Florida Basketball's repeat bid sees them enter the 2026-27 season as one of the favorites to win the national championship. However, Sunday's exhibition loss to Baylor exposed some flaws that Florida will need to clean up before the season begins. The Gators fell short, 82-76 in overtime.
The Florida Gators are an overwhelming choice as the No. 1 team in the Associated Press preseason men's basketball poll released on Monday.
Defending national champion Michigan, which must replace four starters and its head coach, is ranked 16th.
The Gators last started the season out as the top team in the country back in 2006, when they were fresh off their first of back-to-back national titles.
Florida will start the men's college basketball season where it ended it two seasons ago: No.The Gators were the overwhelming pick to top the preseason AP Top 25 on Monday, receiving 47 of the 59 first-place votes from a panel of national media.
No. 3 to start.
Brad Underwood's team is looking to make a run at the Fighting Illini's first national title in program history.
Too high, too low, or just right for Kentucky Basketball?
The Florida Gators will begin the 2026-27 men's college basketball season as the nation's top-ranked team, according to the preseason AP Top 25 poll.
Breaking down college basketball’s USA TODAY Sports preseason Top 25, from No. 1 Florida to the players, newcomers and contenders you need to know.
The USA TODAY Sports preseason men's basketball poll will be led by Florida for the first time in 20 years but there's several contenders lurking.
It might've been an exhibition game, but Baylor proved it belongs.
Florida basketball plays the Baylor Bears in an exhibition game. Follow live score updates, highlights, injury news, key plays and instant analysis.
Baylor will take the court on Sunday for an exhibition game against Florida.
College basketball’s regular season starts next month, and few people are more excited than Fran Fraschilla. The ESPN analyst and former coach is adding a new title to his résumé: author. Don’t Mess With Happy will be released on Oct. 20 and is now available for pre-order.
Let's hope history is on its side.
Florida guard Denzel Aberdeen has been fighting for an extra year of eligibility. He recently was given a temporary injunction allowing him to play another year. Florida fans around the world should be excited about this news. Aberdeen changes their whole team dynamic and how they will play.
Gonzaga has been blessed to see a myriad of bigs operate in different, but successful ways over the past 10-plus years.
A new college basketball season is nearly upon us. Florida looks like the team to beat as we project a new AP Top 25 prior to the arrival of the preseason poll.
Kentucky basketball fans expect the Kentucky Wildcats to compete for SEC championships, earn a strong NCAA Tournament seed, and make a deep March Madness run. That is why Kentucky basketball being predicted to finish seventh in the SEC has frustrated Big Blue Nation heading into the 2026–27 season.
Previewing the Georgia Bulldogs Men’s Basketball team. What’s next for Mike White’s program?
FOX Sports' Casey Jacobsen shares his men's college basketball preseason top 25 rankings.
Jon Scheyer and his staff continue to make moves on the recruiting realm.
Calipari has scheduled to challenge young Hogs against national title contenders to prepare them for possible Final Four goal