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One of the dangers of conference tournaments at the mid-major level is that the top seed, regardless of the margin by which they won the regular season title, are just 40 minutes away from seeing their dream of going to the NCAA tournament vanish. While there's still a chance as the Field of 68 won't be announced for another six days Iona and Middle Tennessee no longer have control of their own fate, and that has to be a concern for both fan bases along with the players and coaches.

NO. 11 OHIO STATE (24-6, 12-5 Big Ten) AT NO. 5 MICHIGAN STATE (24-6, 13-4 Big Ten)

 

Time: 4 p.m.

 

NO. 11 OHIO STATE (23-6, 11-5 Big Ten) AT NORTHWESTERN (17-11, 7-9 Big Ten)

 

Time: 8:30 p.m.

 

It wasn't pretty but USF found a way to get the job done, beating Cincinnati 46-45 to move to 11-5 in the Big East and 18-11 overall. Freshman point guard Anthony Collins made a pair of free throws with 3.4 seconds remaining to give the Bulls the win, and while it isn't a resume-building win the Bulls did the simplest thing a bubble team can do this time of the year: they won. Collins, who is going to be an outstanding point guard in the Big East as he gains experience, led USF with 14 points and five assists and Toarlyn Fitzpatrick added eight and ten rebounds.

ACC - Duke (#4 Coaches Poll, #3 RPI), UNC (#7, 5)

Big 12 - Missouri (#3, 9), Kansas (#5, 6)

Big Ten - Michigan St (#6, 2), Ohio St (#9, 7)

None - This year, no one deserves it

None - On principal, no league should get two #1 seeds

With games at #13 San Diego State and against #11 UNLV this week, Steve Alford's New Mexico Lobos had a great opportunity to not only take control of the Mountain West but also make a statement nationally. 

Mission accomplished. 

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