Men's Champ Week questions: 1-seeds, tournament stakes, more - ESPN

Duke and Auburn have excelled all season, so it's not surprising that the two teams are front and center entering Champ Week.

Following the Blue Devils' win over the Tigers at Cameron Indoor Stadium, both teams positioned themselves to secure the top overall seed in the NCAA tournament. But this week's matchups could impact the fight for that spot, in addition to the Wooden Award competition between Cooper Flagg and Johni Broome.

There's more intrigue across the board as we enter the final stretch of Champ Week. North Carolina needs a run in the ACC tournament to earn an at-large invitation to the dance on Selection Sunday — and help the league avoid its lowest number of NCAA tournament berths in a quarter century. Meanwhile, the SEC has three teams (Florida, Tennessee and Alabama) that could also collect a No. 1 seed based on results from this week. The league has also had a historic season that could lead to a record-breaking number of bids called on Selection Sunday. Kansas will need a rally in the Big 12 tournament to avoid a problematic matchup in the first round. Indiana is looking to lock up a spot while on its head coach's farewell tour.

That's just the major leagues. Throughout Champ Week, we'll learn more about the team's that can survive March and possibly win the national championship. We'll also identify the squads that could spoil all of those plans, too. ESPN's Myron Medcalf, Jeff Borzello and Joe Lunardi address it all.

Jeff Borzello: I say yes, although the Tigers' margin for error has gotten smaller after losing two in a row to end the regular season. That said, their résumé is still historically strong. They have 16 Quadrant 1 wins, by far the most in the country, and 21 wins in Quadrants 1 and 2, also