This is Florida’s first NCAA Tournament game vs. an SEC opponent and the first neutral-site game vs. the Gamecocks since the 2006 SEC Tournament championship game, a 49-47 Florida win.
The Gators have advanced to the Elite Eight in five straight NCAA appearances and nine times overall, holding a 5-3 record in the regional final.
UF IN NCAA TOURNAMENT ELITE 8 (5-3)
March 27, 1994 vs. (9) Boston College W 74-66
March 26, 2000 vs. (3) Oklahoma State W 77-65
March 26, 2006 vs. (1) Villanova W 75-62
March 25, 2007 vs. (3) Oregon W 85-77
March 26, 2011 vs. (8) Butler L/OT 71-74
March 24, 2012 vs. (4) Louisville L 68-72
March 31, 2013 vs. (4) Michigan L 59-79
March 29, 2014 vs. (11) Dayton W 62-52
The Gators have advanced to the Elite Eight in five straight NCAA appearances and nine times overall, holding a 5-3 record in the regional final.
UF IN NCAA TOURNAMENT ELITE 8 (5-3)
March 27, 1994 vs. (9) Boston College W 74-66
March 26, 2000 vs. (3) Oklahoma State W 77-65
March 26, 2006 vs. (1) Villanova W 75-62
March 25, 2007 vs. (3) Oregon W 85-77
March 26, 2011 vs. (8) Butler L/OT 71-74
March 24, 2012 vs. (4) Louisville L 68-72
March 31, 2013 vs. (4) Michigan L 59-79
March 29, 2014 vs. (11) Dayton W 62-52