NCAA Tournament March Madness

#5 Florida

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Projected seed: 3 (automatic qualifier)

Florida’s resume justifies a high placement because it pairs signature victories over conference heavyweights like Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky with meaningful road wins at Oklahoma and Vanderbilt and neutral-site triumphs over Miami and Providence, showing the Gators can win in hostile settings. Their setbacks mostly came against elite opponents on neutral courts in Arizona, Duke and Connecticut and those were competitive affairs that keep the losses from being damning, though the road defeat at Missouri and the setback to Auburn are blemishes the committee will notice. The team’s ability to pile up decisive offensive performances while producing strong defensive showings in big games gives it a clear identity and resume quality. A favorable run of upcoming games against South Carolina, trips to Mississippi and Texas and home tests with Arkansas and Mississippi State before a return trip to Kentucky creates concrete chances to either cement or further alter that standing.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Arizona2L93-87
11/6North Florida335W104-64
11/11Florida St77W78-76
11/16(N)Miami FL40W82-68
11/21Merrimack167W80-45
11/27(N)TCU52L84-80
11/28(N)Providence63W90-78
12/2@Duke3L67-66
12/9(N)Connecticut8L77-73
12/13(N)G Washington76W80-70
12/17St Francis PA356W102-61
12/21Colgate214W90-60
12/29Dartmouth249W94-72
1/3@Missouri53L76-74
1/6Georgia39W92-77
1/10Tennessee19W91-67
1/13@Oklahoma57W96-79
1/17@Vanderbilt11W98-94
1/20LSU54W79-61
1/24Auburn31L76-67
1/28@South Carolina98W95-48
2/1Alabama16W100-77
2/7@Texas A&M36W86-67
2/11@Georgia39W86-66
2/14Kentucky28W92-83
2/17South Carolina9897%
2/21@Mississippi7186%
2/25@Texas3470%
2/28Arkansas1878%
3/3Mississippi St9197%
3/7@Kentucky2866%