The 2006–07 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2006–07 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Billy Donovan, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The Gators were looking to repeat as national champions. The Gators finished the season with a 26–5 record entering the SEC Championship. They won all three games and received the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament. They played in the National Championship game against Ohio State. They beat them 84–75 to become the first team since Duke in 1992 to repeat as National Champions. They remain, as of the 2022 tournament, the most recent team to repeat as National Champions. Class of 2006 |- | colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall Recruiting Rankings: Scout – 22 Rivals – 20 ESPN – |} Roster Coaches Schedule and results |- !colspan=8 style=| Exhibition |- !colspan=8 style=| Regular season |- !colspan=8 style=| SEC Tournament |- !colspan=8 style=| NCAA Division I Tournament Rankings *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings. Regular season The Gators started the regular season trying to repeat as National Champions. They returned all five starters since none of them decided to go into the NBA early. They won their first few games, then they lost to Kansas in Las Vegas. On December 13, Junior Al Horford injured his ankle in practice, and missed a few games in December. Horford however, was able to play against Ohio State, on December 23. The Ohio State-Florida game was a high anticipated match-up, featuring 3 of the top big men in the country(Horford, Joakim Noah, and Greg Oden). The Gators held Oden to 7 points and went on to win 86–60. The Gators entered SEC play with a 13–2 record. They started out dominating the SEC. With a 12–0 SEC record the Gators headed to Nashville, Tennessee to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores. They had 17 straight wins, close to a school record, when they lost to Vanderbilt 70–83. Accomplishments Then longest winning streak in school history – 18 games (3 times) (2005/6, 2006/7, since broken by 2013-14 Gators) Consecutive 20 + win seasons – 9 years in a row (1998/9-2006/7) Then the most wins in