Jacksonville will play host to the NCAA Tournament champions, when Florida plays Miami in college basketball. Here's when they'll tip off.

The University of Miami men’s basketball team, which begins a new era this season under coach Jai Lucas, renewed its rivalry with the University of Florida and will play the reigning national champions on Nov. 16 in the Jacksonville Hoops Showdown. It will be the 72 nd meeting between the intrastate rivals and the first since 2019.

When the Florida Gators announced their 2025-26 non-conference schedule on July 1, they released the scheduled with a pair of yet-to-be announced neutral-site contests. Those games, which had been previously reportedly,