GAINESVILLE — Florida received the final No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, a day after the Gators’ SEC tournament no-show loss against Vanderbilt in the semifinals cast doubt whether they’d secure one of four coveted spots.
Todd Golden’s squad will face the Prairie View or Lehigh on Friday in Tampa’s Benchmark International Arena. Barring a major upset, the Gators (26-7) would face the winner between No. 8 Clemson (24-10) and No. 9 Iowa (21-12) on Sunday for the opportunity to advance to Houston in South Regional.
The 2025 Gators landed the final top seed and rode it to the Final Four in San Antonio, where Florida erased a 12-point deficit to slip by Houston 65-63.