Go Gators
3) Florida vs. (7) Georgetown: There is one reason -- and one reason only -- you can pass on Friday's contest if necessary; both the Gators and the Hoyas lack the go-to-guy leadership necessary to defeat either Villanova or Boston College and advance to the Final Four. Aside from those Elite Eight considerations, however, this should be quite a game. Both clubs play unselfish team basketball, generating more than 62 percent of field goals from assists. Both teams feature noteworthy centers, with Roy Hibbert's size and progress drawing rave reviews for Georgetown and Joakim Noah's lineage (he's the son of former French tennis champ Yannick Noah) and vibrant personality a more popular topic than Florida coach Billy Donovan's wardrobe. Both teams shoot exceptionally well from inside the arc. And both can play mind-numbingly good defense.
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