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I will have more substantive analysis of Florida's South Region bracket on Wednesday, when we have a full one. For now, here are 16 Twitter-sized — all of these are 140-character (or shorter) assessments — reasons to like Florida's positioning.
- Florida's the No. 1 overall team in the Tournament, and got treated like it, with flawed No. 2, 3, and 4 seeds. Its path to Dallas is clear.
- Kansas has a porous perimeter D and a gimpy Joel Embiid. Also, Florida beat Kansas with a healthy Embiid ... and a white-hot Andrew Wiggins.
- Syracuse is 2-3 in its last five games. None of the last 10 NCAA Tournament champs were under .500 in their last five pre-Tournament games.
- UCLA is coached by Steve Alford, who has zero trips to the Sweet Sixteen in the 21st century.
- Where do you think VCU coach and former Florida assistant Shaka Smart got most of his inspiration for the vaunted HAVOC system?
- Ha, right, like I'm supposed to be worried about Ohio State beating Florida in a postseason game. Or Ohio State scoring.
- New Mexico probably has to play Kansas, and will probably not see Florida.
- Colorado isn't the same sans Spencer Dinwiddie, and has only won consecutive games in 2014 when Wazzu or USC is involved.
- Pittsburgh is coached by Jamie Dixon, who has three trips to the Sweet Sixteen in the 21st century. The last one came in 2009.
- Stanford has to play New Mexico, then probably Kansas, then probably Syracuse, before seeing Florida. WE'LL GET YOU YET, NERDS.
- Dayton has to play Ohio State, then probably Syracuse, then probably Kansas, before potentially seeing Florida.
- Stephen F. Austin is a really good mid-major playing a graduated mid-major in VCU. The NCAA is mean.
- Tulsa is a year away, and UCLA has a lot more talent.
- Western Michigan's only win over a top-100 KenPom team came in its season opener.
- Eastern Kentucky ain't beating Kansas.
- No No. 16 seed has ever beaten a No. 1 seed. 18-14 Albany and 16-16 Mount St. Mary's will not be pioneers.