National Championship Tidbits

#1 Florida 65 #1 Houston 63

• Florida wins their 3rd National Championship in school history.  They are 3-1 in National Championship Games
• Florida is 3-1 vs. the Big 12 in the tournament, including 2 wins in this year's tournament.
• Todd Golden wins his first National Championship.  Four of the last six National Champions were the first title for the coach.
• 2019 - Tony Bennett, Virginia
• 2021 - Scott Drew, Baylor
• 2023 - Dan Hurley, UConn
• 2025 - Todd Golden, Florida
• Florida becomes the first team since 1997 to defeat the defending champion and go on to win the tournament.
• The Big 12 and SEC have played each other a record 8 times in this year's tournament.  SEC won 5 of the 8.
• Florida is 16-1 against #1 seeds.
• Florida wins their 4th consecutive game against #1 seeds.  They are 5-1 vs. #1 seeds.
• This is the 11th time (out of 46 tournaments) that the Championship Game will feature two #1 seeds.
• 1982 - North Carolina d. Georgetown
• 1993 - North Carolina d. Michigan
• 1999 - UConn d. Duke
• 2005 - North Carolina d. Illinois
• 2007 - Florida d. Ohio State
• 2008 - Kansas d. Memphis
• 2015 - Duke d. Wisconsin
• 2017 - North Carolina d. Gonzaga
• 2021 - Baylor d. Gonzaga
• 2024 - UConn d. Purdue
• 2025 - Florida d. Houston
• Florida is 12-0 in the tournament when ranked #3 in the AP Poll.
• Houston is 0-3 in National Championship Games.
• Houston has the most Final Fours (7) without a championship.

Final Four Tidbits

#1 Florida 79 #1 Auburn 73

• Florida is in the National Championship Game for the first time since 2007 and the 4th time overall.  They are 2-1 in National Championship Games.
• Florida is the 1st SEC team to play in the National Championship Game since 2014, when Kentucky lost to Connecticut.
• Florida is 4-2 in National Semifinal Games.
• Florida is 15-1 as a #1 seed.
• Florida is 4-1 vs. #1 seeds.
• Florida is 11-0 as an AP #3 team in the tournament.
• This is the first time two SEC teams have faced each other in the National Semifinals.  It is the 9th time two teams from the same conference faced each other in the National Semifinals.
• 1981 - ACC - North Carolina 78 Virginia 65
• 1985 - Big East - Georgetown 77 St. John's 59
• 1987 - Big East - Syracuse 77 Providence 63
• 1989 - Big Ten - Michigan 83 Illinois 81
• 2000 - Big Ten - Michigan State 53 Wisconsin 41
• 2001 - ACC - Duke 95 Maryland 84
• 2016 - ACC - North Carolina 83 Syracuse 66
• 2022 - ACC - North Carolina 81 Duke 77
• 2025 - SEC - Florida 79Auburn 73
• Florida is 1-1 vs. SEC teams in the tournament.
• 2017 - Lost to South Carolina 77-70 in the Elite Eight.
• 2025 - Defeated Auburn 79-73 in the National Semifinals.
• Auburn is 0-2 in National Semifinal Games
• Auburn is 2-5 vs. #1 seeds.

#1 Houston 70 #1 Duke 67

• Houston is in the National Championship Game for the first time since 1984 and the 3rd time overall.  They are 0-2 in National Championship Games.
• Houston is 3-4 in National Semifinal Games.
• Houston is 3-3 vs. #1 seeds.
• Houston defeats the AP #1 team in the tournament for the first time.  They are 1-2 vs. #1 ranked teams.
• Houston wins their tournament-leading 16th game this decade.
• Houston avenges a loss to Duke in last year's tournament.
• Houston's win snaps a 7-game tournament losing streak for the ACC vs. the Big 12.
• Houston's win is the 4th consecutive win for the Big 12 in National Semifinal Games.
• Houston is 6-6 vs. the ACC
• Duke is 11-7 in National Semifinal Games.
• Duke is 9-3 vs. the Big 12 in the tournament.  It is the first time they have lost to a Big 12 team other than Kansas.
• Duke is 10-8 vs. #1 seeds.
• Duke loses a tournament game vs. a team from Texas for the first time.  They are 9-1 vs. teams from Texas.