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 and No. 4 Florida won its fifth SEC Tournament title and first since 2014 by beating No. 8 Tennessee.

The SEC is historically good this season, yet no one could hang with the Gators in the conference tournament in Nashville.

A decade-plus drought has ended for Florida basketball! With a 86-77 victory over Tennessee on Sunday, the Gators captured the Southeastern Conference’s men’s basketball tournament for the first time since 2014.

The Florida basketball team has a lot of promise, but here are reasons why they are on upset alert for the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

Here are two teams that have the best chance of going on a run in the NCAA Tournament and one team that could surprise.

Selection Sunday and the unveiling of the 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket prompted a change atop the men’s basketball national championship odds. Before the bracket was even revealed, Florida vaulted over Auburn and Duke on the betting board after winning the SEC tournament title over Tennessee.

Madness is upon us, and Florida has the best odds to win the men's national championship. Going into the tournament, Florida is listed at +350 at the BetMGM Sportsbook. The 2025 NCAA Tournament in men's college basketball will get underway Tuesday and Wednesday with the First Four,