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UFSECKINGS · 02-17-2013, 07:20 PM

Palm has our bracket as follows: Michigan St, Florida, Louisville, Kansas. Wow.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology

gatorbogey · 02-17-2013, 07:34 PM

that bracket would have bilas and company talking

themistocles · 02-17-2013, 07:34 PM

If the Gators win out, a #1 seed is likely.

If they lose a game, but win the SEC tournament, a #1 seed is possible, but not as likely.

If they beat everyone by at least 20 points, it increases the chances for a #1 seed, but by how much is an unknown.

This is one fact that makes basketball so interesting, its inherent unpredictability.

bogator · 02-17-2013, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by UFSECKINGS

Palm has our bracket as follows: Michigan St, Florida, Louisville, Kansas. Wow.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/bracketology

And Wisconsin as the 6 seed as well. That is a crazy bracket. I would not want to be in that bracket.

BengermanV · 02-17-2013, 09:42 PM

That will never happen, I can promise you all that. The NCAA likes to spread out big name schools, not stick them all in the same bracket.

Distant Gator · 02-18-2013, 09:06 AM

I think we will be in the same bracket as Miami. We don't play them in the regular season and we are in the same state. The committee loves to do that.

manigordo · 02-18-2013, 09:13 AM

Don't get me wrong, I love this team. But, the argument that we compare to FSU in football is dead on fair. We have a soft schedule this year and have difficulty with strong opponents from other leagues. We have a great chance in the tourney if WY is back and we are using our experience to play well.

One can make an argument in our favor, but the one against us is fair and powerful.

bakaduin · 02-18-2013, 09:44 AM

How important does that game with Georgetown look now? If we have that win we are sitting pretty.

**GothamGator** · 02-18-2013, 10:03 AM

How do you guys feel about this?

As a top four seed, the committee would place us in the closest possible location for the opening weekend. This year, that location is Lexington, Kentucky.

**GothamGator** · 02-18-2013, 10:10 AM

My guess is that we can afford one more loss the rest of the way (including the SEC Tournament) to have any chance at a 1-seed.

On a good note, Wisconsin is up to #26 in this morning's RPI, so we are close to having another top quality win.

One thing that is unusual in our résumé is that we are absolutely crushing people. It's pretty rare for one team to be so far ahead of others on margin-of-victory, and I'm not sure that the NCAA looks at this at all.

gulfgator · 02-18-2013, 10:11 AM

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How do you guys feel about this. As a top four seed, the committee would place us in the closest possible location for the opening weekend. This year, that location is Lexington, Kentucky.

Which means, barring a complete meltdown, we are a lock for Lexington.

I think we all wish UF had a closer location, but while I think cat fans won't be really pulling for us, as a whole they probably won't cheer too hard against us, but who knows?

InstiGATOR1 · 02-18-2013, 01:18 PM

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How important does that game with Georgetown look now? If we have that win we are sitting pretty.

As important as you think the difference between being a 1 and a 2 seed. Ultimately, if you are a 1 you are in line to play a 4 in the round of 16, while as 2 you are in line to play a 3. So I think the differences are not that great, so not having the Georgetown game is not that big a deal.

orlandogator · 02-18-2013, 01:56 PM

I didnt bother to read the article but was he figuring in that we have been beating these teams on ann average of 23 points?

corpgator · 02-18-2013, 04:19 PM

The committee supposedly de-emphasizes the rpi now and places little weight on it.

**regurgigator** · 02-18-2013, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by manigordo

Don't get me wrong, I love this team. But, the argument that we compare to FSU in football is dead on fair. We have a soft schedule this year and have difficulty with strong opponents from other leagues. We have a great chance in the tourney if WY is back and we are using our experience to play well.

One can make an argument in our favor, but the one against us is fair and powerful.

We blew out 2 strong OOC opponents who are at or near the top of their conferences.

And, although it may very well be forgotten by the Committee (and obviously you), immediately after the game most people - including Arizona fans and national media - thought we clearly looked like the better team against Arizona while losing to them by 1 point on their court.

The only game where I thought we really struggled and looked mediocre (and the opponent looked bad also as far as I'm concerned) was the K State game. I wouldn't say there's much of a trend there.

That said, I'm not that concerned about getting a #1 seed. #2 seed would be almost as good. Even a #3 is not too bad to work with normally.

TampaGatorFan · 02-18-2013, 11:48 PM

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That said, I'm not that concerned about getting a #1 seed. #2 seed would be almost as good. Even a #3 is not too bad to work with normally.

Yup...either a #1 or a #2 would be just fine.

dadx4 · 02-19-2013, 11:07 AM

I am thinking we end up the "low #1 seed" or the highest "2 seed".....jmo.

SmootyGator · 02-19-2013, 11:26 AM

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Yup...either a #1 or a #2 would be just fine.

To me, it is almost irrelevant if we get a #1 or #2 seed, I just want good match-ups. Good match-ups are worth way more than one spot in the seedings.

**Osiris_DPM** · 02-19-2013, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by regurgigator

We blew out 2 strong OOC opponents who are at or near the top of their conferences.

And, although it may very well be forgotten by the Committee (and obviously you), immediately after the game most people - including Arizona fans and national media - thought we clearly looked like the better team against Arizona while losing to them by 1 point on their court.

The only game where I thought we really struggled and looked mediocre (and the opponent looked bad also as far as I'm concerned) was the K State game. I wouldn't say there's much of a trend there.

That said, I'm not that concerned about getting a #1 seed. #2 seed would be almost as good. Even a #3 is not too bad to work with normally.

This is exactly what I was about to post. Also, for how cold we were, our loss to K-State on the road (2 nights before Christmas) was only a 6 point loss.

Matthanuf06 · 02-19-2013, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SmootyGator

To me, it is almost irrelevant if we get a #1 or #2 seed, I just want good match-ups. Good match-ups are worth way more than one spot in the seedings.

It's more likely to get good matchups as a 1 than as a 2. Seed definitely matters and its the one thing you can control. You can't control upsets or the committee putting a tougher 8 in your bracket than an 8 in another bracket