Florida an overwhelming No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 men's basketball poll

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• Florida an overwhelming No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 men's basketball poll

  The Florida Gators are an overwhelming choice as the No. 1 team in the Associated Press preseason men's basketball poll released on Monday.

  Publisher:ESPN College Basketball

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  Article published:Oct 19, 12:58 PM ET

• College basketball rankings: Florida earns No. 1 spot in preseason Coaches Poll as well as AP Top 25

  Florida, Duke and Illinois are the consensus top-three teams in, but the coaches tabbed Arizona, not UConn, for the fourth spot

  Publisher:CBS Sports CBBArticle published:Oct 19, 2:28 PM ET

• College basketball rankings: Florida earns No. 1 spot in preseason AP Top 25 poll ahead of Duke, Illinois

  The Gators are the preseason No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 poll for the first time since 2006.

  Publisher:CBS Sports CBBArticle published:Oct 19, 1:18 PM ET

• Florida Opens At No. 1 In Preseason AP Men's Basketball Top 25

  Florida is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 men's basketball poll. The Gators received 47 of 59 first-place votes. It is their first time at No. 1 since the final poll of 2025, after they beat Houston for the school's third national championship. Duke is No. 2 with 10 first-place votes, and Illinois is No. 3 with the other two. UConn and Arizona complete the top five. "It's cool," said Florida coach Todd Golden, "but like, we've been No. 1 before. We won a national championship before. That's...

  Publisher:RealGMArticle published:Oct 19, 1:16 PM ET

• Men's CBK AP Top 25: Florida, Duke, Illinois Receive 1st Place Preseason Votes

  Florida starts the men's college basketball season ranked No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25

  Publisher:Fox Sports CBBArticle published:Oct 19, 12:45 PM ET