Florida basketball opened up the 2026-27 campaign on a high note, scoring wins over Miami and Jacksonville to begin the season with a tidy 2-0 record. The Gators defeated then-14th-ranked Hurricanes in Tampa to start things off before routing the Dolphins, 88-57, in their home opener inside the O’Connell Center.
After the first week of play, Florida remains the top-ranked team in the AP Top 25 with 1,490 points and 53 first-place votes, representing a 29-point and six-vote improvement over the preseason poll. It also gives the Gators a 68-point edge over second-ranked Duke, which received the final seven first-place votes.
The AP Poll also includes seven members of the SEC — the same number as last week — headlined by No. 1 Florida, followed by Texas (No. 7), Tennessee (No. 11), Alabama (No. 18), Arkansas (No. 19), Vanderbilt (No. 22) and Kentucky (No. 24). Texas A&M and its five points were the only other conference school to appear on the ballot…