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The Florida Gators men's basketball team is ranked No. 3 in the USA TODAY Sports preseason coaches poll.

This is the team's highest preseason ranking since being named No. 1 before the 2006-07 season.

Florida received one first-place vote in the poll and is also ranked No. 3 in the AP Top 25.

The Gators' schedule includes matchups against eight other teams ranked in the preseason top 25.

Florida basketball , the defending national champions, will start the 2025-26 season with its highest preseason ranking in nearly 20 years.

The Gators are ranked No. 3 in the USA Today Sports preseason coaches poll, which was released Oct. 22. UF also received one first-place vote.

The last time the Gators were ranked inside the top five was in before the 2006-07 season, which f

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