Thirty-two men's Division I college basketball conferences will begin the process of crowning their tournament champions. The action of Champ Week begins Monday, March 4, with the first round of ASUN games. It will end March 17, with five conference tournament finals -- the Ivy League, Atlantic 10, SEC, American and Big Ten -- mere hours before the NCAA selection committee unveils the 68-team bracket for the 2024 NCAA tournament.
As we transition into the postseason, who will earn each league's automatic bid to the national tournament? ESPN's Jeff Borzello, John Gasaway, Joe Lunardi and Myron Medcalf decided to make public their predictions and debate why the teams they picked are definitely going dancing.
Find all their picks and analysis below, listed in the order in which tickets will be punched.
For the full schedule, brackets and results of Champ Week, click here.
John Gasaway will keep you informed on all the at-large hopes and dreams over at Bubble Watch, while Joe Lunardi will continue to update the projected field of 68 at Bracketology.
Find the NCAA tournament's dates, sites and schedules for each round here.
And don't forget to sign up for the ESPN Tournament Challenge.
Ohio Valley Conference
Saturday, March 9, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Jeff Borzello: Morehead State
John Gasaway: Morehead State
Joe Lunardi: Morehead State
Myron Medcalf: Morehead State
Why Morehead State will win: Yes, the Eagles finished the regular season in a three-way tie for first place (with Little Rock and UT Martin) in the OVC. But the three-game losing streak that tightened the race came with Jordan Lathon (15.9 PPG, 37.3% from the 3-point line) hampered by injury. He sat out the first of those two losses and played in the third. But he seems to have recovered fully: Morehead State finished the season winning three in a row by a combined 61 points. -- Medcalf
Big South Conference
Sunday, March 10, 12 p.m. ET, ESPN2