Florida basketball’s 6-0 start to the 2024-25 season has the Gators slowly creeping up the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, and the Gators are now ranked No. 16 in college hoops following convincing wins over Florida A&M and Southern Illinois.
The Orange and Blue began the season at No. 21 in the preseason rankings, moved up to No. 19 in the first update and held steady there in Week 2. Florida now trails Indiana by just two poll points and leads No. 17 Wisconsin by eight points.
The top five remains the same this week with Kansas, UConn, Auburn, Gonzaga and Iowa State leading college basketball, in that order. Illinois (previously No. 20), St. John’s (tied for No. 20) and Texas Tech (No. 24) all dropped out of the rankings, with Ole Miss, Pittsburgh and Xavier joining the top 25.
SEC schools in the Coaches Poll top 25
With the addition of the Rebels in the top 25, the Southeastern Conference boasts eight programs — including Florida — in the top 25. The Auburn Tigers (No. 3) remain the highest-ranked team in the SEC, followed the Tennessee Volunteers (No. 6), Kentucky Wildcats (No. 8), Alabama Crimson Tide (No. 9), Florida Gators (No. 16), Texas A&M Aggies (No. 20), Arkansas Razorbacks (No. 21) and Ole Miss Rebels (No. 24).
The Mississippi State Bulldogs and Texas Longhorns both earned 43 poll points this week, putting the two programs in a tie for the de facto No. 27 spot in the country. Georgia earned three points, and LSU earned one.
Coaches Poll Top 25 Week 3 rankings
| Ranking | Team | Record | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas | 5-0 | 767 (25) | – |
| 2 | UConn | 4-0 | 717 (2) | – |
| 3 | Auburn | 4-0 | 707 (3) | – |
| 4 | Gonzaga | 5-0 | 689 (1) | – |
| 5 | Iowa State | 3-0 | 602 | – |
| 6 | Tennessee | 6-0 | 587 | +3 |
| 7 | Houston | 3-1 | 559 | +1 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 5-0 | 539 | +3 |
| 9 | Alabama | 4-1 | 527 | -2 |
| 10 | Duke | 4-1 | 502 | – |
| 11 | Marquette | 6-0 | 499 | +4 |
| 12 | Purdue | 5-1 | 429 | -6 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 3-1 | 424 | -1 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 5-0 | 330 | +2 |
| 15 | Indiana | 4-0 | 262 | +3 |
| 16 | Florida | 6-0 | 260 | +3 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 7-0 | 252 | +8 |
| 18 | Baylor | 4-2 | 244 | -4 |
| 19 | Creighton | 4-1 | 167 | -6 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 4-1 | 146 | +2 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 4-1 | 128 | +2 |
| 22 | Xavier | 5-0 | 85 | +5 |
| 23 | Arizona | 2-2 | 76 | -6 |
| 24 | Ole Miss | 5-0 | 73 | +4 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | 6-1 | 6 | +5 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 20 Illinois; No. 20 St. John’s; No. 24 Texas Tech
Others Receiving Votes
BYU 60; Texas 43; Mississippi State 43; Illinois 42; St. John’s 40; Texas Tech 39; Ohio State 38; Saint Mary’s 33; Drake 23; Memphis 21; Nebraska 20; Oregon 8; Rutgers 7; Dayton 5; Michigan State 4; UCLA 3; Georgia 3; Nevada 2; Utah State 1; Penn State 1; Maryland 1; LSU 1