Florida (6-0) climbed three spots to No. 18 in the AP Top 25 Poll after dropping one place a week ago.
The Gators took down Florida A&M and Southern Illinois this week, continuing a perfect start to the 2024-25 college basketball season.
The top five of Kansas, UConn, Gonzaga, Auburn and Iowa State held steady, in that order, while St. John’s (previously No. 22), Rutgers (No. 24) and Illinois (No. 25) fell out of the top 25.
SEC Teams ranked inside the AP Top 25
Nine programs from the Southeastern Conference finished inside the top 25 following Week 3. The Auburn Tigers lead the conference at No. 4 and earned three first-place votes. The No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers leapfrogged Kentucky Wildcats (No. 8) and Alabama Crimson Tide (No. 9), giving the SEC four teams inside the top 10.
Florida moved past the No. 19 Arkansas Razorbacks for firm control of the 18th spot in the rankings, and the Texas A&M Aggies (No. 20) are closing the gap behind them.
The Ole Miss Rebels and Mississippi State Bulldogs moved into the top 25 at Nos. 23 and 25, respectively, while the Texas Longhorns are just outside the ranking with 57 poll points. Georgia (11) and Vanderbilt (6) earned votes as well.
Week 3 AP Top 25 Poll
|
Rank |
Team |
REC |
PTS (1st) |
TREND |
|
1 |
Kansas |
5-0 |
1,536 (51) |
– |
|
2 |
UConn |
4-0 |
1,429 (7) |
– |
|
3 |
Gonzaga |
5-0 |
1,428 (2) |
– |
|
4 |
Auburn |
4-0 |
1,393 (3) |
– |
|
5 |
Iowa State |
3-0 |
1,216 |
– |
|
6 |
Houston |
3-1 |
1,125 |
+1 |
|
7 |
Tennessee |
6-0 |
1,116 |
+4 |
|
8 |
Kentucky |
5-0 |
1,075 |
+1 |
|
9 |
Alabama |
4-1 |
1,065 |
-1 |
|
10 |
Marquette |
6-0 |
1,004 |
+5 |
|
11 |
Duke |
4-1 |
986 |
+1 |
|
12 |
North Carolina |
3-1 |
976 |
-2 |
|
13 |
Purdue |
5-1 |
865 |
-7 |
|
14 |
Indiana |
4-0 |
666 |
+2 |
|
15 |
Wisconsin |
7-0 |
641 |
+4 |
|
16 |
Cincinnati |
5-0 |
610 |
+2 |
|
17 |
Baylor |
4-2 |
482 |
-4 |
|
18 |
Florida |
6-0 |
466 |
+3 |
|
19 |
Arkansas |
4-1 |
387 |
+1 |
|
20 |
Texas A&M |
4-1 |
318 |
+3 |
|
21 |
Creighton |
4-1 |
198 |
-7 |
|
22 |
Xavier |
5-0 |
191 |
+6 |
|
23 |
Ole Miss |
5-0 |
180 |
+4 |
|
24 |
Arizona |
2-2 |
154 |
-7 |
|
25 |
Mississippi State |
5-0 |
86 |
+9 |
Dropped out:
No. 22 St. John’s; No. 24 Rutgers; No. 25 Illinois
Others receiving votes:
BYU 70, Pittsburgh 62, Texas 57, Ohio St. 55, Saint Mary’s 52, Illinois 50, Memphis 38, Texas Tech 31, Drake 29, Nebraska 21, Michigan St. 14, Georgia 11, St. John’s 10, Oregon 10, Penn St. 9, Utah St. 6, Vanderbilt 6, Nevada 5, UCLA 5, Arizona St 5, Maryland 4, Providence 3, Furman 2, Florida St. 1, Columbia 1.
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This article originally appeared on Gators Wire: Gators hoops creeping back up AP Top 25 poll after Week 3
