BIG 10
The BIG 10 conference has been down this year in overall production but has been rather competitive. Purdue is the class of the BIG 10 and will likely advance through this tournament. Illinois, Nebraska and Northwestern all are double bye teams who have played Purdue to tight games this season. The BIG 10 is likely …
BIG EAST
The BIG East Conference is led by three solid teams and several others fighting for selection. The tournament may go a long way toward where these teams land in the big dance. UConn is the clear cut favorite. Creighton and Marquette can win the whole thing as well. Marquette’s Tyler Kolek has missed a few …
PAC 12
The Pac 12 conference tourney will be the final one with these teams as conference realignment will decimate the league of champions. Arizona is the clear cut favorite. Washington State has defeated the Wildcats twice and pose the biggest threat to unseat the favorite. Oregon and Colorado are fighting to get into the tournament and …
SEC
The SEC conference has several teams who can make noise in the NCAA Tournament. Tennessee is fighting for a #1 seed. Alabama and Auburn have the types of teams that can put together a winning streak. Kentucky may have the most overall talent and South Carolina has had a great season. This conference tourney is …
American
The American Conference restructured its set of teams this season. Adding last year’s Final Four underdog Florida Atlantic to the rolls. The Owls have been the highest ranked team in the NET, but South Florida put together a great season to take the regular season title and #1 seed. The tourney should be very competitive. …
Mountain West
The Mountain West conference has been very competitive this year and the quality of play has been outstanding. There could be as many as seven teams possibly in the tournament. Likely five teams get in for sure. Utah State won the regular season title and is the number one seed. Favorite: Utah State Contender: Boise …
WAC
The confernce top seeds get placed in the semi-finals. So Tarleton State and Grand Canyon are poised to meet in the chanpionship. UT Arlington had some success in conference as well. Grand Canyon is poised for a possible 12 seed with their NET of 53 currently Favorite: Grand Canyon Contender: Tarleton State Upset candidate: ST …
ACC
The ACC Tournament is a bucket list item for many college hoop fans. This season finds the traditional powers in the one and two seeds of the tournament. However, this year the ACC tourney is really important for teams that are on the bubble. Watch Pittsburgh, Virginia and Wake Forest as they fight to find …
BIG 12
The BIG 12 is the best conference in the country. The question is how many teams will be invited to the tournament. It is most likely nine or ten teams come selection Sunday. Houston is the favorite and has been the best team all season. Iowa St, Baylor and Texas Tech also earned byes into …
Atlantic 10
The Atlantic 10 conference has had a nice competitive season. Dayton has been the darling of the league for most of the year but end as the 3 seed. Richmond and Loyola-Chicago take the top seeds with 15-3 conference records. Foul league teams ended the regular season with over 20 wins and four other finished …