College basketball rankings: A busy Saturday will settle conference races and impact the Top 25 And 1
The final Saturday of this regular season should be terrific.
Here’s why:
- Tennessee can win at least a share of a second straight SEC title with a win at Auburn. Meantime, LSU, sans Will Wade, can win at least a share of the SEC title with a win over Vanderbilt.
- Villanova can win the outright Big East title for the fifth time in a six-year span with a win at Seton Hall.
- Texas Tech and Kansas State can ensure they get at least a share of the Big 12 title with wins over Iowa State and Oklahoma, respectively.
- Purdue can win at least a share of the Big Ten title with a win at Northwestern — then watch Michigan and Michigan State play for the other share.
- Virginia can win the outright ACC title for the fourth time in a six-year span if it beats Louisville and Duke beats North Carolina. Meantime, UNC can win at least a share of the ACC title for the third time in a four-year span with a win over the Blue Devils.
- Nevada can win at least a share of a third consecutive Mountain West title with a win over San Diego State.
- And Ja Morant’s Murray State Racers will play Dylan Windler’s Belmont Bruins in the championship game of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Lots going on.
So, yeah, Saturday should impact the CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings in various ways — especially considering three of the top seven teams (Duke, Tennessee and Michigan) are playing on the road against ranked opponents. The only thing guaranteed is that Gonzaga will remain No. 1 Sunday because the Zags don’t play again till Monday. They’re No. 1 in the Top 25 And 1 for the 20th straight morning.
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