Can Florida get the March Madness Bracket Invite Sunday?

The Florida Gators are still your NCAA College Basketball champions until somebody beats them in this year's March Madness bracket battles.

Yep, the Florida Gators may not be the same team that won last year's NCAA College Basketball championship, but they're getting there. And with the final Field of 65 just waiting to be unveiled on Selection Sunday, the Florida Gators STILL have a decent chance of making it in spite all the troubles these guys had this season.

Hell, a lot of people sure have counted these Florida Gators out already even before March got here.

Yeah yeah, we all heard how the Florida Gators were stuck in somewhat of a dry spell this season, losing three of four games, one at Vanderbilt, another in Louisiana and yet another in Tennessee. We also heard how Joakim Noah struggled for most of the season this year, nowhere in comparison to the Joakim Noah we saw last season who was THIS CLOSE from leaving college for the NBA draft.

With the 2007 March Madness bracket battles merely a few ticks of the clock away, you can bet your ass the defending NCAA College Basketball champions won't just stand there and let another team take their title away from them.

The SEC Conference tournament is underway and with a spot to the 2007 March Madness bracket tournament on the line, expect the Florida Gators to come out swinging. If they're not as talented this season as they were last year, expect the Gators to go down in the blaze of glory.

But of course, we're talking about the Florida Gators here. And I don't expect them to go down and out of the March Madness bracket tournament anytime soon. It's Gator month for crying out loud and March is that time of the year when the Gators simply BRING IT.

They are 16-1 in March, dating as far back to 2005. They are STILL the defending NCAA College Basketball champions. These guys will definitely create some noise when it's time to play ball. That is of course until they see my North Carolina Tar Heels across the basketball court. Hee-hee.

Can the Florida Gators successfully defend their NCAA College Basketball championship? Here are some odds from Bodog sportsbook.

Florida Gators 9/2

Ohio State Buckeyes 8/1

North Carolina Tar Heels 5/1

UCLA Bruins 8/1

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