The 13th regular season editions of the 2012-13 ESPN/USA Today and Associated Press Top 25 Polls were released on Monday with the Kansas Jayhawks (18-1) and Michigan Wolverines (19-1) taking over as the new No. 1 teams in the country based on the respective polls.
The Florida Gators, coming off a pair of dominant league victories, jumped up and evened out at No. 4 in both polls. Florida moved up three spots and gained 97 voting points in the ESPN/USA Today rankings while moving up four places and adding 239 points in the AP poll. The Gators are one of three Southeastern Conference teams listed in the rankings this week.
Florida, which received one first-place vote in each poll, registered its highest regular season ranking in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll since Feb. 26, 2007 and in the AP Top 25 since Feb. 19, 2007.
| 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: Kansas (16), Michigan (14), Indiana, Florida (1), Duke
6-10: Syracuse, Gonzaga, Arizona, Michigan State, Butler
11-15: Ohio State, Oregon, Louisville, Wichita State, Miami
16-20: Ole Miss, Creighton, Missouri, N.C. State, San Diego State
21-25: Kansas State, New Mexico, Cincinnati, Minnesota, Marquette
Last Week 1-5: Duke (20), Kansas (8), Michigan (1), Syracuse (2), Louisville
6-10: Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Butler, Gonzaga
11-15: Michigan State, Creighton, Kansas State, Minnesota, Ohio State
16-20: VCU, New Mexico, N.C. State, Oregon, Cincinnati
21-25: Wichita State, Missouri, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, San Diego State
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL
This Week 1-5: Michigan (51), Kansas (13), Indiana, Florida (1), Duke
6-10: Syracuse, Gonzaga, Arizona, Butler, Oregon
11-15: Ohio State, Louisville, Michigan State, Miami, Wichita State
16-20: Ole Miss, Missouri, Kansas State, N.C. State, New Mexico
21-25: Creighton, San Diego State, Minnesota, Cincinnati, Marquette
Last Week 1-5: Duke (93), Michigan (11), Kansas (7), Syracuse (8), Louisville
6-10: Arizona, Indiana, Florida, Butler, Gonzaga
11-15: Kansas State, Minnesota, Michigan State, Ohio State, New Mexico
16-20: Oregon, Creighton, N.C. State, VCU, Wichita State
21-25: Cincinnati, Missouri, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, Miami
*Numbers in parenthesis represent first-place votes.[/EXPAND]
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