Wednesday was the beginning of the big conference tournaments and some bubble teams may have seen their bubbles burst. We’ll look back at some Wednesday action and look ahead to what could be a huge Thursday for tournament purposes.
March 14th Projection
| Columbia (Mar. 22/24) | Columbus (Mar. 22/24) |
| 1. Virginia (ACC) | 1. Kentucky |
| 16. N. Dakota St. (Summit) / F. Dickinson (NEC) | 16. Iona (MAAC) |
| 8. VCU | 8. |