Here's where it gets really fun. A whopping FIFTY-THREE tourney games on the docket today. No time to waste words...let's get to the games!
Big 12 Quarterfinals (in Oklahoma City)
1 Kansas v. 9 Baylor (11:30am on ESPN2, ATDHE.net)
4 Kansas State v. 5 Texas (2:00pm on ESPN+)
2 Oklahoma v. 7 Oklahoma State (6:00pm on ESPN+)
3 Missouri v. 11 Texas Tech (8:30 on ESPN2, ATDHE.net)
Big East Quarterfinals (at MSG)
1 Louisville v. 8 Providence (11:00am on ESPN, ATDHE.net)
4 Villanova v. 5 Marquette (1:30pm on ESPN, ATDHE.net)
2 Pittsburgh v. 7 West Virginia (6:00pm on ESPN, ATDHE.net)
3 UConn v. 6 Syracuse (8:30pm on ESPN, ATDHE.net)
Funny that, after all the talk about the Big East letting in all 16 teams...we have chalk in the final 8.
Pac-10 Quarterfinals (in LA)
4 Arizona State v. 5 Arizona (2:00pm on FSN, ATDHE.net)
1 Washington v. 9 Stanford (4:30pm on FSN, ATDHE.net)
3 California v. 6 USC (8:00pm on FSN, ATDHE.net)
2 UCLA v. 7 Washington State (10:30pm on FSN, ATDHE.net)
Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals (in Atlantic City)
1 Xavier v. 9 St. Louis (11:00am)
4 Temple v. 5 St. Joseph's (1:30pm)
2 Rhode Island v. 7 Duquesne (5:30pm)
3 Dayton v. 6 Richmond (8:00pm)
Big West Quarterfinals (in Anaheim)
3 Pacific v. 8 UC-Davis (8:00pm)
4 UC-Santa Barbara v. 7 CS-Fullerton (10:30pm)
Conference USA Quarterfinals (in Memphis)
2 Tulsa v. 10 Rice (12:00pm)
3 UAB v. 11 Southern Miss (2:30pm)
1 Memphis v. 8 Tulane (6:00pm)
4 UTEP v. 5 Houston (8:30pm)
MAC Quarterfinals (in Cleveland)
2 Ball State v. 7 Central Michigan (11:00am)
3 Buffalo v. 6 Kent State (1:30pm)
1 Bowling Green v. 9 Ohio (6:00pm)
4 Miami-OH v. 5 Akron (8:30pm)
MEAC Quarterfinals (in Raleigh)
3 Norfolk State v. 6 Bethune Cookman (5:00pm)
4 North Carolina A&T v. 5 Coppin State (7:00pm)
Mountain West Quarterfinals (in Vegas Baby Vegas)
1 BYU v. 9 Air Force (2:00pm)
4 San Diego State v. 5 UNLV (4:30pm)
2 Utah v. 7 TCU (8:00pm)
3 New Mexico v. 6 Wyoming (10:30pm)
Southland Quarterfinals (in Katy, TX)
2 Nicholls State v. 7 Texas State (12:00pm)
3 Sam Houston v. 6 UT-San Antonio (2:30pm)
1 Stephen F. Austin v. 8 SE Louisiana (6:00pm)
4 Texas A&M-CC v. 5 UT-Arlington (8:30pm)
SWAC Quarterfinals (in Birmingham)
3 Prairie View A&M v. 6 Mississippi Valley State (2:30pm)
4 UA-Pine Bluff v. 5 Southern U. (8:00pm)
WAC Quarterfinals (in Reno)
4 Boise State v. 5 New Mexico State (2:00pm)
1 Utah State v. 9 Fresno State (4:30pm)
2 Nevada v. 7 San Jose State (8:00pm)
3 Idaho v. 6 Louisiana Tech (10:30pm)
ACC Round One (in Atlanta)
8 Virginia Tech v. 9 Miami-FL (11:00am on ESPN360)
5 Clemson v. 12 Georgia Tech (2:00pm on ESPN360)
7 Maryland v. 10 N.C. State (6:00pm on ESPN2, ATDHE.net)
6 Boston College v. 11 Virginia (8:00pm on ESPN360)
Big Ten Round One (in Indianapolis)
8 Minnesota v. 9 Northwestern (11:00am)
7 Michigan v. 10 Iowa (1:30pm on ESPN2, ATDHE.net)
6 Penn State v. 11 Indiana (4:00pm on ESPN2, ATDHE.net)
SEC Round One (in Tampa)
E4 Kentucky v. W5 Ole Miss (12:00pm on ESPN360, ATDHE.net)
W3 Mississippi State v. E6 Georgia (2:15pm on ESPN360, ATDHE.net)
W4 Alabama v. E5 Vanderbilt (6:30pm on ESPN360, ATDHE.net)
E3 Florida v. W6 Arkansas (8:45pm on ESPN360, ATDHE.net)
Games of the Day
Providence v. Louisville (11:00am)
Rarely is it this stark and simple, but if Providence wins, they're probably in The Dance. If they lose, they're probably out. Biggest (non-Mizzou) game of the day.
Minnesota v. Northwestern (11:00am)
Another early game with tourney implications. The winner of this game isn't necessarily in the tourney (though Minnesota's looking pretty good), but the loser definitely isn't.
Kansas State v. Texas (2:00pm)
If K-State has a prayer of making The Dance, they have to win this game. Their stock has taken a near-fatal hit in recent weeks, but beware a desperate, streaky team.
Maryland v. N.C. State (6:00pm)
I still don't think Maryland's in if they win this game, but they're out if they lose.
UCLA v. Wazzu (10:30pm)
There aren't necessarily tourney implications here, but this is a rematch of a fun, wide-open game from a couple weeks ago, and if Wazzu wins, they've got as good a chance as any in this wide-open tourney.