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| at Georgia Tech, 12h (ACCN) – For Orange, a victory would be their first victory in Quad 1 of the season, although they have a victory at home over the Hokies. The 0-fer against the first group and a sweep from Pitt is what Syracuse needs to start making up for. The Orangemen have a good schedule to do a productive late race. |
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| vs. Syracuse – 12h (ACCN) – Georgia Tech has won three consecutive wins, most recently at Virginia Tech, to reach the bottom spot in my current bracket. Needless to say, this is not a safe place to be. This is the first of consecutive games with other bubblers, while the Yellow Jackets hope to continue moving forward. |
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| in the state of San Diego, 4pm (CBS Sports Network) – Boise State now needs the victory more than the opponent. A loss to the Broncos would leave them for two games in the Mountain West standings and for two games below 0.500 against Q1-2. This may not keep them out of the category, but it would probably put them third in the MWC hierarchy. |
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| vs. San Diego State, 4pm (CBS Sports Network) – The first game in this series was won by the Aztecs in overtime on Thursday night. A sweep of the Broncos would be a big step towards security in the key. |
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| vs. Michigan, 12h (Fox) – When you are as desperate for a victory of any kind as Indiana, the last thing you want to see on your agenda is Michigan. Obviously, it would be a huge victory for the Hoosiers’ tournament hopes, which are rapidly fading. It is getting harder and harder to find reasons for optimism for Indiana. |
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| at Davidson, 14h (ESPNU) – VCU is trying to re-tie at the top of the A-10 classification at Davidson this afternoon. The Rams have received good news, as they expect their top scorer, Bones Hyland, to be back for this game. A win moves VCU to 9-0 vs Q2, but they still don’t have a win in Q1. |
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| in Arkansas, 14h (ESPN2) – Whenever I think LSU knows this, they do something like losing to Georgia, which is what the Tigers did on Tuesday. This is a great chance to get out of the bubble forever. There is no hotter team at the SEC than the Razorbacks. |
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| vs. Marquette, 14:30 (Fox) – The Huskies have done very well since Jerome Bouknight’s return to the team. This is an important part of UConn’s programming. The Huskies have three games left against teams that are not in the table and need to win all of them. Marquette proved to be dangerous. Don’t just take my word for it. Ask Creighton, Wisconsin and North Carolina. |
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| at Vanderbilt, 15:30 (SECN) – Mississippi has nothing else on the regular season schedule that can help them advance to the bracket, so they just need to keep winning to get a chance at the SEC tournament. This is the first of two games remaining with Vandy. |
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| vs. California, 4 pm (PACN) – The Ducks already have two bad losses, which is a big reason why they are still in the bubble. That and the lack of victories over quality opponents in the tournament, but this game aims to avoid a third bad defeat of the season. |
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| vs. Air Force, 16h – The Rams have a reasonably clean, if not spectacular, tournament curriculum. They shared the three series with the other candidates in the league, but lost to St. Mary’s outside the league. The loss would be a real monstrosity in his profile. |
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| vs. Florida State, 4pm (ESPN) – Tar Heels can fill a gap in the tournament curriculum. His best win of the season so far was the destruction of Louisville’s 45 points. They didn’t beat a team of that caliber. That would take some of the pain out of Marquette’s defeat on Wednesday. |
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| vs. Creighton, 5 pm (Fox) – Xavier had a good start to the season, which included a 22 point win over Oklahoma. That victory is all that is keeping the musketeers afloat now. They didn’t get off the COVID break well and lost three of their last four. They need a good showing against a Creighton team that sometimes played against the competition. |
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| vs. Louisville, 18h (ESPN) – Duke is doing well, winning four in a row, including a victory over Virginia. That put Blue Devils at 11-8, but the tournament’s curriculum is still very vague, with mediocre to bad losses scoring and all of their best wins coming from home. Here is the chance for another beautiful victory at home. |
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| vs. Southern Illinois, 18h (ESPN2) – SIU gave the Ramblers some problems early on Friday, but Loyola ended up with a comfortable win. This game ends Loyola’s regular season and a win guarantees at least a draw for the regular season title. |
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| vs. Oregon State, 6:30 pm (PACN) – Stanford lost two consecutive matches, including one in Washington State, dropping to 14-10 overall and only 5-10 against the top two quadrants. A victory against the Beavers will not improve that mark, but a defeat could be the last straw in Stanford’s hopes in general. |
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| at Bradley, 6 pm (ESPN) – The Bulldogs won a 9 point win over Braves on Friday night and are now ready to win the MVC regular season championship. If Drake wins, it’s no worse than a tie for the title and it will be Arch Madness’s No. 1 seed. |
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| in Nebraska, 19h (BTN) – For a long time, the biggest problem with the resumption of the Minnesota tournament was the lack of an away win. So Gabe Kalscheur got hurt and the Squirrels dug a hole. They lost four in a row, most recently at home to Northwestern. They need victory not only because they don’t have a victory on the road, but because a defeat can mean that they are lost. |
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| vs. UCLA, 22h (ESPN2) – Colorado won a major victory over the USC on Thursday to complete a season sweep of the Trojans. The Buffaloes now have a chance to defeat the conference leader for the second game in a row. This time, they are trying to avenge a defeat at the beginning of the season. |
