Conference tournament season took an even more chaotic turn — and that’s bad news for at least a couple teams on the bubble. North Carolina State’s thrilling five-wins-in-five-days march through the ACC Tournament pushed one borderline team out of the NCAA Tournament.
North Carolina State forward DJ Burns Jr. holding his MVP trophy after winning an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina to win the championship of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Washington. North Carolina State won 84-76 Oregon head coach Dana Altman celebrates as he cuts down part of the net after Oregon defeated Colorado in an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Pac-12 tournament Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Las Vegas.
There are 32 conference tournaments, and only 10 so far have been won by the top seed. Grand Canyon had a chance to join that group late Saturday night in the WAC, but there are no No. 1 seeds left in the five leagues playing their tournament title games Sunday.NC State beats No.
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