GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida men’s basketball ranks No. 21 in the preseason Associated Press top 25, announced on Monday. The Gators enter their third season under head coach Todd Golden coming off a 24-win campaign, an NCAA Tournament berth and the team’s first appearance in the SEC Tournament title game in a decade.
Florida returns starters Walter Clayton Jr. and Will Richard along with significant contributors Denzel Aberdeen, Alex Condon and Thomas Haugh. The Gators added a talented trio from the portal, including veteran guard Alijah Martin and the frontcourt pair of Sam Alexis and Rueben Chinyelu.
The Gators will face nine teams ranked in the preseason top 25 plus three others that received votes.
This marks UF’s first preseason appearance in the AP top 25 since 2019. The Gators were most recently ranked in the AP poll in February when the team was at No. 24 for consecutive weeks.
UF’s season tips off on Nov. 4 in Jacksonville, where the Gators will face South Florida, and the home opener is set for Nov. 7 vs. Jacksonville at 8 p.m.
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AP Preseason Top 25
1. Kansas
2. Alabama*
3. UConn
4. Houston
5. Iowa State
6. Gonzaga
7. Duke
8. Baylor
9. North Carolina*
10. Arizona
11. Auburn*
12. Tennessee*
13. Texas A&M*
14. Purdue
15. Creighton
16. Arkansas*
17. Indiana
18. Marquette
19. Texas*
20. Cincinnati
21. Florida
22. UCLA
23. Kentucky*
24. Ole Miss*
25. Rutgers
*2024-25 Florida opponent
