By claiming the SEC Tournament , the Gators earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament , and were selected as the No. 1 overall seed , and were placed in the South Regional . The Gators ' school record win streak reached 30 as they defeated their first four tournament opponents by double digits to advance to the Final Four as the only remaining No. 1 seed . In the national semifinals , Florida faced Connecticut , which had been the last team to defeat them back on December 2 , 64 – 65 . The Gators got off to a quick start and built a 16 – 4 lead , but the Huskies were able to catch up and led 25 – 22 at halftime in a defensive battle . The Gators continued to struggle to score in the second half and suffered their third ( and worst ) loss of the season , 53 – 63
SEC Tournament
2014 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
Florida Gators men's basketball