This is an important week for many college basketball teams around the nation. Conference tournaments will be held this weekend, and many teams need to play well in order to make it to the big dance.

Every team sets goals at the beginning of the year. If a team doesn’t set a goal to make it to the NCAA tournament, then in my opinion, the coach should be fired. Every college basketball player wants the opportunity to play basketball on the biggest stage possible. for college basketball, that means getting to the NCAA tournament and doing well.

Many teams are currently on the bubble. Other teams are in for sure, but would benefit greatly from a higher seed.

For example, who will be the fourth #1 seed? It is pretty much a lock that Kansas, Kentucky, and Syracuse will be #1 seeds, but who will fill the last position? My guess would be Duke, Ohio State, or New Mexico. Yes, New Mexico. They are playing as well as any team in the nation.

As for the bubble teams, here is a list of a few that need to go far into their conference tournament to make sure they make it to the dance:

Notre Dame, Washington, San Diego State, Dayton, St. Louis, Memphis, Old Dominion, Florida, Mississippi, Arizona State, Illinois, and Seton Hall.

These teams will definitely be vying for a spot as they leave it all out on the court this coming week. Nothing is better than March madness, as it officially has arrived!