arizona State to improve to 10-0 on the season.

The Gators defeated the Sun Devils in convincing fashion, 83-66, on Saturday to secure the program’s longest winning streak since 2013-14. It was the first Quadrant 1 win of the season for Florida after the win over FSU was downgraded to a Quadrant 2 victory.

The top five in the AP Poll are the same as the Coaches Poll this week, Tennessee, Auburn, Iowa State, Kentucky and Duke. Alabama, Florida, Kansas, Marquette and Oregon round out the top 10, with Gonzaga dropping out of range.

SEC Teams ranked inside the AP Top 25

Eight programs from the Southeastern Conference finished inside the top 25 following Week 6, down from nine a week ago. Besides the five top-10 programs mentioned above, the Texas A&M Aggies (No. 12), Oklahoma Sooners (No. 14) and Ole Miss Rebels (No. 17) made the cut. The Mississippi State Bulldogs fell just outside of the top 25 with 158 votes — Clemson, the new No. 25 team received just 175 votes.

The Arkansas Razorbacks and Missouri Tigers are also just outside of the top 25, trailing Mississippi State directly with 151 and 120 votes, respectively. The Georgia Bulldogs earned 18 poll points and the Texas Longhorns earned three.

Week 6 AP Top 25 Poll

Ranking

Team

Record

Points

Trend

1

Tennessee

10-0

1,537 (50)

–

2

Auburn

9-1

1,483 (12)

–

3

Iowa State

9-1

1,416

–

4

Kentucky

10-1

1,325

+1

5

Duke

8-2

1,324

-1

6

Alabama

8-2

1,210

+1

7

Florida

10-0

1,169

+2

8

Kansas

8-2

1,056

+2

9

Marquette

9-2

926

-3

10

Oregon

10-1

903

+2

11

UConn

8-3

808

+7

12

Texas A&M

9-2

758

+5

13

Gonzaga

7-3

737

-5

14

Oklahoma

10-0

732

-1

15

Houston

6-3

582

–

16

Purdue

8-3

498

-5

17

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Publish date : 2024-12-16 19:15:00

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