Ohio Valley Conference:
The prohibitive favorite is Murray State who should make it regardless of what happens in the conference tournament. Brian has them on the 6 line as of Sunday.
Other(s): Tennessee State could steal a bid by winning this thing and they do have the only win over the Racers this year. Bubble teams should be pulling hard for Murray State or the OVC will snag two bids.
FACT: The OVC champ has upset higher seeds in the first round (non-play-in garbage division) in the last two years. Murray State beat Vandy in 2010 and Morehead State beat Louisville last year. Prior to that, no OVC had won a tournament game since 1989.
West Coast Conference:
This should be a wildly entertaining tournament. As of Sunday, the WCC should put 3 teams in the dance, easily besting the Pac-12. Gonzaga and St. Mary's appear to be locks. BYU is straddling the fence and probably would be wise to not lose to the winner of San Diego/Pepperdine.
Sleeper(s): Loyola Marymount winning would probably knock BYU out but would also make the bubble teams sweat a little more. The bubbles want one of the top 3 to win.
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