Ankle tackling was about the only way Weber State could slow Montana's Anthony Johnson.

Leading off

The double bye was supposed to be a huge advantage for the higher seeds in the Big East Tournament, but don't be surprised if there's more than one upset today at Madison Square Garden.

What to look forward to today

The ACC, SEC and Big Ten tournaments get underway.

Prediction of the day

North Carolia will beat Georgia Tech today.

Notre Dame over Pitt.

Bubble guide:

Houston vs. Memphis - The Tigers could benefit from the weak bubble, but they can't afford a slip-up here.

Southern Miss vs. UAB - The Blazers are in similar shape to Memphis.

North Carolina vs. Georgia Tech  - A loss here would make for a very long three days for the Yellow Jackets wondering if their spot was safe.

Stanford vs. Arizona State/Oregon State at Washington - The weak bubble has both ASU and UW back in play for bids, but losses today would end that in a hurry.

Questions I don't know the answer to:

If Oregon somehow won the Pac 10 Tournament, would Ernie Kent's job be spared?

Did Yahoo Sports really need seven pictures of Nick Lachey watching Cincy in its college basketball gallery?

Is Greg McDermott predicting his team's result here?

Link

Michael Wilbon thinks the lack of a truly great team could make March madder than usual.
Dallas Green's legend is growing at Robert Morris.
Michael Rosenberg looks at Tom Izzo's fear of failure.

Buzzer beaters

Anthony Johnson had 34 of his 42 points in the second half for Montana, who beat Weber State for the Big Sky Championship. The Grizzlies will not be a popular upset pick  when the brackets come out Sunday. Check out Johnson's backstory here.

...36 hours til UMass-Richmond...