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The Broncos could go toe-to-toe with rest of the bubble, but beating Saint Mary's might have put them over the top.

SVP and Stanford Steve are here to recap a BIG weekend in college hoops as the regular season officially came to a close. Purdue and Wisconsin proved Steve right over the weekend, and Duke took care of business. But the same cannot be said for the bubble teams, further proving tournament expansion is unnecessary. SVP is IN on Florida, and his family is ALL IN. The guys discuss the Gators' chances of reaching the Final 4, the thrilling WCC Tournament, Navy's heartbreak in the Patriot League tourney, what to expect in the Big 12 tournament and more, including an in-depth conversation on the good and bad of conference tournaments. Additionally, the guys discuss sporadic NFL free agency news breaking during the pod, the World Baseball Classic, Akshay Bhatia's win, a year in review for Maryland basketball, the staggering amount of questions that come from the Van Pelt kids, Auburn's weak case to make the tournament and why MIAMI O BELONGS. | SVPod Time Codes/Topics (0:00) Intro (2:47) Will Tua become a cautionary tale for NFL GMs? (5:27) World Baseball Classic has been awesome (9:50) ‘Make Your Fouls’ is coming (10:37) CBB takeaways (11:17) Florida to the Final Four? (13:32) Thoughts on UConn (16:02) Wisconsin and Purdue are who we thought they were (21:10) O/U on daily questions asked by Van Pelt kids? (27:37) Put Miami O in the tourney (35:17) The good and bad of conference tournaments (48:39) Big 12 tournament is LOADED (51:47) Bubble teams had a BAD weekend (54:17) The case for Stanford (1:01:17) Auburn’s case to make the dance (1:05:00) What’s at stake this week (1:09:07) SVP’s shoutouts (1:15:22) Who is the Player of the Year? (1:18:07) CBB Final Thoughts (1:21:37) Maryland Hoops Year in Review (1:30:00) NFL Free Agency News (1:34:32) NBA Storylines (1:38:42) Jayson Tatum’s recovery speaks volumes (1:43:29) More FA news (1:44:37) SVP’s still IN on March Madness (1:46:02) Afternoon musings (1:49:55) Thanks for watching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Santa Clara is playing to either move up -- or risk falling. The Sun Belt and Southern will crown champs.

True to form, the early conference tournaments have provided upsets and some unexpected champions.

Joe Lunardi breaks down why Auburn stands out the most of the teams "on the bubble" heading into the tournament.

Jeffrey Borzello details how Auburn's loss to Alabama affects their NCAA tournament hopes.

Lunardi claims that Auburn is still in the field after their loss to No. 16 Bama, a possible one seed for No. 5 Florida and explains the seeding implications of each SEC team.

Aden Holloway and Labaron Philon each pour in 21 points while three others reach double-digits as the Crimson Tide claim a 96-84 victory over the Tigers.

— Labaron Philon and Aden Holloway each scored 21 points and No. 16 Alabama beat Auburn 96-84 on Saturday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.