The Florida Gators (32-2) held on to their No. 1 national ranking on Monday, edging Wichita State for the fourth-straight week in the postseason edition of the Associated Press Top 25 and USA Today Coaches’ Poll. Florida received 50-of-65 first-place votes from the AP panel and 26-of-32 first-place votes from the coaches.
UF kept its spot with by winning three games on the way to capturing the 2014 Southeastern Conference Tournament crown for the first time since 2007.
This marks the first time in school history that the Gators were ranked No. 1 in the final AP top 25, released in the middle of postseason play. UF checked in with 1,610 points (even) in the AP poll and 794 points (+1) in the USA Today top 25.
| 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 |
Check out the complete top 25 rankings…after the break.
UF’s 2013-14 opponents in italics. Wins in blue; losses in red.
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
This Week 1-5: Florida (50), Wichita State (15), Virginia, Arizona, Louisville
6-10: Villanova, Michigan, Duke, Iowa State, Kansas
11-15: Michigan State, Wisconsin, San Diego State, Syracuse, Cincinnati
16-20: Creighton, New Mexico, UConn, North Carolina, UCLA
21-25: Oklahoma, Ohio State, Baylor, VCU, Saint Louis
* Memphis and Kentucky finished one and three spots, respectively, outside of the poll.
Last Week 1-5: Florida (50), Wichita State (15), Villanova, Arizona, Louisville
6-10: Virginia, Duke, Michigan, San Diego State, Kansas
11-15: Syracuse, Wisconsin, Cincinnati, Creighton, North Carolina
16-20: Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Saint Louis, Memphis, New Mexico
21-25: UConn, Michigan State, VCU, Ohio State, SMU
USA TODAY COACHES’ POLL
This Week 1-5: Florida (26), Wichita State (6), Louisville, Virginia, Arizona
6-10: Duke, Villanova, Michigan, Iowa State, Kansas
11-15: San Diego State, Syracuse, Michigan State, Cincinnati, Wisconsin
16-20: Creighton, New Mexico, North Carolina, UConn, Oklahoma,
21-25: Saint Louis, Kentucky, UCLA, Ohio State, VCU
* Memphis finished one spot outside of the poll.
Last Week 1-5: Florida (25), Wichita State (7), Villanova, Arizona, Louisville
6-10: Duke, San Diego State, Virginia, Michigan, Kansas
11-15: Syracuse, Cincinnati, Wisconsin, Creighton, North Carolina
16-20: Iowa State, Saint Louis, Oklahoma, Memphis, New Mexico
21-25: UConn, Michigan State, SMU, Ohio State, VCU
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