FPB breaks down all the conference tournament championship games as well as Selection Sunday brackets
On Selection Sunday, the last five guaranteed spots in the NCAA Tournament will be determined by early evening.
Upsets in this handful of conference tournament finals could make the selection committee's job tougher and spark arguments over the teams who are overseeded, underseeded and snubbed for the Big Dance.
Follow all the action with FrontPageBets and get your pens poised to fill out the perfect bracket.
Pre-weekend automatic qualifiers
OVC: Murray State (30-2)
Big South: Longwood (26-6)
Missouri Valley: Loyola Chicago (25-7)
Sun Belt: Georgia State (18-10)
Southern: Chattanooga (27-7)
Atlantic Sun: Jacksonville State (21-10)
Horizon: Wright State (21-13)
Colonial: Delaware (22-12)
Northeast: Bryant (22-9)
Summit: South Dakota State (30-4)
West Coast: Gonzaga (26-3)
Patriot: Colgate (23-11)
Saturday's automatic qualifiers
America East: Vermont (28-5)
MEAC: Norfolk State (24-6)
MAAC: St. Peter's (18-11)
Big 12: Kansas (28-8)
Mountain West: Boise State (27-7)
SWAC: Texas Southern (18-12)
Big East: Villanova (26-7)
ACC: Virginia Tech (22-12)
Conference USA: Alabama-Birmingham (27-7)
MAC: Akron (24-8)
Big Sky: Montana State (27-7)
Big West: Cal State Fullerton (21-10)
Pac-12: Arizona (31-3)
Southland: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (23-11)
WAC: New Mexico State (26-6)
Sunday's championship games
Ivy
Tipoff: noon
TV: ESPN2
Line: Princeton -3.5 (-110); Yale +3.5 (-110)
O/U:Â 142.5 (-110)
Road to the finals: The top-seeded Tigers (23-5) advanced as anticipated with a 77-73 win over Cornell on Saturday. Princeton scored the final four points of the game. Jaelin Llewellyn netted 23 points and Tosan Evbuomwan added 21 in the win. That set up a matchup with the Bulldogs (18-11) who fought past Pennsylvania, 67-61, in the semifinals. Senior guard Azar Swain was superb with 25 points in the win. The teams each won on the road in head-to-heads earlier this year.
The pick: Princeton, 82-76
A-10
Tipoff: 1 p.m.
TV: CBS
Line: Davidson -4 (-110); Richmond +4 (-110)Â
O/U:Â 137.5 (-110)
Road to the finals: Davidson (27-5) beat No. 5 St. Louis, 84-69, in the semifinals behind 21 points from guard Foster Loyer. Save for a last-second 3, Richmond (22-12) held second-seeded Dayton scoreless over the last 5:14 to advance to the finals with a 68-64 win. Rallying from 15 points down in the second half, Grant Golden led the way for the Spiders with 18 points. Richmond has won three games in three days, including knocking off rival VCU, which they lost to twice in the regular season, in the quarterfinals Friday. Davidson won the teams’ only regular-season meeting, 87-84.
The pick: Richmond, 72-71
SEC
Tipoff: 1 p.m.
TV: ESPN
Line: Tennessee -6.5 (-110); Texas A&M +6.5 (-110)
O/U:Â 130.5 (-110)
Road to the finals: Texas A&M’s run through the SEC tournament is nothing short of remarkable. The Aggies (23-11) beat Florida in overtime Thursday, knocked off top-seeded Auburn on Friday and then beat No. 4 Arkansas in the semifinal Saturday for their seventh straight victory. Tennessee (25-7) held off a furious second-half Kentucky to win its semifinal, 69-62. The Vols beat Texas A&M in their only meeting of the regular season, 90-80. The Aggies, depending on what bracketologist you read, are on the NCAA Tournament bubble.
The pick: Tennessee, 73-70
American
Tipoff:Â 3:15 p.m.
TV: ESPN
Line: Houston -4 (-110); Memphis +4 (-110)
O/U:Â 133.5 (-110)
Road to the finals: The Cougars (28-5) dominated Tulane, 86-66, behind senior guard Kyler Edwards (20 points, seven rebounds, eight assists). Houston earned a date with the Tigers (21-9), who took care of SMU, 70-63. Senior guard Alex Lomax and Landers Nolley II had 12 points apiece. Memphis collected a pair of wins over Houston by double digits in the regular season.Â
The pick: Houston, 75-70
Big Ten
Tipoff: 3:30 p.m.
TV: CBS
Line: Purdue -2.5 (-110); Iowa +2.5 (-110)
O/U:Â 148 (-110)
Road to the finals: The Hawkeyes (25-9) broke Indiana's hearts, 80-77, on a banked-in 3-pointer by Jordan Bohannon with 1.1 seconds left. That ended a tremendous duel between IU's Trayce Jackson-Davis (31 points, 10 rebounds) and Iowa's Keegan Murray (32 points, nine boards). The Boilermakers (27-6) await after dropping Michigan State, 75-70. Sophomore guard Jaden Ivey (22 points, nine boards) was key for Purdue. Center Zach Edey had 11 points and 10 rebounds. The Boilers won both previous matchups by a combined 17 points.  Â
The pick:Â Purdue, 80-72
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