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Florida plays UCLA tonight in the NCAA tournament championship. It is the second championship appearance for Florida Coach Billy Donovan, who led the Gators to the final in 2000. Florida has been to the NCAA tournament under Donovan each season since 1999:
* 1999: Beat Pennsylvania, 75-61; beat Weber State, 82-74, OT; lost to Gonzaga, 73-72.
* 2000: Beat Butler, 69-68, OT; beat Illinois, 93-76; beat Duke, 87-78; beat Oklahoma State, 77-65; beat North Carolina, 71-59; lost to Michigan State, 89-76. NCAA runner up.
* 2001: Beat Western Kentucky, 69-56; lost to Temple, 75-54.
* 2002: Lost to Creighton, 83-82, 2 OT.
* 2003: Beat Sam Houston State, 85-55; lost to Michigan State, 68-46.
* 2004: Lost to Manhattan, 75-60.
* 2005: Beat Ohio, 67-62; lost to Villanova, 76-65.
* 2006: Beat South Alabama, 76-50; beat Wisconsin Milwaukee, 82-60; beat Georgetown, 57-53; beat Villanova, 75-62; beat George Mason, 73-58.
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