The Florida Gators are coming off a Saturday win over the Kentucky Wildcats, which led to a slight increase in net efficiency rating on KenPom.
While Florida remains ranked No. 5 in the latest Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings, it now has a plus-32.97 net rating, up 0.64 points from the last update. The Gators began the 2025-26 campaign ranked second in the nation, dropped as low as No. 15 and steadily climbed back into the top five with an impressive 10-2 record in SEC play. The Gators sit between the No. 4 Houston Cougars and No. 6 Illinois Illini.
The offense is scoring 124.4 points per 100 possessions (16th in the country) and the defense is allowing just 91.4 points per 100 possessions (fourth) — a 2.0 and 0.7 improvement, respectively.
Breaking down more KenPom ratings
| Date | 11/30 | 12/10 | 12/31 | 1/15 | 1/29 | 2/4 | 2/16 |
| W-L | 5-2 | 5-4 | 9-4 | 12-5 | 15-6 | 16-6 | 19-6 |
| NetRtg | +25.70 | +26.55 (15) | +26.47 (13) | +28.97 (10) | +30.55 (8) | +31.28 (7) | +32.97 |
| ORtg | 120.1 (24) | 120.4 (23) | 120.8 (27) | 122.6 (19) | 124.5 (17) | 124.9 (14) | 124.4 (16) |
| DRtg | 94.4 (10) | 93.8 (11) | 94.3 (10) | 93.6 (9) | 93.9 (8) | 93.6 (7) | 91.4 (4) |
| AdjT | 72.9 (22) | 71.5 (43) | 71.4 (61) | 70.6 (57) | 69.8 (61) | 69.9 (60) | 70.3 (41) |
| Luck | -.055 (278) | -.159 (362) | -.110 (348) | -.112 (357) | -.088 (342) | -.085 (340) | -.068 (329) |
| SOS Net | +7.83 (35) | +14.26 (3) | +6.32 (32) | +10.82 (5) | +12.73 (4) | +12.97 (5) | +14.66 (4) |
| SOS ORtg | 111.3 (50) | 114.8 (5) | 112.2 (31) | 115.7 (4) | 117.3 (4) | 117.9 (4) | 118.2 (3) |
| SOS DRtg | 103.5 (33) | 100.5 (2) | 105.9 (50) | 104.9 (11) | 104.6 (11) | 104.9 (16) | 103.5 (15) |
| NCSOS Net | +7.83 (35) | +14.26 (3) | +6.32 (44) | +6.92 (38) | +7.33 (37) | +6.89 (41) | +7.89 (31) |
Florida is playing with an adjusted tempo of 70.3 possessions per 40 minutes, a 0.6-possession increase from the last update.
Florida’s luck rating (-.068) remains among the bottom tenth in the country at No. 329, but it’s the Gators’ best figure since the end of November. Somehow, the Orange and Blue has the fifth-worst ranking in this metric among SEC teams. The Ole Miss Rebels (-.072, No. 335), South Carolina Gamecocks (-.075, No. 339), Texas Longhorns (-.082, No. 343) and Oklahoma Sooners (-.101, No. 351) have all been unluckier this season.
KenPom’s luck rating is the deviation in winning percentage between a team’s actual record and its expected record using the correlated Gaussian method.
Strength of Schedule according to KenPom
Florida’s strength of schedule remains the fourth-toughest in the country, with opponents boasting a plus-14.66 net rating. Further broken down, Florida’s opponents score 118.2 points per 100 possessions, the third-best in the country, and allow 103.5 points, which is good for 15th overall.
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This article originally appeared on Gators Wire: Florida Gators basketball KenPom ratings update after Kentucky matchup
