The defending national champion Florida Gators men's basketball team is ranked third in the 2025-26 preseason AP Poll, which dropped on Monday morning.

The last two runners-up, Purdue and Houston, grab the top two spots, respectively.

UConn, which won the national championship in each of the two years before Florida, comes in just behind the Gators at No. 4, with St. John's claiming its highest preseason ranking ever at No. 5.

Florida is returning a handful of key pieces from its title run, including preseason All-SEC first teamer Alex Condon and Second Team selection Thomas Haugh. The Gators also added Arkansas transfer Boogie Fland , who landed with Haugh on the Second Team.

It was an eventful offseason for Florida in the transfer portal overall. In addition to Fland, head co

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