USA Today poll - Florida starts out 10

[maleko83]

Count me in as one of those people who simply does not understand the hype surrounding Indiana.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2012/10/17/usa-today-sports-mens-basketball-poll/1638933/

[RD_gator]

Decent initial ranking for Florida but the Gators should have been ranked #4 or #5!
It will work out!

[RD_gator]

In November/Dec., the following top 10 teams have some key OOC games:

#9 Syracuse faces #20 San Diego St on an aircraft carrier (similar to UF vs G'town), @Arkansas

#8 Duke vs #3 Kentucky, #4 Ohio St

#7 Kansas vs #14 Michigan St, #4 Ohio St

#6 NC St vs #5 Michigan

#5 Michigan vs #6 NC St, vs Arkansas

#4 Ohio St @ Marquette, #8 Duke, #7 Kansas

#2 Louisville --> doesn't play any ranked teams or BCS teams until dec 29 against #3 Kentucky (Lost respect for Pitino here, talk about protecting your ranking for recruiting purposes!)

#1 Indiana vs Georgia (of all people), #12 North carolina
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For the #10 Florida Gators, the key ooc games are the following:
- Georgetown
- #21 Wisconsin
- Middle-Tenn St (a good mid major)
- Marquette
- @ #24 Florida St
- @ #11 Arizona
- @ Kansas St
- @ Yale

(The Gators play a total of six BCS schools in their OOC schedule!)

[RD_gator]

#17 Missouri's key OOC games:

- @ Stanford, Illinois
- #13 UCLA

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#3 Kentucky's:

- Maryland, #8 Duke, @ #23Notre Dame
- #18 Baylor
- #2 Louisville
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Tennessee:

- @Georgetown, @Virginia
- Xavier, #16 Memphis
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Alabama:

- @Oregon St, @ Cinicinnati
- Dayton, @VCU
- Texas Tech

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Arkansas:

- @Arizona St
- #9 Syracuse, Oklahoma
- #5 Michigan