ESPN's Katz on CUSA Tourney

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http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/champweek ... id=6188720

Conference USA
El Paso, Texas

1. Mike Davis has done a tremendous job dealing with injuries at UAB this season, as it emerged as the regular-season champ. But winning this title will test the Blazers. The road to a title is marked with potholes, with sneaky-good East Carolina or Central Florida in the quarters, possibly Southern Miss or Memphis in the semis and then maybe host UTEP in the final.

2. There doesn't appear to be a bubble team in the mix, but the aforementioned upper part of the bracket is loaded with spoilers that could make the NCAA selection committee pause about whether to admit one other C-USA team with UAB if the Blazers win the title.

3. UTEP may be the No. 3 seed, but the bottom part of the bracket is easier with ECU, UCF, UAB, Memphis and Southern Miss at the top.

4. Hosting the conference tournament doesn't guarantee a final appearance, but the fan base in El Paso is second only to Memphis in this league in passion and will no doubt make it tough for UTEP opponents.

5. Memphis is young, inexperienced and a disappointment in the league with losses to Rice, SMU and ECU. But the Tigers can eliminate plenty of the bitter taste from the season by winning this weekend.

[Charleston Pony]

like it or not, there is parity in CUSA; expect some top seeds to be eliminated early

[GiddyUp]

Surprised that Katz even knows there is a CUSA tourney going in. What a [deleted]