Our March Madness experts pick the winner for No. 1 Florida vs No. 16 Prairie View A&M in the 2026 NCAA Tournament on March 20

Florida will roll against the 16 seed, but Prairie View A&M could hang on for a while. Here’s the CFN first round NCAA Tournament prediction and preview.

Prairie View pulls off an NCAA tournament upset over Lehigh, 67-55, and now preps to face the Gators. Head coach Byron Smith and team gear up for a tough match.

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Although the Florida Gators are a one-seed and the Prairie View A&M Panthers are tabbed as a 16-seed, that does not mean the Gators are guaranteed to advance to the next round. Anyone is capable of losing in March.

The Panthers' P-Funk is spreading across the Southwestern Athletic Conference in 2025-26, by winning the football and basketball postseason conference titles.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Texas A&M Aggies vs. Saint Mary's Gaels NCAAM game from March 19, 2026 on ESPN.