Basketball team gets first ranking of the season
On the strength of its 4-0 start, Billy Donovan's young Florida basketball team is ranked for the first time this season.
The Gators are No. 25 in the Associated Press poll and are in at No. 24 in the USA Today coaches poll.
Donovan said don't put too much stock in the ranking.
"I think we’ve done a good job these first four games,'' he said. "Does it warrant us being in the Top 25? I don’t think so. I think if we’re in the Top 25, a lot of it has to do with what we’ve done these first four games and I think a lot of it has to do with what’s happened the last couple of years out of respect for the team winning the championships.''
Florida will play North Florida Tuesday night at 8 in the O'Connell Center.
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This team is fun to watch. They play very well together as a team and have great chemistry. Go Gators ... Beat FSU Friday night!!!
Posted by: | November 19, 2007 at 08:55 PM
They are fun to watch. They have some great young talent on the team. They will get in the tourney and may win a first round game, but I am not confident of much more this year though
Posted by: Tampabaysportsfanatic | November 20, 2007 at 08:15 AM
Tonight's game is on Sun Sports TV at 8:00pm. Go Gators!!
Posted by: | November 20, 2007 at 10:49 AM
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TWO TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GATORS BATTLE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT CATAMOUNTS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 - ST. PETE TIMES FORUM
What A TYPO below!!! Ask Syracuse U if they remember the Univ. of VERMONT CATAMOUNTS Basketball team...
The 2006-2007 season was one of the best in school history for the University of Virgina Catamounts under second year head coach Mike Lonergan.
Posted by: DSCinWDC | November 27, 2007 at 05:07 PM
And they promptly lose the ranking with blow out loss to the Seminoles.
Posted by: jt | November 28, 2007 at 04:24 PM