Patriots Tumble Two Spots in State Poll

Central Florida relinquished the top spot in the latest FCCAA men's basketball coaches' poll, dropping to third behind the two Panhandle programs that beat them over the weekend. Northwest Florida took all but two of the first-place votes to beat out Chipola as the new No. 1.

Rank Team (1st-place votes) Record Pts Pvs

1. Northwest Florida State (14) 10-1 158 2

2. Chipola (1) 9-1 137 3

3. Central Florida 8-3 118 1

4. Tallahassee (1) 9-2 114 4

5. St. Petersburg 7-2 77 10

6. Broward 7-2 58 8

7. St. Johns River 10-1 40 9

8. State College of Florida (Manatee) 7-1 37 --

9. Gulf Coast 8-4 34 5

10. Indian River State 7-3 33 7