Florida–Florida State men's basketball rivalry
The Florida–Florida State men's basketball rivalry (known as the Sunshine Showdown) is a college basketball rivalry[1][2] between the two oldest public universities of the state of Florida: the University of Florida Gators and the Florida State University Seminoles. Although the in state rivalry between these two schools is most widely known in football, Florida and Florida State have had some memorable battles in basketball as well.
First meeting | December 29, 1951 Florida 61, Florida State 51 |
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Latest meeting | November 15, 2024 Florida 87, Florida State 74 |
Next meeting | 2025 in Gainesville |
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Meetings total | 76 |
All-time series | Florida leads, 47–28* (1 game vacated) |
Largest victory | Florida, 96–61 (1999) |
Longest win streak | Florida, 7 (1965–1968); Florida State, 7 (2014–2020) |
Current win streak | Florida, 4 (2021–present) |
The two teams first met in 1951, a game in which the Gators won 61–51. The two teams met sporadically from then until 1978. Since then, the rivalry has been played at least once a year. UF leads the annual series 28-23. For both teams, it is the only out of conference rival that they play every season.
Florida leads the rivalry overall, 47–28. However, FSU has had success in the series, especially recently, having gone 7–3 against the Gators within the last decade.[3] The most notable FSU win came in 2006 when they upset the 4th ranked (and eventual national champion) Gators in Tallahassee.[2]
Game results
editFlorida victories | Florida State victories | Tie games | Forfeits / Vacated wins |
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References
edit- ^ Henderson, Mike. "College Basketball Rivalries: 25 of the More Interesting Battles". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ^ a b "NCAA basketball rivalries: Ranking the top 25 college basketball rivalries". FanSided. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ^ Visser, David (2019-11-10). "After yet another win vs. UF, former FSU hoops players take shots at Gators". Tomahawk Nation. Retrieved 2020-06-21.