Florida basketball made history Monday evening — and not in a good way. In fact, the Gators made history in the most embarrassing way possible.
Going into Florida’s game against Texas Southern (0-7) tonight, ranked SEC teams were 51-0 against opponents in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Not only did the No. 20 Gators fall to the winless Tigers on Monday, they suffered a blowout loss at home.
For the first time since the inception of the AP Poll (1936), a SWAC team has defeated a ranked SEC team, with Texas Southern beating No. 20 Florida by a final score of 69-54.