The ultimate SEC clash between the top two squads in the league, Alabama and their high-octane offense storm into Columbia on Saturday, in what should be a thrilling showdown with tournament implications. Missouri has won five of their last six overall, outside of a road trip to Auburn.
The Big East has been quiet outside of Villanova and Creighton in the national picture, but UCONN and Seton Hall bring up a mess of teams in the midst of the conference who will reshape the season in the next few weeks. This one should be an old fashioned, grind-it-out affair.