There will be a new national champion in college basketball in 2026 after No. 1 seed Florida was knocked off on Saturday night by the nine-seed Iowa Hawkeyes in a 73-72 stunner in Tampa.

Despite playing on home soil, the Gators were undone by a poor final decision by guard Xavien Lee that saw Florida become the first one-seed to fall to a nine-seed in eight years.

Iowa’s Alvaro Folgueiras knocked down the go-ahead triple with 4.5 seconds to go.

After Florida drew up a play, Lee drove the full length of the court and attempted to get a pass off to forward Thomas Haugh.

The pass was tipped and buzzer sounded, marking Florida as the first one-seed to lose to a nine-seed since Xavier fell to Florida State in 2018.

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