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UAB the favorite, but C-USA tourney open for upsets

Picking the favorite on paper for this week's Conference USA Tournament is easy.

But projecting the eventual winner with any certainty? That's much more difficult.

"This is such a competitive league," Louisiana Tech coach Eric Konkol told the school's website after the Bulldogs' 96-90 overtime loss at Western Kentucky on Saturday. "In March, anything can happen. You really throw records out, even in the last of regular-season play. Teams are competing and are ready to play. Teams know each other so well."

What C-USA teams know most about each other is to expect the unexpected.

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