NEWS, NOTES AND LINKS
Folks, we’ve got Championship Week covered!!
-For our latest Championship Week Video Notebook, where we review all of last night’s conference tournament action and preview tonight’s action, along with today’s viewing guide – CLICK HERE
-For our updated NCAA Tournament Survival Board, which is the most reliable and valued resource of the NCAA Selection Committee – CLICK HERE
-For all the Conference Tournament information you need – CLICK HERE
-For Chad Sherwood’s UTR Game of the Day – CLICK HERE
-We will be recording our Bracket Rundown Video Podcast tonight, and we will have a full roster. Chad will be joined by David, Warren, John and Joby, who have submitted their seed lists in advance. We don’t know what the final tally of those seed list rankings will be, but we will find out tonight when the bracket is built.
TONIGHT’S HIGHLIGHTED GAMES
-TEMPLE AT EAST CAROLINA (American). Temple is right on the bubble and can’t afford a loss to a weak East Carolina team, even if it is a road loss.
-WISCONSIN AT MINNESOTA (Big Ten). The one thing Wisky is lacking in terms of being a #1 seed is a road win against a protected seed caliber team, and tonight isn’t going to change that. Minney is outside the bubble and although winning this game would be a huge step in the right direction, they’d still have work to do after this.
-ARKANSAS AT SOUTH CAROLINA (SEC). Arkansas can still end up as a protected seed if they finish strong and pick up some big netural floor wins in the SEC Tournament.
-MEMPHIS AT UCONN (American). If UConn wins out to the championship game of the AAC, they’ll have a chance, and even then it is just a chance.
-VCU AT DAVIDSON (Atlantic Ten). This is a hugely important game between a VCU that appears to be safely in, but who’s program needs stabilizing, and a Davidson team that’s right on the bubble and needs a quality win. Expect a fun and energetic atmosphere.
-CALIFORNIA AT ARIZONA (Pac Twelve). Zona is at least a solid #2 seed and still has a chance to get up to the #1 line, but I think it’s a very small chance. Even if they win out their profile probably still won’t be strong enough.
-STANFORD AT ARIZONA STATE (Pac Twelve). Stanford is outside the bubble, and although they’ll have chances to play their way back in, I question whether or not they’re good enough. That’s not why we’re highlighting this, though. We’re highlighting it because of the Curtain of Distraction!!! The best thing in the history of sports fandom will once again be on display tonight!!
-UTAH AT WASHINGTON STATE (Pac Twelve). Despite not winning at Arizona and not having a whole lot in the way of big wins, Utah is still high in the rankings and still has a very good chance of ending up as a protected seed, especially if they finish strong.