27-8 Season Record
With the NCAA tournament field expanding from 68 to 76 teams beginning with the 2026-27 season, Andy Katz has expanded his weekly power rankings from 37 to 44. Check out his latest rankings just weeks before the men's college basketball season tips off.
Denzel Aberdeen has been cleared to play for Florida in 2026-27. With him back, the Gators are expected to be ranked No. 1 when the preseason polls come out next month, ahead of Duke and Illinois.
Florida has signed head coach Todd Golden to a six-year, $49.5 million contract extension. The deal pays him $7.5 million in 2026-27, placing him among the five highest-paid coaches in college basketball.
Florida extends head coach Todd Golden's contract with a $1.5 million raise, his third pay bump in three years. The deal makes him the SEC's second-highest-paid basketball coach.
CBS Sports writers weigh in on the 2026-27 SEC basketball race, with Florida making the shortlist of title contenders alongside Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas.
A CBS Sports survey of nearly 100 college coaches puts Florida at the front of the pack for the 2026-27 season, ahead of Duke and fellow SEC program Tennessee. The Gators enter the offseason as the sport's consensus team to beat.
Florida
84 - 77
Kentucky
Kentucky
63 - 71
Florida
Vanderbilt
91 - 74
Florida
Miss State
74 - 108
Florida
Auburn
76 - 67
Florida
