Florida Tops Polls, Bracketology After 2-0 Start
Florida opened the 2026-27 men’s basketball season 2-0 with wins over No. 18 Miami and Jacksonville, and remains No. 1 in both the AP Top 25 and USA Today Coaches poll. ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi also placed the Gators as the overall No. 1 seed in his first tournament projection, leading an SEC field of 12 projected teams. UCLA made the biggest move in the AP poll, rising 13 spots after beating Arizona.






