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Conference Tourney Favorites
March 4, 2008
By Jason Johnson
VegasInsider.com
Conference tournament week can be one of the most exciting times of the college basketball season. Coaches can take their records, toss them out the window, and motivate their players to upset the best teams in their conference for a chance to go to the NCAA tournament.
With automatic bids at stake over the next two weeks, let’s take a look at the favorites and dark horses for the conference tournaments.
| Conference Tournament Picks |
| Conference |
Favorite (s) |
Dark Horse (s) |
| ACC |
North Carolina |
Virginia Tech |
| America East |
UMC |
Vermont |
| Atlantic Sun |
Belmont |
Gardner-Webb |
| Atlantic 10 |
Xavier |
Rhode Island |
| Big East |
Georgetown/Louisville |
Marquette/Syracuse |
| Big Sky |
Portland State |
Northern Arizona |
| Big South |
Winthrop |
VMI |
| Big 10 |
Wisconsin |
Michigan State |
| Big XII |
Kansas/Texas |
Oklahoma |
| Big West |
CSU Northridge |
Pacific |
| CAA |
VCU |
Old Dominion |
| Conference USA |
Memphis |
Central Florida |
| MAAC |
Rider/Siena |
Marist |
| MAC |
Kent State |
Ohio |
| MEAC |
Morgan State |
Coppin State |
| Missouri Valley |
Drake |
Creighton |
| Mountain West |
Brigham Young |
New Mexico |
| Northeast |
Robert Morris |
Mount St. Mary's |
| Ohio Valley |
Austin Peay |
UT-Martin |
| Pac 10 |
UCLA |
Arizona |
| Patriot |
American |
Colgate |
| SEC |
Tennessee |
Kentucky |
| Southern |
Davidson |
Georgia Southern |
| Southland |
Stephen F. Austin/Lamar |
Sam Houston State |
| Summit |
Oral Roberts |
North Dakota State |
| Sun Belt |
South Alabama |
Arkansas-Little Rock |
| SWAC |
Alabama State |
Alabama A&m |
| WAC |
Boise State |
New Mexico State |
| WCC |
Gonzaga |
San Diego | |
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