Florida Gators' Seeding, SEC Dominance in NCAA Tournament

0:00On March 15th, Florida basketball is heading into Selection Sunday on a sour note after a tough semi-final loss to Vanderbilt in the SEC tournament. The Gators spill 91-74 in Nashville. Their worst defeat of the season marked by turnovers and poor outside shooting. Even so, they're still projected as the number one seed in the South region, according to USA Today's latest bracketology. That projection holds firm, despite the rest showing in back-to-back tournament games. The top overall seeds look solid. With Duke earning the top spot in the East region, Michigan in the Midwest, Florida in the South, and Arizona in the way, West, fans and analysts are buzzing about the SEC's dominance as it leads all conferences with 10 teams in the projected field. That's one more than the Big Ten, while the ACC and Big 12 each have eight. Florida tops the SEC contingent, followed by Vanderbilt as a number four seed in the Midwest, Arkansas in the West, Alabama as a number five in the East, and Tennessee

1:02at number six also in the East. Kentucky, Georgia, Texas A&M, Missouri, and Texas Roundout the group. Though Texas A&M Missouri sit on the bubble with Auburn just missing out. All eyes turn to the official bracket reveal in just hours, where these projections could solidify or shift for the Gator's deep run.