The Associated Press released their college basketball preseason poll Monday, and the Gators came in as the sixth ranked team in the country:
- Michigan State
- Kentucky
- Kansas
- Duke
- Louisville
- Florida
- Maryland
- Gonzaga
- North Carolina
- Villanova
- Virginia
- Seton Hall
- Texas Tech
- Memphis
- Oregon
- Baylor
- Utah State
- Ohio State
- Xavier
- Saint Mary’s
- Arizona
- LSU
- Purdue
- Auburn
- VCU
Florida opens their season against the UNF Ospreys on November 11th.