Preview Roundups
March 14, 2024
Minnesota at Michigan St. 12:00 PM ET
Michigan State has made the NCAA Tournament 25 consecutive times in which it has been played. It's not a sure thing the Spartans will extend that streak after they lost four of their last five regular-season games.
Florida State at North Carolina 12:00 PM ET
It already has been a noteworthy season for No. 4 North Carolina.
Xavier at Connecticut 12:00 PM ET
UConn dominated the Big East like never before, and now the defending national champions are setting their sights on winning the conference tournament.
Brigham Young at Texas Tech 12:30 PM ET
Texas Tech finished the regular season with a flourish to gain a double bye at the Big 12 Conference tournament and will need to rely on that momentum to hang around at the postseason party in the toughest league in the land.
Mississippi State at Louisiana State 1:00 PM ET
Mississippi State's NCAA Tournament hopes are weakening down the stretch, while LSU suddenly has a long-shot hope of playing its way into the tournament.
St. John's at Seton Hall 2:30 PM ET
On Feb. 18, St. John's squandered a 19-point lead against visiting Seton Hall and lost for the eighth time in 10 games -- prompting coach Rick Pitino to publicly criticize many of his players and call his first year on the job the "most unenjoyable experience of (his) lifetime."
Wake Forest at Pittsburgh 2:30 PM ET
Pitt sits in its best position entering an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in terms of its seed, but more work needs to be done.
Maryland at Wisconsin 2:30 PM ET
If there were two teams that were happy to see the regular season end and get a fresh start with the arrival of the postseason, they were Maryland and Wisconsin.
Fresno St. at Utah St. 3:00 PM ET
Don't expect Utah State to sneak up on anyone this week.
Southern California at Arizona 3:00 PM ET
Sixth-ranked Arizona enters the Pac-12 tournament as the No. 1 seed and possesses plenty of motivation as it heads into a quick rematch against ninth-seeded Southern California on Thursday in the quarterfinals.
Texas Christian at Houston 3:00 PM ET
Top-ranked Houston looks to continue its late-season hot streak and cement its spot atop the pack for the NCAA Tournament when it squares off against TCU on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo.
Arkansas at South Carolina 3:30 PM ET
No. 15-ranked South Carolina will begin its postseason slate when it tips off against Arkansas on Thursday afternoon in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville.
UCLA at Oregon 5:30 PM ET
Fourth-seeded Oregon and No. 5 seed UCLA will meet in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Conference tournament Thursday after the Bruins won their first-round game against Oregon State 67-57 on Wednesday.
Ohio St. at Iowa 6:30 PM ET
There is so much more on the line than just advancing to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament when Iowa plays Ohio State on Thursday in Minneapolis.
Mississippi at Texas A&M 7:00 PM ET
No. 7 seed Texas A&M and No. 10 seed Ole Miss need a deep run in the Southeastern Conference tournament if they hold any March Madness aspirations.
Providence at Creighton 7:00 PM ET
Eighth-ranked Creighton is ready to make its entrance at Madison Square Garden after a Big East tournament opening-round bye.
NC State at Duke 7:00 PM ET
Duke has had several days to stew over a loss to fierce rival North Carolina.
Kansas State at Iowa State 7:00 PM ET
Kansas State knows it has to keep winning to keep alive its chances for an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament.
Duquesne at Dayton 7:30 PM ET
Despite being one of the dominant teams in the Atlantic-10 Conference's recent history, success in the yearly conference tournament has eluded Dayton.
Colorado St. at Nevada 9:00 PM ET
Nevada rolls into the Mountain West tournament quarterfinals Thursday riding a seven-game winning streak and will face a Colorado State team that it defeated twice in the regular season.
Penn St. at Indiana 9:00 PM ET
No. 6 seed Indiana will go for its fifth win in a row when it tips off against No. 11 seed Penn State on Thursday night in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Minneapolis.
Stanford at Washington St. 9:00 PM ET
No. 22-ranked Washington State will look to take down Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament on Thursday night in a bid to continue its "surreal" season.
Boston College at Virginia 9:30 PM ET
ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi thinks Virginia is one win away from securing a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
Georgia at Florida 9:30 PM ET
Florida stumbled down the stretch of the regular season and will look for a turnaround when it faces Georgia on Thursday night in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament at Nashville.
Cincinnati at Baylor 9:30 PM ET
No. 14-ranked Baylor will attempt to improve its NCAA Tournament seeding on Thursday night when it battles upstart Cincinnati in the final quarterfinal game in the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo.
Villanova at Marquette 9:30 PM ET
No. 10 Marquette won't have Tyler Kolek when it faces Villanova in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament on Thursday.
Utah at Colorado 11:30 PM ET
Colorado coach Tad Boyle kept it simple assessing the stakes for Thursday night's Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal matchup with Utah in Las Vegas.