Updated March 4, 2026
At-Large Impact
Minnesota at Indiana (6:30, BTN)
The flailing Hoosiers (17-12, 8-10 Big Ten) have dropped four in a row, and beating the Golden Gophers (14-15, 7-11) is a must.
Texas at Arkansas (7, ESPN2)
The visiting Longhorns (18-11, 9-7 SEC) are in good shape for an at-large; beating the Razorbacks (21-8, 11-5) would remove any lingering doubt.
California at Georgia Tech (7, ESPNU)
The Golden Bears (20-9, 8-8 ACC) just committed a no-no and lost to Pitt at home. Falling to last-place Georgia Tech (11-18, 2-14) would rightfully finish off their at-large hopes.
Miami at Southern Methodist (7, ACC Network)
SMU (19-10, 8-8 ACC) isn’t facing an overly precarious situation, but a defeat of the Hurricanes (23-6, 12-4) would alleviate a little pressure to do something the rest of the way.
Ohio State at Penn State (7:30, Peacock)
Fresh off beating Purdue, the Buckeyes (18-11, 10-8 Big Ten) face a pass/fail assignment in their trip to last-place Penn State (12-17, 3-15).
Colorado State at New Mexico (10, CBS Sports Network)
If the Lobos (22-7, 13-5 Mountain West) want to end up on the right side of the at-large cut line, they’d be wise not to lose their home finale to scorching Colorado State (19-10, 10-8), winners of seven in a row.
Southern California at Washington (10:30, BTN)
The Trojans (18-11, 7-11 Big Ten) looked like they were cooked last week, and they’re dimming hopes might be extinguished with a loss to the Huskies (14-15, 6-12).
Must-Wins For An At-Large Longshot
Stanford at Notre Dame (9, ESPNU)
Playing For Seeding
Villanova at DePaul (8, Peacock)
Loyola Chicago at Saint Louis (8, CBS Sports Network)
Maryland at Wisconsin (8, Fox Sports 1)
Purdue at Northwestern (8:30, BTN)
Baylor at Houston (9, ESPN2)
One-Bid League Notables
Chicago State at Long Island (7)
The top-seeded Sharks (21-10) have home-court advantage in the NEC tournament and are chasing their first NCAA trip in eight years.
Cleveland State at Wright State (7)
The Raiders (20-11) won the Horizon League regular season and sit three victories from their fifth NCAA berth and first since 2022.