Gators – Buckeyes rematch for 2007 NCAA Basketball Title

After weeks and weeks of anticipation, the 2007 NCAA College Basketball national championship will finally be decided.

Yep, the entire field of 65 in the 2007 March Madness bracket tournament was chopped down and reduced to the Sweet 16, the Elite Eight, the Final Four and finally, to the TWO TEAMS that will compete for the biggest prize in all of college hoops.

And yep, the legendary Dick Vitale will definitely go ga-ga over this one on Monday as the Florida Gators and the Ohio State Buckeyes play for the 2007 NCAA College Basketball national championship in a rematch of the BCS title game.

As for me, I'm still grieving about the North Carolina Tar Heels not making it this year after a strong start in the regular season as well as in the 2007 March Madness tournament but hey, I guess there's always next season.

Oh yeah, the final two tams that will play for the 2007 NCAA College Basketball national title will have a highly-contested game for sure. Of course, with the remaining two teams being highly-ranked, this game will definitely be the battle of the best.

''We had great parity throughout the tournament and the seeds held up,'' said Thomas O'Connor, the athletic director of the George Mason Patriots. ''There's nothing magical about it. That's what makes college basketball a fantastic game. In any given year, you have situations like what occurred last year with us, and then you have what's happening this year.''

So without further delay, here are the two remaining teams that will meet in the 2007 NCAA College Basketball national championship game.

The Florida Gators. Few teams in recent history have been better prepared to defend a national championship than Florida, which returned all five starters and most of its significant reserves. This team is experienced and tournament-tested tough. Despite its late-season slide, look for Florida to continue where it left off in the Big Dance, ripping through their opponents on Monday for another classic battle.

The Ohio State Buckeyes. The knock against Ohio State is a lack of NCAA Tournament experience, and it's a fair judgment. No Buckeye has played more than two games in the Big Dance, and Ohio State, a No.2 seed, was picked apart by No.7 Georgetown 70-52 in the second round of last year's March. But Greg Oden wasn't around then, the guy responsible for sending the Buckeyes where they are now.

And yep, I'm picking the Ohio State Buckeyes to win the 2007 NCAA College Basketball national title and end Florida's stranglehold of college gold. I mean, the Gators' dominance in college sports has to end sometime right? And Greg Oden gives Ohio State the best opportunity to do just that.

There you go. Are you ready? The 2007 NCAA College Basketball national champions are about to be crowned. Where will you be?

Who will win the 2007 NCAA College Basketball championship? Here are some odds from Bodog sportsbook.

Florida Gators 8/5

Ohio State Buckeyes 13/5

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