Answers revealed in the comments.
GAME 1
Name one of the two smallest states by total area that border the Mississippi River or through which the Mississippi River flows.
GAME 2
There are six schools with basketball teams who do NOT play in one of the Power Five conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC), who have appeared in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament at least 30 times. Name two of those six teams.
hebspeaks 
Game one answers:
Kentucky
Tennessee
GAME 2 answers:
Villanova
Cincinnati
Marquette
Temple
Connecticut
Georgetown