The Florida Gators would probably make the NCAA Tournament if Selection Sunday were today.
That’s conventional wisdom not just among those watching the Gators in the national college basketball punditry, but among those doing the work of putting together mock brackets. The indispensable Bracket Matrix, which compiles dozens of publicly posted brackets to create a sort of consensus of the crowd, has Florida as the second-ranked No. 9 seed entering Wednesday, two spots from the No. 8 seed line and three from the No. 10 seed line. None of the bracketers have the Gators higher than a No.