The nightmare scenario Florida must avoid in every NCAA Tournament round

Florida head coach Todd Golden reacts during the second half of an NCAA mens basketball game against Mississippi State at Steven C. O'Connell Center Exactek arena in Gainesville, FL on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun] | Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesThe tournament bracket is set and the Florida is a No. 1 seed in the South region as expected. The Gators will open the tournament in Tampa on Friday and play the winner of Wednesday night's first four game between Prairie View A&M and Lehigh.

Now that the drama of the field is behind us, the Gators don't have the hardest road to get back to the Final Four, but there are some…