Florida is the number one within the last basketball survey of the Final Associated Press of the 2024-25 season after profitable the nationwide championship.
The Gators (36-4) obtained all 61 votes within the first place on Tuesday, the second 12 months through which the AP printed its final survey after the completion of the NCAA event. Todd Golden’s staff beat Houston 65-63 on Monday night to overcome the third nationwide title of this system and first by the repeated titles of Billy Donovan in 2006 and 2007.
The victory additionally raised Florida within the first place within the survey for the primary time from the final 4 surveys of the 2013-14 season.
“Obviously now we have an extremely gifted group, some of the gifted teams individually in America,” Golden stated after the victory of the title. “I feel what separates us and separated us all through the season is the expertise of our staff, the way in which our boys performed collectively and one for the opposite all 12 months spherical. For this purpose, we are able to name us nationwide champions for the remainder of our life.”
Houston (35-5) remained at n. 2 After his first look of the title since 1984, closing a season that has seen Kelvin Sampson’s cougars attain the Final Four for the second time in 5 seasons and beat Duke (35-4) within the nationwide semifinals with a stunning late return.
The Blue Devils – which had been n. 1 In the final two polls earlier than March Madness – they had been third in what was equal to an trade with the Gators as the one change within the higher quartet. Auburn (32-6) remained at n. 4 After falling to Florida within the ARMODOME, finishing solely the second last of 1 seed of 1 seeds because it began in 1979.
The Tennessee was fifth and Alabama Sesto, becoming a member of Florida and Auburn as headliner for the South -East convention in a 12 months through which the League repeatedly had one of the best 25 staff groups on the highway to earn 14 affords from tournaments.
Michigan State was the following to n. 7, adopted by Texas Tech, who had the Florida on the sting of the defeat within the Eight elite earlier than Gators Walter Clayton Jr. aroused a wild return. A Big Ten duo of Maryland and Michigan accomplished the highest 10.
Florida beats Houston 65-63 within the nationwide championship, wins the third title
Purdue had the biggest leap, rising by eight factors to n. 14 After a candy defeat for Houston on a basket of the final second on a wonderfully carried out incoming recreation. The n. 12 Kentucky and n. 15 Arizona had been the following, every rising of six factors after their races on the second week of the event.
Overall, 12 groups have gone from the pre-tank survey of their last place.
Louisville had the biggest fall, falling 11 commercials at n. 21 After the cardinals entered March Madness they categorized themselves in tenth place however obtained solely a seed of 8 and suffered a lack of the primary spherical in Creighton. The program of the Conference of the Atlantic Costa Clemson was the following with a fall of 10 factors at n. 22 After a lack of the primary spherical of the twelfth seed McNeese.
The n. 25 Memphis went down 9 factors after being in need of defeat for the twelfth state of the Colorado, whereas the n. 11 St. John fell six factors after taking pictures 28% in his lack of the second spherical in Arkansas.
Overall, eight groups have fallen from the pre-three survey.
John Calipari’s Arkansas Razorbacks has checked -in n. 20 After reaching the Sweet 16, becoming a member of n. 18 Ole Miss as two additions of the ultimate survey. Like Arkansas, the rebels have overturned a better staff of seeds (Iowa State) to succeed in the second weekend. Both had been beforehand categorized this season.
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Missouri (n. 23) and Oregon (n. 25) have fallen from the pre-tank survey.
The century opened the highway with eight categorized groups, a radius that included n. 19 Texas A & m. The Big 12 and Big Ten had been the following ones with 5 groups categorized every, adopted by the ECC with three. The West Coast convention had two and the American athletic convention and the Big East had one.
Florida’s rise to n. 1 It meant 5 totally different groups have held the primary place of the Top 25 of the AP this season, ranging from Kansas for the Preseason and the primary 4 weeks of the common season. The Tennessee adopted for 5 weeks, then Auburn for eight and eventually Duke for the final two pre-torny polls. Overall, 50 groups have spent at the very least every week within the survey this season.
Here is the highest AP full 25:
1. Florida
2. Houston
3. Duke
4. Auburn
5. Tennessee
6. Alabama
7. State of Michigan
8. Texas Tech
9. Maryland
10. Michigan
11. San Giovanni
12. Kentucky
13. Byu
14. Purdue
15. Arizona
16. Wisconsin
17. Iowa State
18. Ole Miss
19. Texas a & m
20. Arkansa
21. Louisville
22. Clemson
23. Gonzaga
24. Santa Maria
25. Memphis
Reporting by the Associated Press.
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