Gators Surge to No. 3: Florida Earns Elite Preseason Ranking

Gators Surge to No. 3: Florida Earns Elite Preseason Ranking
October 22, 2025

October 22, 2025

Boogie Fland (#0) and Rueben Chinyelu defend at a recent scrimmage.

Florida men's basketball enters the season ranked third in the preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches poll, which wasreleased on Wednesday. The Gators also picked up one first-place vote.


This is the third instance in program history that Florida has earned a top-five preseason ranking (No. 5 in 2001-02; No. 1 in 2006-07) and the 12th time the team has opened a season inside the coaches' top 10. The poll is determined by voters representing each of the 32 Division I conferences that receive an automatic NCAA tournament bid.


Florida’s schedule includes nine matchups against eight teams ranked in the preseason top 25, with a possible 10th game against Wisconsin at the Rady Children's Invitational. Four more 2025-26 opponents are listed among those receiving votes.


Florida also landed atthird in the AP preseason poll. The Gators begin the 2025-26 campaign against Arizona at the Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas on Nov. 3.


Coaches Preseason Top 25

First-place votes in parentheses

  1. Purdue (18)
  2. Houston (12)
  3. Florida (1)
  4. UConn*
  5. Duke*
  6. St. John's
  7. Michigan
  8. BYU
  9. Kentucky*
  10. Louisville
  11. Texas Tech
  12. UCLA
  13. Arizona*
  14. Illinois
  15. Arkansas*
  16. Alabama*
  17. Tennessee*
  18. Iowa State
  19. Kansas
  20. Gonzaga
  21. Michigan State
  22. Auburn*
  23. Creighton
  24. Wisconsin^
  25. North Carolina


Receiving votes: NC State, Oregon, San Diego St., Ohio St., Baylor, Virginia, Vanderbilt, Texas, Villanova, Missouri, Ole Miss, Washington, Saint Mary's, Iowa, Cincinnati, VCU, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, Boise State


*2025-26 Opponent; ^Potential Rady Children's Invitational Opponent



Florida's Preseason Rankings

Season AP Coaches
1968-69 19 -
1987-88 14 -
1988-89 15 -
1989-90 23 -
1994-95 10 13
1999-2000 8 8
2000-01 11 11
2001-02 6 5
2002-03 7 7
2003-04 8 8
2004-05 23 22
2006-07 1 1
2008-09 19 19
2010-11 9 11
2011-12 8 10
2012-13 10 10
2013-14 10 8
2014-15 7 7
2017-18 8 7
2019-20 6 6
2024-25 21 21
2025-26 3 3

2025-26 Florida Men's Basketball Ticket Information

Traditional season tickets for the 2025-26 campaign are officially SOLD OUT.


Arena Pass

Arena Passes are also officially SOLD OUT for the upcoming 2025-26 season.


Single Games

Single-game tickets for the 2025-26 Florida men's basketball season are now available.


Fans may purchase tickets through FloridaGators.com, by calling the Gator Ticket Office at (352) 375-4683, or by visiting Gate 2 on the west side of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.


All Gators Weekend Pack

The All Gators Weekend Pack is now on sale, offering access to the Florida men's basketball matchup against Merrimack on Friday, November 21, along with the Florida football game versus Tennessee on Saturday, November 22, for $149 plus taxes/fees.


All fans attending the Merrimack men's basketball game will receive a 2025 NCAA National Championship replica ring, presented by Meldon Law.


Basketball player in blue jersey shoots over opponent in arena, crowd in background.

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