With Selection Sunday just days away, the Madness is nearly upon us. Men’s college basketball conference tournaments are now in full swing and most of the nation’s top teams will be in action on Thursday.
Among the many noteworthy games, Cooper Flagg and top-ranked Duke will get their ACC tournament underway with a matchup against Georgia Tech. Surging BYU, which is looking to add to its eight-game winning streak, will meet Iowa State in a quarterfinal clash of Big 12 contenders. And two-time defending national champion UConn returns to Madison Square Garden to try to remind everybody why the Huskies are so dangerous in March.
It may just be a prelude to the Big Dance, but there’s a crush of worthwhile action to tune in for in the power conferences and beyond. (Scroll for live updates.)
Thursday’s best games:
ACC
No. 1 Duke vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech, noon | ESPN or ESPN2
No. 4 Wake Forest vs. No. 5 UNC, 2:30 p.m. | ESPN or ESPN2
Big 12
No. 4 BYU vs. No. 5 Iowa State, 12:30 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2
No. 2 Texas Tech vs. No. 7 Baylor, 7 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2
No. 3 Arizona vs. No. 6 Kansas, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2
SEC
No. 8 Ole Miss vs. No. 9 Arkansas, 1 p.m. | SEC Network
No. 5 Texas A&M vs. No. 13 Texas, 3:30 p.m. | SEC Network
No. 6 Kentucky vs. No. 14 Oklahoma, 9:30 p.m. | SEC Network
Big East
No. 4 Xavier vs. No. 5 Marquette, 2:30 p.m. | Peacock
No. 3 UConn vs. No. 6 Villanova, 9:30 p.m. | FS1
Big Ten
No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 8 Oregon, Noon | Big Ten Network
No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 13 Northwestern, 2:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Best of the rest
Boise State vs. San Diego State, 5:30 ET | CBSS
UNLV at Utah State, 11:30 ET | CBSS
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