81.   Stanford, citing academic concerns, cast a vote against reviving the conference tournament.

82.   Still, there are some leagues where the conference tournaments matter.

83.   St. Johns will be seeded third in the conference tournament, which begins Wednesday.

84.   Sure, Big East coaches have sniped at each other during the conference tournament.

85.   That the conference tournament is there a couple of weeks before the Final Four is a positive, with regard to seating and camera placement.

86.   The bar, a gathering place for the local Cleveland Browns fanclub and several university alumni associations, was crowded Wednesday night as college basketball teams played conference tournaments.

87.   The Big Eight, Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conference tournaments will help decide the postseason fate of several teams.

88.   The Boilermakers sputtered in the Big Ten conference tournament, losing to a sizzling Indiana squad.

89.   The Blazers had struggled down the stretch and lost in the semifinals of the conference tournament.

90.   The current starting lineup of Dwayne Archbold, Prosper Karangwa, Justin Miller, Andy Cavo and James Clinton did not play together until the conference tournament.