Updated Championship Week Predictions

Just because there were no conference title games last night doesn't mean some shit didn't go down.  

• My beloved Hoosiers won their first Big Ten Tournament game since 2006, knocking off Penn State handily.  
• The Bruce Weber era at Illinois came to a floundering to an end with a loss to Iowa.  On January 10, Illinois beat Ohio State to go to 15-3 and 4-1 in the Big Ten.  They are now 17-15.  Are we elite yet?
• Several bubble teams may have played themselves out of the tournament.  The Rudy of the Big Ten, Northwestern, lost in the first round to Minnesota, which is a huge blow to the Wildcats' hopes of making the NCAA tournament for the first time ever.  USF, another bubble team that people seemed to be rallying around, lost to Notre Dame in the Big East quarterfinals.  Mississippi State lost in the SEC first round to 11-seed Georgia.
• In the Pac-12 -- which I think we can all agree is by far the worst of the major conferences this year -- top seed Washington went down in the quarterfinals to Oregon State, and bubble team Oregon lost to Colorado.
• Southland top seed UT Arlington lost in the semis to McNeese State, who will face the Lamar Cardinals in the final.
• UConn lost to Syracuse, ending their 13-game postseason winning streak, so we don't have to hear about them anymore.
• There were 7 overtime games, including a 2OT win for Cincinnati over Georgetown in the Big East quarterfinals and 3OT thriller in Conference USA, with Marshall pulling out a 105-100 victory of Tulsa.

Again, there are no championship games today, but there are 36 games, so calm down.  If you're stuck at work and want to watch one of the two early Big Ten games, go to www.btn2go.com.  Depending on your cable/satellite provider (and if you have the Big Ten Network), you can watch games on the Big Ten Network live on your computer.  There is also an app for the iPhone.

Here is who has already clinched an automatic berth, as well as my predictions for the remaining conference tournaments with TV listings, so that you have no excuse not to watch every single televised game.  You're welcome.

Already clinched automatic berths (with the number of NCAA tournament appearances, including 2012):

Atlantic Sun - Belmont (5)
Big Sky - Montana (9)
Big South - UNC-Asheville (3)
Colonial - VCU (11)
Horizon - Detroit (6)
Ivy - Harvard (2)
MAAC - Loyola (Md.) (2)
Missouri Valley - Creighton (18)
Northeast - LIU (5)
Ohio Valley - Murray State (15)
Patriot - Lehigh (5)
Southern - Davidson (11)
Summit - South Dakota State (1)
Sun Belt - Western Kentucky (22)
West Coast - St. Mary's (7)

Remaining Tournaments (all times are Eastern)

ACC (Atlanta; March 8-11)

Quarterfinals - 3/9
12 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) North Carolina vs. (8) Maryland.  Winner:  North Carolina
2 p.m. (ESPN2) (4) Virginia vs. (5) NC State.  Winner:  NC State
7 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Duke vs. (10) Virginia Tech.  Winner:  Duke
9 p.m. (ESPN2) (3) Florida State vs. (6) Miami.  Winner:  Florida State
Semifinals - 3/10
1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) North Carolina vs. (5) NC State.  Winner:  North Carolina
3 p.m. (ESPN) (2) Duke vs. (3) Florida State.  Winner:  Duke
Championship - 3/11 1 p.m. (ESPN)
(1) North Carolina vs. (2) Duke.  Winner:  Duke

America East (Hartford, CT and campus sites; March 1, 3-4, 10)

Championship 3/10 11 a.m. (at higher seed) (ESPN2)

(1) Stony Brook vs. (2) Vermont.  Winner: Stony Brook

Atlantic 10 (Atlantic City, NJ and campus sites; March 6, 9-11)

Quarterfinals - 3/9
12 p.m. (CBS Sports) (1) Temple vs. (8) UMass.  Winner:  Temple
2:30 p.m. (CBS Sports) (4) St. Bonaventure vs. (5) St. Joseph's.  Winner:  St. Bonaventure
6:30 p.m. (CBS Sports) (2) St. Louis vs. (7) LaSalle.  Winner: St. Louis
9 p.m. (CBS Sports) (3) Xavier vs. (6) Dayton.  Winner: Dayton
Semifinals - 3/10
1 p.m. (CBS Sports) (1) Temple vs. (4) St. Bonaventure.  Winner:  Temple
3:30 p.m. (CBS Sports) (2) St. Louis vs. (6) Dayton.  Winner: St. Louis
Championship - 3/11 1 p.m. (CBS)
(1) Temple vs. (2) St. Louis.  Winner:  St. Louis

Big East (New York; March 6-10)

Semifinals - 3/9
7 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Syracuse vs. (4) Cincinnati.  Winner:  Syracuse
9 p.m. (ESPN) (3) Notre Dame vs. (7) Louisville.  Winner:  Louisville
Championship - 3/10 9.m. (ESPN)
(1) Syracuse vs. (7) Louisville. Winner:  Syracuse

Big Ten (Indianapolis; March 8-11)

Quarterfinals - 3/9
12 p.m. (BTN) (1) Michigan State vs. (8) Iowa.  Winner:  Michigan State
2:30 p.m. (BTN) (4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Indiana.  Winner:  Indiana
6:30 p.m. (ESPN) (2) Michigan vs. (10) Minnesota.  Winner:  Northwestern
9 p.m. (ESPN) (3) Ohio State vs. (6) Purdue.  Winner:  Ohio State
Semifinals - 3/10
1:40 p.m. (CBS) (1) Michigan State vs. (5) Indiana.  Winner:  Indiana
4:10 p.m. (CBS) (3) Ohio State vs. (7) Northwestern.  Winner:  Ohio State
Championship - 3/11 3:30 p.m. (CBS)
(3) Ohio State vs. (5) Indiana.  Winner: Indiana

Big 12 (Kansas City, MO; March 7-10)

Semifinals - 3/9
7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Kansas vs. (4) Baylor.  Winner: Kansas
10 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) Missouri vs. (6) Texas.  Winner: Missouri
Championship - 3/10 6 p.m. (ESPN)
(1) Kansas vs. (2) Missouri.  Winner: Missouri

Big West (Anaheim, CA; March 8-10)

Semifinals - 3/9 (reseeds so highest seed plays lowest seed)
9:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Long Beach State vs. (10) UC Irvine.  Winner: Long Beach State
Midnight (ESPNU) (3) UC Santa Barbara vs. (4) Cal Poly.  Winner: UC Santa Barbara
Championship - 3/10 10 p.m. (ESPN2)
(1) Long Beach State vs. (3) UC Santa Barbara.  Winner: Long Beach State

Conference USA (Memphis; March 7-10)

Semifinals - 3/9
4 p.m. (CBS Sports) (2) Southern Miss vs. (6) Marshall.  Winner:  Tulsa
6:30 p.m. (CBS Sports) (1) Memphis vs. ($) UCF.  Winner:  Memphis
Championship - 3/10 11:35 a.m. (CBS)
(1) Memphis vs. (3) Tulsa.  Winner: Memphis

MAC (Cleveland and campus sites; March 5, 7-10)

Semifinals - 3/9
7 p.m. (SportsTime Ohio) (1) Akron vs. (4) Kent State.  Winner:  Akron
9:30 p.m. (SportsTime Ohio) (2) Buffalo vs. (3) Ohio.  Winner:  Ohio
Championship - 3/10 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
(1) Akron vs. (3) Ohio.  Winner:  Akron

MEAC (Winston-Salem, NC; March 6-10)

Semifinals - 3/9
6 p.m. (8) Hampton vs. (4) Bethune-Cookman.  Winner:  Bethune-Cookman
8 p.m. (2) Norfolk State vs. (11) Florida A&M.  Winner:  Norfolk State
Championship - 3/10 1 p.m. (ESPN2)
(2) Norfolk State vs. (4)  Bethune-Cookman.  Winner: Norfolk State

Mountain West (Las Vegas, NV; March 8-10)

Semifinals - 3/9
9 p.m. (CBS Sports) (1) San Diego State vs. (4) Colorado State.  Winner: San Diego State
11:30 p.m. (CBS Sports) (2) New Mexico vs. (3) UNLV.  Winner: UNLV
Championship - 3/10 7 p.m. (NBC Sports)
(1) San Diego State vs. (3) UNLV.  Winner: San Diego State

Pac-12 (Los Angeles; March 7-10)

Semifinals - 3/9
9 p.m. (FSN) (9) Oregon State vs. (4) Arizona.  Winner:  Arizona
11:30 p.m. (FSN) (2) California vs. (6) Colorado.  Winner:  California
Championship - 3/10 6 p.m. (CBS)
(2) California vs. (4) Arizona.  Winner: Arizona

SEC (New Orleans; March 8-11)

Quarterfinals - 3/9
1 p.m. (SEC Network) (1) Kentucky vs. (8) LSU.  Winner:  Kentucky
3:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (4) Florida vs. (5) Alabama.  Winner:  Florida
7:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (2) Tennessee vs. (7) Ole Miss.  Winner:  Tennessee
10 p.m. (SEC Network) (3) Vanderbilt vs. (11) Georgia.  Winner:  Vanderbilt
Semifinals - 3/10
1 p.m. (ABC) (1) Kentucky vs. (4) Florida.  Winner:  Kentucky
3:30 p.m. (ABC) (2) Tennessee vs. (3) Vanderbilt.  Winner:  Vanderbilt
Championship - 3/11 1 p.m. (ABC)
(1) Kentucky vs. (3) Vanderbilt.  Winner: Kentucky

Southland (Katy, TX; March 7-8, 10)

Championship - 3/10 3 p.m. (ESPN2)
(3) Lamar vs. (4) McNeese State.  Winner: Lamar

SWAC (Garland, TX; March 7-10)

Semifinals - 3/9
3:30 p.m. (SWAC TV) (2) Texas Southern vs. (6) Alcorn State.  Winner:  Texas Southern
9 p.m. (SWAC TV) (1) Mississippi Valley State vs. (5) Arkansas-Pine Bluff.  Winner:  Mississippi Valley State
Championship - 3/10 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
(1) Mississippi Valley State vs. (2) Texas Southern.  Winner: Mississippi Valley State

WAC (Las Vegas, NV; March 8-10)

Semifinals - 3/9
9 p.m. (WSN) (2) New Mexico State vs. (6) Hawaii.  Winner:  New Mexico State
11:30 p.m. (WSN) (1) Nevada vs. (5) Louisiana Tech.  Winner:  Nevada
Championship - 3/10 Midnight (ESPN2)
(1) Nevada vs. (2) New Mexico State.  Winner: Nevada