NBK Update: Champ Week Monday

Winthrop is IN! Liberty is in too. Not sure what was happening at NBK headquarters this weekend, but somehow we missed out on the demise of South Dakota St. The Jackrabbits fell to Purdue Fort Wayne on Saturday, and the Summit League favorite conch moves to Monday’s winner between North Dakota St. and Oral Roberts. NBK recognition and a trip to the conference tourament final are at stake.

East Tennessee St. held serve over the weekend and takes center stage on ESPN on Monday night as a heavy favorite to beat Wofford and secure the auto-bid.

Colgate is also on the verge of advancing, with only Boston University in their path on Wednesday night. The Molars are a 73% favorite, same as ETSU.

The Big Ten wrapped up their regular season on Sunday, and KenPom posted the Log5 with Rutgers having only a slim chance. Joey Brackets views their at-large position as very safe.

BK Standings through games of Sunday 3/8/2020. Data courtesy of KenPom.com and Basketball Reference. Bracketology available on ESPN.com. Ken Pomeroy is publishing his Log5 results this year via Twitter. If a team has reached the championship of their conference tournament, we use KenPom’s game odds as their Tourney Odds. Helpful information at NCAA.com on conference championship games.

[An earlier version of this post mangled the Summit League semifinal matchup horribly — GR]