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Zvonimir Ivisic

Ivisic was worth the wait. After finally getting cleared by the NCAA, the 7-footer from Croatia dazzled in No. 8 Kentucky’s win over Georgia. Showing basically no rust, he was a differencemaker in 16 impactful minutes, scoring 13 points along with five rebounds, three blocks, two steals and two assists. Most impressive was his ability to handle the ball and shoot it from 3 — he was 3 of 4 from deep — giving already loaded Kentucky another offensive weapon.

Rodney Terry

The Texas coach admonished several Central Florida players for doing the “Horns Down” gesture during the Knights’ victory at Texas on Wednesday, telling them their celebration was “classless.” Afterwards, Terry said that the Longhorns “expect to win. We don’t jump up and down, act like we won a national championship.” When they knocked off No. 9 Baylor on Saturday on Tyrese Hunter’s buzzer-beater, that’s exactly how Terry’s team acted. The lesson: Worry about your own team.

Dayton

A big star. Quality pieces around him. A rabid fan base that will travel. Dayton, which just broke into the Associated Press top-25 poll for the first time this season last week at No. 21, has all the makings of a big March threat. It is undefeated in the Atlantic 10, tied atop the conference with Richmond, and owns strong wins away from home over St. John’s and Cincinnati. It is ranked 12th in offensive efficiency behind future NBA forward DaRon Holmes II and with a 6-2 record in Quad 1 and 2 games and a NET ranking of 15, a quality seed is likely without too many missteps the rest of the way.

ACC

It’s North Carolina, Duke and very little else. It’s not crazy to think the ACC could be a two-bid league, even if Clemson is in the tournament right now based on most projections. After the Tigers, there are no guarantees. Only three ACC teams are in the top 40 of the NET rankings and just the big two in the top 35 of KenPom. Wake Forest is a bubble team with an uneven résumé: Zero Quad 1 wins and four Quad 2 losses. Virginia, Virginia Tech and Miami are all on the fringes of the conversation, but with major work to do.