GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- First there were the Oh Fours. Now there are The Four.

Senior Will Yeguete holds up a sign that says "18-0 and More To Go" after Florida's 84-65 win over Kentucky.

And while this No. 1 Gators team led by The Four will never bump the Oh Fours from their perch in Florida basketball lore, they're writing their own chapter. It's a chapter that's equally impressive in many ways, and even more impressive in others.

The latest?

An 84-65 win over Kentucky that made Florida the first team in SEC history to go 18-0 in league play, capping a second straight perfect season at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center.

"It's amazing. First time in school history this happened," senior Casey Prather said. "I couldn't see anything better than being with my brothers, my seniors. I'm so happy, man."

It wasn't easy, either.

After Florida mounted a 21-point lead at halftime, Kentucky answered early in the second half with a 15-0 run to cut the lead to 53-47.

Unfazed, Florida did what it's been doing all year.

Senior Scottie Wilbekin buried a three and the Gators poured it on the rest of the way.

Senior Patric Young holds up a piece of the net after the Gators cut them down with a win over the Wildcats.

"I wanted to make a play," Wilbekin said. "I saw a chance to shoot and I took it."

Coach Billy Donovan has used every tactic in the book to make sure this team stays focused. He hasn't been shy about using the Oh Fours as an example, either.

The two title teams led by those guys each suffered late-season slides after clinching the SEC title. Donovan warned The Four and the rest of these Gators not to suffer the same fate.

"I used that as an example," Donovan said. "As good as those guys were and as talented as they were, if you don't come ready to play, this is what happens."

Not to this team.

The Gators got the message. Because of it, they spent Saturday afternoon cutting down nets in front of the Florida faithful.

"We just try to stay together, no matter how many points they score in a row on us, how many shots we miss," Wilbekin said. "Just keep huddling, keep being in each others' ears, saying the right things to each other and have confidence in each other that we're going to get out of it."

Once again, Florida got out of it. The Gators overwhelmed the Wildcats in the second half to make it the perfect farewell in front of the home fans.

"Our fans, since I've been here 18 years, that was one of the greatest sendoffs I've ever seen for a senior class," Donovan said.

And though the celebrations lasted long into the afternoon on Saturday in the O'Dome, it didn't take long once the fans filtered out for Florida to refocus.

"The ultimate goal is to be national champions. I think we're going in the right direction right now," senior Patric Young said. "It's good we can sit back and say 'yeah, we accomplished something.' But the sun's going to hopefully come back up tomorrow and then we've got to get back to work."

That's exactly the attitude that has helped the Gators rack up 23 straight wins, including 32 straight at home.

"We want to win really bad," senior Will Yeguete said. "We really want to go out the right way."

The Four have already etched their place in Florida history. A banner will be hung in the O'Dome celebrating their remarkable accomplishment -- a perfect 18-0 SEC season.

But these guys aren't done yet.

The Four want to make sure they're remembered right next to the Oh Fours. And that's a pretty darn good place to be.