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Bubble games
Atlantic 10 final:
No. 5 Saint Joseph's vs. No. 2 Temple (6 p.m.)
The Hawks are most likely in after beating Xavier, will the Owls make it 3 teams from the A-10?
Big 10 semis
No. 10 Illinois vs. No. 6 Minnesota (4:05 p.m.)
Both teams (left for dead) are two wins away from the dance.
Conference USA final:
No. 1 Memphis vs. No. 7 Tulsa (11:30 a.m.)
Just keeping an eye on a potential stunner that would cause more anxiety to bubble teams by forcing Memphis to use one of the valuable at-large bids.
MAC final:
No. 3 Akron vs. No. 1 Kent State (7 p.m.)
It would less stunning than a Memphis loss, clearly, but it would be the same result for bubble squads if Akron wins.
Mountain West final:
No. 1 BYU vs. No. 2 UNLV (7 p.m.)
They both should go, one will leave no doubt
SEC quarters:
Georgia vs. Kentucky (NOON)
Kentucky is already in, this would put them in "lock" mode.

Seed games
ACC semis:
No. 1 UNC vs. No. 4 Va Tech (1:30 p.m.)
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 3 Clemson (4 p.m.)
Big 12 semis:
No. 1 Texas vs. No. 4 OU (2 p.m.)
No. 2 Kansas vs. No. 6 Texas A&M (4:20 p.m.)
Big East final:
No. 1 Georgetown vs. No. 7 Pitt (9 p.m.)
Big Ten semis:
No. 1 Wisconsin vs. No. 4 Michigan State (1:40 p.m.)
Pac-10 final:
No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 2 Stanford (6:15 p.m.)

Notes:

-- Good luck to the Hartford Hawks who look for their first NCAA bid this afternoon against Maryland-Baltimore County in Maryland. The clubs split one-point decisions during the regular season.

-- Great stuff from ESPN's Pat Forde: "Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany came to Ohio State's aid, telling an AP writer that the Buckeyes had played all of the league's top four teams twice and had nine wins against the RPI top 50. That would be impressive, if only it were accurate. Ohio State only played Wisconsin once and is, in fact, 2-10 against the RPI top 50. And it wasn't until last week's home sweep of Purdue and Michigan State that the Buckeyes even got those two wins."

-- Providence College fired Timmy Welsh after 10 years, his replacement will fall into a nice situation with everyone back, but you can see why the move was made -- only two trips to the NCAA and no wins and a 1-9 mark in BE tourney contests. Good guy though, he will be back somewhere at the mid major level. Friars
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24 HOURS until the selections are released on CBS,
here is my last crack:
#1 -- UNC, Memphis, UCLA, Kansas
#2 -- Georgetown, Duke, Texas, Tennessee
#3 -- Louisville, Wisconsin, Stanford, Xavier
#4 -- Butler, Uconn, Purdue, Vandy
#5 -- Drake, Indiana, Notre Dame, Pitt
#6 -- Miss State, Clemson, Washington St, Mich State
#7 -- BYU, Gonzaga, Marquette, UNLV
#8 -- West Virginia, Kansas State, USC, Oklahoma
#9 -- Baylor, Arkansas, St Mary's, Miami
#10 -- South Alabama, Villanova, Kentucky, Texas A&M
#11 -- Oregon, St Joe's, Arizona St, Western Kentucky
#12 -- Virginia Tech, George Mason, San Diego, Temple
#13 -- Kent State, American, Davidson, Santa Barbara
#14 -- Winthrop, Cornell, Boise State, Oral Roberts
#15 -- Stephen F Austin, Mt St Mary's, Siena, UMBC
#16 -- Morgan State, Belmont, Portland State, Alabama State/Austin Peay

SWAC -- Alabama State
MEAC -- Morgan State
Ohio Valley -- Austin Peay
Atlantic Sun -- Belmont
America East -- UMBC
Big South -- Winthrop
Big Sky -- Portland State
IVY -- Cornell
Northeast -- Mount St Mary's
Summit -- Oral Roberts
Southland -- Stephen F Austin
Big West -- Santa Barbara
Western Athletic -- Boise State
MAAC -- Siena
Patriot -- American
Southern -- Davidson
Colonial -- George Mason
MAC -- Kent State
Horizon -- Butler
C-USA -- Memphis
Missouri Valley -- Drake
A-10 (3) -- Xavier, St Joe's, Temple
Sun Belt (2)-- South Alabama, Western Kentucky
Mountain West (2) -- BYU, UNLV
West Coast (3) -- Gonzaga, St Mary's, San Diego
Big 10 (4) -- Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan State, Purdue
SEC (5) -- Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi State
Big East (8) -- Georgetown, Connecticut, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Marquette, West Virginia, Villanova
Big 12 (6) -- Kansas, Kansas State, Texas, Oklahoma, Baylor, Texas A&M
Pac 10 (6) -- UCLA, Stanford, Washington State, USC, Arizona St, Oregon
ACC (5) -- North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Miami, Virginia Tech