The Florida Gators reached a season-high No. 4 placement in the KenPom College Basketball Ratings this week, following a 30-point victory over Georgia on Saturday. A plus-31.04 adjusted efficiency margin puts Florida 0.

Gainesville, Fla. — The No. 5 Florida Gators men’s basketball team’s opening in SEC play was daunting. They began on the road versus No. then-ranked No. 10 Kentucky, then welcomed then-ranked No. 1 Tennessee and followed it with another road trip to Arkansas.

A pair of wins over Texas and South Carolina has Florida back into the top five of the latest KenPom college basketball ratings.

The Florida Gators (16-2, 3-2 SEC) and South Carolina Gamecocks (10-8, 0-5) are lined up for a Wednesday battle in Columbia. Tip time at Colonial Life Arena is 7 p.m. ET (SEC Network). Let's analyze

It's No. 6 Florida basketball rallied back from down 14 points in the second half to win by a point at South Carolina

No. 6 Florida basketball will try for its third true road win of the season when it plays at struggling South Carolina on Wednesday night.

The Gators will have one of their top scorers taking the hardwood. Richard has averaged 13 points per game this season, the third-best on the team. To have to play on the road in the SEC would have been very, very tough with how good the conference is.

Will Richard scored on a driving layup with 4.8 seconds remaining to lift No. 5 Florida — down 14 points in the the second half — past South Carolina, 70-69 on Wednesday night.

Florida: The Gators have had uneven start to the SEC with a victory over then-top ranked Tennessee and a loss to Missouri at home two games ago. South Carolina: The Gamecocks have never started 0 ...

Will Richard drove to the basket and scored the game-winning points for Florida in incredible comeback against South Carolina.

It seemed like Wednesday was the night jubilation would break thorough. Instead, Florida’s Will Richard hit a layup with five seconds left to give the No. 5 Gators a 70-69 win over South Carolina (10-9, 0-6 SEC) at Colonial Life Arena. It’s the first time the Gamecocks have started conference play 0-6 since 2013-14.

Then, the unexpected happened–the Gators sold out with a full court press. It was somewhat of a desperation move considering how much they had fallen behind–somewhat of a hail mary that was likely to fall through the hands of the receiver and fall harmlessly onto the turf.