The Gators finished the 2016 – 17 season 27 – 9 , 14 – 4 in SEC play to finish in second place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament in overtime to 7-seed Vanderbilt . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the East Region 's No. 4 seed . They defeated 13-seed East Tennessee State and 5-seed Virginia to advance to the Sweet Sixteen . In the Sweet Sixteen , they defeated 8-seed Wisconsin with a three-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to earn a trip to the Elite Eight . In the Elite Eight , they lost to fellow SEC member 7-seed South Carolina
SEC Tournament
2017 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Florida Gators men's basketball team