Florida–Florida State men's basketball rivalry
| First meeting | December 29, 1951 Florida 61, Florida State 51 |
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| Latest meeting | November 15, 2024 Florida 87, Florida State 74 |
| Next meeting | 2025 in Gainesville |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 76 |
| All-time series | Florida leads, 47–28* (1 game vacated) |
| Largest victory | Florida, 96–61 (1999) |
| Longest win streak | Florida, 7 (1965–1968); Florida State, 7 (2014–2020) |
| Current win streak | Florida, 4 (2021–present) |
The Florida–Florida State men's basketball rivalry (known as the Sunshine Showdown) is a college basketball rivalry between the two oldest public universities of the state of Florida: the University of Florida Gators and the Florida State University Seminoles. Although the in state rivalry between these two schools is most widely known in football, Florida and Florida State have had some memorable battles in basketball as well.
The two teams first met in 1951, a game in which the Gators won 61–51. From 1956 to 1968, and since 1978, the rivalry has often been played at least once a year (1991 and 2003 are the only years no game took place during that span). UF leads the annual series 29-23. For both teams, it is the only out-of-conference rival that they play every season. Florida leads the rivalry overall, 47–28.