Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Updated Championship Week Predictions

Things are starting to get out of hand. Five more teams have punched their cards for the Big Dance. Yesterday was a bad day for Gaels. And what about St. Peter's?! Fly on, Peacocks.

And South Florida just might have ruined Villanova's NCAA tournament hopes (or at least knocked them down a few pegs), and St. Joseph's was a big winner as the bottom seed in the A-10 tournament.

As of right now, there are three more berths up for grabs tonight (as Arkansas-Little Rock just hit some clutch shots to shock North Texas in the Sun Belt). Here are my predictions for the remaining two games:
Horizon League (9 p.m. ESPN): Butler at UW-Milwaukee. Predicted winner: UW-Milwaukee
Summit (9 p.m. ESPN2): Oakland vs. Oral Roberts. Predicted winner: Oakland

Here is who has already clinched an automatic berth, as well as my updated predictions for the remaining conference tournaments (other than those listed above), taking into account as many results as I know up to this point. I'm also putting in as much TV information as I can, so that you can watch what you can. I love you, after all.

Already clinched automatic berths:
Atlantic Sun – Belmont
Big South – UNC-Asheville
Colonial – Old Dominion
MAAC – St. Peter's
Missouri Valley – Indiana State
Ohio Valley – Morehead State
Southern – Wofford
Sun Belt – Arkansas-Little Rock
West Coast – Gonzaga

Remaining Tournaments (all times are Eastern)

ACC (Greensboro, NC; March 10-13)
First Round – 3/10
-Noon (ACC Network) (8) Virginia vs. (9) Miami. Winner: Miami
-2 p.m. (ACC Network) (5) Boston College vs. (12) Wake Forest. Winner: Boston College
-7 p.m. (ESPN2) (7) Maryland vs. (10) NC State. Winner: Maryland
-9 p.m. (ACC Network) (6) Virginia Tech vs. (11) Georgia Tech. Winner: Virginia Tech

Quarterfinals – 3/11
-Noon (ESPN2) (1) UNC vs. (9) Miami. Winner: UNC
-2 p.m. (ESPN2) (4) Clemson vs. (5) Boston College. Winner: Clemson
-7 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Duke vs. (7) Maryland. Winner: Maryland
-9 p.m. (ESPN2) (3) Florida State vs. (6) Virginia Tech. Winner: Virginia Tech

Semifinals – 3/12
-1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) UNC vs. (4) Clemson. Winner: UNC
-3 p.m. (ESPN) (6) Virginia Tech vs. (7) Maryland. Winner: Virginia Tech

Championship – 3/13
-1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) UNC vs. (6) Virginia Tech. Winner: UNC

America East (Hartford, CT; March 3-6, 12)
Championship 3/12 Noon (ESPN2)
(5) Stony Brook vs. (2) Boston University. Winner: Boston University

Atlantic 10 (Atlantic City, NJ; March 8, 11-13)
First Round – 3/8 (at higher seeds)
-9 p.m. (CBS College Sports) (8) UMass vs. (9) Dayton. Winner: Dayton

Quarterfinals – 3/11
-Noon (CBS College Sports) (1) Xavier vs. (9) Dayton. Winner: Xavier
-2:30 p.m. (CBS College Sports) (4) Duquesne vs. (12) St. Joseph's. Winner: Duquesne
-6:30 p.m. (CBS College Sports) (2) Temple vs. (10) LaSalle. Winner: Temple
-9 p.m. (CBS College Sports) (3) Richmond vs. (6) Rhode Island. Winner: Richmond

Semifinals – 3/12
-1 p.m. (CBS College Sports) (1) Xavier vs. (4) Duquesne. Winner: Xavier
-3:30 p.m. (CBS College Sports) (2) Temple vs. (3) Richmond. Winner: Richmond

Championship – 3/13
-1 p.m. (CBS) (1) Xavier vs. (3) Richmond. Winner: Xavier

Big East (New York, NY; March 8-12)
First Round – 3/8
-9 p.m. (ESPNU) (11) Marquette vs. (14) Providence. Winner: Providence

Second Round – 3/9
-Noon (ESPN2) (8) Georgetown vs. (9) UConn. Winner: Georgetown
-2 p.m. (ESPN2) (5) St. John's vs. (13) Rutgers. Winner: St. John's
-7 p.m. (ESPN2) (7) Cincinnati vs. (15) South Florida. Winner: South Florida
-9 p.m. (ESPN2) (6) West Virginia vs. (14) Providence. Winner: West Virginia

Quarterfinals – 3/10
-Noon (ESPN) (1) Pitt vs. (8) Georgetown. Winner: Pitt
-2 p.m. (ESPN) (4) Syracuse vs. (5) St. John's. Winner: St. John's
-7 p.m. (ESPN) (2) Notre Dame vs. (7) Cincinnati. Winner: Notre Dame
-9 p.m. (ESPN) (3) Louisville vs. (6) West Virginia. Winner: Louisville

Semifinals – 3/11
-7 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Pitt vs. (5) St. John's. Winner: Pitt
-9 p.m. (ESPN) (3) Louisville vs. (2) Notre Dame. Winner: Louisville

Championship – 3/12
-9 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Pitt vs. (3) Louisville. Winner: Pitt

Big Sky (Greeley, CO; March 5, 8-9)
Semifinals – 3/8
-7:30 p.m. (Altitude) (2) Montana vs. (3) Weber State. Winner: Montana
-10 p.m. (Altitude) (1) Northern Colorado vs. (4) Northern Arizona. Winner: Northern Colorado

Championship – 3/9
-9 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Northern Colorado vs. (2) Montana. Winner: Montana

Big Ten (Indianapolis, IN; March 10-13)
First Round – 3/10
-2:30 p.m. (ESPN2) - (8) Northwestern vs. (9) Minnesota. Winner: Northwestern
-5 p.m. (ESPN2) - (7) Michigan State vs. (10) Iowa. Winner: Michigan State
-7:30 p.m. (BTN) - (6) Penn State vs. (11) Indiana. Winner: Indiana

Quarterfinals – 3/11
-Noon (ESPN) - (1) Ohio State vs. (8) Northwestern. Winner: Ohio State
-2:30 pm. (ESPN) - (4) Michigan vs. (5) Illinois. Winner: Michigan
-6:30 p.m. (BTN) - (2) Purdue vs. (7) Michigan State. Winner: Michigan State
-9 p.m. (BTN) - (3) Wisconsin vs. (11) Indiana. Winner: Indiana

Semifinals – 3/12
-1:40 p.m. (CBS) - (1) Ohio State vs. (4) Michigan. Winner: Ohio State
-4:10 p.m. (CBS) - (7) Michigan State vs. (11) Indiana. Winner: Indiana

Championship – 3/13
-3:30 p.m. (CBS) - (1) Ohio State vs. (11) Indiana. Winner: Indiana

Big 12 (Kansas City, MO; March 9-12)
First Round – 3/9
-12:30 p.m. (ESPN Full Court; Big 12 Network) (8) Nebraska vs. (9) Oklahoma State. Winner: Nebraska
-3 p.m. (ESPN Full Court; Big 12 Network) (5) Colorado vs. (12) Iowa State. Winner: Colorado
-7 p.m. (ESPN Full Court; Big 12 Network) (7) Baylor vs. (10) Oklahoma. Winner: Baylor
-9:30 p.m. (ESPN Full Court; Big 12 Network) (6) Missouri vs. (11) Texas Tech. Winner: Missouri

Quarterfinals – 3/10
-12:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Kansas vs. (8) Nebraska. Winner: Kansas
-3 p.m. (ESPN Full Court; Big 12 Network) (4) Kansas State vs. (5) Colorado. Winner: Kansas State
-7 p.m. (ESPN Full Court; Big 12 Network) (2) Texas vs. (7) Baylor. Winner: Texas
-9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (3) Texas A&M vs. (6) Missouri. Winner: Missouri

Semifinals – 3/11
-7 p.m. (ESPN Full Court; Big 12 Network) (1) Kansas vs. (4) Kansas State. Winner: Kansas State
-9:30 p.m. (ESPN Full Court; Big 12 Network) (2) Texas vs. (6) Missouri. Winner: Texas

Championship – 3/12
-6 p.m. (ESPN) (2) Texas vs. (4) Kansas State. Winner: Texas

Big West (Anaheim, CA; March 10-12 (teams reseeded after every round))
Quarterfinals – 3/10
-3 p.m. (1) Long Beach State vs. (8) UC-Irvine. Winner: Long Beach State
-5:30 p.m. (4) Pacific vs. (5) UC-Santa Barbara. Winner: UC-Santa Barbara
-9 p.m. (2) Cal Poly vs. (7) UC-Riverside. Winner: Cal Poly
-11:30 p.m. (3) Cal State-Northridge vs. (6) Cal State-Fullerton. Winner: Cal State-Northridge

Semifinals – 3/11
-9:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Long Beach State vs. (5) UC-Santa Barbara. Winner: Long Beach State
-Midnight (ESPNU) (2) Cal Poly vs. (3) Cal State-Northridge. Winner: Cal Poly

Championship – 3/12
-8 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Long Beach State vs. (2) Cal Poly. Winner: Cal Poly

Conference USA (El Paso, TX; March 9-12)
First Round – 3/9
-1 p.m. (8) East Carolina vs. (9) UCF. Winner: UCF
-3:30 p.m. (5) Southern Miss vs. (12) Tulane. Winner: Southern Miss
-7:30 p.m. (6) Marshall vs. (11) Houston. Winner: Marshall
-10 p.m. (7) SMU vs. (10) Rice. Winner: SMU

Quarterfinals – 3/10
-1 p.m. (CBS College Sports) (1) UAB vs. (9) UCF. Winner: UAB
-3:30 p.m. (CBS College Sports) (4) Memphis vs. (5) Southern Miss. Winner: Memphis
-7:30 p.m. (CBS College Sports) (3) UTEP vs. (6) Marshall. Winner: UTEP
-10 p.m. (CBS College Sports) (2) Tulsa vs. (7) SMU. Winner: Tulsa

Semifinals – 3/11
-4 p.m. (CBS College Sports) (1) UAB vs. (4) Memphis. Winner: UAB
-6:30 p.m. (CBS College Sports) (2) Tulsa vs. (3) UTEP. Winner: UTEP

Championship – 3/12
-11:35 a.m. (CBS) (1) UAB vs. (3) UTEP. Winner: UAB

Ivy League (no tournament)
Princeton and Harvard are going to have a one-game playoff for the title. I'm taking Harvard.

MAC (Cleveland, OH; March 8, 10-12)
Quarterfinals – 3/10
-Noon p.m. (SportsTime Ohio/Comcast Michigan/ESPN Full Court) (2) Western Michigan vs. (7) Bowling Green. Winner: Western Michigan
-2:30 p.m. (SportsTime Ohio/ESPN Full Court) (3) Miami vs. (6) Akron. Winner: Miami
-7 p.m. (SportsTime Ohio/ESPN Full Court) (1) Kent State vs. (8) Buffalo. Winner: Kent State
-9:30 p.m. (SportsTime Ohio/Comcast Indiana/ESPN Full Court) (4) Ball State vs. (5) Ohio. Winner: Ball State

Semifinals – 3/11
-7 p.m. (SportsTime Ohio/ESPN Full Court) (2) Western Michigan vs. (3) Miami. Winner: Miami
-9:30 p.m. (SportsTime Ohio/ESPN Full Court) (1) Kent State vs. (4) Ball State. Winner: Ball State

Championship – 3/12
-6 p.m. (ESPN2) (3) Miami vs. (4) Ball State. Winner: Miami

MEAC (Winston-Salem, NC; March 8-12)
First Round – 3/8
-9 p.m. (8) Delaware State vs. (9) South Carolina State. Winner: Delaware State
3/9
-3 p.m. (6) Norfolk State vs. (11) Howard. Winner: Norfolk State

Quarterfinals – 3/9
-7 p.m. (1) Bethune Cookman vs. (8) Delaware State. Winner: Bethune Cookman

-9:30 p.m. (2) Hampton vs. (10) Maryland-Eastern Shore. Winner: Hampton
3/10
-6 p.m. (3) Coppin State vs. (6) Norfolk State. Winner: Coppin State
-8 p.m. (4) Morgan State vs. (5) North Carolina A&T. Winner: Morgan State

Semifinals – 3/11
-6 p.m. (1) Bethune Cookman vs. (4) Morgan State. Winner: Bethune Cookman
-8 p.m. (2) Hampton vs. (3) Coppin State. Winner: Coppin State

Championship – 3/12
-2 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Bethune Cookman vs. (3) Coppin State. Winner: Bethune Cookman

Mountain West (Las Vegas, NV; March 9-12)
First Round – 3/9
-5 p.m. (The Mtn.) (8) Wyoming vs. (9) TCU. Winner: Wyoming

Quarterfinals – 3/10
-3 p.m. (The Mtn.) (1) BYU vs. (8) Wyoming. Winner: BYU
-5:30 p.m. (The Mtn./CBS College Sports) (4) Colorado State vs. (5) New Mexico. Winner: Colorado State
-9 p.m. (The Mtn.) (2) San Diego State vs. (7) Utah. Winner: San Diego State
-11:30 p.m. (The Mtn./CBS College Sports) (3) UNLV vs. (6) Air Force. Winner: UNLV

Semifinals – 3/11
-9 p.m. (CBS College Sports) (1) BYU vs. (4) Colorado State. Winner: Colorado State
-11:30 p.m. (CBS College Sports) (2) San Diego State vs. (3) UNLV. Winner: San Diego State

Championship – 3/12
-7 p.m. (Vs.) (2) San Diego State vs. (4) Colorado State. Winner: San Diego State

Northeast (Campus sites (higher seeds); March 3, 6, 9)
Championship 3/9 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
(3) Robert Morris at (1) Long Island University. Winner: LIU

Pac-10 (Los Angeles, CA; March 9-12)
First Round – 3/9
-9:10 p.m. (FSN Regional) (8) Stanford vs. (9) Oregon State. Winner: Stanford
-11:40 p.m. (FSN Regional) (7) Oregon vs. (10) Arizona State. Winner: Oregon

Quarterfinals – 3/10
-3:10 p.m. (FSN Regional) (1) Arizona vs. (8) Stanford. Winner: Arizona
-5:40 p.m. (FSN Regional) (4) USC vs. (5) Cal. Winner: Cal
-9:10 p.m. (FSN Regional) (3) Washington vs. (6) Washington State. Winner: Washington
-11:40 p.m. (FSN Regional) (2) UCLA vs. (7) Oregon. Winner: UCLA

Semifinals – 3/11
-9:10 p.m. (FSN Regional) (1) Arizona vs. (5) Cal. Winner: Arizona
-11:40 p.m. (FSN Regional) (2) UCLA vs. (3) Washington. Winner: Washington

Championship – 3/12
-6:10 p.m. (CBS) (1) Arizona vs. (3) Washington. Winner: Arizona

Patriot (Campus sites (higher seeds); March 2, 6, 11)
Championship 3/11
-4:45 (ESPN2) (6) Lafayette at (1) Bucknell. Winner: Bucknell

SEC (Atlanta, GA; March 10-13)
First Round – 3/10
-1 p.m. (SEC Network/ESPN Full Court) (E4) Georgia vs. (W5) Auburn. Winner: Georgia
-3:30 p.m. (SEC Network/ESPN Full Court) (W3) Mississippi vs. (E6) South Carolina. Winner: Mississippi
-7:30 p.m. (SEC Network/ESPN Full Court) (W4) Arkansas vs. (E5) Tennessee. Winner: Tennessee
-10 p.m. (SEC Network/ESPN Full Court) (E3) Vanderbilt vs. (W6) LSU. Winner: Vanderbilt

Quarterfinals – 3/11
-1 p.m. (SEC Network/ESPN Full Court) (W1) Alabama vs. (E4) Georgia. Winner: Alabama
-3:30 p.m. (SEC Network/ESPN Full Court) (E2) Kentucky vs. (W3) Mississippi. Winner: Kentucky
-7:30 p.m. (SEC Network/ESPN Full Court) (E1) Florida vs. (E5) Tennessee. Winner: Florida
-10 p.m. (SEC Network/ESPN Full Court) (W2) Mississippi State vs. (E3) Vanderbilt. Winner: Vanderbilt

Semifinals – 3/12
-1 p.m. (ABC) (W1) Alabama vs. (E2) Kentucky. Winner: Kentucky
-3:30 p.m. (ABC) (E1) Florida vs. (E3) Vanderbilt. Winner: Florida

Championship – 3/13
1 p.m. (ABC) (E1) Florida vs. (E2) Kentucky. Winner: Florida

Southland (Katy, TX; March 9-12)
Quarterfinals – 3/9
-1 p.m. (2) Northwestern State vs. (7) UT San Antonio. Winner: Northwestern State
-3:30 p.m. (3) Sam Houston State vs. (6) Stephen F. Austin. Winner: Sam Houston State
-8 p.m. (1) McNeese State vs. (8) Nicholls State. Winner: McNeese State
-9:30 p.m. (4) Texas State vs. (5) Southeast Louisiana. Winner: Texas State

Semifinals – 3/10
-7 p.m. (2) Northwestern State vs. (3) Sam Houston State. Winner: Sam Houston State
-9:30 p.m. (1) McNeese State vs. (4) Texas State. Winner: McNeese State

Championship – 3/12
-4 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) McNeese State vs. (3) Sam Houston State. Winner: McNeese State

SWAC (Garland, TX; March 9-12)
Quarterfinals – 3/9
-1:30 p.m. (2) Jackson State vs. (7) Prairie View A&M. Winner: Jackson State
-9 p.m. (1) Texas Southern vs. (8) Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Winner: Texas Southern
3/10
-1:30 p.m. (3) Mississippi Valley State vs. (6) Grambling. Winner: Mississippi Valley State
-9 p.m. (4) Alabama State vs. (5) Alabama A&M. Winner: Alabama State

Semifinals – 3/11
-3:30 p.m. (2) Jackson State vs. (3) Mississippi Valley State. Winner: Jackson State
-9 p.m. (1) Texas Southern vs. (4) Alabama State. Winner: Texas Southern

Championship – 3/12
-8:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Texas Southern vs. (2) Jackson State. Winner: Jackson State

WAC (Las Vegas, NV; March 9-12)
First Round – 3/9
-3 p.m. (5) Hawaii vs. (8) San Jose State. Winner: Hawaii
-5:30 p.m. (6) Nevada vs. (7) Fresno State. Winner: Nevada

Second Round – 3/10
-3 p.m. (ESPNU) (4) Idaho vs. (5) Hawaii. Winner: Idaho
-5:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (3) New Mexico State vs. (6) Nevada. Winner: New Mexico State

Semifinals – 3/11
-9 p.m. (1) Utah State vs. (4) Idaho. Winner: Utah State
-Midnight (ESPNU) (2) Boise State vs. (3) New Mexico State. Winner: Boise State

Championship – 3/12
-10 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Utah State vs. (2) Boise State. Winner: Utah State

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