March Madness predictions: Who gets final 1-seed, UConn or Florida?

With Florida falling in the SEC semifinals on Saturday, who should get the final 1-seed in the NCAA Tournament: UConn or the Gators? Here's a look at that.

Just over 24 hours from now, the Men's NCAA Tournament bracket will be released, signaling the official start to March Madness.

As always, there remain some questions for the NCAA Tournament selection committee to discuss and hash out before they submit the finalized bracket at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday. Among those questions is who will be seeing its name on the final 1-seed line: Connecticut or Florida.

It was a question that appeared to be answered heading into Saturday's slate of conference tournament games, but after Florida's unexpected loss to Vanderbilt in the SEC tournament semifinals in Nashville, it has reopened.

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The Gators' loss to the Commodores is by no means a "bad loss," as Vanderbilt is top 15 in the NET rankings and is a projected 5-seed in USA TODAY Sports' latest bracket projections, but it ends a 12-game win streak for Todd Golden's squad that helped them get into the mix for the 1-seed (or a top-3 seed) after a rather discouraging non-conference schedule, which included a loss to the Huskies in the Jimmy V Classic back in December. It's just the third loss in the last 20 games for Florida since Jan. 3.