Get our world famous bracket picks and live march madness odds at Maddux Sports. 2006 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament The University of Florida dominated the final game, beating UCLA 73- 57 and easily covering the 1 point favorite betting line created by the sportsbooks. The Florida Gators had beaten upstart George Mason handily 73- 58 in a Final Four bracket game, while the UCLA Bruins took it to LSU, beating them 59- 45. Big man Joakim Noah pumped in 16 points, gabbed nine rebounds and blocked a record six shots against the Bruins. The Gators used their strength, size and speed to hammer UCLA, denying the West Coast team their 12th national title. Noah, who seemed to get stronger as the tournament progressed, was voted the most outstanding player of the Final Four. Other scorers in double figures for the Gators were Lee Humphrey (15 points), Al Horford (14 points) and Corey Brewer (11 points). Prior to the final game, the Bruins had done well in the tournament due to the team’s ability to play defense. That backfired on UCLA when Florida simply started rolling down and controlling the floor and never stopped. It was the Gators taking it all in 2006 due to their excellent balanced play and the team’s ability to consistently improve with each contest. Our against the spread march madness basketball picks have had great success in the past five NCAA tournaments and we expect more great success for the 2007 campaign. Remember Maddux Sports for college basketball picks once the 2007 NCAA Mens Tournament rolls around in mid March next year. .