Florida basketball tops final USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll after national title win

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The Florida Gators are the 2025 men's college basketball national champions after beating the Houston Cougars in the NCAA Tournament Finals, 65-63, for their third-ever title. It was a long and winding road for Todd Golden and Co., but they managed to reach the promised land despite much adversity.

The final edition of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll was released on Tuesday, with the Orange and Blue perched atop the standings with all 31 first-place votes. The NCAA Tournament runners-up earned the second spot followed by the other Final Four teams, the Duke Blue Devils and Auburn Tigers, respectively.

Florida was one of eight Southeastern Conference schools to make the final cut, a list that also includes Auburn, the Tennessee Volunteers (No. 5), Alabama Crimson Tide (No. 6), Kentucky Wildcats (No. 14), Ole Miss Rebels (No. 18), Texas A&M Aggies (No. 19) and Arkansas Razorbacks (No. 25). The Missouri Tigers was the only SEC team outside of the top 25 to earn a mention, dropping out from No. 24 in the previous poll while clinging to 33 votes.

With the 2024-25 campaign now officially in the books, here is a look at the final standings according to the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.

USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll final standings​

RANK	TEAM	REC	PTS
1	Florida(31)	36-4	775
2	Houston	35-5	744
3	Duke	35-4	706
4	Auburn	32-6	689
5	Tennessee	30-8	621
6	Alabama	28-9	610
7	Michigan State	30-7	593
8	Texas Tech	28-9	582
9	Maryland	27-9	469
10	St. John's	31-5	436
11	Michigan	27-10	427
12	Purdue	24-12	384
13	Arizona	24-13	353
14	Kentucky	24-12	330
15	BYU	26-10	316
16	Wisconsin	27-10	315
17	Iowa State	25-10	280
18	Ole Miss	24-12	214
19	Texas A&M	23-11	195
20	Gonzaga	26-9	155
21	Louisville	27-8	146
22	Saint Mary's	29-6	97
23	Clemson	27-7	95
24	Creighton	25-11	90
25	Arkansas	22-14	84

Others receiving votes: Memphis 63, Drake 52, Illinois 49, UConn 41, Oregon 40, Missouri 33, UCLA 33, Marquette 18, New Mexico 11, Colorado State 9, UC San Diego 7, Kansas 6, Baylor 6, McNeese 1

Dropped from rankings: Memphis 16, Missouri 24, Marquette 25

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