It’s One of the Most Impressive and Deserving Wins in Recent Sports History. It’s Also a Little Evil.

Bob Greene : Florida is as deserving a national champion as any NCAA competition has ever had.

He says the Gators came back from 12 points down in the second half to beat Houston , 65-63 .

Greene: This was an ugly championship, the opposite of a feel-good story if you are anyone other than a Florida fan.

But it would have been a more just outcome if Duke had won the tournament with future No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg .

The lowest-seeded team in the Sweet 16 was Arkansas , a No. 10 from the dominant SEC .

Florida has made a big deal all season about how it does not have a roster packed with five -star high schoolers.

With their win over Houston , the Gators became the first team to win the championship without a single player who came out of high school in the top 100 of recruiting rankings.