Florida basketball returns home to host the second-ranked Tennessee Volunteers on Wednesday night inside the O’Connell Center as the Southeastern Conference schedule continues into the new month.
The Gators enter the matchup with a 12-9 record overall and a 5-3 mark in SEC play, being blanked in both the Coaches and AP polls while also sliding off the bubble in the major bracketologies as well. The Orange and Blue are currently ranked No. 52 in the NET, No. 40 in ESPN’s Basketball Power Index and No. 51 in the Pomeroy Collegiate Basketball Ratings.
The Vols, on the other hand, are ranked second in both polls while also grabbing a top seed in ESPN’s and a No. 2 seed in CBS Sports’ bracketologies. UT is currently ranked No. 2 in the NET and BPI while holding the top spot in KenPom.
Tennessee has the edge in the all-time series with a 79-58 record stretching back to 1927, when the Vols won the first meeting in Knoxville, 22-19. Interestingly, Florida has a longer winning streak between the two with a 14-game run from 1991 to 1998 while dropping nine in a row from 1978 to 1982. UT has owned the series in recent years, having won eight of the last 10 and three in a row.
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