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Mike White’s Florida Gators men’s basketball team has some enormous expectations after a surprise run to the Elite Eight last year.
The Gators are ranked #8 in the preseason AP Poll released on Wednesday. Florida was voted #7 in the USA Today Coaches Poll two weeks ago.
2017 PRESEASON AP POLL:
- DUKE
- MICHIGAN STATE
- ARIZONA
- KANSAS
- KENTUCKY
- VILLANOVA
- WICHITA STATE
- FLORIDA
- NORTH CAROLINA
- SOUTHERN CAL
- WEST VIRGINIA
- CINCINNATI
- MIAMI
- NOTRE DAME
- MINNESOTA
- LOUISVILLE
- XAVIER
- GONZAGA
- NORTHWESTERN
- PURDUE
- UCLA
- ST. MARY’S
- SETON HALL
- BAYLOR
- TEXAS A&M
Florida is scheduled to play #5 Kentucky (twice), #12 Cincinnati, #24 Baylor, and #25 Texas A&M in the regular season this year. Florida also has possible matchups against #1 Duke and #18 Gonzaga in the Phil Knight 80 tournament.