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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have an outside shot of making March Madness, but need to rack up some victories in the ACC Tournament to turn the heads of the selection committee. Their journey will begin with a matchup against the Pittsburgh Panthers.... 

Clemson was slightly better in the regular season, and since the game is at a neutral site, the Tigers figure to be slight favorites. They will certainly have the higher motivation as North Carolina State doesn’t seem to have any chance of making it to March Madness.The Wolfpack will be looking to play spoiler in what could be a competitive matchup.... 

Two of the top teams in the Southern Conference will vie for the automatic bid to the Big Dance on Monday night when the East Tennessee State Buccaneers and NC-Greensboro Spartans collide for the third time this season on a neutral court. The old adage of it being hard to beat a team three straight times will be put to the test in this one with the tourney’s top seed sweeping both regular season confrontations.... 

Neither the No. 1 or No. 2 seeds will partake in the title game of the MAAC Tournament on Monday night. Instead, the No. 4 seed Siena Saints will attempt to punch their ticket to the Big Dance for the first time since 2010 against the No. 3 seed Iona Gaels who just so happened to eliminate them in the semifinals of last year’s tourney. These teams split their regular season battles, so this is sure to be a war till the bitter end.... 

There won’t be any surprises out of the Colonial Athletic Association with the top two teams battling for the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The UNC Wilmington Seahawks ended the regular season one game better than the Charleston Cougars and the two were easily the best teams in the league. They’ll meet in the CAA tournament final with one having its six-game winning streak end and the other celebrating a trip to the Big Dance.... 

The first game of the Big Ten tournament is set to tip late Wednesday afternoon, and man is it ugly on paper. The No. 12 Nebraska Cornhuskers and No. 13 Penn State Nittany Lions will cross paths in the first round of the second season for the second time in the last three seasons having last squared off in 2015. That speaks volumes for just how bad these basketball programs have been in recent years.... 

Though both the Miami Hurricanes and Syracuse Orange find themselves on the right side of the bubble heading into big boy tourney week, each would love nothing more than to go on a deep run in the ACC Tournament so as to improve upon their potential seeding come the Big Dance. Joe Lunardi of ESPN currently has the Canes listed as No. 7 seeds in the West and the Orange a No. 10 seed in the East.... 

Is the third time the charm for the Brigham Young Cougars against the St. Mary’s Gaels? After barely squeezing by Loyola Marymount, toppling the No. 2 seed in the West Coast Conference tournament doesn’t appear to be in the cards for BYU, but St. Mary’s should at least be a bit more challenged than they were on Saturday night when they cruised to an easy win over Portland in their first game of the conference tourney.... 

A huge second half in the quarterfinals helped push the Santa Clara Broncos into the semis as Jared Brownridge dominated the floor for 40 minutes. The win over San Francisco was impressive, but can the Broncos go one further and upset Gonzaga Bulldogs on Monday night? The Broncos came into the West Coast Conference tournament as the conference’s No. 4 seed, but the Bulldogs are the No. 4 team in the nation, using this tournament to get ready for the Big Dance.... 

The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers finished the regular season with the best record in the Northeast Conference and will get to host Tuesday’s final against the St. Francis Red Flash as a result. St. Francis is trying to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1991, while Mount St. Mary’s has made the tourney three times in its history. The winner here will likely receive a No. 16 seed, but just getting to the Big Dance is an accomplishment.... 

Two of the best mid-majors in college basketball will square off on Sunday afternoon when the Wichita State Shockers and Illinois State Redbirds meet for the Missouri Valley Conference Championship. These teams met twice in the regular season, with each winning at home, and now face off with the conference’s automatic bid on the line. The loser should still make the tournament, but you never know how the committee will rank mid-majors.... 

The Ohio Valley Conference is going to send a team to the dance that has never made the NCAA Tournament before. After the Jacksonville State Gamecocks and UT-Martin Skyhawks both emerged victorious on Friday night, we were guaranteed to see a team reach the tournament for the first time ever and now these teams square off to see who it will be. UT-Martin will likely be the favorite, but Jacksonville State knocked off the No. 1 overall seed Belmont and will be a tough match.... 

Chris Clemons has put the Campbell Fighting Camels on his back and is trying to take them to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1992. The 5’9 guard has torched two higher ranked teams in the first three rounds of the Big South Tournament and is now looking to show his stuff against the host team. The Winthrop Eagles have shined throughout the season, but did lose a few nail biters in conference and have to watch out with how Clemons is playing.... 

The Minnesota Golden Gophers erased any doubt that they would finally make the NCAA Tournament in Richard Pitino’s fourth year. Minnesota has been on a tear since the beginning of February, winning eight in a row, solidifying its place in March. To close out its regular season, it will face a team that is no stranger to March, the Wisconsin Badgers. The Badgers aren’t as strong as they have been in recent seasons, but this team is seasoned and always a threat to make some noise in the postseason.... 

Dunk City is looking to make another magical run through the NCAA Tournament. The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles were the No. 1 seed in the Atlantic Sun conference tournament and have looked the part thus far, with double digit wins against Kennesaw State and Stetson. Their opponent for the conference’s automatic bid is a bit of a surprise as the North Florida Ospreys knocked off the Lipscomb Bison in an upset on Thursday night. FGCU will be a big favorite, but can UNF pull off the upset and go dancing for just the second time ever?... 

Playing against a ranked foe seems to get the juices of the Duke Blue Devils flowing and they’ll get another chance to topple a top squad when they visit the No. 5 North Carolina Tar Heels. The Dookies have won four straight over top-20 competition, including a home win over the then No. 8 Tar Heels in Durham. It’ll be a much different challenge trying to knock off their Tobacco Road rival on the road, but at least Coach K will have his club ready.... 

The Northwestern Wildcats are the Cinderella story of the college basketball season and we haven’t even reached the NCAA Tournament. In less than two seconds, decades of basketball frustration were wiped away and Wildcats all but assured themselves a first-ever trip to the Big Dance with an invigorating win over Michigan on Wednesday. Of course nothing is guaranteed, but a win over the Purdue Boilermakers on Sunday would secure an at-large bid.... 

Can the Connecticut Huskies once again shock the world by going on a run to make the NCAA Tournament? No one would be surprised by something like that happening at this point. The Huskies under Kevin Ollie have been able to go above and beyond at the end of the season but may face their toughest uphill challenge yet. UConn first must face one of the best teams in the country to close the season, the Cincinnati Bearcats, and then needs to run the table in an AAC that is stronger than usual this season.... 

The Purdue Boilermakers are one win away from claiming an outright Big Ten regular season championship. Purdue has been solid against Big Ten opponents this season with a 13-4 mark and a 9-6-2 ATS record. They will be facing a team that is about to punch its first ever ticket to the dance, the Northwestern Wildcats. Mike Wilbon’s hopes have finally been fulfilled as Northwestern has scrapped together enough wins to leave no doubt that it will be in the tournament and Evanston is ready to show this team plenty of support on Sunday.... 

Bill Self and his Kansas Jayhawks are looking for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and barring a season-ending loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys and an early exit in the Big 12 Tournament, will certainly get it. Kansas is 27-3 and has looked like one of the best teams in the country all season long, while Oklahoma State has really turned it on in the past month. Okie State definitely has a resume strong enough for a bid to the dance, but can improve its seed with a win in Stillwater.... 

Arizona has long been the dominant basketball team in the state and that isn’t any different here, as it should be a hefty favorite despite playing on the road. This is a litmus test for the Sun Devils, who have won four of their past seven in the Pac-12 and gave Oregon a scare on the road a few weeks ago.It is silly to pick against the Wildcats in this one but Arizona State has improved enough recently to consider it a plucky underdog choice against the spread.... 

One month ago it seemed inconceivable that the Notre Dame Fighting Irish would be playing for a share of the ACC regular season title. But here we are, on the final weekend, and with a win over the Louisville Cardinals combined with a North Carolina loss, the Irish would share the title with the Tar Heels. One month ago Notre Dame was a middle-of-the-pack team in the rugged conference, but with six straight wins, they might be playing the best basketball of anyone when it matters most.... 

You can throw the records and stats out the window when these two collide, because that’s exactly what it is, a collision. One of the nastier rivalries in the ACC will take place on the final day of the regular season when the Miami Hurricanes look to avenge an earlier defeat to their in-state rival Florida State Seminoles. Both teams still have a shot at the double-bye in the conference tournament, so there’s something to play for besides bragging rights.... 

On paper this shouldn’t be much of a game. And if the first meeting between the teams is any indication, it won’t be. The Texas AM Aggies aren’t going to the big dance, they aren’t even on the bubble and they likely won’t be invited to any postseason tournament that doesn’t begin with an N. Still, that doesn’t mean they won’t be pumped to play this game and a win over the SEC leading Kentucky Wildcats would certainly make their season.... 

With a win over their arch-rival Oregon State Beavers on Saturday, the Oregon Ducks can clinch the PAC-12 regular season title and set themselves up for a potential No. 1 seed in March Madness. It’s been a tale of haves and have-nots in Oregon, with the Ducks atop the conference and looking like a national title contender, while the Beavers have been one of the worst teams in the country this season. An Oregon State win would be huge for a number of reasons, but is extremely unlikely....