The Gators (35-4) and Cougars (35-4) meet for the NCAA Tournament championship. Houston came back from 14 points down with 8:13 remaining to beat Duke 70-67 for its first title-game berth since 1984. Florida seeks its first crown since 2007.
The No. 2 Gators (29-4) seek atonement in the SEC Tournament final against the No. 4 Volunteers (27-6). Florida reached the 2024 title game but fell 86-67 to Auburn, leaving it without a crown since 2014. The teams split their regular-season series.
No. 1 seeds and SEC combatants in the Gators and Tigers meet in the NCAA Tournament's Final Four. Auburn held off Michigan State to win the South Region, while Florida ousted Texas Tech in the West. The Gators toppled the Tigers 90-81 on Feb. 8.