The Group of Five is no cakewalk either. Tulane and Navy can reach the American title game by winning out but North Texas can get in if it wins and Navy loses to either Memphis or Army. Tulane was the only Group of Five team in the committee's last rankings, so James Madison needs the Green Wave to lose in order to have a shot at the CFP.

After Cal's upset of SMU puts Duke into ACC title game, the conference faces a potential scenario that could leave it out of the CFP.

Duke basketball, who recently rose to No. 1 in USA TODAY Sports' Coaches Poll for the first time this season, looks to sweep the ACC championships with a conference tournament win. The men's ACC tournament is also the last time for a slew of bubble teams ...

The 2025 NCAA Tournament is a matter of days away. But first, teams will compete in their respective conference tournaments to not only win a championship, but also to help either get into the NCAA Tournament, or improve their positioning on the bracket.

Of course, this is all occurring as Miami is left out of the conference championship game despite being the highest-ranked team in the league. The Hurricanes were impressive in a 38-7 win at Pitt on Saturday afternoon,