2025-26 USA Today Network SEC Overall All-Sports Trophy<\/a>, marking the Gators’ 29th SEC Overall All-Sports title and first since the 2017-18 season.
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\nFlorida also extended its streak of winning at least one SEC championship to 48 consecutive seasons, the longest active streak in the conference.
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\n\tFlorida’s 270 all-time conference team championships are the most in SEC history. The Gators have captured 46 league titles over the last 10 seasons.
\n\tFlorida’s 29 SEC Overall All-Sports championships lead the conference by 19 titles. The Gators earned their first overall SEC All-Sports crown in 1987-88.
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\nIn addition, Florida lacrosse captured its second Big 12 championship in 2026. Since its inaugural season in 2010, the program has won 14 conference titles across four different leagues.
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\nNational recognition was earned by a pair of Gators:
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\n\t\u00a0Rueben Chinyelu NABC National Defensive Player of the Year
\n\tJosh Liendo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CSCAA Co-Men’s Swimmer of the Year
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\nEight Gators earned conference individual honors:
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\n\tSkye Blakely\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SEC Specialist Gymnast of the Year
\n\tKelvin Cheruiyot\u00a0 SEC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Year
\n\tRueben Chinyelu SEC Men’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Year
\n\tKaitlyn Davies\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Big 12 Lacrosse Midfielder of the Year
\n\tClark Hamilton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Big 12 Lacrosse Attacker of the Year
\n\tAidan King\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SEC Baseball Pitcher of the Year
\n\tJosh Liendo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Year
\n\tAlida van Daalen SEC Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year
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Gators by the Numbers<\/p>\n
\n\t9 top-10 national team finishes, including seven in the top five.
\n\t5 conference titles in 2025-26 for the Gators \u2013 men’s basketball, women’s cross country, women’s indoor and outdoor track & field and lacrosse.
\n\t93% Graduation Success Rate, as reported last fall in the 2025 NCAA Federal Graduation Rate data – above the national average of 90 percent.
\n\t3.43 grade point average by Gator student-athletes in the 2025-26 academic year, an all-time high. A total of \u00a0390 Gators earned 2025-26 SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition.
\n\t8 conference athlete of the year honors, marking the 49th consecutive season in which at least one Gator earned league athlete-of-the-year recognition..
\n\t83 Gators earned 195\u00a0All-America honors across 19 sports in 2025-26.
\n\t7 named to CSC Academic All-America teams, including Josh Liendo claiming men’s swimming & diving CSC Academic All-American of the Year award
\n\t6 coaches earned a combined 7 conference coach-of-the-year honors, marking the 31st consecutive season in which at least one Florida coach received league coach-of-the-year recognition.
\n\t1.1 million fans attended Gator home events in 2025\u201326, with four teams ranking among the nation’s top 10 in total or average attendance.
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