Florida basketball falls in AP Top 25 rankings after TCU loss

Florida basketball split its Feast Week matchups at the Rady Children's Invitational held in San Diego over the Thanksgiving holiday. As a result of the 84-80 loss in the opener against the TCU Horned Frogs, the Gators saw their stock tumble in the latest AP Top 25 rankings.

The first poll released on Monday was the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, which saw the Orange and Blue drop six spots to No. 14 in the nation. While Florida's fall in the Associated Press' tally was only five spots, the Gators landed one place lower at No. 15 after four weeks of play.

Additionally, Florida is no longer the top-ranked Southeastern Conference program in the poll.

SEC schools in AP Top 25 after Week 4

The Southeastern Conference is represented by seven schools in this week's edition of the AP Top 25, with the Alabama Crimson Tide and Tennessee Volunteers overtaking Florida at Nos. 12 and 13, respectively. The Vanderbilt Commodores follow the Gators at No. 17 with the Kentucky Wildcats right on their tails at No. 18, the Auburn Tigers at No. 20 and the Arkansas Razorbacks rounding things out at No. 25.

The Missouri Tigers (28) and LSU Tigers (7) also earned votes this week.

AP Top 25 Men's Basketball rankings after Week 4

1. Purdue (40)

2. Arizona (6)

3. Michigan (15)

4. Duke

5. UConn

6. Louisville

7. Michigan State

8. Houston

9. BYU

10. Iowa State

11. Gonzaga

12. Alabama

13. Tennessee

14. Illinois

15. Florida

16. North Carolina

17. Vanderbilt

18. Kentucky

19. Texas Tech

20. Auburn

21. Kansas

22. Indiana

23. St. John's

24. USC

25. Arkansas

Others receiving votes:

Iowa 100, UCLA 59, Nebraska 53, TCU 36, Missouri 28, Utah St. 16, Saint Mary's 15, Baylor 13, Oklahoma St. 12, SMU 12, Clemson 11, LSU 7, Seton Hall 6, Wisconsin 6, NC State 5, Wake Forest 3, California 2, Colorado 1, George Mason 1, Buffalo 1.

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