Where Georgia basketball stands in current bracketology discussions
The men’s college basketball regular season has come to an end and Georgia finished it with a flurry. After grabbing four wins in its first 14 SEC games, the Bulldogs reeled of four straight against Florida, Texas, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt to end the regular season.
Mike White and company now boast a 20-11 record and they’ve all but locked in a spot in the NCAA tournament regardless of what happens in the SEC tournament later this week. Time will tell how much the committee likes Georgia and how that compares to current projections, but let’s look into those projections plus what is next for the Dawgs.
Starting with the SEC Tournament…
It’s wild to think that Georgia, ranked No. 30 in the latest NET rankings, is essentially guaranteed to make the NCAA tournament and it’s the 11 seed in its own conference showdown. Georgia will take on No. 14 seed Oklahoma on Wednesday, March 12. The time is yet to be determined because it’ll be the last game of that day.
Arkansas will play South Carolina in game one of the tournament followed by Texas vs. Vanderbilt and LSU vs. Mississippi State, in that order. If Georgia wins, it’ll face Kentucky on Thursday in the late game. The Bulldogs beat the Wildcats in Athens earlier this year. A win in that game means a matchup with Alabama on Friday. The Bulldogs lost to the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa earlier in the season, another game where they were beaten soundly in the second half.
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Georgia’s bracketology outlook…
Jerry Palm of CBS has Georgia as a No. 9 seed in the midwest region where it would take on UCLA in round one. The winner of that game would likely get Houston in round two, the No. 1 seed in that region. That’s why most Bulldog fans would like to avoid an eight or nine seed if possible.
The Athletic views Georgia as a No. 9 seed and projects it to play the defending back-to-back National Champions in round one, UConn. That projected matchup would take place in the East regional and a win would mean a matchup with the No. 1 seed in that region, Duke.
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has the Bulldogs as a No. 10 seed where they would take on Louisville in the South region. A win for Georgia in that one would mean a rematch with Tennessee, a projected No. 2 seed. The Volunteers beat the Bulldogs in Knoxville earlier this season with a dominant second-half showing.
