Basketball may be tumbling in popularity, at least according to this year’s Harris Poll on sports, but March Madness makes up for it with an orgiastic 65-team Tournament featuring the best programs in the nation. Millions of brackets will be filled in and busted. Teams at the NBA Draft will overvalue strong performances, especially by players from Duke.

We’ll know some of the Tournament teams this week – it’s called Championship Week, although the conference tourneys won’t be finished until Mar. 16. Not every conference has a tourney, mind you. Cornell (20-5 SU, 10-6 ATS) is the first team in the big dance after clinching the Ivy League.

The next three automatic bids will come from the Horizon League, the Big South and the OVC. All three tipped off their conference tourneys on Tuesday. The No. 12 Butler Bulldogs (who have a tourney bye until the weekend) are the pick of this litter at 27-3 SU and 14-13-2 ATS.