UCLA was leading 4-2 when Cory Brewer hit a two-point jumper for Florida and the Gators never trailed again.
The win gave Florida their first national championship and only the second lost ever in a national championship game for the UCLA Bruins. Florida - Joakim Noah: 16 Points, 9 Rebounds
UCLA - Jordan Farmar: 18 Points, 2 Rebounds
NIT Champions
South Carolina
Final
1
2
T
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South Carolina
39
37
76
Michigan
27
37
64
South Carolina wins back-to-back NIT Championships South Carolina - Tarence Kinsey: 21 Pts, 4 Rebounds
Michigan - Daniel Horton: 18 Pts, 2 Rebounds
Final Projection
63 of 65 Teams picked correctly
Missed Air Force and Utah State
A committee suprise - None of the "Major Bracketologists" (and really none of the minor ones) picked Air Force or Utah State.
Breakdown
All four 1-seeds picked correctly
30 of 65 seeds picked correctly (2005 - 26)
17 of 65 seeds picked within one seed (2005 - 24)
16 of 65 seeds missed by more than one seed (2005 - 14)
Selection Firsts
21 (Missouri State)- the highest RPI of a team not selected as an at-large team
8 (Big East) - most teams selected from a single conference
Charlotte
St. Louis
Boston College
East Tennessee State
Kennesaw State
North Florida
Cincinnati
DePaul
Louisville
Marquette
South Florida
Georgia State
Northeastern
Central Florida
Marshall
Rice
SMU
Tulsa
UTEP
South Dakota State
TCU
Troy
Idaho
New Mexico State
Utah State
CUSA to the Atlantic 10
CUSA to the Atlantic 10
Big East to the ACC
Southern to the Atlantic Sun
Division II to the Atlantic Sun
Division II to the Atlantic Sun
CUSA to the Big East
CUSA to the Big East
CUSA to the Big East
CUSA to the Big East
CUSA to the Big East
Atlantic Sun to the Colonial
America East to the Colonial
Atlantic Sun to CUSA
MAC to CUSA
WAC to CUSA
WAC to CUSA
WAC to CUSA
WAC to CUSA
Independent
CUSA to the Mountain West
Atlantic Sun to the Sun Belt
Big West to the WAC
Sun Belt to the WAC
Big West to the WAC
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