No matter how hard you prepare or stock the cabinet, injuries will always play a role in sports. Well, injuries and referees.
As we head into conference tourney season, several Big Dance-caliber teams are floundering because of injuries to key players. In some cases, it's a major nosedive caused by the loss of a bona fide star. In others, it's a more subtle impact.
Here are the teams that most need to get healthy as March looms.
For the record, this does not include teams that have lost players for the season. It will focus on squads that still have a chance to regain full strength, or close to it, by Selection Sunday.