But it won't be easy. Surging Xavier has been the best team in the Big East since Feb. 1, per Bart Torvik. Sean Miller's crew is squarely on the bubble entering the Big East Tournament, but a quarterfinals win over fourth-seeded Marquette would go a long way in solidifying Xavier's at-large bid.

I t wasn't the ending Michigan men's basketball had hoped for. The Wolverines lost their final three games of the regular season and lost the last four of six to end the promising