Big time conference tourney picks.

Alright, we've gotten through the little guys. Now, the big boy conference tournaments are in session. We have some big bois in our family, and here is who they see taking home conference gold.

Ryan 
ACC:  Duke over UVA 

Photo creds to Sporting News

With Zion back, the Blue Devils roll through Syracuse, UNC and UVA en route to the number one overall seed.

Big East:  Nova over Seton Hall

Phil Booth is one of the last remnants of last year's National Championship squad (Photo creds to Sporting News).

Despite Nova having a "down year," I don't expect them to be challenged in this tournament.

Big Ten: Michigan State over Purdue

With injuries threatening to slow down Michigan State, Cassius Winston has developed into the team's leader, and one of the best players in the country (Photo creds to Spartan Nation). 

Purdue knocks off Michigan before being bounced by Sparty and then bounced again in the first weekend of the big dance.

Big 12:  Texas Tech over Kansas State

Fear the beard

Chris Beard is a pretty good coach. In fact, he's better than Bruce Webber, which I don't think says much.

PAC 12:  Washington over Utah
It's the worst conference in America. Should we even count this as a major conference?

SEC: Tennessee over LSU 

The Vols are led by Grant Williams, who is likely to repeat as SEC Player of the Year (Photo creds to Detroit Bad Boys).

The Vols are the real deal this year.  Tennessee is well coached with, senior leaders, and this tournament is in Nashville, so they'll have a lot of support.


Jeff
ACC: UVA over UNC
Big 10: Michigan over Michigan State
Big 12: Kansas over Kansas State
Pac 12: Washington over  Utah
SEC: Kentucky over LSU
Big East: Villanova over Marquette

Rutz
ACC: UVA over UNC
SEC: UT over LSU
Big 10: Wisconsin over Purdue
Big East: Villanova over Marquette

Pac 10: UCLA over Washington

Joe
ACC: UVA over Duke 

While he'll probably be the eighth most talked about player in the ACC tournament, Ty Jerome is one of the ACC's best, and Joe says he'll lead UVA to glory (Photo creds to Basketball Society). 

With Williamson back in the picture, I don't see Carolina beating Duke for the third time. Unfortunately for the Blue Devils, however, I don't see them beating UVA thrice, either.

In my opinion, this is Tony Bennett's best team because of how balanced it is. The Cavs still have to prove they can win in the NCAA tournament, but they've won the ACC before, and I think they'll do it again because of their defense and outside shooting.

Big 10
Michigan over Michigan State

Ignas Brazdeikis put up 20 on Michigan State in a loss this past Saturday. He'll ball out again, says Joe, with a much more positive result.

Since Sparty took the Big 10 regular season title, I think its number one rival gets a measure of revenge in the conference tournament. This time of year is when Michigan gets hot, and they have the pieces for it to happen again starting in the Big 10 tournament.

Big 12: Kansas over Iowa State

Kansas has lost a lot of key players for various reasons, but it still has Bill Self (Photo creds to Washington Post). 

We all know this team isn't Bill Self's best. Nonetheless, they've still proven that they can beat the Big 12's top teams, with wins Kansas State and Texas Tech. I think not winning the Big 12 for the first time since Moses parted the Red Sea pisses Self off. His Jayhawks are still capable of beating the  best, and that's what they'll do in this tournament.

Big East: Seton Hall over 'Nova
Marquette's Markus Howard gets most of the attention as the best player in the Big East, and he deserves it. But Seaton Hall has a stud in Myles Powell, who's averaging 22 PPG. The Big East has been unpredictable, and I don't think many are picking the Pirates to win in MSG. Because of Powell and The Garden being close enough to New Jersey, you know what, why not?

PAC 12: Washington over doesn't matter
This conference stinks. Washington is the only team that has any chance of being worth anything in March, so I'm riding with the Huskies.

SEC: Kentucky over Auburn
Fifth-seeded Auburn will take advantage of a distracted LSU team that might be without Javonte Smart to make a somewhat surprising appearance in the championship game. Kentucky, on the other hand, is still the best. I think the Wildcats have a better roster then Tennessee, so I'm comfortable picking them over the Vols in what most will see as the de facto championship game. After a rough start to the season, coach Cal turned the corner, and Big Blue will show the rest of the much improved SEC conference that the king isn't dead.