The 11th regular season editions of the 2012-13 ESPN/USA Today and Associated Press Top 25 Polls were released on Monday with the Louisville Cardinals (15-1) taking over as the new No. 1 team in the nation, receiving 54 of 96 combined first-place votes from the coaches and pollsters.
The Florida Gators, coming off a pair of dominant league victories, held steady at No. 9 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll and moved up one spot to No. 10 in the AP Top 25. Florida gained 30 voting points in the ESPN/USA Today rankings and added 97 points in the AP poll. The Gators are one of just two Southeastern Conference teams listed in the rankings this week.
| Athlete | Country | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Kolozsvary | USA | Baseball |
| Marife Torres | Puerto Rico | Golf |
| Leanne Wong | USA | Gymnastics |
| Adriana Leon | Canada | Soccer |
| Deanne Rose | Canada | Soccer |
| Michelle Moultrie | USA | Softball |
| Aubree Munro | USA | Softball |
| Kelsey Stewart | USA | Softball |
| Caeleb Dressel | USA | Swimming 4x100 free 100m free 50m free |
| Amro Al-Wir | Jordan | Swimming 200 breast |
| Natalie Hinds | USA | Swimming 4x100 free |
| Bobby Finke | USA | Swimming 800m free 1500m free |
| Eric Friese | Germany | Swimming 4x100 free |
| Enzo Martinez | Uruguay | Swimming 50m free |
| Alfonso Mestre | Venezuela | Swimming 800m free |
| Kieran Smith | USA | Swimming 400m free 200m free 4x200 free |
| Andres Arroyo | Puerto Rico | T&F 800m |
| Doneisha Anderson | Bahamas | T&F 4x400 relay |
| Lloydricia Cameron | Jamaica | T&F Shot put |
| Will Claye | USA | T&F Triple jump |
| Marquis Dendy | USA | T&F Long jump |
| Yanis David | France | T&F Triple jump Long jump |
| Joseph Fahnbulleh | Liberia | T&F 200m |
| Grant Holloway | USA | T&F 110m hurdles |
| Genevive LaCaze | Australia | T&F 3000m steeple |
| Eddie Lovett | U.S. Virgin | T&F 110m hurdles |
| Taylor Mason | USA | T&F |
| Cory McGee | USA | T&F 1500m |
| Hakim Sani Brown | Japan | T&F 200m |
| Marija Vucenovic | Serbia | T&F Javelin |
[EXPAND CLICK TO EXPAND and view full versions of the top 25 polls.]ESPN/USA TODAY COACHES POLL
This Week 1-5: Louisville (18), Indiana (6), Duke (7), Kansas, Michigan,
6-10: Syracuse, Arizona, Gonzaga, Florida, Creighton
11-15: Ohio State, Minnesota, Butler, San Diego State, N.C. State
16-20: Missouri, Michigan State, Kansas State, VCU, Notre Dame
21-25: New Mexico, Illinois, UNLV, Cincinnati, UCLA
Last Week 1-5: Duke (30), Michigan (1), Arizona, Louisville, Indiana
6-10: Kansas, Syracuse, Gonzaga, Florida, Minnesota
11-15: Creighton, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio State, San Diego State
16-20: Notre Dame, Butler, Michigan State, UNLV, Cincinnati
21-25: N.C. State, Georgetown, Kansas State, VCU, Wyoming
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL
This Week 1-5: Louisville (36), Indiana (13), Duke (14), Kansas (1), Michigan (1)
6-10: Syracuse, Arizona, Gonzaga, Minnesota, Florida
11-15: Ohio State, Creighton, Butler, N.C. State, San Diego State
16-20: Kansas State, Missouri, Michigan State, New Mexico, Notre Dame
21-25: Oregon, VCU, Illinois, UCLA, Marquette
Last Week 1-5: Duke (62), Michigan (3), Louisville, Arizona, Indiana
6-10: Kansas, Syracuse, Minnesota, Gonzaga, Missouri
11-15: Florida, Illinois, Creighton, Butler, Ohio State
16-20: San Diego State, Notre Dame, Kansas State, Georgetown, N.C. State
21-25: Cincinnati, Michigan State, Wichita State, UNLV, New Mexico
*Numbers in parenthesis represent first-place votes.[/EXPAND]
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