Ten days remain in the regular season for women’s college basketball power conferences and most teams in Division I. The SEC, Big Ten, Big East and ACC don’t have much drama at the top of their standings, but a great deal remains at stake regarding the NCAA Tournament.

Here are a few games to keep track of as the regular season closes out and Selection Sunday gets closer:

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(All times ET, Stats through Wednesday)

Sunday, Feb. 22

Michigan at Iowa, noon on FOX

Michigan has an outside chance at a No. 1 seed if Vanderbilt and Texas stumble *and* if the Wolverines win out. That task is easier said than done. Michigan finishes the season against Iowa, Ohio State and Maryland, all of whom are currently top-16 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. We’re highlighting the matchup against the Hawkeyes because the Wolverines haven’t beaten Iowa in four seasons, and the Hawkeyes boast the interior presence of Ava Heiden, which could give guard-heavy Michigan some difficulty, especially in Carver-Hawkeye Arena’s boisterous environment. Iowa is likely solidified as a hosting team if it cleans up against the rest of its schedule, but playing spoiler to another Big Ten team is always a plus.

Kentucky at Vanderbilt, 4 p.m. on ESPN 2

The SEC is another conference that has a leader who will be difficult to dethrone over the final stretch of the season. Yet, like Michigan, Vanderbilt is fighting for a No. 1 seed. The Commodores also have several opportunities to beef up their resume with games remaining against Kentucky, Alabama and Tennessee — all ranked opponents. Vanderbilt’s 84-83 win over the Wildcats at Kentucky earlier this month was one of the top games this season, headlined by Mikayla Blakes’ 37 points. The Wildcats will have revenge on their minds as well as the opportunity to enter into the hosting conversation with a marquee win. Kentucky is 16th in the NET and just beat Ole Miss, which was ranked 15th in the selection committee’s first reveal.

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Wednesday, Feb. 25

Rhode Island at Richmond, 6 p.m. on ESPN+

The Spiders, mid-season darlings last season, have slipped up a bit in Atlantic 10 play this season but still have a chance to punch their third straight ticket to the Big Dance, even without needing to win the conference tournament to earn an automatic qualifier bid. They’re 42nd in the NET and would greatly benefit from a victory over Rhode Island, the team atop the A-10 standings, while a win for the Rams would secure them the outright conference title. Senior Maggie Doogan is on the outside looking in for the first-round WNBA Draft conversation, and she could use some more tape against power-conference opponents after dropping 57 points, 21 rebounds and 13 assists against Georgia Tech and UCLA in the 2025 tournament.

Sunday, March 1

Duke at North Carolina, noon on ESPN

The first matchup between the Tobacco Road rivals lived up to the billing, featuring productive (gasp!) offenses and 16 lead changes as the Tar Heels almost pulled off the road upset. Ranked 19th in the NET, North Carolina could vault into the top 16 and host for the second consecutive season with a win over top-10 Duke. The ACC title could still be in the balance on the final day of the season, though the Blue Devils would own the tiebreaker over Louisville if the two teams finish with one loss.

Duke is also pursuing the first undefeated ACC season since Notre Dame in 2015-16. It would be the fourth undefeated conference campaign in program history, and the first for the Blue Devils since 2006-07, when they finished the regular season without a loss behind national player of the year Lindsey Harding.

Ohio State at Michigan State, noon on BTN

The Buckeyes appeared to be cruising toward a hosting spot, but have lost their last two games and still have Michigan and Michigan State on the docket. The Spartans are also on the hosting bubble. This could very well be a play-in game for the right to stay home for the first weekend of the tournament. If either team slips, keep an eye on Minnesota. The Golden Gophers are fourth in the Big Ten, ahead of Ohio State and Michigan State, and eighth in the NET. They just beat the Buckeyes and face the Spartans on Feb. 22.

Baylor at TCU, 4 p.m. on ESPN

Four teams sit one loss of each other at the top of the Big 12 standings, but this is the only game remaining between those four teams until the end of the regular season; Texas Tech and West Virginia end their seasons against three unranked opponents. The Bears have been mostly noncompetitive in their last three ranked matchups, including a somewhat shocking 31-point defeat to the Red Raiders, but they have a chance to shake up the Big 12 title race with a win against TCU. The Horned Frogs are probably in a good position to host regardless of a win or loss. Nevertheless, an outright Big 12 championship still means something, especially considering TCU could barely field a full lineup at this point two years ago.

This article originally appeared in The Athletic.

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