The SEC was historically good this season. The conference received 14 NCAA tournament bids, which is a record. In some ways, the SEC tournament might have been more competitive than the Big Dance will be.
And Florida won the league tournament with ease, with its closest game being a nine-point win in the championship against Tennessee.
Florida might be the best team in college basketball right now. The Gators are well coached, they have balance, a college star in Walter Clayton Jr. and depth surrounding him. Florida is the second-most popular pick to win it all at Yahoo Fantasy Bracket Mayhem, but there are great arguments that Florida should be above the most popular pick, Duke.
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Here are the picks for the first-round games in the West Region, with all odds from BetMGM:
