College basketball rankings: Florida Gators bumped back up in top 25 polls after two more wins

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Florida Gators basketball moved to 27-4 (14-4 SEC) on Saturday in Year 3 under head coach Todd Golden coming off another undefeated week and another road win over a top 10 opponent. The Gators continue to make headlines and program history across the 2024-25 season with their mark through 31 games standing as the second-best in program history entering the postseason

Expectations have now been raised for Florida, which is being projected as a No. 1 seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament after their second top 10 road win of the season. The Gators have the best win in the nation this season (at No. 1 Auburn) and a tremendous resume that got even stronger over the last seven days.

Florida moved back up one spot in the college basketball rankings on Monday when it slid into the No. 4 slot in the AP Top 25. UF has been ranked among the top six for nine straight weeks with its No. 2 ranking from three weeks ago the highest it has placed in the AP Top 25 since March 17, 2014, the final poll of that regular season.

The Gators similarly advanced one spot to No. 4 in the Coaches Poll ranking just behind Auburn — which Florida beat by nine points on the road — in the top 25s. UF remains No. 4 in the NET Rankings with a 9-4 record against Quadrant 1 opponents, 17-4 against the first two quadrants. The NCAA Selection Committee uses those rankings — which largely evaluate quality of wins and losses — as part of their process in choosing the NCAA Tournament field.

The Gators played seven games against teams in this week’s rankings with as many as three ahead in the 2025 SEC Tournament, which beings for Florida on Friday.

AP Top 25 — March 10

1. Duke (52)
2. Houston (5)
3. Auburn (4) — [W 90-81]
4. Florida
5. Alabama — [W 99-94]
6. St. John’s
7. Michigan State
8. Tennessee — [W 73-43, L 44-64]
9. Texas Tech
10. Clemson
11. Maryland
12. Iowa State
13. Louisville
14. Texas A&M — [W 89-70]
15. Kentucky — [L 100-106]
16. Memphis
17. BYU
18. Wisconsin
19. Saint Mary’s
20. Purdue
21. Missouri — [L 82-83]
22. Michigan
23. Oregon
24. Illinois
25. Marquette