The Tennessee Volunteers will look to recapture some momentum on Saturday against the Florida Gators. The Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team is on a bit of a tough skid as of late as they have dropped two games in a row.

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.

The Gators are set for a rematch with rival Tennessee, and it remains a top-10 bout depite the Volts latest skid

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

This weekend's national TV slate has great SEC matchups, John Calipari's return to Kentucky and a new chapter of UNC vs. Duke.

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

UF's offensive line projects as a strength in 2025 with All-American center Jake Slaughter and left tackle Austin Barber among four starters returning. Freshman All-SEC guard/tackle Bryce Lovett is also back to provide depth at all positions.

Florida and Tennessee will tip off February 1st at 12 PM ET and it will be televised on 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.

The No. 8 Vols (17-4, 4-4 SEC) lost 78-73 to No. 12 Kentucky (15-5, 4-3), shooting a season-high 45 3-pointers and making only 11. Tennessee did not attempt a two-point field goal in the final 4:40 and went 2-for-13 on 3-pointers in the stretch.

Tennessee was unbeaten and the top-ranked team in the land when it was annihilated by 30 points by Florida on Jan. 7. Three-plus-weeks later, the No. 8 Volunteers will try to avenge that shellacking when they face the No.

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: