USA Today: Six bold projections for college basketball's March Madness

Zero No. 1 seeds in power conferences will win their tournaments

The regular-season champion in a power conference always has a strong chance of winning the league tournament. Last season, for example, five of the six power conference No. 1 seeds won both championships. But this isn’t a usual season. There is a strong chance North Carolina (ACC), Kansas (Big 12), Indiana (Big Ten), Villanova (Big East), Texas A&M (SEC) and Oregon (Pac-12) won’t secure automatic NCAA bids next week. Expect these teams to pull off upsets, even though won’t really be upsets.

► ACC: Virginia

► Big 12: Iowa State

► Big Ten: Michigan State

► Big East: Xavier

► SEC: Vanderbilt

► Pac-12: Utah

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