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The NCAA selection committee will have some juggling to do before the bracket comes out Sunday to keep March Madness from looking like an extension of the Southeastern Conference’s regular season

The younger Counsell hit the third of five consecutive home runs for Kansas, which propelled the Jayhawks to a 29-1 win over Minnesota in a game shortened to seven innings. The run of homers in Minneapolis matched an NCAA record set three time previously, most recently in 2006, when South Carolina accomplished the feat against Georgia.

Back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs -- yes, that's five straight -- isn't something you see often. In fact, it's never been done in MLB history (the record is four, done 11 times). But Tuesday,

Kansas tied an NCAA record by hitting five straight home runs in Wednesday's game against Minnesota. The Jayhawks scored eight more runs in the fifth inning and won 29-1 in a game shortened to seven innings.

The bracket is set for what will almost certainly be a raucous SEC Tournament in Nashville, as one of the toughest leagues in college basketball history will bring 16 teams to go five rounds to determine its champion.

South Florida beat Rice on Wednesday night to win the American Athletic Conference championship and will return to the NCAA tournament after a one-year absence.

Ohio State needed a win or two in the Big Ten Tournament to solidify its NCAA Tournament standing. Instead, it bounced from the tournament by Iowa.

Iowa pulled away from Ohio State for a 77-70 victory in a Big Ten Tournament opener, a loss which could cost the Buckeyes an NCAA Tournament bid.

The Ohio State Buckeyes fell in disappointing fashion to the Iowa Hawkeyes in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament, effectively ending their season.