Florida moved up one spot and Auburn fell one spot in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll leading into the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Gators and Tigers switched spots in a top-five shakeup after the SEC Tournament this week,

Duke, Auburn and Florida are among the expected top contenders in the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, which includes a record 14 teams from the Southeastern Conference.

From No. 1 overall (Auburn) to the last team in (North Carolina), view the full 2025 men's NCAA Tournament bracket.

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.

Florida should be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Gators left little doubt as to who the second No. 1 seed from the SEC would be with a 86-77 win over Tennessee in the SEC tournament title game on Sunday. Florida controlled the game for nearly its entirety and pulled away after a brief run by Tennessee in the second half.

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