I am not sure how conscious I will be in the morning, so might as well get the viewing guide done over the last 4 minutes of the Utah State game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To be fair, almost everything is a big game on Friday. SEC and Big 10 are still in their quarterfinals, but the other major conferences are to their semi-finals, so all the games should be pretty good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The top 4 teams in the ACC will battle on Friday – UNC will try to take advantage of Flagg’s injury as they take on their rivals #1 Duke at 7 pm. Then, #10 Clemson will play #13 Louisville in the 9:30 pm semi-final with a chance to improve their seeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Big East also has their top 4 teams battling as #25 Marquette will try to upset regular season champion #6 St. John’s at 6:30 pm. Then at 9 pm, defending national champions Connecticut will play Creighton – should be a great night of basketball at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The seeds held form in the Big 12 as well. #2 Houston will defend their regular season championship against #17 BYU at 7 pm, followed by #9 Texas Tech taking on Arizona. The games should be great, even if it is being played on the ridiculous court they created in Kansas City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Big 10 tournament should be some great matchups. #7 Michigan State kicks things off in Indianapolis at Noon against #23 Oregon. Then, #18 Wisconsin will play UCLA (the only non-ranked team left). And then in the evening games, we will have #11 Maryland against #24 Illinois and #20 Purdue vs. #22 Michigan. I have to say, it is pretty amazing that in these four power conferences, how the top teams keep advancing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The SEC tournament will continue to be wild as their top 4 seeds will enter the chaos. Their lineup is #3 Auburn vs Ole Miss, #8 Tennessee vs Texas, #4 Florida vs #21 Missouri, and #5 Alabama vs #15 Kentucky – if these games are anywhere close to as good as the ones today, it should be an incredible day of basketball in Nashville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The mid-majors also have some key games. VCU kicks off their Atlantic 10 tournament in a tough quarterfinal against St. Bonaventure at 11:30 am. #16 Memphis also has a somewhat difficult opener in the American quarterfinals against Wichita State. UC San Diego plays in the Big West semi-finals vs. Santa Barbara. And then of course, there is the Mountain West. They don’t start until 9:30 pm, but they have two great games in Las Vegas as New Mexico plays Boise State, and Utah State plays Colorado State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So – as I said – you can’t miss no matter what conference tournament you decide to watch. All the games should be awesome! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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