The Week Ahead

Although there is just one week left in the regular season, there are still plenty of important games to be played. Here is a look at some of the major ones.

Georgetown at West Virginia (Monday): Georgetown needs to bounce back from its home loss to Notre Dame, while WVU looks for a No. 2 seed.

Minnesota at Michigan (Tuesday): Minnesota is hanging onto the bubble right now, but the Golden Gophers can’t afford a loss to the Wolverines.

Vanderbilt at Florida (Tuesday): Florida had a chance to potentially lock up a bid at Georgia, but lost. Vandy is playing excellent ball lately.

Villanova at Cincinnati (Tuesday): After its 18-point loss at Syracuse, ‘Nova is officially struggling. Cincy has barely any NCAA hopes.

Georgia Tech at Clemson (Tuesday): The winner of this moves into the NCAA Tournament, while the loser could find itself sweating in two weeks.

Illinois at Ohio State (Tuesday): Illinois has lost three of four to move into serious bubble trouble, while Ohio State is marching towards a two seed.

Louisville at Marquette (Tuesday): Two teams that have risen into the field in the past few weeks, and could lock up a bid with a win.

North Carolina State at Virginia Tech (Wednesday): Virginia Tech has lost three in a row to put itself in a very dangerous position for Selection Sunday.

Connecticut at Notre Dame (Wednesday): Huge bubble battle in the Big East. The winner here will likely be in next week’s field of 65.

Wake Forest at Florida State (Wednesday): Wake Forest is slipping quickly, losing three in a row, while FSU suffered a tough home loss to Clemson.

Charlotte at Rhode Island (Wednesday): Basically an elimination game in the A-10. The winner stays alive, while the loser has little at-large hope.

Mississippi State at Auburn (Wednesday): Mississippi State is still trudging along, winning five of its last six. It can’t afford a loss here.

Kansas State at Kansas (Wednesday): The biggest game of the week – potentially between two No. 1 seeds. A win here for KSU would be enormous.

Oklahoma State at Texas A&M (Wednesday): Two Big 12 teams that are playing great ball lately. A&M has won six of eight, Ok St. four of five.

Memphis at UAB (Wednesday): UAB is holding steadily as one of the last few teams into the NCAA Tournament, while Memphis has to run the table.

Duke at Maryland (Wednesday): This game will decide the ACC title, as Duke is currently one game up on the Terps. Should be a great contest.

Colorado State at San Diego State (Wednesday): San Diego State has to win out and then likely get to the MWC Tournament final to have a shot.

Dayton at Richmond (Thursday): A must-win for Dayton, who has lost three of five. Richmond lost to Xavier in OT, but had won eight in a row prior.

LSU at Mississippi (Thursday): Ole Miss did what it had to do last week by winning two games. The Rebels have to continue beating up on the SEC West.

Cornell at Brown (Friday): With a two-game lead heading into the final weekend, and the tiebreaker over both Harvard and Princeton, Cornell would clinch an NCAA Tournament berth with a win here.

Kent State at Akron (Friday): The MAC is not as strong as it has been in the past, but both of these teams could be a first-round threat. With both at 12-3, the winner gets the regular season title.

Note: Conference tournaments begin this week. March Madness All Season will provide a conference-by-conference preview for all of Championship Week, released on the first day of each respective tournament.