With Northwestern sitting squarely on the NCAA tournament bubble, it's time for a new daily feature, in which I take a look at every game relevant to Northwestern's NCAA chances and tell you whom you should be rooting for.
Again, this could all be irrelevant as of about 7:30 tonight.
Lots of games and I'm really busy today so not much in the way of explanations, sorry.
East Carolina Pirates vs. Southern Miss. Golden Eagles (-6), Noon central, CBS College
Team to root for: ECU
Conference USA tournament quarterfinals.
Boston College Eagles vs. N.C. State Wolfpack (-12.5), 1 central, ESPNU
Team to root for: Boston College
ACC tournament first round
Oregon St. Beavers vs. Washington Huskies (-4), 2 central, FSN
Team to root for: Oregon State
Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals.
South Carolina Gamecocks vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (-9), 2:30 central, ESPN3
Team to root for: South Carolina
SEC tournament first round
UCLA Bruins vs. Arizona Wildcats, 4:30 central, FSN
Team to root for: UCLA
Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals.
TCU Horned Frogs vs. Colorado St. Rams, 4:30 central, The Mountain
Team to root for: TCU
Mountain West tournament quarterfinals
Auburn Tigers vs. Mississippi Rebels (-4), 6 central, ESPN3
Team to root for: Auburn
SEC tournament first round. Apparently Ole Miss has snuck into the discussion, I have no idea how or when it happened, but there you have it.
Stanford Cardinal vs. California Golden Bears, 8 central, FSN
Team to root for: Stanford
Pac-12 quarterfinals.
UC Davis Aggies vs. a city they call Long Beach St. 49ers (-19.5), 8 central, no TV
Team to root for: Long Beach St.
Big West tournament quarterfinals. I'm not sure if Long Beach State has a strong enough resume to get an at-large bid despite another loss, but it's close enough to warrant drudge siren red alert status.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Miami Hurricanes (-6), 8 central, ESPNU
Team to root for: Georgia Tech
ACC tournament first round
Texas Longhorns vs. Iowa St. Cyclones (-1.5), 8:30 central, ESPN3
Team to root for: Iowa State
Big 12 tournament quarterfinals.
Georgia Bulldogs vs. Mississippi St. Bulldogs (-5), 9 central, ESPN3
Team to root for: Georgia
SEC tournament first round.
Colorado Buffaloes vs. Oregon Ducks, 10:30 central, FSN
Team to root for: Colorado
Pac-12 quarterfinals.