8 fun shirts that celebrate the Florida Gators' 2025 basketball National Championship
8 fun shirts that celebrate the Florida Gators' 2025 basketball National Championship
In a final four of all No. 1 seeds, the Florida Gators are the best of the best.
Florida took home this year's NCAA men's basketball championship following a 65-63 win over the University of Houston Cougars.
Many were on Florida's side heading into the tournament, considering them the hottest team in college basketball. The Gators continued the hot streak, winning their first NCAA title since back-to-back wins in 2006 and 2007.
Florida's offense overcame a strong Houston defense despite being down double digits in the second half. March Madness, as always, lived up to the hype.
Now is the time to show your Gator pride. Add to your University of Florida collection now with the roundup of the best of shirts right here:
MORE GATORS: Shop Florida national championship gear: Gators hat, shirt, hoodie and more
Florida Basketball: National Champions Gator Chomp Shirt
Price: $36
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Florida Basketball: 2025 NCAA Champions Grid Shirt
Price: $36
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Florida Basketball: It's Great to be a Florida Gator National Champions Shirt
Price: $36
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Florida Gators 2025 National Champions Schedule Shirt
Price: $34.99
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Florida Basketball: 2025 NCAA Champions Banners Shirt
Price: $36
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Florida Basketball: 2025 NCAA Champions Classic Shirt
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Florida 2025 National Champions Shirt
Price: $39.99
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Florida Basketball: Walter Clayton Jr. WALT3R Shirt
Price: $34
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BONUS: Florida National Champions Hoodie
Price: $84.99
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BONUS Florida Gators Jordan Brand 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball National Champions Locker Room Hat
Price: $42.99
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Jake Rimmel got a crash course on the settlement in the fall of 2024, when he said he was cut from the Virginia Tech cross-country team alongside several other walk-ons. The topic held up the House case for weeks as the judge basically forced schools to give athletes cut in anticipation of approval a chance to play — they have to earn the spot, no guarantees — without counting against roster limits. Rimmel packed up and moved back to his parents' house in Purcellville, Virginia. For the past six months, he's held on to a glimmer of hope that maybe he could return. 'The past six months have been very tough," he said. "I've felt so alone through this, even though I wasn't. I just felt like the whole world was out there – I would see teammates of mine and other people I knew just doing all of these things and still being part of a team. I felt like I was sidelined and on pause, while they're continuing to do all these things.' News that the settlement had been approved sent Rimmel looking for details. 'I didn't see much about roster limits," he said. 'Everyone wants to talk about NIL and the revenue-sharing and I mean, that's definitely a big piece of it, but I just didn't see anything about the roster limits, and that's obviously my biggest concern.' The answer only presents more questions for Rimmel. 'We were hoping for more of a forced decision with the grandfathering, which now it's only voluntary, so I'm a little skeptical of things because I have zero clue how schools are going to react to that," Rimmel told The Associated Press. Rimmel is still deciding what's best for him, but echoed Moore and Ootsburg in saying that answers are not obvious: 'I'm just hoping the schools can make the right decisions with things and have the best interest of the people who were cut.' ___ AP Sports Writer Cliff Brunt contributed. ___ AP college sports:
