[Willie Bee]

(3) Florida Gators 31-6 v. (11) George Mason Patriots 27-7
Tip Off: April 1, 6:07 p.m. (ET)

Conferences: SEC vs. Colonial

Florida’s route to Indy: The Gators opened with a 76-50 win over 14-seed South Alabama. Florida followed that with an 82-60 throttling of 11-seed Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Round 2 before a 57-53 victory over 7-seed Georgetown in the Sweet 16. The Gators completed their Final 4 run with a 75-62 win over Villanova, the top seed in the Minneapolis Region.

G.Mason’s route to Indy: The Patriots started their run through the DC Region with a 75-65 triumph over 6-seed Michigan State and 65-60 win over 3-seed North Carolina to reach the Sweet 16. Mason then popped 7-seed Wichita State before their thrilling 86-84 OT win over top-seeded Connecticut.

Common Opponents: Wake Forest (Fla won 77-72 on the road and Mason lost 83-78 on the road).

Early line: Florida by 5.



(2) UCLA Bruins 31-6 v. (4) LSU Tigers 27-8
Tip Off: April 1, 8:47 p.m. (ET)

Conferences: Pac-10 v. SEC

UCLA’s route to Indy: The Bruins opened their Oakland Region title with a 78-44 romp over 15-seed Belmont, then survived 10-seed Alabama, 62-59. An incredible late rally gave UCLA a 73-71 win over 3-seed Gonzaga in the Sweet 16. The Bruins made it official with a 50-45 win over 1-seed Memphis in the Oakland finals.

LSU’s route to Indy: The Tigers opened with an 80-64 whipping of 13-seed Iona before needing a late bomb to hold off 12-seed Texas A&M, 58-57. LSU then gave Duke-haters something to cheer about with a 62-54 win over the top seeded Blue Devils in the Sweet 16 before controlling 2-seed Texas by a 70-60 count to win the Atlanta Region.

Common Opponents: Alabama (LSU split their regular season matches, winning at home; UCLA won in Round 2 of the tourney). W.Virginia (LSU won 71-68 on the road; UCLA lost 60-56 at home).

Early line: LSU by 2.

[bigboydan]

as i mentioned earlier in the hoops section. i really question how GMU will handle all the media attention. this school has not won a march madness game before this year.