The Florida Gators are back in the rankings.
They might be able to stay there a while, too.
The 13th-ranked Gators (6-0) jumped into The Associated Press college basketball poll Monday after wins against rival Florida State, then-No. 2 Michigan State and Rutgers last week.
Florida snapped a three-year losing streak against the Seminoles, upset the Spartans three days later and then beat Rutgers on Saturday in the championship game of the Legends Classic in New Jersey. It was the program’s biggest week since cutting down the nets in Atlanta after a second straight NCAA championship in April 2007.
“The biggest thing is going to be to have a level of humility, and hopefully through past experiences, these guys can deal with the fact that we had a great week,” coach Billy Donovan said Monday. “But like I’ve told those guys: Is that all we’re playing for, to have a good week?
“The goal is how do we improve and how do we get better because we still have a lot of room for improvement.”
Florida hosts Florida A&M (0-7) tonight, and has games remaining against No. 8 Syracuse, Richmond, South Alabama and North Carolina State before beginning SEC play.
WOMEN’S POLL — Dayton jumped into the AP women’s Top 25 for the first time in school history, while Connecticut remained a unanimous No. 1 for the 19th consecutive poll.
MEMPHIS — The NCAA Committee on Infractions wants its punishment of the university upheld because schools need to be punished when they use ineligible players.
OBITUARY — Former Williams College men’s coach Al Shaw has died at age 102.
Top 25 men
(5) KENTUCKY 94, UNC-ASHEVILLE 57 — DeMarcus Cousins scored a season-high 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the host Wildcats (7-0) to an easy win over the Blldogs (0-6).
(8) SYRACUSE 92, COLGATE 58 — Wes Johnson scored 19 points, Andy Rautins hit three 3-pointers to help key an early surge and the host Orange (7-0) beat the Raiders (0-6).
(16) GEORGETOWN 83, MT. ST. MARY’S 62 — Greg Monroe scored a season-high 19 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, Chris Wright added a season-high 18 points and the host Hoyas (5-0) remained undefeated with a win over the Mountaineers (3-3).
State men
BOWLING GREEN 67, FLORIDA INT’L 62 — Dee Brown scored 20 points on 8-of-16 shooting, and the host Falcons (2-3) defeated the Panthers (2-7).
Top 25 women
(25) DAYTON 73, ILL.-CHICAGO 46 — Kendel Ross scored 16 points, Justine Ratermann added 12 and the Flyers (6-1) beat the host Flames (1-5).
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