Florida’s pathway to make it back to the Final Four is far from a lock. The Gators should, keyword should, be able to get out of Tampa without too much drama before it gets on a plane to Houston for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. As we have been noting, there is a pathway this bracket breaks wide open for Florida and gives them a direct pathway to the Final Four.
But if chalk holds, there is one looming gatekeeper at the end of the road, and analysts are torn on who is going to make it out of the South Region.