Florida basketball moves down three spots in USA Today men’s poll after Kentucky loss

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After losing its first game of the season at Kentucky over the weekend, Florida basketball dropped three spots to No. 8 in this week’s USA Today men’s college basketball coaches poll on Monday.

The Florida Gators (13-1, 0-1 SEC) will continue a challenging stretch to start conference play when they host No. 1 Tennessee (14-0, 1-0) on Tuesday at the O’Connell Center.

Florida is 2-17 all-time against No. 1 teams and hasn’t beaten a No. 1 opponent since knocking off Ohio State 84-75 in the 2007 NCAA Tournament finals.

The Vols are coming off a 76-52 win over Arkansas in their SEC opener at home, behind 29 points from guard Chaz Lanier.

Florida is 7-0 at home this season and has won 21 of its last 22 games at home dating back to the start of the 2023-24 season.

“Getting Tennessee at home, it’s an awesome opportunity” Florida basketball coach Todd Golden said. “I think our whole program is really excited for it.”

Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun’s Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@gannett.com. Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1

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