Florida basketball inches up USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll to No. 2 in nation

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Florida basketball’s ascent toward the top of the standings continued this week in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, in which the Gators moved up one spot to No. 2 overall. However, the Auburn Tigers also moved up a spot and now occupy the Alabama Crimson Tide’s previous perch atop the rankings with all 31 first-place votes.

Todd Golden’s gang is currently 22-3 overall with nine wins coming in a dozen Southeastern Conference matchups and have won their last four games. It was not too long ago that this team upset Auburn on its home floor while the loss at the Tennessee Volunteers is well in the rearview mirror now.

SEC schools in Coaches Poll top 25

The conference is represented by eight schools this week — the same number as the last update — with three landing among the top five. Auburn and Florida led the way, respectively, while Alabama fell to No. 4. Tennessee and the Texas A&M Aggies came in at Nos. 6 and 7, respectively, to round out SEC teams in the top 10.

The rest of the league’s representatives were the Missouri Tigers (No. 16), Kentucky Wildcats (No. 21) and Mississippi State Bulldogs (No. 23). The Ole Miss Rebels fell out of the top 25 after being ranked 23rd last week, coming in at the de facto No. 26 spot with 64 votes.

Coaches Poll Top 25 Week 15 rankings

Rank

Team

Record

Points

1

Auburn

23-2

775 (31)

2

Florida

22-3

712

3

Duke

22-3

704

4

Alabama

21-4

692

5

Houston

21-4

672

6

Tennessee

21-5

605

7

Texas A&M

20-5

570

8

Iowa State

20-5

534

9

St. John’s

22-4

501

10

Texas Tech

20-5

488

11

Wisconsin

20-5

441

12

Michigan

20-5

413

13

Michigan State

20-5

407

14

Purdue

19-7

388

15

Marquette

19-6

284

16

Missouri

19-6

272

17

Clemson

21-5

267

18

Arizona

17-8

223

19

Memphis

21-5

184

20

Maryland

20-6

183

21

Kentucky

17-8

162

22

Louisville

20-6

109

23

Mississippi State

18-7

106

24

Saint Mary’s

23-4

86

25

Kansas

17-8

69

Schools Dropped Out

No. 21 Creighton; No. 23 Ole Miss; No. 24 UConn

Others Receiving Votes

Ole Miss 64; UCLA 49; New Mexico 41; Creighton 37; Gonzaga 15; UConn 11; Illinois 5; UC San Diego 3; VCU 2; George Mason 1

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