February is the calendar’s shortest month, which is good news if you are impatiently waiting for the postseason, but not the most welcome news when March serves as the deadline for your season’s fate. As January is put to bed by the middle of this week, so begins a crucial month where the college basketball season heads into the home stretch. With that in mind, let us begin this week by looking at a dozen teams for which February may prove particularly crucial, ranging from those fine-tuning themselves into contenders come tourney time to those hoping to build the resume needed to even make it there.
For These 12 Teams, February's Results Are Crucial to NCAA Tournament Outlook
