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Quick Notes: Conference Championship Games

Quick Picks of the champions for the weekend.

ACC - Should be UNC but they seem to choke in this tourny every year. I'll go with UVgay, I mean UVA, why because they have the Best Point Guard.

America East - Vermont is going to dominate in their home arena.

Big East - Pitt over Georgetown. Usually the Big East champion gets knocked off early in the NCAAs, since I think G-town will go far, and Pitt is always the perfect choke artist...

Big 10 - Wisconsin should face OSU in the title game, I'll take Wisconsin to win the Conference Championship, but someone else might be my preseason pick for the title / future pick for the title.

Big 12 - Durant's biggest college accomplishment comes this weekend when he leads the Texas Longhorns to victories over the Jayhawks and another over A&M.

Big West - Going with the home of Snoop D O Double G, Long Beach State.

Conference USA - Is there any conference easier to pick than USA? Um Memphis, with a house down payment on the line.

Mid American - Should we go with Wally World's alma mata, how about no. Akron Zips baby.

Mountain West - The Runnin Rebs are pro polygamy and that is why they dominate mountain territory. UNLV.

Pac 10 - Woah where did UCLA go already? And Arizona as well? I'm going with the Mighty Ducks of Oregon.

Patriot - I'm a Holy Cross Crusader homer. Let's go Worcester boys.

SEC - I don't think Florida chokes this one away despite their poor play the past few weeks.

WAC - Um almost as easy as Conference USA, Nevada. Fazekas is a funny name...

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