Florida Gators Secure Top Seed Despite Loss

0:00On March 15th, the Florida Gators took a tough hit in the SEC Tournament semi-final with a blowout loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday, putting their number. One seat hopes in the NCAA Tournament at risk. Even so, experts still see them locking in as the fourth overall top seed thanks to their strong regular season resume. They just wrapped up their first SEC regular season title since 2014, sitting at number 4 in both the Kenpom and net rankings with. A solid 12 and 6 record in top tier Quad won games in 6 and 1 and Quad 2. Coach Todd Golden remains confident, pointing to their dominant run before the loss, while ESPN Bracketologist Jill the Nardi agrees the committee won't. Overreact to one bad game, especially with the Gators topping a tough conference. Meanwhile, rivals like Yukon and Houston also stumbled in their conference tournament finals, which should keep Florida ahead for the South region. Number one seed, ahead of Houston as the two seed. That setup could lead to an elite 8 rematch with Houston from last year's national title

1:03game, but for now, the Gators eye a deep NCAA run as they await their official seeding on Selection Sunday at 6 p.m. Eastern on CBS.