The postseason is almost but but a game still remains for Florida basketball before the tournament action begins. The Gators are hitting their stride at the perfect time, having won 10 of their last 13 and steadily rising up the Big Dance predictions.
The Athletic’s Brian Bennett recently released his updated men’s basketball bracket watch, moving the Orange and Blue up a seed to No. 6 in the East Region; in his previous edition, Florida was a No. 7 seed also in the East Region.
The Gators are lined up to face either the No. 11 Drake Bulldogs or Villanova Wildcats in the opening round held in Brooklyn, New York, where the No. 3 Duke Blue Devils will also face off with the No. 14 Vermont Catamounts.
Looking around the Southeastern Conference, Bennett’s bracket also includes the top-seeded Tennessee Volunteers, along with the Alabama Crimson Tide (No. 4), Kentucky Wildcats (No. 4), Auburn Tigers (No. 5), South Carolina Gamecocks (No. 5) and Mississippi State Bulldogs (No. 9). The Texas A&M Aggies are among the first four out.
Florida wraps up its regular-season schedule on Saturday, March 9, in Nashville as the Gators travel for a rematch with the Vanderbilt Commodores. Tipoff is slated for 4:30 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on the SEC Network.
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