No. 1 Florida (27-7) demolished No. 16 Prairie View A&M (19-18) 114-55 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida. With the win, the Gators keep their season alive and advance to the Round of 32.
But the Gators slowed down in Round 3 and ended the invitational with an 839 (-13). Despite that score being their third-best of the season, they finished tied for third place, which was three strokes behind Tennessee and No. 20 Georgia Tech.
With Florida women's tennis facing No. 1 Georgia on Thursday, the Gators have found some momentum as they prepare to take on the top-ranked team in the nation.
Gators (19-3, 3-0 SEC) cruised to a 10-1 win over Stetson (9-13, 1-2 ASUN) at Condron Family Ballpark Tuesday night in the teams’ third meeting this season.
On Selection Sunday, Florida found out its fate. The Gators (26-7) were named the No. 1 seed in the South Region of the 2026 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. But one key element remained unclear: UF’s first round matchup.
Just two weeks into Florida football’s spring practice regimen, head coach Jon Sumrall and offensive line coach Phil Trautwein have highlighted the importance of a “player-led team.”
Even though the Gators only had about two hours in between their doubleheader matches, they still wiped out the North Florida Ospreys.
As the Gators looked to close out their six-game home stretch, they looked to end the first half of their doubleheader on a positive note.
On a windy day in Lexington, Kentucky, the Gators completed their sweep of the Kentucky Wildcats behind a surge of runs.
After slow offensive production in the first two games of its weekend series against South Carolina, No. 23 Florida made a statement with its bats in the series finale.
A resurgent season for the Florida women’s track and field team reached its conclusion Saturday night in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Despite the bats being cold again, Florida’s pitching continued its hot weekend to secure a series victory against South Carolina.
Behind blistering runs from Justin Braun and Wanya McCoy, Florida’s sprint squad delivered one of its strongest showings of the season.
Lucie Pawlak found herself in the exact place she had been in three Saturdays ago: On court five, with all eyes on her as she battled for the decisive victory in a three-set match against the No. 11 team in the nation.
Senior Jocelyn Erickson has had a decorated collegiate career thus far. But the 2024 NFCA Division I Softball Player of the Year and SEC Player of the Year has turned it up a whole other notch in 2026.
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