No. 1-seeds, conference tournament stakes, more men's Champ Week storylines

Duke and Auburn are in contention for the top overall seed in the NCAA tournament.

North Carolina needs a run in the ACC tournament to avoid its lowest number of NCAA tournament berths in a quarter century .

The SEC has three teams ( Florida , Tennessee and Alabama ) that could also collect a No. 1 seed.

Houston and Florida are in a strong position to earn the final 1 -seeds.

The only race left is among three SEC teams -- Florida , Alabama and Tennessee -- for the last spot on the top line and a trip to the West Region .

Florida has earned the fourth No. 1 seed because of how the Gators finished off the regular season ( seven top-50 wins since Feb. 1 ) North Carolina could potentially miss their second NCAA tournament in three years .

The SEC has every possible storyline for a high-major conference tournament.

With four top-10 teams, there are several teams who could win on three or four consecutive days .

Lunardi: I've always wanted to go to the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City .

Borzello: I'm going with Tennessee in its home state, with an upset of Auburn in the semifinals.