Not only was it UF's first win over a No. 1 team in the regular season in program history, it was also the most lopsided win over a No. 1 team since UCLA beat Houston 101-69 in the 1968 Final Four.

As a raucous sellout crowd of 11,011 looked on, the Vols managed just 4 first-half field goals while missing all 14 3-point attempts against the Gators.

While Florida is one of the country’s best offenses — No. 5 in Division I, scoring 88.3 points per game — Tennessee boasts one of the best defenses in the country, allowing just 55.9 points per game. That number is good for No. 2 across Division I.

The Vols have shown the ability to shut down high-level offenses, limiting Baylor to 62 points and holding Illinois to 64 points on 29% shooting. Tennessee has the lockdown perimeter defense to contain Florida's explosive backcourt, but the Gators don't have the defensive chops to limit the Vols inside.

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.

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.