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Florida, Florida State Seeded in NCAA's Early Basketball Tournament Rankings

Two teams from the state of Florida – the Florida State Seminoles and Florida Gators – found themselves in the group of 16 teams in the NCAA Tournament selection committee’s preliminary rankings.

The selection committee followed the lead of the College Football Playoff by releasing the top seeds early to drum up interest before Selection Sunday on March 12. The rankings are based on games through Friday.

FSU was given the projected No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region. The ‘Noles entered Saturday with a record of 21-4 and is playing Notre Dame at 6 p.m. and will take the lead in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings with a win.

Florida moved to 20-5 on the season and is now in first place in the Southeastern Conference standings with their win Saturday over Texas A&M. The Gators earned a projected No. 3 seed in the South Region.

Fans of both the Seminoles and Gators will likely be able to watch their teams start the tournament close to home as many predictions, including NBC Sports, have both playing their first and second round games in Orlando.

Reigning national champion Villanova (23-2), No. 2 in the AP Top 25, joined Kansas (21-3), Baylor (21-3) and Gonzaga (25-0) as the top seeds released on Saturday.

Villanova was slated as the top seed in the East Region and would play in New York. Kansas, No. 3 in the AP poll, was the top seed in the Midwest, Baylor was No. 1 in the South and Gonzaga topped the West.

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