Conference Tournament Week

Up until I joined the working world four years ago, I always had three guaranteed days off in my life. One was the Thursday of the Big East men's basketball tournament and the other two were the opening Thursday and Friday of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Now that I work for a living, it's not possible to bang in for those three days. Luckily this year I have two scheduled days off from work for the opening days of March Madness but I will miss Big East Thursday again this year. March Madness is a favorite of even the most casual of sports fans but for any real college hoops junkie -- like myself -- the major conference tournaments are home to some serious hoop. With the opportunity for an automatic bid to the NCAA's on the line, teams go all out against their rivals. The Big East and ACC Tournaments are the two biggest and the two best in my opinion but with the money that television throws at these conferences, the SEC, Pac-10, Big 10, Big 12 and some of the smaller conference tournaments have become can't miss basketball. Here are my predictions for this weekend: ACC: North Carolina Big East: Louisville Big 10: Wisconsin Big 12: Kansas SEC: Tennessee Pac-10: UCLA Atlantic 10: Xavier It should be an exciting and interesting weekend. Enjoy!