If there is any team that might have fate or luck on their side, it should be the mid-major. But remember this is a Championship Mode game. Act accordingly.
When Chandler Parsons missed a game winning shot as time expired, it would have been understandable for people to flash back to the missed chances that allowed the Gators to lose in double overtime to BYU in the 2010 tournament. But, as we have seen over the course of this season, these Gators are not last year's Gators.
For our Florida-BYU preview, we turn to Mountain West Connection's Jeremy Mauss.
The scoring prodigy's worst nightmare is on the other end.
Once again, the Florida Gators defeated the UCLA Bruins in the NCAA Tournament. This time it was 73-65, with the Gators moving on to the Sweet 16.
Will today be the day we pay our debts?
Thursday night in Tampa, the No. 2 seed Florida Gators defeated No. 15 seed UC-Santa Barbara, 79-51. The Gators will face No. 7 UCLA in the third round.
Florida begins the NCAA Tournament today against 15 seeded UC-Santa Barbara.
No matter the year, or how many Big Monday or late west coast games you watched, you have no idea how to pick your brackets.
The Gators, despite their loss in the SEC final today, got the No. 2 seed in the Southeast region and will begin the tournament in Tampa on Thursday.
