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Posted at 11:15 AM EST

Conference USA Championship - Ford Center at The Star - Frisco, TX

8:30 PM EST. There is no bigger fraud on the board today than the Monarchs of Old Dominion. On paper, this team looks to be the class of Conference USA, but many of those 25 victories are not worthy of a true contender. The Monarchs played one of the weakest non-conference schedules on the planet with a list of opponents that ranks 323 of the 353 graded schools on KenPom. Old Dominion feasted on the fat with wins over Navy, Kennesaw State and Morgan State, while their competition took on anyone that would dare face them.

The Hilltoppers gave Wisconsin a rude awakening in an 83-76 victory in December and that game is just one example of the rigors Rick Stansbury put his team through this season. You see, unlike OD, WKU played a tough non-conference schedule that ranked 44th in the nation. The Hilltoppers played Power Five schools like Washington, West Virginia and Arkansas, while also playing tough mid-majors such as UCF and St. Mary's. The Hilltoppers were built to go on a run in this conference tournament and they are no doubt battle tested. WKU is a freight train right now after smoking both North Texas and Southern Miss to open the C-USA Tournament, while Old Dominion slipped by Louisiana Tech and UAB by a combined two points. For these teams to be considered equal on a neutral site is almost criminal, as Western Kentucky is superior in every way. The Hilltoppers are going to punch their ticket to the Big Dance tonight.

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