Nine games into defending their national title crown, and it would be easy to write off the Gators as serious contenders to repeat in 2026. Florida is now 5-4 on the season after losing to UConn, which matches their loss total for all of last season.
In one breath, Florida is a lot closer than some will probably admit to being really dangerous once March rolls around. In another breath, the magic that carried Florida last March doesn’t look like it will walk through that door anytime soon.
Florida falls to 5-4 on the season
Ignoring everything else that happened in the game, Florida had the ball with nine seconds left, down by three with a chance to tie.