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By Matthew Couden
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The Florida Gators are looking to achieve a feat they've previously achieved, and one that was done just recently by the UConn Huskies: win back-to-back National Championships in college basketball.
They begin their quest this week under head coach Todd Golden, as March Madness officially begins. Selection Sunday revealed that the Gators are one of the four No. 1 seeds and will represent the South Region in the NCAA Tournament.
They're joined by the Duke Blue Devils, Michigan Wolverines, and Arizona Wildcats, four squads very capable of running through their gauntlet of tournament opponents and cutting down the nets as champions.
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During a recent conversation with Rob Stone for Fox Sports, Golden shared which other teams he could see as dangerous in the field and making a deep run.
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Golden immediately mentioned Arizona, Michigan, and Duke as teams to take in the brackets, which are obvious choices based on their seeding and resumes. However, he also mentioned three other teams that he believes have strong chances.
"A couple of those teams are dealing with some injury issues right now going into the postseason, so they're gonna have to navigate that," he said, referring to the Blue Devils and Wolverines.
According to the Gators' head coach, the Huskies and Kansas from the East Region, along with the Fighting Illini in the South Region, are ones to consider in brackets.
"I think UConn's very dangerous. Kansas is a team that can make a run with the talent they have. Illinois is a team we saw in the preseason that I think's pretty talented and can make a run, but I think those three teams that I mentioned, along with us, are the teams that, for lack of a better term, I'd be betting on to make a run," Golden Said.
Many critics and experts have criticized Duke's East Region, as the overall No. 1 seed seemed to get a particularly difficult region. In addition to Dan Hurley's UConn Huskies and Bill Self's Kansas Jayhawks, the East also features Tom Izzo's Michigan State, Mick Cronin's UCLA Bruins, and Rick Pitino's St. John's, among others.
Illinois will be in the South region with Florida, setting up a potential rematch for the two teams in the Big Dance. Golden and the Gators may or may not be happy that they could face Vanderbilt in their region, after the Commodores took them down 91-74 in the SEC Tournament.
So far, many individuals are predicting that several of the No. 1 seeds will advance to the Final Four, with more than a few predicting Duke to emerge from the East Region or Florida out of the South Region. However, there have been many individuals predicting that Michigan will be a No. 1 seed on upset alert due to their injury, and that fellow No. 1, Arizona, will win it all.
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