Florida basketball opened its 2025 Southeastern Conference schedule with two wins and a loss. Even though his 13-game losing streak was snapped in the open calendar year, the Alligators are flying high among their college hoops peers.
Todd Golden’s gang dropped the SEC opener on the road to Kentucky Wildcats106-100, in a shootout that they just couldn’t follow. Then they returned home and inflicted one of the greatest defeats on a No. 1-ranked team in sports history, punishing the Tennessee Volunteers73-43, inside the O’Connell Center.
The Orange and Blue followed up Saturday with a 71-63 victory over Arkansas. Razors in Fayetteville, putting the program at 15-1, entering the meat of the conference.
So where does Florida stand among its conference peers? The 247Sports staff addresses this question every week with its SEC College Basketball Pollin which the Gators found themselves tied for second place with the Alabama Crimson Tide – up three places compared to the previous survey.
Meanwhile, the Auburn Tigers remained the top-ranked team in the SEC standings.
Complete 247Sports SEC Poll Results
1. Auburn (16): —
T-2. Alabama (1): +1
T-2. Florida: +3
4. Tennessee: -2
5. Kentucky: -1
6. Texas A&M: —
7. Ole Mademoiselle: +1
8. Mississippi State: -1
9. Georgia: +2
10.Missouri: +4
11. Oklahoma: -2
12. Texas: +1
13.Arkansas: -3
14. Vanderbilt: -2
15. LSU: —
16. South Carolina: —
Next stop for Florida
The Gators return home to host the Missouri Tigers Tuesday, January 14. Tipoff is scheduled for a late start at 9 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on ESPNU.
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This article was originally published on Gators Wire: Florida rises to No. 2 in 247Sports SEC college basketball poll
