Florida College Basketball Championship Wins

The Florida Gators is a college basketball team that represents the University of Florida in NCAA Division I Basketball. They were founded in 1914. The team competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and plays home games at Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center, which has a capacity of 10,136 fans. The 2024-2025 team is managed by the head coach, Todd Golden, and it’s his third season at Florida. The Gators represent the Cardinal orange and blue colours. As of the 2024-2025 season, some of their former player play in the NBA, including Bradley Beal for Phoenix Suns, Dorian Finney-Smith for Los Angeles Lakers, Al Horford for Boston Celtics, Tre Mann for Charlotte Hornets, and Andrew Nembhard for Indiana Pacers.

Florida Gators College Basketball Championship Wins

The Florida Gators have won two NCAA national championships and tied for 9th all-time in Division I schools. The Gators won two national titles in 2005–06 and 2006–07 under Billy Donovan. It was the first time any team had captured consecutive national championships since Duke did it in 1991–92. The Gators became the first school to ever achieve a football and basketball national championship in the same calendar year as well as in the same academic year.

Season	Coach	Site	Semifinal Result	Championship Game Result	Most Outstanding Player	Overall Record	SEC Record
2005–06	Billy Donovan	Indianapolis	Florida 73, George Mason 58	Florida 73, UCLA 57	Joakim Noah	33–6	10–6
2006–07	Billy Donovan	Atlanta	Florida 76, UCLA 66	Florida 84, Ohio State 75	Corey Brewer	35–5	13–3

Florida Gators College Basketball Championship appearances

Florida has made 25 appearances in the NCAA tournament. Their 1987 and 1988 appearances have been vacated by the NCAA.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1987	No. 6	Round of 64	No. 11 NC State	W 82–70
		Round of 32	No. 3 Purdue	W 85–66
		Sweet Sixteen	No. 2 Syracuse	L 81–87
1988	No. 6	Round of 64	No. 11 St. John's	W 62–59
		Round of 32	No. 3 Michigan	L 85–108
1989	No. 7	Round of 64	No. 10 Colorado State	L 46–68
1994	No. 3	Round of 64	No. 14 James Madison	W 64–62
		Round of 32	No. 11 Penn	W 70–58
		Sweet Sixteen	No. 2 Connecticut	W 69–60 OT
		Elite Eight	No. 9 Boston College	W 74–66
		Final Four	No. 2 Duke	L 65–70
1995	No. 10	Round of 64	No. 7 Iowa State	L 61–64
1999	No. 6	Round of 64	No. 11 Penn	W 75–61
		Round of 32	No. 14 Weber State	W 82–74 OT
		Sweet Sixteen	No. 10 Gonzaga	L 72–73
2000	No. 5	Round of 64	No. 12 Butler	W 69–68 OT
		Round of 32	No. 4 Illinois	W 93–76
		Sweet Sixteen	No. 1 Duke	W 87–78
		Elite Eight	No. 3 Oklahoma State	W 77–65
		Final Four	No. 8 North Carolina	W 71–59
		National Championship	No. 1 Michigan State	L 76–89
2001	No. 3	Round of 64	No. 14 WKU	W 69–56
		Round of 32	No. 11 Temple	L 54–75
2002	No. 5	Round of 64	No. 12 Creighton	L 82–83
2003	No. 2	Round of 64	No. 15 Sam Houston State	W 85–55
		Round of 32	No. 7 Michigan State	L 46–68
2004	No. 5	Round of 64	No. 12 Manhattan	L 60–75
2005	No. 4	Round of 64	No. 13 Ohio	W 67–62
		Round of 32	No. 5 Villanova	L 65–76
2006	No. 3	Round of 64	No. 14 South Alabama	W 76–50
		Round of 32	No. 11 Milwaukee	W 82–60
		Sweet Sixteen	No. 7 Georgetown	W 57–53
		Elite Eight	No. 1 Villanova	W 75–62
		Final Four	No. 11 George Mason	W 73–58
		National Championship	No. 2 UCLA	W 73–57
2007	No. 1	Round of 64	No. 16 Jackson State	W 112–69
		Round of 32	No. 9 Purdue	W 74–67
		Sweet Sixteen	No. 5 Butler	W 65–57
		Elite Eight	No. 3 Oregon	W 85–77
		Final Four	No. 2 UCLA	W 76–66
		National Championship	No. 1 Ohio State	W 84–75
2010	No. 10	Round of 64	No. 7 BYU	L 92–99 2OT
2011	No. 2	Round of 64	No. 15 UC Santa Barbara	W 79–51
		Round of 32	No. 7 UCLA	W 73–65
		Sweet Sixteen	No. 3 BYU	W 83–74 OT
		Elite Eight	No. 8 Butler	L 71–74 OT
2012	No. 7	Round of 64	No. 10 Virginia	W 71–45
		Round of 32	No. 15 Norfolk State	W 84–50
		Sweet Sixteen	No. 3 Marquette	W 68–58
		Elite Eight	No. 4 Louisville	L 68–72
2013	No. 3	Round of 64	No. 14 Northwestern St.	W 79–47
		Round of 32	No. 11 Minnesota	W 78–64
		Sweet Sixteen	No. 15 FGCU	W 62–50
		Elite Eight	No. 4 Michigan	L 59–79
2014	No. 1	Round of 64	No. 16 Albany	W 67–55
		Round of 32	No. 9 Pittsburgh	W 61–45
		Sweet Sixteen	No. 4 UCLA	W 79–68
		Elite Eight	No. 11 Dayton	W 62–52
		Final Four	No. 7 Connecticut	L 53–63
2017	No. 4	Round of 64	No. 13 ETSU	W 80–65
		Round of 32	No. 5 Virginia	W 65–39
		Sweet Sixteen	No. 8 Wisconsin	W 84–83 OT
		Elite Eight	No. 7 South Carolina	L 70–77
2018	No. 6	Round of 64	No. 11 St. Bonaventure	W 77–62
		Round of 32	No. 3 Texas Tech	L 66–69
2019	No. 10	Round of 64	No. 7 Nevada	W 70–61
		Round of 32	No. 2 Michigan	L 49–64
2021	No. 7	Round of 64	No. 10 Virginia Tech	W 75–70 OT
		Round of 32	No. 15 Oral Roberts	L 78–81
2024	No. 7	Round of 64	No. 10 Colorado	L 100–102
2025	No. 1	Round of 64	No. 16 Norfolk State	W 95–69
		Round of 32	No. 8 UConn	W 77–75
		Sweet Sixteen	No. 4 Maryland	W 87–71
		Elite Eight	No. 3 Texas Tech	TBD

Florida Gators NIT Appearances

The Gators have qualified for the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 12 times. Their combined record is 14–14.

ear	Round	Opponent	Results
1969	First Round	Temple	L 66–82
1984	First Round	South Alabama	L 87–88
1985	First Round	Southwestern Louisiana	L 64–65
1986	First Round	Southern Miss	W 81–71
	Second Round	TCU	W 77–75
	Quarterfinals	SW Missouri State	W 54–53
	Semifinals	Wyoming	L 58–67
	3rd Place Game	Louisiana Tech	L 62–67
1992	First Round	Richmond	W 66–52
	Second Round	Pittsburgh	W 77–74
	Quarterfinals	Purdue	W 74–67
	Semifinals	Virginia	L 56–62
	3rd Place Game	Utah	L 78–81
1993	First Round	Minnesota	L 66–74
1998	First Round	Georgetown	L 69–71
2008	First Round	San Diego State	W 73–49
	Second Round	Creighton	W 82–54
	Quarterfinals	Arizona State	W 70–57
	Semifinals	Massachusetts	L 66–78
2009	First Round	Jacksonville	W 84–62
	Second Round	Miami (FL)	W 74–60
	Quarterfinals	Penn State	L 62–71
2016	First Round	North Florida	W 97–68
	Second Round	Ohio State	W 74–66
	Quarterfinals	George Washington	L 77–82
2022	First Round	Iona	W 79–74
	Second Round	Xavier	L 56–72
2023	First Round	UCF	L 49–67

Florida Gators SEC Championship Wins

Although the automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament is awarded to the winner of the conference tournament, the SEC crowns the team with the best regular-season record the 'official' conference champion. The Gators have won seven official (regular season) SEC championships. The first one was captured by Norm Sloan in the 1988-89 season, and Billy Donovan has captured the other six, including the 2006-07 season when the Gators had also captured the SEC Tournament championship title and NCAA national title. Three out of four championships were from 2011 to 2014. The team of 2013-14 became a remarkable team in the history of SEC to possess a 18-0 regular-season conference record.