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Florida Gators basketball NCAA Tournament projections: Feb. 11 edition

On3 imageby:Keith Niebuhr•about 12 hours•

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Florida Gators guard Walter Clayton Jr. (1) shoots for three during the first half. The Florida men s basketball team hosted the Missouri Tigers at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O Connell Center in Gainesville, FL on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. [Doug Engle/Ocala Star Banner]

With the No. 3 Florida Gators sitting at 20-3 overall, 7-3 in the SEC following last Saturday’s big road win over No. 1 Auburn, Todd Golden and Co. are on track to be an NCAA Tournament team for the second straight season. Not only that, but UF figures to be a high seed if it continues to win. A very high seed.

Here are some Florida Gators numbers as of Tuesday:

NET ranking: 5 (Auburn is No. 1)
Quad 1 record: 3-3
Quad 2 record: 8-0
Quad 3 record: 3-0
Quad 4 record: 6-0

KenPom ranking: 5 (Auburn is No. 1)

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

Several bracket gurus have the Florida Gators as a 2 seed

*Bracketology from ESPN.com (Last updated 2-11)
-Region: East
-Seed: No. 2 (Duke is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 Towson
-Site: Cleveland, Ohio

*CBS Sports: Jerry Palm (Last updated 2-10)
-Region: Midwest
-Seed: No. 2 (Alabama is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 Towson
-Site: Cleveland, Ohio

*ANDY KATZ, NCAA.COM (Last updated 2-04)
-Region: East
-Seed: No. 2 (Duke is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 Marist
-Site: TBD

*USA Today (Last updated 2-11)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 1 (Tennessee is No. 2)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 16 Norfolk State
-Site: Raleigh, N.C.

*Bracketologists.com (Last updated 2-10)
–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

*Bracketwag.com (Last updated 2-11)
-Region: East
-Seed: No. 2 (Duke is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 Cleveland State
-Site: Cleveland, Ohio

*Bracketville — Dave’s Bracket (Last updated 2-11)
-Region: East
-Seed: No. 2 (Duke is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 Towson
-Site: Cleveland, Ohio

*Sporting News (Last updated 2-10)
-Seed: No. 2 (“The Gators are projected as a No. 2 seed for now, but they are right there at the top.”)

The Gators play at No. 22 Mississippi State on Tuesday night at 7 p.m., ET. The game is on ESPN2.

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