The 2012 – 13 Gators finished the regular season with an overall record of 24 – 6 , and won the SEC Championship with a conference record of 14 – 4 . During the regular season , Billy Donovan notched his 400th career win as the head coach of the Gators over Missouri . After losing in the final of the 2013 SEC Men 's Basketball Tournament to Mississippi , they entered the 2013 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the South Region . Florida defeated the No. 14 seed Northwestern State 79 – 47 in the first round , and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen after soundly beating the No. 11 seed , Minnesota , 78 – 64 . The Gators then defeated Florida Gulf Coast , No. 15 seed , in the Sweet Sixteen 62 – 50 . But once again , their run ended in the Elite Eight , this time against fourth seeded Michigan , who handily defeated the Gators , 79 – 59 . The Gators became the first team since the expansion of the tournament in 1951 to lose in the Elite Eight in three consecutive seasons
2013 SEC Men 's Basketball Tournament
2013 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
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