Game of the day
#10 Louisville vs #14 Duke – the ACC has a little bit of an advantage here because they have been playing a day early – but if you are a college basketball fan, you have to be excited about watching two teams that will likely be top 4 seeds playing each other just to get to the semi-finals of their conference tourney. All the 4 quarterfinals should be great, but this one has the potential to have the feel of a Sweet 16 / Elite 8 type game.
Other Games of Interest:
- Any ACC game – whether you are looking at Miami / UNC, Florida State / Virginia Tech, or Notre Dame / Virginia or Pitt, you can have a great time just tuning into the ACC tourney and watching all day.
- Illinois vs Michigan – Illinois needs a win badly to recover from their loss to Rutgers. Michigan looks more solid after the way they finished the season.
- Oklahoma State vs Iowa State – should be the best of the Big 12 tourney games on Thursday
- Seton Hall vs Marquette – these teams ended up tied in the Big East standings – so the conference tournament could be the final rank ordering tool
- Utah vs Cal – Cal is looking to win a few games in the Pac 12 tourney to get them off the bubble. Utah doesn’t have the RPI profile, but they are technically the 4 seed in the Pac 12 – so it should be a good game.
- Indiana vs Iowa – big time bubble game. Can the Hoosiers make a huge run to keep their season alive. The Hawkeyes need a good run as well but have been on a tear at the end of the season
- Texas A&M vs Vanderbilt – Vanderbilt can’t afford a loss early in the SEC tournament. They might be able to explain off 15 losses due to having one of the toughest schedules, but it will hurt their cause if that loss doesn’t come to Kentucky or Florida.
- Creighton vs Providence – another version of a tie-breaker in the Big East tournament. Creighton would like to get some better momentum going into the tournament.
If you are following the bubble, Thursday is a make it / break it type of day because so many of the bubble teams are playing against each other. The top contenders typically come on Friday!!!! Enjoy the games!!!!