Florida rises in top 25 polls; Boynton’s awards

By Adam Silverstein
December 19, 2011

The sixth editions of the regular season USA Today/ESPN and Associated Press Top 25 Polls were released on Monday, and the Syracuse Orange maintained their spot as the No. 1 team in the country for the second week in a row.

The Florida Gators moved up slightly in both polls on the heels of an 84-64 victory over then-No. 22 Texas A&M. Florida is one of three Southeastern Conference teams listed in the respective rankings.

Additionally, Gators junior guard Kenny Boynton took home SEC Player of the Week honors after hitting 6-of-12 treys for 22 points and earning the MVP award in the 2011 Orange Bowl Basketball Classic on Saturday.

AthleteCountrySport
Mark KolozsvaryUSABaseball
Marife TorresPuerto RicoGolf
Leanne WongUSAGymnastics
Adriana LeonCanadaSoccer
Deanne RoseCanadaSoccer
Michelle MoultrieUSASoftball
Aubree MunroUSASoftball
Kelsey StewartUSASoftball
Caeleb DresselUSASwimming
4x100 free
100m free
50m free
Amro Al-WirJordanSwimming
200 breast
Natalie HindsUSASwimming
4x100 free
Bobby FinkeUSASwimming
800m free
1500m free
Eric FrieseGermanySwimming
4x100 free
Enzo MartinezUruguaySwimming
50m free
Alfonso MestreVenezuelaSwimming
800m free
Kieran SmithUSASwimming
400m free
200m free
4x200 free
Andres ArroyoPuerto RicoT&F
800m
Doneisha AndersonBahamasT&F
4x400 relay
Lloydricia CameronJamaicaT&F
Shot put
Will ClayeUSAT&F
Triple jump
Marquis DendyUSAT&F
Long jump
Yanis DavidFranceT&F
Triple jump
Long jump
Joseph FahnbullehLiberiaT&F
200m
Grant HollowayUSAT&F
110m hurdles
Genevive LaCazeAustraliaT&F
3000m steeple
Eddie LovettU.S. VirginT&F
110m hurdles
Taylor MasonUSAT&F
Cory McGeeUSAT&F
1500m
Hakim Sani BrownJapanT&F
200m
Marija VucenovicSerbiaT&F
Javelin

[EXPAND Click to expand and view the full top 25 polls.]USA TODAY/ESPN COACHES POLL
This Week 1-5: Syracuse (30), Ohio State (1), Kentucky, Louisville, Duke
6-10: North Carolina, Baylor, Missouri, Connecticut, Marquette
11-15: Kansas, Florida, Pittsburgh, Wisconsin, Xavier
16-20: Georgetown, Mississippi State, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State
21-25: Creighton, Murray State, UNLV, Illinois, Harvard

Last Week 1-5: Syracuse (28), Ohio State (2), Kentucky, Louisville, Duke
6-10: North Carolina, Baylor, Missouri, Xavier, Connecticut
11-15: Marquette, Kansas, Florida, Pittsburgh, Wisconsin
16-20: Mississippi State, Georgetown, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana
21-25: Alabama, Texas A&M, Michigan State, Creighton, Vanderbilt

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 POLL
This Week 1-5: Syracuse (53), Ohio State (5), Kentucky (4), Louisville (2), UNC
6-10: Baylor, Duke, Connecticut, Missouri, Marquette
11-15: Florida, Kansas, Wisconsin, Xavier, Pittsburgh
16-20: Georgetown, Indiana, Mississippi State, Michigan State, Michigan
21-25: UNLV, Murray State, Creighton, Virginia, Illinois

Last Week 1-5: Syracuse (51), Ohio State (7), Kentucky (4), Louisville (2), UNC (1)
6-10: Baylor, Duke, Xavier, Connecticut, Missouri
11-15: Marquette, Kansas, Florida, Wisconsin, Pittsburgh
16-20: Georgetown, Mississippi State, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan
21-25: Michigan State, Texas A&M, Alabama, Murray State, Creighton/Vanderbilt

*Numbers in parenthesis represent first-place votes.[/EXPAND]

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