As the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament starts on March 14, some of the best teams in the country prepare for battle as part of the 64-team field.

March is the start of Spring and that means flowers begin to blossom and just like that, college teams all over the country hoping are hoping their dreams can bloom en route to a national championship.

With only one game left in the regular season before the conference championships, Daemen survived an overtime test in its first game as the No. 1 team in NCAA Division II men's basketball.

Washburn and Daemen easily survive again to remain Division II men's basketball's only undefeated teams after they played two more conference opponents, gaining lopsided wins.

Things have changed in the updated Division II men's basketball rankings outside of the top three, with some teams taking painful losses that have caused them to lose positioning.

With the turning of the weather to colder temps and the leaves from green to orange, yellow, and red, comes the turning of the tides in the college basketball season from preseason preparation to early season tournaments, first games, and often non-conference play.