NCAA Tournament March Madness

#8 Florida

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Projected seed: 5 (automatic qualifier)

Florida’s résumé reads like a classic committee case because it pairs hard-earned neutral-site and true road victories with a cluster of tight losses to elite opponents, giving the team upside without looking erratic. The Gators have signature wins on neutral floors and road knockoffs at Oklahoma and Vanderbilt plus a statement home victory over Tennessee while suffering narrow defeats at Duke and coming up short in neutral setbacks to Arizona, TCU and Connecticut and a disappointing home loss to Auburn. Those high-quality wins and road success demonstrate the team can beat strong opponents away from home and the close losses keep the ceiling intact rather than sinking the résumé, and the remaining slate that features home dates with Alabama and Kentucky along with league road tests at Texas A&M and Georgia offers clear chances to cement or improve placement. All told the profile looks like a tournament-caliber résumé with opportunity to strengthen itself, which is why the projection feels appropriate.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3(N)Arizona1L93-87
11/6North Florida340W104-64
11/11Florida St101W78-76
11/16(N)Miami FL38W82-68
11/21Merrimack208W80-45
11/27(N)TCU51L84-80
11/28(N)Providence71W90-78
12/2@Duke3L67-66
12/9(N)Connecticut13L77-73
12/13(N)G Washington64W80-70
12/17St Francis PA353W102-61
12/21Colgate204W90-60
12/29Dartmouth240W94-72
1/3@Missouri59L76-74
1/6Georgia34W92-77
1/10Tennessee21W91-67
1/13@Oklahoma61W96-79
1/17@Vanderbilt12W98-94
1/20LSU50W79-61
1/24Auburn26L76-67
1/28@South Carolina87W95-48
2/1Alabama1772%
2/7@Texas A&M3364%
2/10@Georgia3465%
2/11@Georgia3465%
2/14Kentucky3282%
2/17South Carolina8795%
2/21@Mississippi7381%
2/25@Texas3565%
2/28Arkansas2275%
3/3Mississippi St8394%
3/7@Kentucky3264%