Jockeying For Positions

Were less than a month away from selection sunday and where the field of 64 will all have an opportunity to be crowned our national champion. But few teams have played above the rest and separated themselves to secure a number one seed. 

One of those teams could be the UConn Husky (24-1) who are currently still the top-rank teamin the lastest ESPN/USA Today Polls. They''ll face off tonight against Big East rivals Pitt Panthers (23-2) who are currently No. four. This game not only has ramifications in the Big East standings but also national implications on upcoming tournament seeding. 

If UConn wins, they will likely be the number one seed in the East and the number one seed overall in the tournament. They will also be the front runner in the Big East conference. However if Pitt wins, they could possibly be the number one seed in the East, tournament and be in first in Big East standing. 

So tonight's match-up of two top teams should be a classic, with two of the top big man Hasheem Thabeet leading the nation in blocking and the nations top rebounder DeJuan Blair. 

In other college basketball news, BC upsets the Duke (No. 5 in ESPN/USA Today Polls) Blue Devils 80-74 in the ACC. Duke is reeling after getting ran off the court by Clemson by losing there last  three out of four. The Blue Devils seem to be playing themselves out of a number one seed in the tournment and more likely a clear No. 3 at the moment. While BC, who was surely on the bubble has played themselves into being one of the 64 teams chosen. 

Good news for Davidson fans, the nations leading scorer Stephen Curry ankle is not broken and listed as day to day. The x-ray came out negative and it is unsure if Curry will play this Wednesday against Citadel. The big question is whether Stephen will be back to play when the Wildcats host No. 15 Butler this Saturday. Curry injured his ankle in the second half when he stepped in the foot of a Furman player in a drive to the basket.  

Enjoy this week games and I'll see you next week where we'll discuss who made steps forward and back. This is Apple signing off.