Entering Thursday’s games, the Hoos were ranked ahead of Florida on KenPom’s rankings. Following the games, the Gators leapfrogged the Hoos, jumping to eighth with Virginia in ninth. The Hoos, as we know, struggled with a solid UNC-W team, while the Gators ran away from the ETSU Buccaneers in the second half. Regardless of their first round performances, these are two fairly evenly matched teams. They are so evenly matched, in fact, that both teams are playing without their best interior player due to medical reasons.
Wahoo fans surely remember the last time these two teams faced off.