Here's where ESPN ranks the Florida Gators as the 2025 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight prepares to tip off on Saturday evening.

The West Region's Elite Eight face-off between the Florida Gators and Texas Tech Red Raiders tips off on Saturday evening, as the respective first- and third-seeded schools battle to see who goes to the Final Four.

No. 3 Texas Tech and No. 1 Florida look to book a spot in the Final Four when they meet in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament Saturday.

The No. 3 Florida Gators play the No. 9 Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament

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SAN FRANCISCO ― Florida basketball is moving on to the Elite Eight, as No. 1 seed UF overcame 17 turnovers to beat No. 4 seed Maryland 87-71 on Thursday night at the Chase Center. The Florida Gators (33-4) led just 40-38 at halftime and lost starting forward Alex Condon for a stretch in the first half with an ankle injury.

The second weekend of the NCAA Tournament started with a bang on Thursday, as No. 3 seed Texas Tech emerged from the first overtime game of the Big Dance with a thrilling 85-83 win over No. 10 seed Arkansas.

Madness continued with the Sweet 16 on Thursday night! Alabama kicked the night off with a record-breaking performance. The second-seeded Crimson Tide made 25 3-point shots to set the NCAA Tournament record in a 113-88 win over sixth-seeded BYU.

A dominant performance on the boards (plus-22) and a balanced scoring attack (six players in double figures) helped No. 1 seed Florida top Maryland 87-71 on Thursday night in the Chase Center, sending the Gators to the Elite Eight.