Gainesville, Fla. — Following their loss to the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday, the Florida Gators men’s basketball team has dropped two spots to No. 8 in the newest update for the AP Top 25. They only played this one game since last Monday, and it was an important one that they let slip away, losing 106-100 to the Wildcats .

Florida basketball suffered its first loss of the 2024-25 campaign on Saturday in the opening salvo of the Southeastern Conference schedule. The Gators were outgunned by the Kentucky Wildcats, 106-100,

The Gator Men’s Basketball team will try to rebound from its first loss of the season over the weekend to Kentucky. Florida did a lot of things well at Kentucky, scoring 100 points, outrebounding the Wildcats while committing just 12 turnovers.

Kentucky basketball opened SEC play with a big win at Rupp Arena. Mark Pope's Kentucky Wildcats slowed Florida, handing the Gators their first loss.

Florida losing to Kentucky to kick off conference play wasn’t ideal, but the Gators are still the third-highest ranked team in the NET.

Kentucky came out on top of Florida in a top-10 showdown at Rupp Arena to open SEC play in the 2024-25 basketball season.

Florida basketball drops to No. 8 in the USA Today men's college poll after losing to Kentucky at Rupp Arena in its SEC opener

Florida dropped three spots to No. 8 in the updated Coaches Poll released Monday after suffering its first loss to Kentucky. The Gators entered last weekend as one of three unbeaten teams remaining before losing to the Wildcats 106-100 in the SEC opener for both teams.

Kentucky basketball is now firmly in the top 10 after getting yet another signature win on its resume, defeating No. 6 Florida inside Rupp Arena 106-100, an absolute classic of a game. The Wildcats were down 11 points with around 10 minutes to go in the first half,