This match-up of last year’s combatants for the NCAA championship doesn’t hold nearly the same amount of luster. For starters, pretty much every player that played in that title game is now in the NBA. Also, neither team is even ranked. Florida is the closer of the two teams to being ranked, as they are 9-1, but their loss came somewhat shockingly loss to Florida State. Also, the rest of their schedule has been somewhat as a joke. Ohio State has played a much tougher schedule, but at the time of this writing they are 5-3, and looking like they may struggle just to get back to the NCAA tournament, let alone the championship game.

Florida does seem to have some young talent, namely Freshman Nick Calathes, who leads the team with 15.6 points and 6 rebounds a game. The squad looks decent, but they probably won’t be able to compete with the better teams in the SEC, but I think they could receive an at large birth to the championship tournament, but not much would be expected in the tournament.

Despite the pour start, I think Ohio State could win this game, based on just the fact that they have played, and for the most part hung, with better competition. It also helps that there will be a sense of a revenge factor, as Florida defeated Ohio State last year to claim the national championship. Florida may have the better long term future success, but I believe that the Buckeyes will win by a semi-upset, in what should be a close game.

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