Florida Gators basketball NCAA Tournament projections
Florida is projected by all significant college basketball authorities to be solidly in the field for the upcoming NCAA Tournament. The only question left is this: How high of a seed can Todd Golden and the Gators, now 21-9 overall, get?
Tuesday night’s 105-87 home win over Quad-1 opponent Alabama was huge. And with it, most think Florida will be in the 6 or 7-seed range — as of Wednesday morning.
But there still is time for the Gators to climb.
Might another Quad-1 win or two in the SEC Tournament get Florida up to a 5 seed? Time will tell.
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 Gators numbers …
NET ranking: 26 (up from 34)
KenPom ranking: 25 (up from 31)
Quad 1 record: 4-8
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 7 seed
*Bracketology from ESPN.com (Last updated March 5)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 6
-Round-1 opponent: No. 11 New Mexico/ Wake Forest
-Site: Memphis, Tenn.
*Bracketwag.com (Last updated March 6)
-Region: Midwest
-Seed: No. 6
-Round-1 opponent: No. 11 Utah
-Site: Omaha, Neb.
*Bracketville (Last updated March 5)
-Region: East
-Seed: No. 6
-Round-1 opponent: No. 11 New Mexico / St. John’s
-Site: Brooklyn, N.Y.
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*CBS Sports: Jerry Palm (Last updated March 6)
-Region: East
-Seed: No. 7
-Round-1 opponent: No. 10 Nebraska
-Site: Charlotte, N.C.
*ANDY KATZ, NCAA.COM (Last updated March 5)
-Region: East
-Seed: No. 7
-Round-1 opponent: No. 11 Villanova
-Site: TBD
*USA TODAY (Last updated March 5)
-Region: West
-Seed: No. 6
-Round-1 opponent: No. 11 Nebraska
-Site: Salt Lake City
*Bracketologists.com (Last updated March 5)
–The NET Bracket seeds the NCAA Tournament Bracket based solely on NET rankings.)
-Seed: No. 7
-Round-1 opponent: No. 10 Washington State
