BCS Conferences Tournament Preview

Now it's time for the preview everyone has been waiting for: the BCS conferences tournament preview. Five of the six BCS conferences have had good seasons with the Pac-10 struggling to get more than one team. Also, bubble teams will be the focus of the first few rounds of each tournament.

ACC (Greensboro, NC)
Seeds: (1) Duke (2) Maryland (3) Florida State (4) Virginia Tech (5) Wake Forest (6) Clemson (7) Georgia Tech (8) Boston College (9) Virginia (10) UNC (11) NC State (12) Miami
2009 Tournament Champion: Duke (Lost in Sweet 16)
Game Schedule:
Thursday: (5) Wake Forest vs. (12) Miami, (6) Clemson vs. (11) NC State, (7) Georgia Tech vs. (10) UNC, (8) Boston College vs. (9) Virginia
Friday: (1) Duke vs. 8/9 winner, (2) Maryland vs. 7/10 winner, (3) Florida State vs. 6/11 winner, (4) Virginia Tech vs. 5/12 winner
Saturday: Semifinals
Sunday: Final
The ACC has two locks in Duke and Maryland, after that the winners of the two other quarterfinals will be in the best position to make the tournament as an at-large if one of those four bubble teams, seeds 3 thru 6, does not win the tournament.

Big 10 (Indianapolis)
Seeds: (1) Ohio State (2) Purdue (3) Michigan State (4) Wisconsin (5) Illinois (6) Minnesota (7) Northwestern (8) Michigan (9) Iowa (10) Indiana (11) Penn State
2009 Tournament Champion: Purdue (Lost in Sweet 16)
Game Schedule:
Thursday: (6) Minnesota vs. (11) Penn State, (7) Northwestern vs. (10) Indiana, (8)Michigan vs. (9) Iowa
Friday: (1) Ohio State vs. 8/9 winner, (2) Purdue vs. 7/10 winner, (3) Michigan State vs. 6/11 winner, (4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Illinois
Saturday: Semifinals
Sunday: Final
The top four teams all locked in the tournament with Illinois needing a win over Wisconsin to get an at-large. The top three seeds are fighting for a chance to become a two seed if they win the Big 10 tournament, the others could see anywhere from a three to five seed.

Big East (New York City)
Seeds: (1) Syracuse (2) Pitt (3) West Virginia (4) Villanova (5) Marquette (6) Louisville (7) Notre Dame (8) Georgetown (9) South Florida (10) Seton Hall (11) Cincinnati (12) UConn (13) St. John's (14) Rutgers (15) Providence (16) DePaul
2009 Tournament Champion: Louisville (Lost in Elite 8)
Game Schedule:
Tuesday: (9) South Florida vs. (16) DePaul, (10) Seton Hall vs. (15) Providence, (11) Cincinnati vs. (14) Rutgers, (12) UConn vs. (13) St. John's
Wednesday: (5) Marquette vs. 12/13 winner, (6)Louisville vs. 11/14 winner, (7) Notre Dame vs. 10/15 winner, (8) Georgetown vs. 9/16 winner
Thursday: (1) Syracuse vs. winner of Georgetown game, (2) Pitt vs. winner of Notre Dame game, (3) West Virginia vs. winner of Louisville game, (4) Villanova vs. winner of Marquette game.
Friday: Semifinals
Saturday: Final
After Louisville's second win this season over Syracuse and Notre Dame's end of the year win streak, the Big East can count at least six locks with Marquette and Georgetown needing a win in their first game to lock in a bid. South Florida has a long shot of making it but with wins over Georgetown and Syracuse, an at-large berth will be waiting.

Big 12 (Kansas City, MO)
Seeds: (1) Kansas (2) Kansas State (3) Baylor (4) Texas A&M (5) Missouri (6) Texas (7) Oklahoma State (8) Colorado (9) Texas Tech (10) Oklahoma (11) Iowa State (12) Nebraska
2009 Tournament Champion: Missouri (Lost in Elite 8)
Game Schedule:
Wednesday: (5) Missouri vs. (12) Nebraska, (6) Texas vs. (11) Iowa State, (7) Oklahoma State vs. (10) Oklahoma, (8) Colorado vs. (9) Texas Tech
Thursday: (1) Kansas vs. 8/9 winner, (2) Kansas State vs. 7/10 winner, (3) Baylor vs 6/11 winner, (4) Texas A&M vs. 5/12 winner
Friday: Semifinals
Saturday: Final
The Big 12 could possibly have two number one seeds if Kansas State wins the tournament. On the bubble watch, Missouri and Texas need to advance to the quarterfinals and win their quarter to be a lock. The Longhorns are in better shape than the Tigers and should get in no matter what.

Pac-10 (Los Angeles)
Seeds: (1) Cal (2) Arizona State (3) Washington (4) Arizona (5) UCLA (6) Oregon State (7) Stanford (8) Oregon (9) Washington State
2009 Tournament Champion: USC (Lost in NCAA 2nd Round)
Game Schedule:
Wednesday: (8) Oregon vs. (9) Washington State
Thursday: (1) Cal vs. 8/9 winner, (2) Arizona State vs. (7) Stanford, (3) Washington vs. (6) Oregon State, (4) Arizona vs. (5) UCLA
Friday: Semifinals
Saturday: Final
This is by far one of the weakest, if not the weakest, conference in all of college basketball. One, maybe two, teams will get in. To get two teams in the tournament, Arizona State needs to beat Cal in a close championship game.

SEC (Nashville)
Seeds: East: (1) Kentucky (2) Vanderbilt (3) Tennessee (4) Florida (5) South Carolina (6) Georgia
West: (1) Mississippi State (2) Ole Miss (3) Arkansas (4) Alabama (5) Auburn (6) LSU
2009 Tournament Champion: Mississippi State (Lost in NCAA 1st Round)
Game Schedule:
Thursday: (E3) Tennessee vs. (W6) LSU, (E4) Florida vs. (W5) Auburn, (W3) Arkansas vs. (E6) Georgia, (W4) Alabama vs. (E5) South Carolina
Friday: (E1) Kentucky vs. W4/E5 winner, (E2) Vanderbilt vs. W3/E6 winner, (W1) Mississippi State vs. E4/W5 winner, (W2) Ole Miss vs. E3/W6 winner
Saturday: Semifinals
Sunday: Final
Kentucky, Vandy and Tennessee are locks while both Mississippi teams and Florida are on the bubble. If Florida wins their opener, the game against Mississippi State will be an elimination game. Ole Miss has an outside chance to make it if they make the final.