College Basketball Washington Huskies

Did you know that in the last 11 years the winner of the NCAA Tournament has come from the Atlantic Coast Conference 5 times? I’ll bet you also didn’t know that the ACC has the best winning percentage the last two years in the NCAA Tournament

This Saturday the highest combination of seeds ever to meet in a Final Four game will take place when the No.11 VCU Rams, winners of the Southwest Region take on the No.8 seed Butler Bulldogs

The NCAA men’s basketball regular season is winding down as teams look to add a few more wins to improve their position for their individual conference tournaments as well as the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament which starts on March 15. The primary goal for a number of teams between now and then is to first and foremost secure an invitation to the dance

The Big East champions face off against the Pac 10 champions in the Sweet 16. Amazingly, that is the difference between a 2 seed and an 11 seed, which happens when two teams have distinctly different paths to the NCAA Tournament

The Big East’s fifth best team faces off against the Pac 10’s second best team, further demonstrating how down the Pac 10 was this year. Marquette is just a two point favorite despite being seeded five lines higher than its opponent.

Conference tournaments are a great time to make some money by betting on the outcome of March Madness. It can be a profitable week and a half as some teams are fighting for their lives on the bubble, other teams are trying to stay atop a one bid conference, and others are vying for an opportunity to cut down the nets before Selection Sunday.

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