Monday, March 06, 2017

Updated Championship Week Predictions

All of the conference tournament brackets are now set!  Here's what happened in yesterday's Championship Week action, which saw bids clinched and several high seeds go down:
  • In the MVC final, 2-seed Wichita State handled 1-seed Illinois State, 71-51, sending the Shockers to their 14th NCAA Tournament and 6th in a row.  Illinois State is on the bubble for an at-large berth.
  • In the Atlantic Sun final, top seed Florida Gulf Coast beat up on 3-seed North Florida to clinch Dunk City's 3rd ever trip to the Big Dance and second in a row.
  • In the Big South final, the 7-seed Campbell Fighting Camels' dreams of their first NCAA Tournament berth since 1992 fell short, as top seed Winthrop won the title with a 76-59 win in Rock Hill.  With the win, the Eagles will be going to their 10th NCAA Tournament and first since 2010.
  • In the CAA semis, the top two seeds -- UNC-Wilmington and Charleston, respectively -- won.  When they play tonight, the Seahawks will be playing for their 6th trip to the NCAA Tournament and second in a row, while the Cougars will be playing for their 5th NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 1999 (and first since joining the CAA).
  • In the MAAC semis, both top seeds went down.  In arguably the biggest upset of the day, 1-seed Monmouth lost on its home court to 4-seed Siena, 89-85.  Monmouth won the regular season title by 4 games, but suffered a crushing defeat in the conference tournament for the second year in a row.  Their chances of an at-large bid are slim.  In the other semi, 3-seed Iona beat 2-seed St. Peter's.  The Saints will be gunning for their 7th NCAA Tournament and first since 2010 (Fran McCaffery's last year as head coach), while the Gaels will be playing for their 12th NCAA Tournament berth and second in a row.
  • In the Patriot League semis, 3-seed Lehigh beat 2-seed Boston University, 90-88, in a thrilling double OT game.  In the other game, 1-seed Bucknell held off a pesky 4-seed Navy team, 70-65.  When Lehigh and Bucknell face off Wednesday night for the title, the Mountain Hawks will be playing for their 6th NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2012, when they upset Duke in the first round as a 15-seed.  The Bison will be playing for their 7th NCAA Tournament berth and first since 2013.
  • In the SoCon semis, top seed UNC-Greensboro beat 5-seed Wofford, and 3-seed East Tennessee State beat 7-seed Samford to advance to tonight's final.  The Spartans will be playing for their 3rd NCAA Tournament berth and first since 2001 (Fran McCaffery's second year as head coach), while the Buccaneers will be playing for their 10th berth and first since 2010.
  • In the Horizon League, the slaughter continues, as only one of the top four seeds advanced to the semis.  6-seed UIC beat 3-seed Green Bay, while 4-seed Northern Kentucky staved off 5-seed Wright State.
  • 3 bids are up for grabs today:  the CAA, MAAC, and SoCon
  • 2 conference tournaments start up today, and a total of nine have games today.
  • Bubble teams that won yesterday:  Wichita State
  • Bubble teams that lost yesterday:  Illinois State
Here are the tournaments starting today, the tournaments with games today, bids up for grab today, who has already clinched an automatic berth, and my predictions for the remaining conference tournaments.

Tournaments starting today
-MAC
-MEAC

Tournaments with games today
-American East
-Colonial
-Horizon
-MAAC
-MAC
-MEAC
-SoCon
-Summit League
-West Coast

Bids up for grabs today (all times Eastern)
-Colonial:  (1) UNC-Wilmington vs. (2) Charleston (7 p.m.; CBSSN)
-Southern:  (1) UNC-Greensboro vs. (3) East Tennessee State (7 p.m.; ESPN2) 
-MAAC:  (3) Iona vs. (4) Siena (9 p.m.; ESPN2) 

Already clinched automatic berths (I will add in parentheses the NCAA tournament appearances for each school, including the bid just clinched)
-Atlantic Sun:  Florida Gulf Coast (3)
-Big South:  Winthrop (10)
-Missouri Valley:  Wichita State (14)
-Ohio Valley:  Jacksonville State (1)

Remaining Tournaments (all times are Eastern; to the extent there are teams that have clinched seeds in tournament fields that are not completely set, I will put those in)

AAC (March 9-12; Hartford)
3/9 – First Round
3:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (8) Temple vs. (9) East Carolina.  Predicted winner:  Temple
6 p.m. (ESPNews) (7) Tulsa vs. (10) Tulane.  Predicted winner:  Tulsa
8 p.m. (ESPNews) (6) UConn vs. (11) South Florida.  Predicted winner:  UConn
3/10 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) SMU vs. (8) Temple.  Predicted winner:  SMU
2 p.m. (ESPN2) (4) Central Florida vs. (5) Memphis.  Predicted winner:  Central Florida
7 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) Cincinnati vs. (7) Tulsa.  Predicted winner:  Cincinnati
9 p.m. (ESPNU) (3) Houston vs. (6) UConn.  Predicted winner:  UConn
3/11 – Semifinals
3 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) SMU vs. (4) Central Florida.  Predicted winner:  SMU
5 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Cincinnati vs. (6) UConn.  Predicted winner:  Cincinnati
3/12 – Finals
3:15 p.m. (ESPN) (1) SMU vs. Cincinnati.  Predicted winner:  SMU

ACC (March 7-11; Brooklyn)
3/7 – First Round
12 p.m. (ESPN2) (12) Clemson vs. (13) NC State.  Predicted winner:  NC State
2 p.m. (ESPN2) (10) Wake Forest vs. (15) Boston College.  Predicted winner:  Wake Forest
7 p.m. (ESPN2) (11) Georgia Tech vs. (14) Pittsburgh.  Predicted winner:  Georgia Tech
3/8 – Second Round
12 p.m. (ESPN) (8) Syracuse vs. (9) Miami.  Predicted winner:  Miami
2 p.m. (ESPN) (5) Duke vs. (13) NC State.  Predicted winner:  Duke
7 p.m. (ESPN2) (7) Virginia Tech vs. (10) Wake Forest.  Predicted winner:  Virginia Tech
9 p.m. (ESPN2) (6) Virginia vs. (11) Georgia Tech.  Predicted winner:  Virginia
3/9 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (ESPN) (1) North Carolina vs. (9) Miami.  Predicted winner:  North Carolina
2 p.m. (ESPN) (4) Louisville vs. (5) Duke.  Predicted winner:  Louisville
7 p.m. (ESPN) (2) Florida State vs. (7) Virginia Tech.  Predicted winner:  Florida State
9 p.m. (ESPN) (3) Notre Dame vs. (6) Virginia.  Predicted winner:  Virginia
3/10 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) North Carolina vs. (4) Louisville.  Predicted winner:  Louisville
9 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) Florida State vs. (6) Virginia.  Predicted winner:  Florida State
3/11 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPN) (2) Florida State vs. (4) Louisville.  Predicted winner:  Louisville

America East (March 1, 6, 11; campus of higher seeds)
3/6 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPN3) (4) UMBC at (1) Vermont.  Predicted winner:  Vermont
7:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (3) Albany at (2) Stony Brook.  Predicted winner:  Stony Brook
3/11 – Finals
11 a.m. (ESPN2) (2) Stony Brook at (1) Vermont.  Predicted winner:  Vermont

Atlantic 10 (March 8-12; Pittsburgh)
3/8 – First Round
6 p.m. (ASN) (12) UMass vs. (13) St. Joseph's.  Predicted winner:  UMass
8:30 p.m. (ASN) (11) St. Louis vs. (14) Duquesne.  Predicted winner:  St. Louis
3/9 – Second Round
12 p.m. (NBCSN) (8) LaSalle vs. (9) Davidson.  Predicted winner:  Davidson
2:30 p.m. (NBCSN) (5) St. Bonaventure vs. (12) UMass.  Predicted winner:  St. Bonaventure
6 p.m. (NBCSN) (7) George Mason vs. (10) Fordham.  Predicted winner:  George Mason
8:30 p.m. (NBCSN) (6) George Washington vs. (11) St. Louis.  Predicted winner:  George Washington
3/10 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (NBCSN) (1) Dayton vs. (9) Davidson.  Predicted winner:  Dayton
2 p.m. (NBCSN) (4) Rhode Island vs. (5) St. Bonaventure.  Predicted winner:  Rhode Island
6 p.m. (NBCSN) (2) VCU vs. (7) George Mason.  Predicted winner:  VCU
8:30 p.m. (NBCSN) (3) Richmond vs. (6) George Washington.  Predicted winner:  Richmond
3/11 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Dayton vs. (4) Rhode Island.  Predicted winner: Dayton
3:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) VCU vs. (3) Richmond.  Predicted winner:  VCU
3/12 – Finals
12:30 p.m. (CBS) (1) Dayton vs. (2) VCU).  Predicted winner:  Dayton

Big 12 (March 8-11; Kansas City)
3/8 – First Round
7 p.m. (ESPNU) (8) TCU vs. (9) Oklahoma.  Predicted winner:  TCU
9 p.m. (ESPNU) (7) Texas Tech vs. (10) Texas.  Predicted winner:  Texas Tech
3/9 – Quarterfinals
12:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (4) Iowa State vs. (5) Oklahoma State.  Predicted winner:  Oklahoma State
2:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Kansas vs. (8) TCU.  Predicted winner:  Kansas
7 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) West Virginia vs. (7) Texas Tech.  Predicted winner:  West Virginia
9 p.m. (ESPNU) (3) Baylor vs. (6) Kansas State.  Predicted winner:  Baylor
3/10 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) Kansas vs. (5) Oklahoma State.  Predicted winner:  Kansas
9 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) West Virginia vs. (3) Baylor.  Predicted winner:  Baylor
3/11 – Finals
6 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Kansas vs. (3) Baylor.  Predicted winner:  Kansas

Big East (March 8-11; New York)
3/8 – First Round
7 p.m. (Fox Sports 1) (8) St. John's vs. (9) Georgetown.  Predicted winner:  Georgetown
9:30 p.m. (Fox Sports 1) (7) Xavier vs. (10) DePaul.  Predicted winner:  Xavier
3/9 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (Fox Sports 1) (1) Villanova vs. (9) Georgetown.  Predicted winner:  Villanova
2:30 p.m. (Fox Sports 1) (4) Marquette vs. (5) Seton Hall.  Predicted winner:  Seton Hall
7 p.m. (Fox Sports 1) (2) Butler vs. (7) Xavier.  Predicted winner:  Butler
9:30 p.m. (Fox Sports 1) (3) Creighton vs. (6) Providence.  Predicted winner:  Creighton
3/10 – Semifinals
6:30 p.m. (Fox Sports 1) (1) Villanova vs. (5) Seton Hall.  Predicted winner:  Villanova
9:30 p.m. (Fox Sports 1) (2) Butler vs. (3) Creighton.  Predicted winner:  Butler
3/11 – Finals
5:30 p.m. (Fox) (1) Villanova vs. (2) Butler.  Predicted winner:  Butler

Big Sky (March 7, 9-11; Reno)
3/7 – First Round
5:35 p.m. (Watch Big Sky) (8) Portland State vs. (9) Northern Arizona.  Predicted winner:  Portland State
8:35 p.m. (Watch Big Sky) (7) Sacramento State vs. (10) Idaho State.  Predicted winner:  Sacramento State
11:05 p.m. (Watch Big Sky) (6) Montana State vs. (11) Southern Utah.  Predicted winner:  Montana State
3/9 – Quarterfinals
3:05 p.m. (Watch Big Sky) (1) North Dakota vs. (8) Portland State.  Predicted winner:  North Dakota
5:35 p.m. (Watch Big Sky) (4) Idaho vs. (5) Montana.  Predicted winner:  Montana
8:35 p.m. (Watch Big Sky) (2) Eastern Washington vs. (7) Sacramento State.  Predicted winner:  Eastern Washington
11:05 p.m. (Watch Big Sky) (3) Weber State vs. (6) Montana State.  Predicted winner:  Weber State
3/10 – Semifinals
8:35 p.m. (Watch Big Sky) (1) North Dakota vs. (5) Montana.  Predicted winner:  North Dakota
11:05 p.m. (Watch Big Sky) (2) Eastern Washington vs. (3) Weber State.  Predicted winner:  Eastern Washington
3/11 – Finals
8:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) North Dakota vs. (2) Eastern Washington.  Predicted winner:  Eastern Washington

Big Ten (March 8-12; Washington, DC)
3/8 – First Round
4:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (12) Nebraska vs. (13) Penn State.  Predicted winner:  Penn State
7 p.m. (BTN) (11) Ohio State vs. (14) Rutgers.  Predicted winner:  Ohio State
3/9 – Second Round
12 p.m. (BTN) (8) Michigan vs. (9) Illinois.  Predicted winner: Michigan
2:30 p.m. (BTN) (5) Michigan State vs. (13) Penn State.  Predicted winner:  Michigan State
6:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (7) Iowa vs. (10) Indiana.  Predicted winner:  Indiana
9 p.m. (ESPN2) (6) Northwestern vs. (11) Ohio State.  Predicted winner:  Ohio State
3/10 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Purdue vs. (8) Michigan.  Predicted winner:  Michigan
2:30 p.m. (ESPN) (4) Minnesota vs. (5) Michigan State.  Predicted winner:  Michigan State
6:30 p.m. (BTN) (2) Wisconsin vs. (10) Indiana.  Predicted winner:  Indiana
9 p.m. (BTN) (3) Maryland vs. (11) Ohio State.  Predicted winner:  Maryland
3/11 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (CBS) (5) Michigan State vs. (8) Michigan.  Predicted winner:  Michigan
3:30 p.m. (CBS) (3) Maryland vs. (10) Indiana.  Predicted winner:  Indiana
3/12 – Finals
3 p.m. (CBS) (8) Michigan vs. (10) Indiana. Predicted winner:  Indiana

Big West (March 9-11; Anaheim)
3/9 – Quarterfinals
3 p.m. (Fox Sports West Prime Ticket) (1) UC Irvine vs. (8) UC Riverside. Predicted winner:  UC Irvine
5:30 p.m. (Fox Sports West Prime Ticket) (4) Long Beach State vs. (5) Hawaii.  Predicted winner:  Hawaii
9 p.m. (Fox Sports West Prime Ticket) (3) Cal State Fullerton vs. (6) Cal State Northridge.  Predicted winner:  Cal State Fullerton
11:30 p.m. (Fox Sports West Prime Ticket) (2) UC Davis vs. (7) Cal Poly.  Predicted winner:  UC Davis
3/10 – Semifinals
9:30 p.m. (ESPN3/ESPNU – tape delayed) (1) UC Irvine vs. (5) Hawaii. Predicted winner:  UC Irvine
11:59 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) UC Davis vs. (3) Cal State Fullerton.  Predicted winner:  UC Davis
3/11 – Finals
11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) UC Irvine vs. (2) UC Davis. Predicted winner:  UC Irvine

CAA (March 3-6; North Charleston, SC)
3/6 – Finals
7 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) UNC-Wilmington vs. (2) Charleston.  Predicted winner:  UNC-Wilmington

Conference USA (March 8-11; Birmingham, AL)
3/8 – First Round
12:30 p.m. (Campus Insiders) (8) Western Kentucky vs. (9) UTSA.  Predicted winner:  Western Kentucky

3 p.m. 9:30 p.m. (Campus Insiders) (5) Rice vs. (12) Southern Mississippi.  Predicted winner:  Rice
6:30 p.m. (Campus Insiders) (7) UAB vs. (10) Charlotte.  Predicted winner:  UAB
9 p.m. (Campus Insiders) (6) Marshall vs. (11) FAU.  Predicted winner:  Marshall
3/9 – Quarterfinals
12:30 p.m. (ASN) (1) Middle Tennessee State vs. (8) Western Kentucky.  Predicted winner:  Middle Tennessee State 
3 p.m. (ASN) (4) UTEP vs. (5) Rice.  Predicted winner: Rice
6:30 p.m. (ASN) (2) Louisiana Tech vs. (7) UAB.  Predicted winner: Louisiana Tech
9 p.m. (ASN) (3) Old Dominion vs. (6) Marshall.  Predicted winner: Old Dominion
3/10 – Semifinals
12:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Middle Tennessee State vs. (5) Rice.  Predicted winner: Middle Tennessee State
3 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Louisiana Tech vs. (3) Old Dominion.  Predicted winner: Louisiana Tech
3/11 – Finals
8:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Middle Tennessee State vs. (2) Louisiana Tech.  Predicted winner:  Middle Tennessee State

Horizon (March 3-7; Detroit)
3/6 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPNU) (9) Youngstown State vs. (4) Northern Kentucky.  Predicted winner:  Northern Kentucky
9:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (10) Milwaukee vs. (6) Illinois-Chicago.  Predicted winner:  Illinois-Chicago
3/7 – Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN) (6) Illinois-Chicago vs. (4) Northern Kentucky.  Predicted winner:  Illinois-Chicago

Ivy League (March 11-12; Philadelphia)
3/11 – Semifinals
1:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Princeton vs. (4) Penn.  Predicted winner:  Princeton
4 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) Harvard vs. (3) Yale.  Predicted winner:  Yale
3/12 – Finals
12 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Princeton vs. (3) Yale.  Predicted winner:  Princeton

MAAC (March 2-6; Albany, NY)
3/6 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPN2) (3) Iona vs. (4) Siena.  Predicted winner:  Iona

MAC (March 6, 9-11; first round at campus of higher seed and remaining rounds in Cleveland)
3/6 – First Round
7 p.m. (9) Northern Illinois at (8) Eastern Michigan.  Predicted winner:  Eastern Michigan
7 p.m. (11) Central Michigan at (6) Kent State.  Predicted winner:  Kent State
7:30 p.m. (12) Miami (OH) at (5) Western Michigan.  Predicted winner:  Western Michigan
8 p.m. (10) Bowling Green at (7) Toledo.  Predicted winner:  Toledo
3/9 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (Spectrum Sports/BCSN/ESPN3) (1) Akron vs. (8) Eastern Michigan.  Predicted winner:  Akron
2:30 p.m. (Spectrum Sports/BCSN/ESPN3) (4) Ball State vs. (5) Western Michigan.  Predicted winner:  Ball State
6:30 p.m. (Spectrum Sports/BCSN/ESPN3 ) (2) Ohio vs. (7) Toledo.  Predicted winner:  Ohio
9 p.m. (Spectrum Sports/BCSN/ESPN3) (3) Buffalo vs. (6) Kent State.  Predicted winner:  Kent State
3/10 – Semifinals
5:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Akron vs. (4) Ball State.  Predicted winner:  Akron
8 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Ohio vs. (6) Kent State.  Predicted winner:  Ohio
3/11 – Finals
7:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Akron vs. (2) Ohio.  Predicted winner:  Akron

MEAC (March 6-11; Norfolk, VA)
First Round
3/6
5 p.m. (5) Maryland-Eastern Shore vs. (12) North Carolina A&T.  Predicted winner:  Maryland-Eastern Shore
7 p.m. (6) Coppin State vs. (11) Howard.  Predicted winner:  Coppin State
3/7
4 p.m. (8) Delaware State vs. (9) Bethune-Cookman.  Predicted winner:  Delaware State
6 p.m. (7) South Carolina State vs. (10) Florida A&M.  Predicted winner:  South Carolina State
Quarterfinals
3/8
6 p.m. (1) North Carolina Central vs. (8) Delaware State.  Predicted winner:  North Carolina Central
8 p.m. (2) Norfolk State vs. (7) South Carolina State.  Predicted winner:  Norfolk State
3/9
6 p.m. (3) Morgan State vs. (6) Coppin State.  Predicted winner:  Morgan State
8 p.m. (4) Hampton vs. (5) Maryland-Eastern Shore.  Predicted winner:  Hampton
3/10 – Semifinals
6:00 p.m. (1) North Carolina Central vs. (4) Hampton.  Predicted winner:  North Carolina Central
8:00 p.m. (2) Norfolk State vs. (3) Morgan State.  Predicted winner:  Norfolk State
3/11 – Final
1:00 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) North Carolina Central vs. (2) Norfolk State.  Predicted winner:  North Carolina Central

Mountain West (March 8-11; Las Vegas)
3/8 – First Round
2 p.m. (Mountain West Network) (8) Utah State vs. (9) San Jose State.  Predicted winner: San Jose State
4:30 p.m. (Mountain West Network) (7) Wyoming vs. (10) Air Force.  Predicted winner: Wyoming
7 p.m. (Mountain West Network) (6) San Diego State vs. (11) UNLV.  Predicted winner: San Diego State
3/9 – Quarterfinals
3 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Nevada vs. (9) San Jose State.  Predicted winner: Nevada
5:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (4) Fresno State vs. (5) New Mexico.  Predicted winner: Fresno State
9 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Colorado State vs. (7) Wyoming.  Predicted winner: Colorado State
11:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (3) Boise State vs. (6) San Diego State.  Predicted winner: San Diego State
3/10 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Nevada vs. (4) Fresno State.  Predicted winner: Nevada
11:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Colorado State vs. (6) San Diego State.  Predicted winner: Colorado State
3/11 – Finals
6 p.m. (CBS) (1) Nevada vs. (2) Colorado State.  Predicted winner:  Colorado State

Northeast Conference (March 1, 4, 7; campus of higher seed)
3/7 – Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN2) (4) St. Francis (PA) at (1) Mount St. Mary's.  Predicted winner:  Mount St. Mary's

Pac-12 (March 8-11; Las Vegas)
3/8 – First Round
3 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (8) Arizona State vs. (9) Stanford.  Predicted winner: Arizona State
5:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (5) California vs. (12) Oregon State.  Predicted winner: California
9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (7) Colorado vs. (10) Washington State.  Predicted winner: Colorado
11:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (6) USC vs. (11) Washington.  Predicted winner: USC
3/9 – Quarterfinals
3 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (1) Oregon vs. (8) Arizona State.  Predicted winner: Oregon
5:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (4) Utah vs. (5) California.  Predicted winner: Utah
9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (2) Arizona vs. (7) Colorado.  Predicted winner: Arizona
11:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (3) UCLA vs. (6) USC.  Predicted winner: UCLA
3/10 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (1) Oregon vs. (4) Utah.  Predicted winner: Oregon
11:30 p.m. (ESPN) (2) Arizona vs. (3) UCLA.  Predicted winner: UCLA
3/11 – Finals
11 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Oregon vs. (3) UCLA.  Predicted winner:  Oregon

Patriot League (February 28, March 2, 5, 8; campus of higher seed)
3/8 – Finals
7:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (3) Lehigh at (1) Bucknell.  Predicted winner:  Bucknell

SEC (March 8-12; Nashville)
3/8 – First Round
7 p.m. (SEC Network) (12) Mississippi State vs. (13) LSU.  Predicted winner: Mississippi State
9:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (11) Auburn vs. (14) Missouri.  Predicted winner: Auburn
3/9 – Second Round
1 p.m. (SEC Network) (8) Georgia vs. (9) Tennessee.  Predicted winner: Georgia
3:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (5) Alabama vs. (12) Mississippi State.  Predicted winner: Alabama
7 p.m. (SEC Network) (7) Vanderbilt vs. (10) Texas A&M.  Predicted winner: Vanderbilt
9:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (6) Mississippi vs. (11) Auburn.  Predicted winner: Auburn
3/10 – Quarterfinals
1 p.m. (SEC Network) (1) Kentucky vs. (8) Georgia.  Predicted winner: Georgia
3:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (4) South Carolina vs. (5) Alabama.  Predicted winner: South Carolina
7 p.m. (SEC Network) (2) Florida vs. (7) Vanderbilt.  Predicted winner: Florida
9:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (3) Arkansas vs. (11) Auburn.  Predicted winner: Arkansas
3/11 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Kentucky vs. (4) South Carolina.  Predicted winner: Kentucky
3:30 p.m. (ESPN) (2) Florida vs. (3) Arkansas.  Predicted winner: Florida
3/12 – Finals
1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Kentucky vs. (2) Florida.  Predicted winner:  Kentucky

Southern Conference (March 3-6; Asheville, NC)
3/6 – Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) UNC-Greensboro vs. (3) East Tennessee State.  Predicted winner:  East Tennessee State

Southland (March 8-11; Katy, TX)
3/8 – First Round
6 p.m. (ESPN3) (5) Sam Houston State vs. (8) Central Arkansas.  Predicted winner: Sam Houston State
8:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (6) Lamar vs. (7) Southeast Louisiana.  Predicted winner: Lamar
3/9 – Second Round
6 p.m. (ESPN3) (4) Houston Baptist vs. (5) Sam Houston State.  Predicted winner: Sam Houston State
8:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (3) Stephen F. Austin vs. (6) Lamar.  Predicted winner: Stephen F. Austin
3/10 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (ESPN3) (1) New Orleans vs. (5) Sam Houston State.  Predicted winner: New Orleans
8:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (2) Texas A&M Corpus Christi vs. (3) Stephen F. Austin.  Predicted winner: Stephen F. Austin.
3/11 – Finals
9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) New Orleans vs. (3) Stephen F. Austin.  Predicted winner:  New Orleans

Summit (March 4-7; Sioux Falls, SD)
3/6 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (MidcoSN/ESPN3) (1) South Dakota vs. (4) South Dakota State.  Predicted winner:  South Dakota
9:30 p.m. (MidcoSN/ESPN3) (7) IUPUI vs. (3) Nebraska-Omaha.  Predicted winner:  Nebraska-Omaha
3/7 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) South Dakota vs. (3) Nebraska-Omaha.  Predicted winner:  South Dakota

Sun Belt (March 8, 10-12; New Orleans)
3/8 – First Round
12:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (8) Coastal Carolina vs. (9) South Alabama.  Predicted winner: Coastal Carolina
3 p.m. (ESPN3) (5) Arkansas State vs. (12) Louisiana-Monroe. Predicted winner: Arkansas State
6 p.m. (ESPN3) (7) Louisiana-Lafayette vs. (10) Arkansas-Little Rock.  Predicted winner: Louisiana-Lafayette
8:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (6) Troy vs. (11) Appalachian State.  Predicted winner: Troy
3/10 – Quarterfinals
12:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (1) UT-Arlington vs. (8) Coastal Carolina.  Predicted winner: UT-Arlington
3 p.m. (ESPN3) (4) Texas State vs. (5) Arkansas State.  Predicted winner: Arkansas State
6 p.m. (ESPN3) (2) Georgia State vs. (7) Louisiana-Lafayette.  Predicted winner: Louisiana-Lafayette
8:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (3) Georgia Southern vs. (6) Troy.  Predicted winner: Georgia Southern
3/11 – Semifinals
12:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (1) UT-Arlington vs. (5) Arkansas State.  Predicted winner: UT-Arlington
3 p.m. (ESPN3) (3) Georgia Southern vs. (7) Louisiana-Lafayette.  Predicted winner: Louisiana-Lafayette
3/12 – Finals
2 p.m. (ESPN) (1) UT-Arlington vs. (7) Louisiana-Lafayette.  Predicted winner:  UT-Arlington

SWAC (March 7, 10-11; quarterfinals at campus of higher seed, remaining games in Houston)
3/7 – Quarterfinals
8:30 p.m. (8) Alabama State at (1) Texas Southern.  Predicted winner:  Texas Southern
7 p.m. (7) Mississippi Valley State at (2) Alcorn State.  Predicted winner:  Alcorn State
8:30 p.m. (6) Jackson State at (3) Southern.  Predicted winner:  Southern
9 p.m. (5) Grambling at (4) Prairie View A&M.  Predicted winner:  Grambling
3/10 – Semifinals
3:30 p.m. (1) Texas Southern vs. (5) Grambling.  Predicted winner:  Texas Southern
9:30 p.m. (2) Alcorn State vs. (3) Southern.  Predicted winner:  Alcorn State
3/11 – Finals
6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Texas Southern vs. (2) Alcorn State.  Predicted winner:  Texas Southern

WAC (March 9-11; Las Vegas)
3/9 – Quarterfinals
5 p.m. (4) Utah Valley vs. (5) Seattle.  Predicted winner: Utah Valley
7:30 p.m. (2) New Mexico State vs. (7) Chicago State.  Predicted winner: New Mexico State
10 p.m. (3) UMKC vs. (6) UT Rio Grande Valley.  Predicted winner: UMKC
3/10 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (1) Cal State Bakersfield vs. (4) Utah Valley.  Predicted winner: Cal State Bakersfield
11:30 p.m. (2) New Mexico State vs. (3) UMKC.  Predicted winner: New Mexico State
3/11 – Finals
11 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Cal State Bakersfield vs. (2) New Mexico State.  Predicted winner:  Cal State Bakersfield

West Coast (March 3-4, 6-7; Las Vegas)
3/6 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Gonzaga vs. (4) Santa Clara.  Predicted winner:  Gonzaga
11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) St. Mary's vs. (3) BYU.  Predicted winner:  St. Mary's
3/7 - Finals
9 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Gonzaga vs. (2) St. Mary's.  Predicted winner:  Gonzaga

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