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Florida Gators basketball NCAA Tournament projections: Jan. 24 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 Florida Gators sitting at 17-2 overall, 4-2 in the SEC entering Saturday’s home game vs. Georgia, Todd Golden and Co. are on track to be an NCAA Tournament team for the second straight season. And, UF figures to be a high seed if it continues to win.

Here are some Florida Gators numbers as of Friday:

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

KenPom ranking: 5 (Duke 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 1-24)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 2 (Iowa State is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 Bryant
-Site: Cleveland, Ohio

*CBS Sports: Jerry Palm (Last updated 1-24)
-Region: Midwest
-Seed: No. 2 (Alabama is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 William & Mary
-Site: Raleigh, N.C.

*ANDY KATZ, NCAA.COM (Last updated 1-21)
-Region: East
-Seed: No. 2 (Duke is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 Quinnipiac
-Site: TBD

*USA Today (Last updated 1-24)
-Region: East
-Seed: No. 2 (Duke is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 Cleveland State
-Site: Providence, R.I.

*Bracketologists.com (Last updated 1-23)
–The NET Bracket seeds the NCAA Tournament Bracket based solely on NET rankings.)
-Region: TBD
-Seed: No. 2 (Houston is No. 1 in the same bracket)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 Northern Colorado
-Site: TBD

*Bracketwag.com (Last updated 1-23)
-Region: South
-Seed: No. 2 (Auburn is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 Milwaukee
-Site: Cleveland, Ohio

*Bracketville — Dave’s Bracket (Last updated 1-24)
-Region: Midwest
-Seed: No. 2 (Alabama is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 UNC-Asheville
-Site: Cleveland, Ohio

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