The Florida Gators are off to a 3-0 start under head coach Mike White in 2016-17. Though they weren’t power conference foes, Florida earned three wins against teams that had quality 2015-16 campaigns in Florida Gulf Coast, Mercer, and St. Bonaventure.
Though those wins haven’t yet pushed the Gators into the Top 25, they’ve been impressive enough to help the cause.
Florida began the season with an 80-59 win over Florida Gulf Coast, which made the 2016 NCAA Tournament. It defeated Mercer 76-54, which was 19-15 in 2015-16, and defeated St. Bonaventure 73-66, which was 22-9 and made the NIT a season ago.