Pac-12 Tournament Preview 2021

Quack, Quack versus Fight On. Oregon and USC took home the Pac-12’s top-2 seeds this season - will one secure the auto-bid in Sin City this weekend?

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Big Ten Tournament Preview 2021

Tournament bids, number one seeds, coaching jobs - there’s a ton at stake as the best conference in the country enters its postseason tournament. Who can survive this bloodbath?

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Mountain West Tournament Preview 2021

The top four teams all enter the MWC Tournament with valid at-large hopes, meaning we could have two huge semifinal battles on our hands. Of course, Nevada, UNLV, and Fresno State have Cinderella runs on their minds…

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Southland Tournament Preview 2021

With traditional power Stephen F. Austin serving a postseason ban, the Southland is more open than usual. Abilene Christian is the favorite, but Nicholls, Sam Houston State, and Northwestern State are lurking…

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ACC Tournament Preview 2021

It all comes down to this - can Duke get in the NCAA Tournament?? Ok fine, other storylines abound as well - how safe are UNC and Louisville? How high can FSU and UVA’s seeds get? Will Jim Boeheim complain about being in Greensboro? (Yes)

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Big West Tournament Preview 2021

The revolution is complete. After repeated failures, UC Santa Barbara finally out-dueled UC Irvine for the Big West title belt. The Eaters and Gauchos are on a collision course for a championship game showdown, but they’ll have to avoid a slip up against the eight other landmines in this tricky field.

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Conference USA Tournament Preview 2021

Western Kentucky has never made the NCAA Tournament under Rick Stansbury — could this be the year the Hilltoppers finally break through?

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Summit Tournament Preview 2021

South Dakota State did not exert the dominance that basically everyone expected, leaving this event far more wide open than anticipated as well. South Dakota nearly swept its in-state rivals, and North Dakota State, Oral Roberts, and Kansas City all lurk with strengths of their own…

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Colonial Tournament Preview 2021

In a league largely crushed by COVID pauses, James Madison surprisingly rose to the top of the standings in Mark Byington’s first year at the helm. But traditional powers Northeastern, Charleston, and Hofstra will not go quietly…

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NEC Tournament Preview 2021

This year’s NEC was a parity party, and everyone was invited. Unfortunately, not every team was invited to the postseason tournament. In just a 4-team bracket, Wagner and Bryant look to duke it out for auto-bid rights.

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SoCon Tournament Preview 2021

Isaiah Miller and the relentless Spartan pressure was too much for the SoCon to handle in 2021. Will anyone stand up to the Spartans’ quest for NCAA Tournament glory? Furman? Wofford? Bueller? Bueller?

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Sun Belt Tournament Preview 2021

COVID forced the Sun Belt into two divisions this season, an unfortunate yet necessary situation. Texas State will look to continue its dominance and capture an unexpected auto-bid after the loss of long-time coach Danny Kaspar in the offseason. Georgia State should be considered the favorite, though, boasting the most talent in the league.

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ASUN Tournament Preview 2021

Liberty Liberty Liiiiberty. The insurance company giant’s slogan is a fitting headline for the Flames’ 2021 conference title quest. Liberty looks to parlay their conference clinching win over Bellarmine into another ASUN Tournament run.

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WCC Tournament Preview 2021

Welcome to Gonzaga’s playhouse. The Zags haven’t been a single-digit favorite since calendar year 2020, and that won’t change in Las Vegas. Is there a David capable of taking down the Zag Goliath?

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Missouri Valley Tournament Preview 2021

Some of the juice was squeezed out of Arch Madness with Drake’s injury issues, but could a Tank Hemphill return spark the Bulldogs to the auto-bid? Will behemoth Loyola roll to the title? Or will we see more of the insanity the past few seasons have taught us to expect?

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