The NCAA tournament bracket for men's basketball was announced on Selection Sunday, as is the tradition, which brought some great news for the Florida Gators. The selection committee wisely gave the Orange and Blue a No.

It's the Florida Gators vs Norfolk State Spartans in the March Madness bracket. Here's our prediction for the 2025 NCAA Tournament basketball game.

Tune in to see the No. 1 seed Florida Gators (30-4) and the No. 16 seed Norfolk State Spartans (24-10) meet on Friday at 6:50 p.m. ET in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The contest airs on

UF beat Tennessee 86-77 in the SEC Tournament title game behind Walter Clayton Jr., the event MVP and one of five players in double figures.

A year after a heartbreaking loss in the same game on the same floor amid a devastating season-ending injury to a key player, Florida secured redemption on Sunday. The No. 2 seed Gators outlasted No.

Walter Clayton Jr. scored 22 points as fourth-ranked Florida won its fifth Southeastern Conference Tournament title and first since 2014 Sunday, beating the No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers 86-77.