The latest Associated Press Poll for Week 11 of the 2020-21 basketball campaign was released on Monday and the Florida Gators finally cracked the top 25 for the first time in their current campaign. After months of being merely an afterthought, UF has forced its way into the national conversation after a pair of big wins these past couple of weeks.
Most recently, the Gators upset the then-No. 11 West Virginia Mountaineers on the road in their SEC/Big 12 Challenge matchup on Saturday, an exclamation point on their previous win over the then-No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers a week earlier. The voters are clearly happy with Florida’s recent play, as the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll released its rankings with UF claiming its highest spot of the season at No. 23.
The AP Poll is actually slightly more bullish on the Orange and Blue, ranking the Gators for the first time this season in its top 25 at No. 22. Florida has won four in a row dating back to the Vols victory and five of its last six, while managing a tidy 10-4 overall record with a solid 6-3 mark in Southeastern Conference play.
Here is a look at the rest of the top 25 along with the others also receiving votes.
| Rk | Team | Rec | Pts | Prv |
| 1 | Gonzaga (61) | 17-0 | 1,597 | 1 |
| 2 | Baylor (3) | 16-0 | 1,539 | 2 |
| 3 | Villanova | 11-1 | 1,458 | 3 |
| 4 | Michigan | 13-1 | 1,402 | 4 |
| 5 | Houston | 15-1 | 1,348 | 6 |
| 6 | Texas | 11-3 | 1,228 | 5 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 14-4 | 1,133 | 13 |
| 8 | Iowa | 12-4 | 1,079 | 7 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 11-4 | 966 | 24 |
| 10 | Alabama | 14-4 | 958 | 9 |
| 11 | Tennessee | 12-3 | 869 | 18 |
| 12 | Illinois | 11-5 | 850 | 19 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 12-5 | 797 | 10 |
| 14 | Virginia | 11-3 | 752 | 8 |
| 15 | Creighton | 13-4 | 732 | 17 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 13-3 | 718 | 20 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 11-5 | 669 | 11 |
| 18 | Missouri | 11-3 | 589 | 12 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 13-5 | 452 | 14 |
| 20 | Florida State | 10-3 | 393 | 16 |
| 21 | UCLA | 13-3 | 260 | 23 |
| 22 | Florida | 10-4 | 196 | NR |
| 23 | Kansas | 11-6 | 171 | 15 |
| 24 | Purdue | 12-6 | 130 | NR |
| 25 | Drake | 16-0 | 117 | NR |
Others receiving votes:
Boise State 108, Drake 75, Colorado 59, USC 50, Oklahoma State 49, Oregon 49, Florida 37, Connecticut 20, Winthrop 16, Xavier 14, Loyola Chicago 12, BYU 11, Purdue 11, Belmont 9, Clemson 8, St. Bonaventure 6, Toledo 4, Arizona 4
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