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The GIST: <\/strong>Dust off your dancing shoes because March Madness is right around the corner with Selection Sunday slated for, you guessed it, this Sunday. Most of the women\u2019s conference tournaments<\/a> have already wrapped, but the men are in the thick of it. Let\u2019s shimmy into the latest.<\/p>\n \u2699\ufe0f How it works: <\/strong>All 31 conferences<\/a> crown a champ, an accomplishment that comes with an automatic bid to March Madness. The other 37 spots in the 68-team field will be granted via at-large berths decided by the selection committee. That means every win (and loss) matters.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcfa What to watch: <\/strong>With this much chaos, there\u2019s really no wrong answer. Just ask the Big Sky\u2019s No. 7 seed Idaho, the bid thieves<\/a> who used three straight upset Ws to earn their first Big Dance berth since 1990. As for the top dogs, they hoop in the Power Four: the ACC<\/a>, SEC<\/a>, Big 12<\/a>, and Big Ten<\/a> \u2014 save nationally-ranked No. 6 UConn (Big East<\/a>) and No. 12 Gonzaga (the WCC champs<\/a>).<\/p>\n \u261d\ufe0f One more thing: <\/strong>The Miami Ohio RedHawks were<\/em> the last remaining undefeated men\u2019s team, that is until yesterday\u2019s stunning 87\u201383 loss to No. 8 seed UMass in the MAC quarter-finals<\/a>. Without an automatic berth, the RedHawks\u2019 March Madness dreams are now in the hands of the committee<\/a>. May the odds be ever in their favor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n