2023 cbhsports College Basketball Conference Tournament Preview (3/6-3/12)

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Note: No video previews this year, I am too busy.

ACC (Greensboro)
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The ACC was definitely down this season. North Carolina fell from the top team in the country in the pre-season to off of the NCAA Tournament bracket. Virginia and Miami shared the regular season conference title and they will be challenged in Greensboro by an up and down Clemson team, dangerous Duke, and Pittsburgh, who is having their best season in a long time. A surprise run by North Carolina will likely not happen but the talented Tar Heels could make it happen. Projected Winner: Pittsburgh

Big 12 (Kansas City)
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The Big 12 runs through Kansas again this season. The Jayhawks finished with the best record again in the conference and will look to be ready to win another conference title near home in Kansas City. Kansas led the best conference in the country that will likely also have Texas, Baylor, Kansas State, TCU, and Iowa State as locks for the tournament. Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Texas Tech will look to have good weeks to lock up bids as well. To me, this is a tournament any team can win and there will be ripple effects on the top four seed lines with who wins the conference title. Projected Winner: Baylor

Big East (New York City)
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The winner between top seed Marquette and four seed Connecticut’s potential semifinal match-up will likely become the conference tournament’s winner but two seed Xavier, three seed Creighton, and five seed Providence will look to make some noise. First year Villanova coach Kyle Neptune has the Wildcats poised for a March run with just a few wins next week in Madison Square Garden as well. Projected Winner: Connecticut

Big Ten (Chicago)
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The Big Ten is the most average it has been as a basketball league in a long time. Purdue ran to a 22-1 record to start the season but then began losing games. Tied for second place, Indiana, Northwestern, and Michigan State all have nine conference losses while Illinois, Maryland, Iowa, and Michigan tied for third with nine losses. This conference tournament is wide open and I honestly have no idea who is going to win. Projected Winner: Indiana

Pac-12 (Las Vegas)
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The Pac-12 has been run by UCLA this season as they have four less conference losses than second place Arizona (2 to 6). The Bruins are the easy favorite to win in Las Vegas because of their defense and veteran leadership including point guard Tyger Campbell and wing Jaime Jaquez. Projected Winner: UCLA

SEC (Nashville)
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Kentucky has surged into conference tournament week, winning five of their last six games. With top seed Alabama having to make second half comebacks in their last few games on their way to a regular season championship in the conference, they may not be the favorite in Nashville this week but the they are definitely dangerous. Last year’s finalists Texas A&M and Tennessee had success a lot of success in the event last season but they will be challenged by sleepers such as Auburn, who has played well of late, Mississippi State, and even South Carolina. Projected Winner: Kentucky