The only team standing between the Florida Gators and the Southeastern Conference Tournament title on Sunday was the Auburn Tigers.
Unfortunately, Todd Golden’s gang was unable to overcome that final hurdle, falling to their opponent in the championship game, 86-67, after a fine postseason showing. But not all was lost in the double-digit defeat.
In ESPN’s latest Basketball Power Index update following the loss, the Orange and Blue fell two spots from Sunday’s pregame ranking to No. 25. That puts Todd Golden’s team between the No. 24 St. John’s Red Storm and No. 26 TCU Horned Frogs, keeping them among the top 25 schools in the index.
Florida’s BPI rating — a measurement of a team’s true strength moving forward — fell 0.3 points to 12.1 since the last update. The offensive BPI fell 0.3 points to 8.6 while the defensive BPI rose 0.1 points to 3.5.
Florida is the No. 7 seed in the South Region this year according to the official NCAA Tournament bracket and will face the winner of the Boise State Broncos-Colorado Buffaloes play-in game.
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