Florida Surges, UConn Falters in Final Week

0:00On March 9th, the college basketball regular season has wrapped up, setting the stage for conference tournaments and March madness. Experts see Duke, Arizona, and Michigan as locks for the top four Seas overall, but Florida has surged into that fourth spot after a strong finish. Their projected rankings put Duke at number one, Arizona second, Michigan third, and the Gators fourth, with Houston and Yukon rounding out the top. Florida kept things off with an 11-game winning streak, including a big road win over Kentucky. That momentum could push them past Yukon in the final eight people dropping Monday. Meanwhile, Yukon took a tough loss to unranked Marquette, costing them a share of the Big E's title and raising questions about their top seed. Potential, despite a 27-and-4 record, Duke got revenge on North Carolina with a solid victory extending their win streak to eight. But it came at a price, as two key rotation players left with injuries, and might sit out the ACC tournament.

1:00Over in the Mac, Miami of Ohio made history by going undefeated in the regular season, beating rival Ohio in overtime for their first win there in. 15 years. Wisconsin added to produce late season struggles with a road win, handing the preseason number one team another setback in their 6 and 7 slump, since late January. That has produced sliding and seeding and looking vulnerable early in the Big Ten tournament. As champ week kicks off, the top team seems set, but bubble battles in these late twists will shape the NCAA field. Keep an eye on how injuries and upsets play out in the coming days.