It was Florida's first victory in any location against the nation's No. 1 team since it beat Ohio State in the 2007 national championship game. The outcome left college basketball with no more unbeaten teams after the Volunteers established themselves as the last team standing over the weekend.

Florida ’s legitimacy, in an arduous SEC race and nationally, is crystal clear after the Gators’ first week of conference play — capped by Tuesday’s 73-43 rout of No. 1 and previously unbeaten Tennessee.

Florida basketball hosts the Tennessee Volunteers inside the O’Connell Center on Tuesday night for the Gators’ Southeastern Conference home opener. This battle between two top-10 teams is expected to be a close one,