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Current NCAA Tournament projections for Florida Gators: 2-28 update

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Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr. vs. Auburn
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With the No. 3 Florida Gators sitting at 24-4 overall, 11-4 in the SEC following Tuesday’s 88-83 upset loss at Georgia, Todd Golden and Co. still have won nine of their last 11. More important, they are on track to be a high seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. A very high seed.

Here are some Florida Gators numbers as of Friday:

NET ranking: 5 (Auburn is No. 1)
Quad 1 record: 5-4
Quad 2 record: 9-0
Quad 3 record: 4-0
Quad 4 record: 6-0

KenPom ranking: 4 (Duke is No. 1)

Now, here’s where some notable bracketologists have the Gators in their most recent updates …

Most bracket gurus have the Florida Gators as a 1 or 2 seed

*Bracketology from ESPN.com (Last updated 2-28)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 2 (Houston is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: 15 Central Connecticut State
-Site: Cleveland, Ohio
-2nd-round opponent projection: Louisville (7) – West Virginia (10) winner
-Other No. 1 seeds: Auburn (South), Duke (East), Alabama (Midwest)

*CBS Sports: Jerry Palm (Last updated 2-28)
-Region: East
-Seed: No. 2 (Duke is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 Norfolk State
-Site: Cleveland, Ohio
-2nd-round opponent projection: Maryland (7) – Gonzaga (10) winner
-Other No. 1 seeds: Auburn (South), Houston (West), Alabama (Midwest)

*USA Today (Last updated 2-28)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 2 (Houston is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 Central Connecticut State
-Site: Cleveland, Ohio
-2nd-round opponent projection: Creighton (7) – VCU (10) winner
-Other No. 1 seeds: Auburn (South), Duke (East), Alabama (Midwest)

*Bracketologists.com (Last updated 2-27)
–The NET Bracket seeds the NCAA Tournament Bracket based solely on NET rankings.)
-Region: TBD
-Seed: No. 2 (Tennessee is No. 1 in the same bracket)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 Bryant
-Site: TBD
-2nd-round opponent projection: BYU (7) – Georgia (10) winner
-Other No. 1 seeds: Auburn, Duke, Houston

*Bracketwag.com (Last updated 2-28)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 1 (Houston is No. 2)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 16 Central Connecticut State
-Site: Raleigh, N.C.
-2nd-round opponent projection: UConn (8) – New Mexico (9) winner
-Other No. 1 seeds: Auburn (South), Alabama (Midwest), Duke (East)

*Bracketville — Dave’s Bracket (Last updated 2-28)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 2 (Houston is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 Norfolk State
-Site: Raleigh, N.C.
-2nd-round opponent projection: Saint Mary’s (7) – Oklahoma (10) winner
-Other No. 1 seeds: Auburn (South), Alabama (Midwest), Duke (East)

*ANDY KATZ, NCAA.COM (Last updated 2-25)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 1 (Iowa State is No. 2)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 16 Quinnipiac
-Site: TBD
-2nd-round opponent projection: BYU (8) – Utah State (9) winner
-Other No. 1 seeds: Auburn (South), Alabama (Midwest), Duke (East)

The Gators play host to Texas A&M on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET. The game is on SEC Network.

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