NCAA at 75 - College Basketball
14. Florida, 2007
It almost seemed like a foregone conclusion that Florida would win its second consecutive national championship in 2007. After star players Corey Brewer, Al Horford and Joakim Noah announced they would return for their junior seasons, the Gators started the season ranked No. 1, finished 35-5 and won their final 10 games. They beat UCLA 76-66 in the national semifinals in Atlanta, then defeated Ohio State 84-75 in the finals to become the sport's first back-to-back national champion since Duke in 1991 and '92. Florida won 18 consecutive games in the 2006 and 2007 postseasons, including a 12-0 mark in the NCAA tournament. Although the aforementioned star players would each become an NBA first-round pick, the Gators' chemistry and unselfish play might have been their greatest attribute. -- Mark Schlabach
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