SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for the Florida Gators vs. Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday afternoon

Gainesville, Fla. — The No. 5 Florida Gators men’s basketball team’s opening in SEC play was daunting. They began on the road versus No. then-ranked No. 10 Kentucky, then welcomed then-ranked No. 1 Tennessee and followed it with another road trip to Arkansas.

Twenty-one teams currently ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 poll will be on the court Saturday for a loaded college basketball schedule as the calendar turns to February. The action begins when No.

The Gators find themselves in a good spot as far as tournament projections go, but have shifted around in the bracket

A pair of wins over Texas and South Carolina has Florida back into the top five of the latest KenPom college basketball ratings.

The day starts at noon on ESPN with perhaps the biggest game of the day, featuring No. 5 Florida visiting Rocky Top to take on a slumping Tennessee squad that desperately needs a win to stay in the top 10. Without any further ado, let’s dive into the rankings for this weekend’s 8 SEC men’s hoops games:

With trips to Knoxville and Auburn in the near future, a midweek bye for No. 5 Florida could not have come at a better time. Florida (18-2, 5-2 SEC) plays No. 8 Tennessee (17-4, 4-4) at Thompson-Boling Arena at noon Saturday (ESPN,

Florida was one of the later programs to offer five-star class of 2026 receiver Tristen Keys, but the Gators made the cut for his top 12 on Friday.

No. 5 Florida travels to the Food City Center for the second meeting between the Vols (17-4, 4-4 SEC) and Gators. This time, more rides on the home team than it does the visitors. Tennessee must get on track against a feisty Florida (18-2, 5-2) squad that has already picked up a 30-point win over the Vols.

Tennessee will need Zeigler, and they'll need an effective version of himself to hang around with the Gators the second time around. Florida laid waste to then-number one UT back

Four-star defensive lineman Carter Luckie, a legacy recruiting target at the University of Georgia, visited Florida for a Junior Day last weekend.