Gators basketball NCAA Tournament projections
The red-hot Florida Gators basketball team seems like a near lock for the NCAA Tournament after a recent stretch that has seen them win eight of 10 games against SEC competition.
With four regular-season games left before the SEC Tournament begins, Florida is 19-8 overall and 9-5 in the league. Coach Todd Golden’s Gators currently are ranked No. 24 in the country in the AP Top 25.
“Not even a full month ago, (the Gators) were a bubble team,” ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi said Saturday during an interview on SEC Network. “Check back even two or three weeks ago (they’re) in the 10, 11-seed range. Now, 7 knocking on the door of a 6.”
Through Saturday’s games, the Gators are 31st in the NCAA Net Rankings and are 4-7 in Quad 1 games. Quad 1 wins are significant to the tournament selection committee.
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: 31
KenPom ranking: 26
Quad 1 record: 4-7
Quad 2 record: 2-1
Quad 3 record: 7-0
Quad 4 record: 6-0
Now, here’s where some notable bracketologists have the Gators as of Sunday …
Bracket gurus have the Florida Gators anywhere from a 6 to a 9 seed
*Bracketology from ESPN.com (Last updated Feb. 23)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 7
-Round-1 opponent: No. 10 Nebraska
-Site: Omaha, Neb.
*Bracketwag.com (Last updated Feb. 24)
-Region: Midwest
-Seed: No. 6
-Round-1 opponent: Gonzaga 22-6/Colorado 18-9
-Site: Memphis, Tenn.
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*Bracketville (Last updated Feb. 23)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 7
-Round-1 opponent: No. 10 Nevada
-Site: Omaha, Neb.
*CBS Sports: Jerry Palm (Last updated Feb. 25)
-Region: South
-Seed: No. 8
-Round-1 opponent: No. 9 Nevada
-Site: Memphis, Tenn.
*ANDY KATZ, NCAA.COM (Last updated Feb. 20)
-Region: Midwest
-Seed: No. 7
-Round-1 opponent: No. 10 Boise State
-Site: TBD
*USA TODAY (Last updated Feb. 20)
-Region: South
-Seed: No. 9
-Round-1 opponent: No. 9 Virginia
-Site: Memphis, Tenn.
*Bracketologists.com (Last updated Feb. 24)
–The NET Bracket seeds the NCAA Tournament Bracket based solely on NET rankings.)
-Seed: No. 8
-Round-1 opponent: No. 9 Indiana State
