The Florida Gators continue their undefeated start to the season, and are rewarded for it with a nice bump in the rankings

Florida claimed the ESPN Events Invitational Championship trophy with an 88-51 win over Wichita State on Friday. The Shockers kept things within range for the first 15 minutes of the game, but it was all Gators from there on out.

Despite its lowest scoring game this season, No. 18 Florida (7-0) held Wake Forest (6-2) to under 60 points in a 75-58 opening-round victory at the ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmee, Florida.

Florida football clinched a bowl berth two weekends ago with a win over the Ole Miss Rebels in the Swamp and then solidified its first winning campaign in four years in Tallahassee on Saturday with a 31-11 win over the Florida State Seminoles.

The Florida Gators (7-5, 4-4 SEC) trounced out rival Florida State (2-10, 1-7 ACC), 31-11, to finish off the season. They clinched their first winning season since 2020 and have a chance to win eight games for the first time since that same year.