Florida Gators basketball NCAA Tournament projections
The Florida Gators basketball team, now 20-8 following Wednesday night’s win over Missouri, is solidly in the field of the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
But the question is, how high of a seed can the Gators get?
Two big upcoming games certainly will impact that. First, Florida, ranked No. 24, plays at No. 18 South Carolina on Saturday. Next week, the Gators play host to No. 14 Alabama.
Both are Quad 1 games — and those are the ones the selection committee most closely watches.
Per Sportskeeda, this is what qualifies as a Quad 1 victory: “A win at home against teams ranked 1-30, win at a neutral venue against teams in the Top 50 and an away win against teams in the Top 75.”
Some Florida numbers …
NET ranking: 33
KenPom ranking: 28
Quad 1 record: 3-7
Quad 2 record: 3-1
Quad 3 record: 8-0
Quad 4 record: 6-0
Now, here’s where some notable bracketologists have the Gators as of Thursday morning …
Bracket gurus have the Florida Gators anywhere from a 6 to a 9 seed
*Bracketology from ESPN.com (Last updated Feb. 27)
-Region: South
-Seed: No. 6
-Round-1 opponent: No. 11 Indiana State
-Site: Pittsburgh, Pa.
*Bracketwag.com (Last updated Feb. 28)
-Region: Midwest
-Seed: No. 6
-Round-1 opponent: Colorado/Villanova
-Site: Memphis, Tenn.
*Bracketville (Last updated Feb. 29)
-Region: Midwest
-Seed: No. 6
-Round-1 opponent: No. 11 Gonzaga/Seton Hall
-Site: Omaha, Neb.
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*CBS Sports: Jerry Palm (Last updated Feb. 29)
-Region: South
-Seed: No. 8
-Round-1 opponent: No. 9 Northwestern
-Site: Memphis, Tenn.
*ANDY KATZ, NCAA.COM (Last updated Feb. 27)
-Region: East
-Seed: No. 6
-Round-1 opponent: No. 11 Nevada/Seton Hall
-Site: TBD
*USA TODAY (Last updated Feb. 27)
-Region: Midwest
-Seed: No. 6
-Round-1 opponent: No. 11 Providence
-Site: Memphis, Tenn.
*Bracketologists.com (Last updated Feb. 28)
–The NET Bracket seeds the NCAA Tournament Bracket based solely on NET rankings.)
-Seed: No. 9
-Round-1 opponent: No. 8 Villanova
