# Florida–Florida State men's basketball rivalry

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. The two teams met sporadically from then until 1978. Since then, the rivalry has been played at least once a year. 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.

## Game results

| Florida victories | Florida State victories | Tie games | Forfeits / Vacated wins |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | 1951 | Tampa, FL | Florida | 61–51 |
| 2 | 1954 | Tampa, FL | Florida | 82–79 |
| 3 | 1956 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 67–65 |
| 4 | 1957 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 71–70 |
| 5 | 1958 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida State | 82–60 |
| 6 | 1959 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 81–71 |
| 7 | 1960 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 74–67 |
| 8 | 1961 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 75–64 |
| 9 | 1961 | Gainesville, FL | Florida State | 85–71 |
| 10 | 1962 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida State | 79–56 |
| 11 | 1962 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 80–59 |
| 12 | 1963 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 90–86 |
| 13 | 1963 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 78–55 |
| 14 | 1964 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 52–50 |
| 15 | 1964 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida State | 51–50 |
| 16 | 1965 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 77–65 |
| 17 | 1965 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 75–62 |
| 18 | 1966 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 74–65 |
| 19 | 1966 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 50–30 |
| 20 | 1967 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 90–75 |
| 21 | 1967 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 95–87 |
| 22 | 1968 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 89–62 |
| 23 | 1968 | Tampa, FL | Florida State | 88–63 |
| 24 | 1978 | Gainesville, FL | Florida State | 68–61 |
| 25 | 1979 | Jacksonville, FL | Florida State | 87–70 |
| 26 | 1980 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 81–74 |
| 27 | 1981 | Gainesville, FL | Florida State | 82–71 |
| 28 | 1981 | Jacksonville, FL | Florida | 81–65 |
| 29 | 1982 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida State | 82–67 |
| 30 | 1982 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 84–63 |
| 31 | 1983 | Gainesville, FL | Florida State | 67–60 |
| 32 | 1983 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida State | 87–64 |
| 33 | 1984 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 68–65 |
| 34 | 1985 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 86–79 |
| 35 | 1985 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 85–66 |
| 36 | 1986 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida State | 80–76 |
| 37 | 1987 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 71–48 |
| 38 | 1988 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida State | 104–86 |
| 39 | 1989 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 82–69 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 40 | 1990 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 85–68 |
| 41 | 1992 | Gainesville, FL | Florida State | 68–67 |
| 42 | 1993 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 89–86 |
| 43 | 1993 | Orlando, FL | Florida State | 69–59 |
| 44 | 1994 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 72–61 |
| 45 | 1994 | Orlando, FL | Florida | 71–65 |
| 46 | 1995 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 75–62 |
| 47 | 1995 | Orlando, FL | Florida State | 74–52 |
| 48 | 1996 | Tempe, AZ | Florida State | 79–65 |
| 49 | 1997 | Orlando, FL | Florida State | 83–81 |
| 50 | 1998 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 82–66 |
| 51 | 1999 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 96–61 |
| 52 | 2000 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 85–70 |
| 53 | 2001 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 68–47 |
| 54 | 2002 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 58–57 |
| 55 | 2004 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 87–73 |
| 56 | 2005 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida State | 82–69 |
| 57 | 2005 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 74–66 |
| 58 | 2006 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida State$^†$ | 70–66 |
| 59 | 2007 | Gainesville, FL | Florida State | 65–51 |
| 60 | 2008 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida State | 57–55 |
| 61 | 2009 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 68–52 |
| 62 | 2010 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 55–51 |
| 63 | 2011 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 82–64 |
| 64 | 2012 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 72–47 |
| 65 | 2013 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 67–66 |
| 66 | 2014 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida State | 65–63 |
| 67 | 2015 | Gainesville, FL | Florida State | 73–71 |
| 68 | 2016 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida State | 83–78 |
| 69 | 2017 | Gainesville, FL | Florida State | 83–66 |
| 70 | 2018 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida State | 81–60 |
| 71 | 2019 | Gainesville, FL | Florida State | 63–51 |
| 72 | 2020 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida State | 83–71 |
| 73 | 2021 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 71–55 |
| 74 | 2022 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 76–67 |
| 75 | 2023 | Gainesville, FL | Florida | 89–68 |
| 76 | 2024 | Tallahassee, FL | Florida | 87–74 |
| Series: Florida leads 47–28 |||||