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| Date | April 2, 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Venue | Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||
| MVP | Corey Brewer, Florida | ||||||||||||
| Favorite | Florida by 3 | ||||||||||||
| Referees | Karl Hess, Tony Greene, Edward Corbett | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 51,458 | ||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||
| Announcers | Jim Nantz (play-by-play) Billy Packer (color) Sam Ryan (sideline) | ||||||||||||
| Nielsen Ratings | 12.2 | ||||||||||||
The 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the finals of the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and determined the national champion for the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The game was played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia between the South Regional Champion and the overall No. 1 seed Ohio State Buckeyes and the Midwest Regional Champion and defending national champion, the No. 1-seed Florida Gators. Florida won 84–75, to successfully defend their national championship, becoming the seventh school to repeat as national champions, and were the last to accomplish such a feat until Connecticut in 2024.
For the second time in three years, the national title game was played between two No. 1 seeds. This game was a rematch of the game at O'Connell Center on December 23, 2006, which was won by Florida who defeated Ohio State in an 86–60 victory.[2] This game featured the same two teams that participated in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game marking the first time (and only current in Tournament history) that the same two schools were competing for the football and basketball national championships which saw Florida beat Ohio State 41–14 to be the national champions of college football.[3]
- ^ "2006-07 Men's College Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ "Horford's return sparks Gators in surprising rout". ESPN.com. December 23, 2006. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
- ^ "Gators attack: Florida gets title with rout of Ohio State". ESPN.com. January 8, 2007. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2014.