Florida’s history in the NCAA Tournament. Florida made its first NCAA tournament appearance in 1987 and made it all the way to the Sweet 16. They made their inaugural Final Four

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The No. 1 seed Florida Gators take on the No. 4 Maryland Terrapins in this highly anticipated NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchup.

Florida and Houston play very different styles. The team that able to dictate how the NCAA men's tournament title game is played has a big advantage.

The Gators are chasing a national title, but their 2025 March Madness run has already changed the program in ways that go beyond the scoreboard.

The Athletic has live coverage of Florida vs Houston in the March Madness men’s national championship game. Three weeks ago, 24 staffers submitted their predictions for The Athletic’s consensus men’s NCAA Tournament bracket.

Florida and Houston will face off for the national championship to cap the 2025 men’s NCAA Tournament. Follow updates from our team of reporters live from the game below. Subscribe to The Athletic on an exclusive offer here.

Whoever said there were no great underdog stories left in March Madness, or that the title would go to whichever team spends the most money — or amasses the gaudiest collection of big names from the transfer portal — probably never checked out Houston.

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