SEC Tournament

Championship Week Quarterfinals: Top Seeds Survive by a Combined Two Points

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Championship week quarterfinal results showing two ACC games ending 80-79 (Duke-FSU and Clemson-UNC), 11-seed Georgetown beating 3-seed Villanova 78-64, and 15-seed Ole Miss beating 7-seed Georgia 76-72 for their second straight SEC upset.

Two 80-79 Finals, a 15-Seed on the March, and a Sub-.500 Team in the Semis Thursday’s conference tournament quarterfinals delivered a message the public keeps ignoring: lower seeds belong in March. Across every major conference tournament, higher-seeded teams either lost outright or survived by the slimmest margins imaginable. Two ACC quarterfinals ended 80-79. A 15-seed … Read more

Bubble Bloodbath: Wednesday’s Conference Tournaments Wrecked Five At-Large Resumes

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Infographic showing five bubble teams that took conference tournament losses March 11, 2026. Ole Miss upset Texas 76-66 in SEC. Northwestern beat Indiana 74-61 in Big Ten. Louisville eliminated SMU 62-58, FSU beat Cal 95-89 in ACC. UCF beat Cincinnati 66-65 OT in Big 12. Auburn now 17-15 after being #1 overall seed in 2025.

Wednesday’s Carnage Across Four Conferences Conference tournament Wednesday delivered a coordinated demolition of bubble resumes across the SEC, ACC, Big Ten, and Big 12. Five programs with realistic at-large hopes took losses that ranged from damaging to fatal, and the ripple effects will shape Selection Sunday conversations all weekend. The conference tournament bubble has rarely … Read more