2026 Tournament PreviewThe reigning champions lost early to eventual No. 1 seeds Arizona and Duke but bounced back in the SEC to earn a No. 1 seed of their own, despite getting blown out in the conference tournament semifinals. Florida has perhaps the nation's best frontcourt, with 6-9 Thomas Haugh (17.1 ppg, 6.2 rpg), 6-11 Alex Condon (15.0 ppg, 7.7 rpg) and 6-10 Rueben Chinyelu (11.2 ppg, 11.5 rpg) returning from the title team. The Gators rank second nationally in offensive rebounding rate and eighth in defensive and are top 25 in both offensive and defensive two-point field-goal percentage. Coach Todd Golden re-stocked the backcourt with transfers Boogie Fland (11.6 ppg, 3.4 apg) and Xaivian Lee (11.5 ppg, 4.1 apg) but neither matches the scoring prowess of last year's star Walter Clayton. Depth is a concern (330th in bench minutes), as is three-point shooting (324th). Part-time starter Urban Klavzar (9.7 ppg) is the only bench player who gets heavy run and the only consistent three-pointer shooter (40.2 percent). Still, Florida's experience and talent make a repeat possible.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency N/A N/A
Pace N/A
Effective FG% 54.15 (63) 46.14 (10)
Turnover % 13.56 (102) 13.54 (253)
Off Reb % 43.35 (2) 24.83 (7)
FTA/FGA 39.05 (80) 34.03 (153)
3P% 31.20 (315) 32.10 (66)
2P% 58.47 (17) 45.11 (8)
FT% 71.20 (232) 72.80 (205)
3PA/FGA 37.04 (230) 34.08 (32)
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Rankings
AP Poll: #4 Coaches Poll: #4 NET: #4 RPI: #5
Record
Overall: (27-8) Conference: (16-2) Quad 1: (11-7) Quad 2: (7-1) Quad 3: (3-0) Quad 4: (6-0)
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