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With the 5th biggest snowstorm hitting the Chicago-land area, we decided to take a look at the NCAA Tournament AND the Big Ten Tournament predictions. Keep in mind, that we still have 6 weeks of basketball till the tournament bracket is announced...but it's going to be here before you know it!
First, let's look at the NCAA Tournament:
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Louisville, KY |
Seattle, WA |
Charlotte, NC |
Charlotte, NC |
| #1 Kentucky Wildcats | #1 Arizona Wildcats | #1 Virginia Cavaliers | #1 Wisconsin Badgers |
| #16 St. Francis / E Washington | #16 North Florida | #16 Coastal Carolina / Texas Southern | #16 Colgate Raiders |
| #8 Colorado State Rams | #8 Stanford Cardinals | #8 Texas Longhorns | #8 San Diego State Aztecs |
| #9 Indiana Hoosiers | #9 Louisiana State Tigers | #9 Michigan State Spartans | #9 Georgia Bulldogs |
Seattle, WA |
Columbus, OH |
Louisville, KY |
Jacksonville, FL |
| #5 Baylor Bears | #5 Ohio State Buckeyes | #5 West Virginia Mountaineers | #5 Butler Bulldogs |
| #12 BYU Cougars | #12 Temple Owls/ Buffalo Bulls | #12 Yale Bulldogs | #12 Texas A&M Aggies/ Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| #4 Oklahoma Sooners | #4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish | #4 Wichita State Shockers | #4 VCU Rams |
| #13 S.F. Austin Lumberjacks | #13 Iona Gales | #13 Wisconsin Green-Bay | #13 Murray State Racers |
Columbus, OH |
Jacksonville, FL |
Portland, OR |
Pittsburgh, PA |
| #6 Southern Methodist | #6 Maryland Terrapins | #6 Northern Iowa | #6 Georgetown Hoyas |
| #11 Iowa Hawkeyes | #11 Florida Gators | #11 Davidson Wildcats | #11 Dayton Flyers |
| #3 Iowa State Cyclones | #3 North Carolina Tar Heels | #3 Utah Utes | #3 Louisville Cardinals |
| #14 Wofford Terriers | #14 Georgia State Panthers | #14 UC Irvine Anteaters | #14 William&Mary Tribe |
Omaha, NE |
Portland, OR |
Omaha, NE |
Pittsburgh, PA |
| #7 Cincinnati Bearcats | #7 Arkansas Razorbacks | #7 Xavier Cavaliers | #7 Providence Friars |
| #10 Tulsa Golden Hurricane | #10 Old Dominion | #10 Ole Miss Rebels | #10 Seton Hall Pirates |
| #2 Duke Blue Devils | #2 Gonzaga Bulldogs | #2 Kansas Jayhawks | #2 Villanova Wildcats |
| #15 South Dakota St. | #15 New Mexico St. | #15 NC Central Eagles | #15 Albany Great Danes |
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Bids by conference:
| BIG12, SEC | 7 |
| Big East, B1G | 6 |
| ACC | 5 |
| AAC | 4 |
| PAC12, A10 | 3 |
| Mtn. West, MVC, WCC | 2 |
| CUSA, MAC, OVC, Others | 1 |
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And if the Big Ten Tournament started TODAY...here's what it would look like:
| #9 Illinois Fighting Illini | Winner of #9/#8 Game | |||
| #8 Iowa Hawkeyes | #1 Wisconsin Badgers | |||
| #13 Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
Thursday 3/12 11:00am BTN |
Friday 3/13 11:00amCT ESPN |
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| #12 Penn State Nittany Lions | Winner of #13/#12 Game | Winner of MSU/#13-#12 Game | Winner of Friday Game 1 | |
Wednesday 3/11 3:30pmCT ESPN2 |
#5 Michigan State Spartans | #4 Indiana Hoosiers | Winner of Friday Game 2 | Winner of Semifinal Game 1 |
25 min after Game 1 BTN |
25 min after Game 1 ESPN |
Saturday 3/14 Noon CT CBS |
Winner of Semifinal Game 2 | |
| #14 Northwestern Wildcats | #10 Nebraska Cornhuskers | Winner of #10/#7 Game | Winner of Friday Game 3 |
Selection Sunday 3/15 2:30pmCT CBS |
| #11 Minnesota Golden Gophers | #7 Michigan Wolverines | #2 Maryland Terrapins | Winner of Friday Game 4 | |
Wednesday 3/11 7:00pmCT BTN |
Thursday 3/12 5:30pmCT ESPN2 |
Friday 3/13 5:30pmCT BTN |
25 min after Semifinal Game 1 CBS |
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| Winner of #14/#11 Game | Winner of Purdue/#14-#11 Game | |||
| #6 Purdue Boilermakers | #3 Ohio State Buckeyes | |||
25 min after Game 3 ESPN2 |
25 min after Game 3 BTN |