The 2025 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 starts on Thursday, and included on the schedule is the matchup between the top-seeded Florida Gators and fourth-seeded Maryland Terrapins. The two West Region opponents will face off at the Chase Center in San Francisco to see who gets to advance to the Elite 8.
Florida has won seven straight games and an SEC Tournament trophy coming into play, having also beaten the 16th-seeded Norfolk State Spartans and eighth-seeded UConn Huskies in the first two rounds. Marlyland fell short in the Big Ten Tournament but beat the 13th-seeded Grand Canyon State Lopes and 12th-seeded Colorado State Rams, respectively, to earn a chance to take down the Orange and Blue.