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Current NCAA Tournament projections for Florida Gators

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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. 2 Florida Gators sitting at 22-3 overall, 9-3 in the SEC following Saturday’s 88-67 home win over South Carolina, Todd Golden and Co. are on track to be a high seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. A very high seed.

Here are some Florida Gators numbers as of Tuesday:

NET ranking: 4 (Auburn is No. 1)
Quad 1 record: 5-3
Quad 2 record: 7-0
Quad 3 record: 4-0
Quad 4 record: 6-0

KenPom ranking: 4 (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 1 seed

*NCAA tournament men’s basketball selection committee (Last updated 2-15)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 1 (Houston is No. 2)
-No. 1 overall seed: Auburn
-Other No. 1 seeds: Alabama and Duke
-No. 2 seeds: Tennessee, Texas A&M, Purdue, Houston

*Bracketology from ESPN.com (Last updated 2-18)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 1 (Texas A&M is No. 2)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 16 Norfolk State
-Site: Raleigh, N.C.

*CBS Sports: Jerry Palm (Last updated 2-17)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 1 (Wisconsin is No. 2)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 16 Central Connecticut State
-Site: Raleigh, N.C.

*USA Today (Last updated 2-18)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 1 (Iowa State is No. 2)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 16 Southeast Missouri State
-Site: Raleigh, N.C.

*Bracketologists.com (Last updated 2-17)
–The NET Bracket seeds the NCAA Tournament Bracket based solely on NET rankings.)
-Region: TBD
-Seed: No. 1 (Tennessee is No. 2 in the same bracket)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 16 Central Connecticut State
-Site: TBD

*Bracketwag.com (Last updated 2-18)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 1 (Houston is No. 2)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 16 Central Connecticut State
-Site: Raleigh, N.C.

*Bracketville — Dave’s Bracket (Last updated 2-18)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 1 (Texas A&M is No. 2)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 16 Quinnipiac
-Site: Raleigh, N.C.

*ANDY KATZ, NCAA.COM (Last updated 2-11)
-Region: East
-Seed: No. 2 (Duke is No. 1)
-Round-1 opponent: No. 15 Central Connecticut
-Site: TBD

The Gators play host to Oklahoma on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. The game is on ESPN2.

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