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 three through six, does not win the tournament.

Big Ten (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 are 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 Ten 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 Eight)

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 Eight)

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 No. 1 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 Second 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, conferences 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 First 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.