The Florida Gators remain at No. 8 in the KenPom College Basketball Ratings after a 9-0 start to the 2024-25 season. Florida beat Virginia last week, keeping its perfect record intact.
A net rating of plus-25.30 is 0.03 points lower than a week ago, which means the Gators are keeping their performance consistent against non-conference opponents.
Many college hoops experts and oddsmakers consider Pomeroy’s ratings the gold standard in the sport, and the reputation has held for more than 20 years.
“His ratings are derived from a proprietary algorithm, with the core centered on the Pythagorean calculation for expected winning percentage, made famous by baseball statistician Bill James,” ESPN explains.
“Pomeroy’s formula is designed to be purely predictive, with an emphasis on margin of victory. He factors in offensive and defensive efficiency, tempo and even luck, but does not, however, take into consideration injuries or emotional factors.”
SEC KenPom ratings
Auburn (plus-32.12, 1st) leads all SEC programs followed by Tennessee (plus-30.99, 2nd), Alabama (plus-25.46, 7th), Florida (plus-25.30, 8th) and Kentucky (plus-24.94, 10th).
Thirteen of the 16 SEC programs are ranked inside the top 50.
Texas A&M (plus-20.76, 24th) moved back into the top 25, while Mississippi State (plus-20.36, 26th) and Ole Miss (plus-19.73, 27th) are both on the borderline of that threshold. Georgia (plus-17.49, 35th), Texas (plus-16.73, 38th), Oklahoma (plus-16.23, 42nd), Arkansas (plus-16.01, 45th) and Missouri (plus-14.77, 49th) are the other top-50 teams from the conference.
LSU (plus-14.44, 51st), Vanderbilt (plus-12.98, 60th) and South Carolina (plus-11.44, 68th) are all close to breaking into the top 50.
Breaking down the KenPom ratings
| Date | Nov. 12 (Week 1) | Nov. 20 (Week 2) | Nov. 26 (Week 3) | Dec. 2 (Week 4) | Dec. 9 (Week 5) |
| W-L | 3-0 | 5-0 | 6-0 | 8-0 | 9-0 |
| NetRtg | +19.83 (20) | +20.74 (22) | +21.86 (18) | +25.33 (8) | +25.30 (8) |
| ORtg | 117.2 (13) | 118.1 (11) | 119.5 (8) | 120.2 (9) | 121.9 (5) |
| DRtg | 97.4 (49) | 97.4 (51) | 97.6 (49) | 94.9 (22) | 96.6 (29) |
| AdjT | 73.2 (47) | 71.7 (72) | 70.4 (93) | 69.2 (125) | 69.0 (131) |
| Luck | +.000 (117) | +.000 (182) | +.000 (188) | +.003 (181) | +.002 (187) |
| SOS Net | -4.16 (237) | -4.27 (239) | -3.79 (252) | -0.55 (189) | -1.28 (208) |
| SOS ORtg | 100.8 (265) | 100.0 (293) | 101.4 (303) | 103.2 (269) | 102.6 (319) |
| SOS DRtg | 105.0 (198) | 104.3 (167) | 105.2 (164) | 103.8 (62) | 103.9 (87) |
| NCSOS Net | -4.16 (237) | -4.27 (239) | -3.79 (252) | -0.55 (189) | -1.28 (209) |
Since we last checked in with KenPom, Florida’s adjusted offensive efficiency rating has improved by 1.7 points per 100 possessions and the defense is allowing 1.7 more points per 100 possessions. Those numbers translate to a four-spot jump in the offensive ratings and a seven-spot dip on defense.
Florida’s adjusted tempo continues to drop, now at 69.0 possessions per 40 minutes after a preseason projection of 73.6. The Gators were one of the fastest-paced programs in the country a year ago but are now well outside of the top 100.
Florida has been expected to win most of its games, but a pair of neutral site matchups means that the Gators have a luck rating slightly above triple zeroes. Still, at plus-.002, the number is almost insignificant, which is a good thing. High luck can mean a lower rating and negative luck can mean underperforming.
Strength of Schedule according to KenPom
KenPom’s strength of schedule ratings only considers the games played, and Florida hasn’t played the toughest non-conference slate by any means. After a nice jump up the rankings last week, a matchup with Virginia has Florida’s strength of schedule ranked 208th in the country.
The rest of the non-conference schedule isn’t too daunting, but Arizona State (50th) and North Carolina (30th) are both decently rated. North Florida (175th) and Stetson (335th) give the Gators an easy finish to the calendar year.
Looking back at Florida’s nine wins: two have come against top 100 opponents, Florida State (66th) and Wichita State (89th); five have come against opponents rated between 100 and 200, Jacksonville (173rd), South Florida (147th), Southern Illinois (182nd), Virginia (108th) and Wake Forest (109th); and two have come against opponents rated outside of the top 200, Florida A&M (345th) and Grambling State (264th).
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