Breaking down Florida’s SEC Tournament seeding scenarios

For Florida to control it's own fate and grab a No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament, it must beat top-ranked Kentucky on Sunday. (Photo by Mark Cornelison, MCT)

With one game to go in the regular season, Florida has yet to lock up its seed for the SEC Tournament. Heading into Sunday’s matchup vs. Kentucky, the Gators could be anywhere from a No. 2 to a No. 4 seed in New Orleans next week. There’s only a few ways they could get those seeds, and most scenarios depend on the result of the Vanderbilt at Tennessee game on Saturday.

So, here’s how I can all shake out for Florida:

No. 2 seed
How it happens: Florida beats Kentucky. That’s the only way to get the second seed and the outcomes of other games don’t matter.
Upside: As the No. 2 seed, Florida would avoid meeting Kentucky again until the tournament championship if it could get there.
Downside: Vanderbilt would be the No. 3 in that situation, potentially setting up a rematch between the Commodores and Gators in the quarterfinals.

No. 3 seed
How it happens: Florida loss to Kentucky + Vanderbilt win over Tennessee.
Upside: Same as the No. 2 seed, Florida would avoid a matchup with Kentucky early in the tournament.
Downside: Again, since Vanderbilt would be the No. 2 seed, it could give Florida another matchup with a team that beat it this week in Nashville. Also, tipoff for the quarterfinal game for the No. 3 seed is at 10 p.m.

No. 4 seed
How it happens: Florida loss to Kentucky + Tennessee win over Vanderbilt.
Upside: If Florida is the No. 4, that puts Tennessee (No. 2) and Vanderbilt (No. 3) on the other side of the bracket and helps UF avoid two teams that handed it three losses this year.
Downside: A potential matchup with Kentucky in the quarterfinals.

Florida has set its Pro Scout Day for March 13, with the on-field portion of the event open to the public. Beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, former Gators will go through drills for NFL scouts and coaches.Fans can enter the stadium through gates 12 and 15, which will open at 9:30 a.m. Seating will be in the east stands behind the visitor’s sideline.

Video cameras are not allowed for fans. Former players may sign autographs at their own discretion.

Several players from last year’s team will participate in the event. They include: QB John Brantley, DE William Green, DT Jaye Howard, DB Moses Jenkins, RB Chris Rainey, WR Deonte Thompson and OL Dan Wenger.

The following former players will also participate: DT Troy Epps, DT Lawrence Marsh, DB Dorian Munroe, DB Wondy Pierre-Louis and WR Justin Williams.

Swamp Things – Gators Blog – Orlando Sentinel

March 2, 2012 at 5:06 pm by Admin | Category: Gators News | Tags: , , , , ,

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