Thursday, March 10, 2011

Updated Championship Week Predictions

Last night, two more teams punched their tickets. LIU staved off two-time defending NEC champ Robert Morris in OT to earn their first NCAA tournament bid since 1997, while Northern Colorado will be dancing for the first time ever. Good times. No bids are up for grabs tonight, but there were a ton of good games, and just about every conference had a full slate of games today. Penn State sure ruined a lot of Big Ten brackets.

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.

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

Remaining Tournaments (all times are Eastern)

ACC (Greensboro, NC; March 10-13)
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)
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)
Semifinals – 3/11
-7 p.m. (ESPN) (4) Syracuse vs. (9) UConn. Winner: UConn
-9 p.m. (ESPN) (3) Louisville vs. (2) Notre Dame. Winner: Louisville

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

Big Ten (Indianapolis, IN; March 10-13)
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. (6) Penn State. Winner: Wisconsin

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. (3) Wisconsin. Winner: Wisconsin

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

Big 12 (Kansas City, MO; March 9-12)
Semifinals – 3/11
-7 p.m. (ESPN Full Court; Big 12 Network) (1) Kansas vs. (5) Colorado. Winner: Kansas State
-9:30 p.m. (ESPN Full Court; Big 12 Network) (2) Texas vs. (3) Texas A&M. 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))
-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) (7) UC-Riverside vs. (3) Cal State-Northridge. Winner: Cal State-Northridge

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)
Semifinals – 3/11
-4 p.m. (CBS College Sports) (8) East Carolina vs. (4) Memphis. Winner: Memphis
-6:30 p.m. (CBS College Sports) (2) Tulsa vs. (3) UTEP. Winner: UTEP

Championship – 3/12
-11:35 a.m. (CBS) (4) Memphis vs. (3) UTEP. Winner: UTEP

Ivy League
-Championship – 3/12 4 p.m. (ESPN) Harvard vs. Princeton (at New Haven, CT). Winner: Harvard
(NOTE: The Ivy League does not have a tournament. This is a one-game playoff because Harvard and Princeton tied for the regular season title and split their two head-to-head games.)

MAC (Cleveland, OH; March 8, 10-12)
Quarterfinals – 3/10
Semifinals – 3/11
-7 p.m. (SportsTime Ohio/ESPN Full Court) (2) Western Michigan vs. (6) Akron. Winner: Western Michigan
-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) (2) Western Michigan vs. (4) Ball State. Winner: Ball State

MEAC (Winston-Salem, NC; March 8-12)
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)
Quarterfinals – 3/10
-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. (5) New Mexico. Winner: New Mexico
-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. (5) New Mexico. Winner: San Diego State

Pac-10 (Los Angeles, CA; March 9-12)
Semifinals – 3/11
-9:10 p.m. (FSN Regional) (1) Arizona vs. (4) USC. Winner: Arizona
-11:40 p.m. (FSN Regional) (7) Oregon 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)
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)
Championship – 3/12
-4 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) McNeese State vs. (7) UT San Antonio. Winner: McNeese State

SWAC (Garland, TX; March 9-12)
Semifinals – 3/11
-3:30 p.m. (2) Jackson State vs. (6) Grambling. 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)
Semifinals – 3/11
-9 p.m. (1) Utah State vs. (8) San Jose State. 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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