No. 3 Florida (32-6) vs. No. 2 UCLA (32-6) 9:21 pm EDT NCAA Championship Game

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- UCLA and Florida have different styles and their traditions could not contrast more. On Monday, the schools will play for the national championship.

The second-seeded Bruins have won 11 titles in their glorious history, losing only once in the championship game - a 59-54 setback to Louisville in 1980. They are in the NCAA Tournament for the 40th time and in the Final Four for the 16th time, tying North Carolina for the most in history. No school has won more championships than UCLA, which won 10 titles under Hall of Fame coach John Wooden and one under Jim Harrick.

Meanwhile, the third-seeded Gators lost their only trip to the title game in 2000 vs. Michigan State and it came here in Indianapolis under coach Billy Donovan. They start four sophomores and a junior, but it is a group that has more than earned respect over the last two weeks.

After beating No. 14 South Alabama and 12th-seeded Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the first two rounds of the Minneapolis region, Florida edged No. 7 Georgetown, 57-53, in the regional semifinals before pounding top-seeded Villanova, 73-58, to advance to its third Final Four.

The Gators' latest victory came Saturday in a 73-58 victory over George Mason in which they made 12-of-25 3-pointers and held a 36-25 rebounding advantage over the undersized Patriots.

Lee Humphrey was the primary star for Florida, making six 3-pointers en route to 19 points. Corey Brewer also scored 19 points and Joakim Noah added 12 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for the Gators, who have won 10 straight games and have scored at least 70 points in 15 of their last 17 contests.

UCLA has gotten to this point behind a stellar defensive philosophy under coach Ben Howland, who has watched his team allow only 52.8 points in its five Tournament victories.

The Bruins crushed 15th-seeded Belmont in the first round of the Oakland region before sneaking by No. 10 Alabama and No. 3 Gonzaga by a combined total of five points in the next two rounds. UCLA sealed a berth in the Final Four with a suffocating 50-45 upset of top-seeded Memphis before putting forth a similar effort in Monday's 59-45 triumph over Louisiana State.

Freshman Luc Richard Mbah a Moute collected 17 points and nine rebounds and Jordan Farmar added 12 points for UCLA, which won its 10th straight game despite shooting only 41 percent (21-of-51) and committing 17 turnovers.

This is the first meeting between the schools.