After an undefeated 2-0 week, the Florida Gators remained at the number 12 ranking in the country in this week's edition of the AP Poll. The Gators fell two spots last week after the loss to Syracuse, but an impressive win over Arizona and walk over Rider kept Florida steady at 12. The big news centered at the top of the poll, as fellow SEC East member Kentucky tumbled from the number one spot after their loss to Indiana on Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Florida State Seminoles tumbled out of the "others receiving votes" category this week.
The complete AP poll is below:
The Associated Press Top 25 Poll
| Rank | Team | Record | Votes | Previous |
| 1 | Syracuse (51) | 10-0 | 1607 | 3 |
| 2 | Ohio State (7) | 8-1 | 1478 | 2 |
| 3 | Kentucky (4) | 8-1 | 1468 | 1 |
| 4 | Louisville (2) | 9-0 | 1374 | 5 |
| 5 | North Carolina (1) | 8-2 | 1373 | 4 |
| 6 | Baylor | 7-0 | 1284 | 6 |
| 7 | Duke | 9-1 | 1273 | 7 |
| 8 | Xavier | 8-0 | 1122 | 8 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 8-1 | 1087 | 9 |
| 10 | Missouri | 9-0 | 1030 | 10 |
| 11 | Marquette | 9-0 | 988 | 11 |
| 12 | Kansas | 7-2 | 945 | 13 |
| 13 | Florida | 7-2 | 891 | 12 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 8-2 | 728 | 14 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 9-1 | 696 | 15 |
| 16 | Georgetown | 8-1 | 602 | 18 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | 9-1 | 574 | 17 |
| 18 | Indiana | 9-0 | 462 | 39 |
| 19 | Illinois | 10-0 | 375 | 24 |
| 20 | Michigan | 7-2 | 354 | 20 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 8-2 | 310 | 28 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 8-1 | 270 | 22 |
| 23 | Alabama | 8-2 | 204 | 16 |
| 24 | Murray State | 10-0 | 93 | 40 |
| 25 | Creighton | 7-1 | 88 | 19 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | 6-3 | 88 | 27 |
| Others Receiving Votes: Harvard 73, San Diego State 59, Virginia 57, UNLV 41, Stanford 39, Saint Louis 26, Gonzaga 25, Memphis 13, Cleveland State 7, Northern Iowa 7, Arizona 5, California 3, Long Beach State 3, Northwestern 2, Wichita State 1 | ||||