Florida Gators basketball NCAA Tournament projections: March 15 edition
Following that disappointing road loss to Vanderbilt to close the regular season, many NCAA Tournament projections have the Florida Gators as either a 7 or an 8 seed. And that means, if you win in Round 1 you have to play a 1 or 2 seed in Round 2.
Can Todd Golden & Co. make a push for a higher seed this week at the SEC Tournament?
Well, the Gators got one win Thursday night, albeit against a mediocre Georgia team that probably won’t impress any humans or computers. But late Friday evening, Florida faces No. 19 Alabama, which is No. 8 in the NCAA Net Rankings. A win over another Quad 1 team certainly wouldn’t hurt.
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.”
Here are some Florida Gators numbers as of Monday morning.
NET ranking: 35
KenPom ranking: 29
Quad 1 record: 4-8
Quad 2 record: 4-1
Quad 3 record: 9-1
Quad 4 record: 5-0
Now, here’s where some notable bracketologists have the Gators in their most recent updates …
Bracket gurus have the Florida Gators anywhere from a 7 to a 8 seed
*Bracketology from ESPN.com (Last updated March 15)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 7
-Round-1 opponent: No. 10 Drake
-Round-2 opponent: No. 2 Arizona/No. 15 South Dakota State
-Site: Salt Lake City
*Bracketwag.com (Last updated March 15)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 7
-Round-1 opponent: No. 10 Drake
-Round-2 opponent: No. 2 Arizona/No. 15 Quinnipiac
-Site: Salt Lake City
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*Bracketville (Last updated March 14)
-Region: East
-Seed: No. 8
-Round-1 opponent: No. 9 Florida Atlantic
-Round-2 opponent: No. 1 Connecticut/No. 16 Stetson / Norfolk St
-Site: Brooklyn, N.Y.
*CBS Sports: Jerry Palm (Last updated March 15)
-Region: South
-Seed: No. 8
-Round-1 opponent: No. 9 Nebraska
-Round-2 opponent: No. 1 Houston/No. 16 Longwood
-Site: Memphis, Tenn.
*ANDY KATZ, NCAA.COM (Last updated March 12)
-Region: Midwest
-Seed: No. 7
-Round-1 opponent: No. 10 Colorado State
-Round-2 opponent: No. 2 Iowa State/No. 15 Sam Houston
-Site: TBD
*USA TODAY (Last updated March 15)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 7
-Round-1 opponent: No. 10 Oklahoma
-Round-2 opponent: No. 2 Arizona/No. 15 Sam Houston
-Site: Salt Lake City
