Florida Gators basketball NCAA Tournament projections
The Florida Gators basketball team is now 20-9 following Saturday’s road loss to No. 18 South Carolina, a defeat that certainly stung because they had a double-digit second-half lead. Nonetheless, every major projection still has Florida solidly in the field of the upcoming NCAA Tournament.
Now, the Gators have another big game ahead.
Florida, currently ranked No. 24, plays host to No. 14 Alabama on Tuesday. (New rankings come out Monday)
For Florida, that’s another Quad 1 game — and those are the ones the selection committee most closely watches.
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: 33
KenPom ranking: 31 (down from 28)
Quad 1 record: 3-8
Quad 2 record: 3-1
Quad 3 record: 8-0
Quad 4 record: 6-0
Now, here’s where some notable bracketologists have the Gators as of Thursday morning …
Bracket gurus have the Florida Gators anywhere from a 6 to a 9 seed
*Bracketology from ESPN.com (Last updated March 1)
-Region: East
-Seed: No. 7
-Round-1 opponent: No. 10 Florida Atlantic
-Site: Charlotte, N.C.
*Bracketwag.com (Last updated March 4)
-Region: Midwest
-Seed: No. 6
-Round-1 opponent: No. 11 Utah
-Site: Omaha, Neb.
*Bracketville (Last updated March 2)
-Region: Midwest
-Seed: No. 6
-Round-1 opponent: No. 11 Gonzaga/Seton Hall
-Site: Omaha, Neb.
*CBS Sports: Jerry Palm (Last updated March 3)
-Region: East
-Seed: No. 8
-Round-1 opponent: No. 9 TCU
-Site: Brooklyn, N.Y.
*ANDY KATZ, NCAA.COM (Last updated Feb. 27)
-Region: East
-Seed: No. 6
-Round-1 opponent: No. 11 Nevada/Seton Hall
-Site: TBD
*USA TODAY (Last updated March 1)
-Region: East
-Seed: No. 6
-Round-1 opponent: No. 11 Wake-Forest/Providence
-Site: Omaha, Neb.
*Bracketologists.com (Last updated March 3)
–The NET Bracket seeds the NCAA Tournament Bracket based solely on NET rankings.)
-Seed: No. 9
-Round-1 opponent: No. 8 Mississippi State
