No. 7 Florida clinches share of SEC regular-season title with 111-77 blowout of Arkansas

Story byIan CasselberryContributing writerSun, March 1, 2026 at 2:55 PM UTC·2 min readDefending national champion Florida clinched a share of the SEC men's basketball regular-season title with a 111-77 demolition of Arkansas on Saturday night. The Gators improved their record to 14-2 in the SEC (23-6 overall), which gives them a two-game lead over Alabama with two games remaining on the regular-season schedule. Florida closes out the season by hosting Mississippi State (13-16, 5-11 SEC) and visiting Kentucky (19-10, 10-6). A win in one of those two games will clinch the conference title. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAlabama faces Georgia (20-9, 8-8) on the road and Auburn (15-14, 6-10) at home in their final two games. Thomas Haugh led Florida with 22 points and 5 rebounds, while Alex Condon added 17 points with 6 assists and Rueben Chinyelu grabbed 16 rebounds.