As the college basketball postseason approaches, the NCAA Tournament outlook appears is slowly becoming more clear, though in a season surrounded by the coronavirus pandemic, nothing is truly set in stone. However, that does not stop the media pundits from offering their personal prognostications.
Sports Illustrated published its most recent bracket update on Friday, with the Florida Gators remaining unmoved from their previous position. However, a few other aspects of their seeding has changed since our last update.
UF has shifted from the “Ohio State” region to the “Michigan” region, which also caused a change in their first-round opponent. A few days ago, SI had Florida facing the No. 10 seed North Carolina Tar Heels, though now the opening opponent would be the No. 10 Indiana Hoosiers.
Other SEC teams projected in the field are the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide, No. 4 Tennessee Volunteers and No. 5 Missouri Tigers seeded ahead of Florida, while the No. 9 Arkansas Razorbacks and No. 11 LSU Tigers hold on to their tournament hopes by a thread.
Here’s a look at the full bracket Florida would face on the way to the Final Four, according to SI.
Michigan Region:
No. 1 Michigan* vs. No. 16 Bryant*
No. 8 BYU vs. No. 9 Arkansas
No. 5 USC* vs. No. 12 Utah State*
No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 13 Winthrop*
No. 6 Kansas vs. No. 11 Drake/Oregon
No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 14 UNC Greensboro*
No. 7 Florida vs. No. 10 Indiana
No. 2 Virginia* vs. No. 15 Cleveland State*
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