The 2004 – 05 team had the distinction of being the first to garner an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament , when it defeated Kentucky in the 2005 SEC Tournament Championship . The Gators subsequently received the No. 4 seed in the Syracuse Regional of the 2004 – 2005 NCAA Tournament . They knocked off the No. 13 seed , Ohio in the first round , but lost to No. 5 seed Villanova in the second round
2005 SEC Tournament Championship
2005 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
Florida Gators men's basketball