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“From SEC To NIT After the Gator basketball team won their first nine consecutive games, basketball enthusiasts everywhere thought the Gators were the number one choice to an SEC title. They were wrong. Despite a strong opening, the Gators ended the season with a respectable, but unspectacular, 18-11 overall record. In the SEC Championships at Birmingham, Alabama, the Gators again had a stroke of beginners luck squeaking by 58-55. Their stay in Birmingham was brief, however, as they suffered a one point loss to Auburn 43-42. This loss eliminated the Gators from the conference. Along with being eliminated from the SEC tournament, the Gators were later snubbed by the NCAA tourney selection committee who took five other SEC teams including Kentucky and the newly crowned SEC Champs, Auburn. Instead, Florida had to settle for a National Tournament (NIT) bid, pushing their SEC dreams, once again, to the wayside. — Tina Gonsalves ”
