2007 NCAA Basketball Tournament

2007 NCAA Basketball Tournament

The 2007 NCAA basketball tournament championship featured the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Florida Gators. Here’s what you need to know about that championship game. The Florida Gators and Ohio State Buckeyes played all season long and were both at the top of the polls most of the 2007 season. They met in December of the season and played in Gainesville. The Gators won that meeting by about 40 points. It was only fitting that the Buckeyes would get a rematch in April during the national championship game of the 2007 NCAA basketball tournament. The Buckeyes were huge underdogs in the national championship game, mainly based on their performance in the December matchup.

2007 NCAA Basketball Tournament Brackets

When the Buckeyes and the Gators took the court on that night in April, it was a dog fight from the get-go. The Gators looked to take charge of the game by halftime and pulled away in the second half. The final score was fairly close, however. But the Gators came away with the championship. The game spelled the end of a prized year for the Buckeyes and they will forever remember the season that starred Freshman Greg Oden. Oden then a couple weeks later announced that he would be turning pro for the next season. He was drafted as the number one draft pick in the NBA draft, the first time a Buckeye ever was given that honor.

2007 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket

The game of the 2007 ncaa basketball tournament wouldn’t have happened had the Gators and Buckeyes not made it to the game. They had to win their previous five tournament games in order to make it to the championship game. The Gators had to beat the UCLA Bruins to make it to the finals. The Buckeyes had to beat the Georgetown Hoyas and the Memphis Tigers to claim their spot in the championship game. But both teams made it, providing for the showcase matchup of the season. The game proved to live up to its hype and was a classic game in the 2007 NCAA basketball tournament. The game marked the culmination of all that was great about the basketball season in the collegiate ranks. In the end the Gators prevailed, and everything was roses in Gainesville. But the game will live on in the annals of history for both schools. As it was the first time in almost 40 years that Ohio State’s basketball program had a team that made it to the championship game.