Florida new No. 1 in the AP poll as Syracuse drops to 4th

Florida is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press poll, the Gators' first time on top of the rankings since they repeated as national champions in 2007.

The Gators (25-2) moved up one place Monday, replacing Syracuse (25-2), which lost twice last week and dropped to fourth.

Wichita State (29-0) and Arizona (25-2) each moved up one place to second and third, respectively.

Florida received 47 of the first-place votes, while Wichita State got 14 and Arizona received four.

AP Poll

  1. Florida (47)
  2. Wichita State (14)
  3. Arizona (4)
  4. Syracuse
  5. Kansas
  6. Duke
  7. Louisville
  8. Villanova
  9. Creighton
  10. Saint Louis
  11. Cincinnati
  12. Virginia
  13. San Diego State
  14. Wisconsin
  15. Iowa State
  16. Michigan
  17. Kentucky
  18. Michigan State
  19. North Carolina
  20. Iowa
  21. Memphis
  22. Ohio State
  23. SMU
  24. Texas
  25. New Mexico

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