Todd Golden’s Gators made it past the Georgia Bulldogs on Thursday night in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament, but it was not pretty. After a tug-of-war between the two rival schools, Florida ultimately prevailed, 85-80, but it was far from a pretty affair.
Following the Orange and Blue’s first win in the SEC Tournament, CBS Sports’ Jerry Palm released his latest bracketology update, in which Todd Golden’s team fell a spot to No. 8 while shifting over to the South Region. They are now matched up with the No. 9 Nebraska Cornhuskers, with the top-seeded Houston Cougars and No. 15 Longwood Lancers also meeting up in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Southeastern Conference is also represented by the top team in the West Region, the Tennessee Volunteers, followed by the Kentucky Wildcats (No. 3, South), Alabama Crimson Tide (No. 4, East), Auburn Tigers (No. 5, Midwest), South Carolina Gamecocks (No. 5, West) and Mississippi State Bulldogs (No. 11, West).
The Texas A&M Aggies are among the first four out while Mississippi State is among the first four.
The Gators will face Alabama in the final game of Friday’s third-round SEC Tournament slate with a tipoff time estimated around 9:30 p.m. ET. The game will once again be broadcast on the SEC Network.
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