The Final Four teams that exceeded oddsmakers' expectations
To find the answer, ESPN compared the point differential for 140 teams in their tournament games leading into the Final Four to their spread total in those games.
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4th in SEC
- 11/5W 74-59
- 11/10L 63-51
- 11/14W 66-60
- 11/17L 62-59
- 11/21W 70-62
- 11/22W 78-58
- 11/2418W 70-65
- 11/29W 73-67
- 12/724L 76-62
- 12/17W 83-51
- 12/21L 65-62
- 12/28W 102-63
- 1/4W 104-98
- 1/7W 81-68
- 1/11L 91-75
- 1/14W 71-55
- 1/184W 69-47
- 1/21L 84-82
- 1/251L 72-61
- 1/28L 78-71
- 2/1W 61-55
- 2/5W 81-75
- 2/8L 68-51
- 2/12W 78-61
- 2/15W 84-66
- 2/18W 73-59
- 2/2210L 65-59
- 2/26W 81-66
- 2/29L 63-58
- 3/4W 68-54
- 3/76L 71-70
- 3/12CANC
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Picking the all-time NCAA bracket from the past 25 years
We created a bracket of the top four teams on each seed line (64 teams total) since 1994 and looked at which of this year's teams could have threatened to join them.
BPI's NCAA tournament bracket simulation will surprise you
Using a single-simulation method, we picked the whole tournament using BPI-weighted coin flips. The final results will surprise you.
White says SEC Tournament is 'crazy wide open' (3:41)
Bubble Watch 2020: The exact size of the bubble
Your updated source for all of the latest on the NCAA men's tournament bubble.
Gators' Blackshear (wrist) may miss SEC tourney
A sprained left wrist could sideline Florida's Kerry Blackshear Jr., the team's second-leading scorer and leading rebounder.
Courtside: Greenberg and Dakich reflect on the end of the regular season. Plus, Joe Lundari
The madness is upon us. Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich tip off the podcast discussing Utah State's upset of San Diego State, Bradley punching its ticket to the dance, Florida's meltdown against Kentucky and the incredible environment at Dayton. Then, Joe Lunardi joins the pod (19:37) to talk about the drama with Archie Miller, why the bubble is going to live in the Pac-12 and the American conference tournaments, rewarding winning over mediocrity, and East Tennessee possibly being this year's Belmont. Finally, the guys close by giving their thoughts on Penn State, Auburn, Seton Hall, Michigan State, Baylor, Michigan, Gonzaga, BYU and Villanova ahead of the postseason (43:57).
For 3: Two teams are dancing, bubbles are bursting
Utah State won the Mountain West and an automatic bid, shrinking the number of at-large spots available in the NCAA tournament.
No. 6 Kentucky rallies from 18 down, stuns Florida 71-70
Nick Richards scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half and No. 6 Kentucky rallied from 18 points down to stun Florida 71-70 on Saturday.
College basketball picks: Will we get another Duke vs. UNC classic?
We make our (perhaps obvious) picks for the second installment of Duke-UNC, and look at the league races going down to the wire.
Actions speak louder than words for Johnson (1:22)
Locke's 3s help Gators take control late to beat Dogs 66-54
Noah Locke sank back-to-back 3-pointers during Florida's decisive run of 10 unanswered points in the second half and the Gators strengthened their NCAA Tournament hopes by beating Georgia 66-54 on Wednesday night.
Locke leaks open and drills the dagger 3 for the Gators (0:27)
Anthony Edwards takes flight (0:25)
Vols shoot lights out in win against Florida (2:17)
Tennessee hold off Florida 63-58 behind Fulkerson
John Fulkerson knew the shot clock was winding down and Tennessee needed something to halt a furious Florida comeback.
Can Keyontae Johnson continue to be the x-factor for Florida? (1:16)
Career nights for Johnson, Lewis as Florida thumps LSU 81-66
Keyontae Johnson had a career-high 25 points to go along with 11 rebounds -- his fourth double-double in Florida’s last six games -- and the Gators handled LSU from start to finish in a 81-66 victory Wednesday night.
Gators don't let up against LSU in 81-66 win (1:49)
Lewis soars for Florida alley-oop (0:18)
Quickley's 26 points lift No. 10 Kentucky past Florida 65-59
Immanuel Quickley scored a career-high 26 points, including 15 of Kentucky’s 17 during a decisive second-half stretch as the 10th-ranked Wildcats pushed past Florida 65-59 on Saturday night for their sixth consecutive victory.
Quickley's 22-point second half leads Wildcats to win (1:11)
Florida botches their final possession (0:27)
Quickley gets lucky bounce on 3 (0:22)
Quickley hits big and-1 basket (0:43)
2019-20 SEC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 15-3 | - | 25-6 |
| Auburn | 12-6 | 3 | 25-6 |
| LSU | 12-6 | 3 | 21-10 |
| Mississippi State | 11-7 | 4 | 20-11 |
| Florida | 11-7 | 4 | 19-12 |
| South Carolina | 10-8 | 5 | 18-13 |
| Texas A&M | 10-8 | 5 | 16-14 |
| Tennessee | 9-9 | 6 | 17-14 |
| Alabama | 8-10 | 7 | 16-15 |
| Arkansas | 7-11 | 8 | 20-12 |
| Missouri | 7-11 | 8 | 15-16 |
| Ole Miss | 6-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Georgia | 5-13 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Vanderbilt | 3-15 | 12 | 11-21 |
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Top Performers 2019-20
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game71.9167th
Rebounds Per Game34.8253rd
Assists Per Game11.9325th
Points Allowed66.0
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samson Ruzhentsev | SF | Committed | 84 |
| Niels Lane | SG | Committed | 80 |
| Osayi Osifo | PF | Committed | - |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 5 |
| Tournament Record | 45-18 |
| Championship Seasons | 2006, 2007 |
| Tournament Appearances | 20 |