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Florida’s lack of consistency this season is maddening, particularly for the Rowdy Reptiles, but the Gators have proven to be a team that is able to raise its game to match top-tier opponents. Florida is 6-2 against ranked teams this season and .500 against the NCAA Tournament field. Mike White appears to have gotten into his team's head late in the season for a furious finish despite the tough loss in the SEC Tournament. Let's not forget that UF has the second-most RP quadrant 1 wins in the nation (10) behind only North Carolina. Remember last year when Florida was considered a first-round upset candidate? Yeah, that team went to the Elite Eight ... just like the Gators have in each of their last five tourney appearances. I don't expect that to happen this year -- their frontcourt is basically nonexistent -- but they should be able to beat a St. Bonaventure team that has not played a top-30 defense and lost its only game against a top-40 offense (by 12). The Gators have both and will cover this one (though they'll probably see a double-digit lead dissipate late).