Florida (17-9, 8-5 SEC) enters today’s matchup on the heels of a big win at Georgia that not only gave them just their second road victory in conference play, but kept the Gators within striking distance in the SEC race.
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Meanwhile, the Gamecocks (21-5, 8-5 SEC) are coming off of back-to-back losses; they were routed by 27 points at home last weekend against first-place Kentucky, and followed that up with a loss to last-place Missouri on Tuesday.
Both teams have comfortable RPI numbers — Florida 31st and South Carolina 34th — but both are also projected to receive bids seeding in the bottom half of the tourney.