LOUISVILLE, Ky. – As undefeated Florida continues its roll through the first half of the season, the Gators (27-0) are unanimously No. 1 for the first time in this week’s USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll, announced Tuesday by the Association.

With a 6-0 performance last week, the Gators wrapped up their California Spring Break trip 10-0, which included their second wins of the season over No. 2 Oregon (5-1) and No. 3 Michigan (7-4). They also topped Long Beach State (10-1), San Jose State (9-1), then-No. 13 Arizona (10-0) and Fresno State (4-1).

The Ducks (20-3) went 4-1 at the Judi Garman Classic with their only defeat coming at the hands of the No. 1 Gators. Oregon posted victories over Pacific (9-7), Fresno State (3-0), Iowa (2-1) and Long Beach State (12-3).

Michigan (22-3) remained at No. 3, but has some company as the only other undefeated program, LSU (25-0), moved up from No. 5 to tie the Wolverines in the rankings. After a 9-0 win over Cal State Fullerton, Michigan had its 19-game winning streak snapped at the Judi Garman Classic as it suffered a pair of losses to top-ranked Florida and then-No. 22 Arizona State (0-2 / 8 innings). Following those defeats, they rebounded with resounding triumphs over San Jose State (9-1), then-No. 9 Baylor (11-1) and San Diego State (10-2).

The Tigers opened up SEC play at home with a dominating three-game sweep over Arkansas, outscoring the Razorbacks, 23-1 and also shut out Northwestern State (10-0) in a mid-week non-conference affair.

Rounding out the top five is Alabama (18-4), which also rolled in its first SEC series, blanking Mississippi in a three-game set, 23-0.

Oklahoma (18-3), Louisiana-Lafayette (17-3) and Georgia (21-3) remained No. 6-8 in the rankings, while Tennessee (16-3) makes its first appearance and Florida State (18-5) returns to the top-10 after 5-0 weekends.

UAB and North Carolina State, tied for the 25^th spot, enter the poll for the first time this season. The Blazers have won 12 straight and 15 of their last 16 games, while the Wolfpack are coming off a three-game ACC series-opening sweep of then-No. 23 Notre Dame.

The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference.  Current 2015 records are shown and first-place votes are in parentheses.

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New to Poll: No. 25 UAB & North Carolina State

Dropped out: No. 23 Notre Dame (12-9) 

Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame (16), Mississippi State (10), James Madison (7), Virginia Tech (4), North Carolina (4), South Carolina (3), Texas (3), Florida Atlantic (3).