Following a comfortable start to the season in which they played three mid-major opponents the Florida Gators (3-0) will try to keep their record spotless when they play their first high-major opponent of the season–rival Florida State (3-0).
Whenever the Gators and Seminoles face off it’s always going to be a rivalry match, but truthfully this has been one of the stranger rivalries that college basketball has seen over the last decade plus. In the late 2000’s this was somewhat of a competitive series until the Gators started to get an edge. Then, in 2015–everything flipped. Florida State won a remarkable seven straight matchups, causing a regular tradition of frustration for the Gators under Mike White.