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Florida basketball prepares for its third year under head coach Todd Golden and heading into the 2024-25 campaign, it appears that the Gators are picking up where they left off last spring.

The Orange and Blue start the season ranked No. 21 in both the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and the Associated Press Poll, opening up the schedule in those respective top 25 rankings for the first time since 2019. They also log in at No. 28 according to the KenPom preseason rankings.

While the opening tipoff is still under two weeks away, the media has already started looking forward to the NCAA Tournament next March, including The Athletic’s Joe Rexrode who released his debut bracket watch with Florida seeded fifth in the West Region (San Francisco).

That matches the Gators up with the 12-seeded McNeese State Cowboys in Cleveland, Ohio, to open up the tournament.

Where does the rest of the SEC stand?

The Southeastern Conference has 10 teams in the bracketology, headlined by the Alabama Crimson Tide, who hold the top seed in the South Region, followed by the Auburn Tigers (2-seed, Midwest), Tennessee Volunteers (3-seed, West), Texas A&M Aggies (4-seed, East) and Arkansas Razorbacks (4-seed, Midwest) and Florida (5-seed, West)

Next up are the Kentucky Wildcats (6-seed, West), Texas Longhorns (7-seed, South), Ole Miss Rebels (9-seed, West) and South Carolina Gamecocks (10-seed, East). That 10-pack of schools ties the Big Ten for the most teams representing a single conference.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs are among the first four out of the bracket while South Carolina has one of the last four byes.

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Florida basketball prevailed over the Georgia Bulldogs for the third time this season on Thursday night, knocking their rivals out of the Southeastern Conference Tournament with a closer-than-expected 85-80 victory in Nashville.

The Athletic’s Brian Bennett released his updated men’s basketball bracket watch on Friday, dropping the Gators from No. 6 in the East Region in the last update to No. 7 in the South Region. There, the Orange and Blue are lined up to face the No. 10 Drake Bulldogs in the opening round held in Indianapolis, Indiana, where the No. 2 Marquette Golden Eagles also take on the No. 15 Sam Houston State Bearkats.

Looking around the Southeastern Conference, Bennett’s bracket also includes the top-seeded Tennessee Volunteers, along with the Kentucky Wildcats (No. 3),  Alabama Crimson Tide (No. 4), Auburn Tigers (No. 5), South Carolina Gamecocks (No. 5), Mississippi State Bulldogs (No. 11) and Texas A&M Aggies (No. 11)

Texas A&M is among the last four in while Mississippi State is one of the last four byes.

The Gators will face the Alabama Crimson Tide 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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Todd Golden’s team did not get the finish they wanted to the regular-season schedule, falling on the road in a last-minute loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores, 79-78, which left a smudge on an otherwise fantastic second-half run.

Fortunately for Florida, the defeat did not affect its seeding in the SEC Tournament and hardly sent a ripple through the NCAA Tournament projections.

The Athletic’s Brian Bennett recently released his updated men’s basketball bracket watch, keeping the Gators a No. 6 in the East Region. The Orange and Blue are lined up to face the No. 11 Texas Christian Horned Frogs 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), Mississippi State Bulldogs (No. 10) and Texas A&M Aggies (No. 11); the Aggies are also among the last four in. 

Florida is a No. 6 seed in the Southeastern Conference Tournament, giving it a first-round bye and matching the Gators up with the winner of Game 2 on Thursday, March 14, inside Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Tipoff is slated for a late 9:30 p.m. ET start on the SEC Network.

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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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