updated 10:47 p.m. ET March 28, 2007

The Final Four is big, really big, this year.

With Ohio State’s Greg Oden, Georgetown’s Roy Hibbert and Florida’s Joakim Noah and Al Horford convening in Atlanta this weekend, college basketball’s signature event has become a showcase for the country’s best big men.

It could result in more post action at the Final Four than anyone has seen since Patrick Ewing and Hakeem Olajuwon shared the stage in 1984.

“I think it’s going to get the game back to where it used to be in having that low-post threat,” Ohio State coach Thad Matta said Wednesday. “The size of the guys (in this Final Four) is truly amazing.”

Florida (33-5) has made the most of its size advantage the past two seasons. Noah and Horford helped the defending national champions win 16 consecutive postseason games and advance to Saturday’s semifinal game against UCLA — a rematch of last year’s title game.

Although the Bruins (30-5) boast two of the best big men in the history of college basketball — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton — they are considered undersized in this year’s Final Four.

Luc Richard Mbah a Moute is the team’s top post player, but at 6-foot-8 and 230 pounds, he’s petite compared to Oden, Hibbert, Noah and Horford.

“We are by far the smallest team in this Final Four,” UCLA coach Ben Howland said. “But I think it’s great to see the big man in college basketball.”

He’ll see two Saturday night.

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Noah and Horford outwork most opponents down low, getting easy buckets and creating open shots for everyone around them.

The Florida duo came up huge in last year’s title game against UCLA, finishing with a combined 30 points, 16 rebounds and eight blocks.

“Our whole team had a problem with Florida in the title game last year,” Howland said. “They thoroughly dominated us. I don’t think there’s any secret about that.”

Noah, a 6-11 forward and the son of tennis star Yannick Noah, was the catalyst for the team’s title run in 2006, blocking a tournament-record 29 shots.

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He probably could have been the No. 1 pick in last year’s NBA draft, but decided to return in hopes Florida would become the first team since Duke in 1992 to repeat as national champions.

Horford came back, too. The 6-10 center and son of former NBA player Tito Horford has improved his game significantly, developing post moves and an outside jumper — making himself Florida’s No. 1 player to try to defend.

Ohio State’s top threat also happens to be a center.

Oden, a 7-foot freshman sensation, propelled the Buckeyes (34-3) into Saturday’s semifinal match against Georgetown (30-6).

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