Sunday, March 10, 2019

Updated Championship Week Predictions

We have our first automatic bid clinched!  And several 1- and 2-seeds went down.  Madness!  Here's what happened in yesterday's Championship Week action and what we have to look forward to today (and FYI, the "bubble" teams I refer to below are only those playing in conference tournaments):
  • In the OVC championship, 2-seed Murray State pulled away from 1-seed Belmont for a 77-65 win to clinch the Racers' 17th trip to the Big Dance and second in a row.  Ja Morant is a legit star (and NBA lottery pick), so please, I beg you, don't sleep on the Racers in the NCAA Tournament.
  • In the MVC semis, the top two seeds are out, both in 2-point losses. 1-seed Loyola will not be repeating as MVC champs or as a Final Four participant (sorry, Sister Jean), falling in a nail biter to 5-seed Bradley, 53-51.  In the other semi, 2-seed Drake was upset by 6-seed Northern Iowa, 60-58.  Madness!  When they play in today's title game, the Braves will be playing for their 9th NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2006 (when they went to the Sweet 16), while the Panthers will be playing for their 9th appearance and first since 2016, when they blew a 9-point lead in the last minute to lose to Texas A&M in the second round.
  • In the NEC semis, the top two seeds advanced, as 1-seed St. Francis (PA) topped LIU Brooklyn, 72-64, while 2-seed Fairleigh Dickinson squeaked by 3-seed Robert Morris, 66-62.  The Red Flash will be playing for their 2nd trip to the Big Dance and first since 1991, and the Knights will be playing for their 6th trip to the Big Dance and first since 2016 when they meet in Tuesday's championship game.
  • In the second half of the MAAC quarterfinals, 6-seed Monmouth upset 3-seed Quinnipiac.  Take a poll on that!  And 5-seed Siena topped 4-seed Rider.  The semis are this evening. 
  • In the SoCon quarterfinals, the top four seeds 1-seed Wofford, 2-seed UNC Greensboro, 3-seed Furman, and 5-seed ETSU advanced to today's semis.
  • In the America East quarterfinals, 2-seed Stony Brook was upset by its SUNY brother Binghamton, while 1-seed Vermont, 3-seed UMBC, and 4-seed Hartford also advanced to Tuesday's semis.
  • In the WCC quarters, Lorenzo Romar's 8-seed Pepperdine Waves dominated 4-seed San Francisco, 89-72.  Somewhere, Bill Russell is crying.  And rebounding.  And 7-seed San Diego crushed 3-seed BYU.  The semis are tomorrow.
  • In the first half of the Summit League quarterfinals -- and there's always some crazy shit that happens in the Summit League tournament -- 8-seed Western Illinois scored a major upset over 1-seed South Dakota State, while 2-seed Omaha barely held on to beat 7-seed North Dakota.  Madness!  The second half of the quarters are tonight.
  • In the first round of the CAA, 8-seed James Madison and 10-seed UNC Wilmington advanced to today's quarterfinals.
  • 3 bid are up for grabs today:  Atlantic Sun, Big South, and Missouri Valley.
  • No tournaments start today, but 8 tournaments have games, including 3 finals and 3 semis.
  • Bubble teams that won yesterday:  Furman, Murray State, Wofford
  • Bubble teams that lost yesterday:  Belmont
With that, 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
-None

Tournaments with games today
-Atlantic Sun
-Big South
-CAA
-MAAC
-Missouri Valley
-Patriot League
-SoCon
-Summit League

Bids up for grabs today (all times Eastern)
-Big South: (4) Gardner-Webb at (2) Radford (1 p.m.; ESPN) 
-Missouri Valley:  (5) Bradley vs. (6) Northern Iowa (2:05 p.m.; CBS)
-Atlantic Sun:  (2) Liberty at (1) Lipscomb (3 p.m.; ESPN)

Already clinched automatic berths (I will add in parentheses the NCAA tournament appearances for each school, including the bid just clinched, and for conferences whose tournaments have not yet ended, I'll list the date of the championship game)
-AAC (March 17)
-ACC (March 16)
-America East (March 16)
-Atlantic 10 (March 17)
-Atlantic Sun (March 10)
-Big 12 (March 16)
-Big East (March 16)
-Big Sky (March 16)
-Big South (March 10)
-Big Ten:  (March 17)
-Big West (March 16)
-Colonial (March 12)
-Conference USA (March 16)
-Horizon (March 12)
-Ivy League (March 17)
-MAAC (March 11)
-MAC (March 16)
-MEAC (March 16)
-Missouri Valley (March 10)
-Mountain West (March 16)
-Northeast Conference (March 12)
-Ohio Valley:  Murray State (17)
-Pac-12 (March 16)
-Patriot League (March 13)
-SEC (March 17)
-Southern Conference (March 11)
-Southland (March 17)
-Summit (March 12)
-Sun Belt (March 17)
-SWAC (March 16)
-WAC (March 16)
-West Coast (March 12)

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 14-17; Memphis)
3/14 – First Round
1 p.m. (ESPNU) (8) vs. (9)
3 p.m. (ESPNU) (5) Memphis vs. (12) Tulane
8 p.m. (ESPNU) (7) vs. (10)
10 p.m. (ESPNU) (6) Wichita State vs. (11) East Carolina
3/15 – Quarterfinals
1 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
3 p.m. (ESPN2) (4) UCF vs. (5)/(12)
8 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
10 p.m. (ESPNU) (3) Temple vs. (6)/(11)
3/16 – Semifinals
3 p.m. (ESPN2)
5:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
3/17 – Finals
3 p.m. (ESPN)
Predicted winner:  Houston

ACC (March 12-16; Charlotte)
3/12 – First Round
12 p.m. (ESPN2) (12) Miami vs. (13) Wake Forest.  Predicted winner:  Miami
2:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (10) Georgia Tech vs. (15) Notre Dame.  Predicted winner:  Georgia Tech
7 p.m. (ESPNU) (11) Boston College vs. (14) Pittsburgh.  Predicted winner:  Boston College
3/13 – Second Round
12 p.m. (ESPN) (8) NC State vs. (9) Clemson.  Predicted winner:  NC State
2:30 p.m. (ESPN) (5) Virginia Tech vs. (12) Miami.  Predicted winner:  Virginia Tech
7 p.m. (ESPN2) (7) Louisville vs. (10) Georgia Tech.  Predicted winner:  Louisville
9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (6) Syracuse vs. (11) Boston College.  Predicted winner:  Syracuse
3/14 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Virginia vs. (8) NC State.  Predicted winner:  Virginia
2:30 p.m. (ESPN) (4) Florida State vs. (5) Virginia Tech.  Predicted winner:  Virginia Tech
7 p.m. (ESPN) (2) North Carolina vs. (7) Louisville.  Predicted winner:  Louisville
9:30 p.m. (ESPN) (3) Duke vs. (6) Syracuse.  Predicted winner:  Duke
3/15 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Virginia vs. (5) Virginia Tech.  Predicted winner:  Virginia
9:30 p.m. (ESPN) (3) Duke vs. (7) Louisville.  Predicted winner:  Duke
3/16 – Finals
8:30 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Virginia vs. (3) Duke.  Predicted winner:  Duke

America East (March 9, 12, 16; campus of higher seeds)
3/12 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) Binghamton at (1) Vermont.  Predicted winner:  Vermont
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Hartford at (3) UMBC.  Predicted winner:  UMBC
3/16 – Finals
11 a.m. (ESPN2) (3) UMBC at (1) Vermont.  Predicted winner:  Vermont

Atlantic 10 (March 13-17; Brooklyn)
3/13 – First Round
1 p.m. (Stadium) (12) George Washington vs. (13) UMass.  Predicted winner:  UMass
3:30 p.m. (Stadium) (11) Richmond vs. (14) Fordham.  Predicted winner:  Richmond
3/14 – Second Round
12 p.m. (NBCSN) (8) Rhode Island vs. (9) LaSalle.  Predicted winner:  Rhode Island
2:30 p.m. (NBCSN) (5) George Mason vs. (13) UMass.  Predicted winner:  George Mason
6 p.m. (NBCSN) (7) Duquesne vs. (10) St. Joseph's.  Predicted winner:  Duquesne
8:30 p.m. (NBCSN) (6) St. Louis vs. (11) Richmond.  Predicted winner:  St. Louis
3/15 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (NBCSN) (1) VCU vs. (8) Rhode Island.  Predicted winner:  VCU
2:30 p.m. (NBCSN) (4) St. Bonaventure vs. (5) George Mason.  Predicted winner:  George Mason
6 p.m. (NBCSN) (2) Davidson vs. (7) Duquesne.  Predicted winner:  Davidson
8:30 p.m. (NBCSN) (3) Dayton vs. (6) St. Louis.  Predicted winner:  Dayton
3/16 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) VCU vs. (5) George Mason.  Predicted winner:  VCU
3:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Davidson vs. (3) Dayton.  Predicted winner:  Dayton
3/17 – Finals
1 p.m. (CBS) (1) VCU vs. (3) Dayton.  Predicted winner:  VCU

Atlantic Sun (March 4, 7, 10; campus of higher seed)
3/10 – Finals
3 p.m. (ESPN) (2) Liberty at (1) Lipscomb.  Predicted winner:  Lipscomb

Big 12 (March 13-16; Kansas City)
3/13 – First Round
7 p.m. (ESPNU) (8) TCU vs. (9) Oklahoma State.  Predicted winner:  TCU
9 p.m. (ESPNU) (7) Oklahoma vs. (10) West Virginia.  Predicted winner:  Oklahoma
3/14 – Quarterfinals
12:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (4) Baylor vs. (5) Iowa State.  Predicted winner:  Iowa State
2:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) Kansas State vs. (8) TCU.  Predicted winner:  Kansas State
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) Texas Tech vs. (7) Oklahoma.  Predicted winner:  Texas Tech
9 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (3) Kansas vs. (6) Texas.  Predicted winner:  Kansas
3/15 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) Kansas State vs. (5) Iowa State.  Predicted winner:  Kansas State
9 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) Texas Tech vs. (3) Kansas.  Predicted winner:  Kansas
3/16 – Finals
6 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Kansas vs. (2) Kansas State.  Predicted winner:  Kansas

Big East (March 13-16; New York)
3/13 – First Round
7 p.m. (FS1) (8) Providence vs. (9) Butler.  Predicted winner:  Butler
9:30 p.m. (FS1) (7) St. John's vs. (10) DePaul.  Predicted winner:  St. John's
3/14 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (FS1) (1) Villanova vs. (9) Butler.  Predicted winner:  Butler
2:30 p.m. (FS1) (4) Xavier vs. (5) Creighton.  Predicted winner:  Xavier
7 p.m. (FS1) (2) Marquette vs. (7) St. John's.  Predicted winner:  Marquette
9:30 p.m. (FS1) (3) Seton Hall vs. (6) Georgetown.  Predicted winner:  Seton Hall
3/15 – Semifinals
6:30 p.m. (FS1) (4) Xavier vs. (8) Butler.  Predicted winner:  Butler
9:30 p.m. (FS1) (2) Marquette vs. (3) Seton Hall
3/16 – Finals
5:30 p.m. (Fox) (2) Marquette vs. (8) Butler.  Predicted winner:  Marquette

Big Sky (March 13-16; Boise)
3/13 – First Round
12:30 p.m. (Pluto TV) (8) vs. (9)
3 p.m. (Pluto TV) (7) vs. (10) Idaho State
5:30 p.m. (Pluto TV) (6) vs. (11) Idaho
3/14 – Quarterfinals
3 p.m. (ELEVEN) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
5:30 p.m. (ELEVEN) (4) vs. (5)
8:30 p.m. (ELEVEN) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
11 p.m. (ELEVEN) (3) vs. (6)/(11)
3/15 – Semifinals
8:30 p.m. (ELEVEN)
11 p.m. (ELEVEN)
3/16 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPNU)
Predicted winner:  Montana

Big South (March 5, 7-8, 10; first round at campus sites, quarterfinals and semis at home of #1 seed, finals at home of highest-remaining seed)
3/10 – Finals
1 p.m. (ESPN) (4) Gardner-Webb at (2) Radford.  Predicted winner:  Radford

Big Ten (March 13-17; Chicago)
3/13 – First Round
6:30 p.m. (BTN) (12) vs. (13) Nebraska
9 p.m. (BTN) (11) vs. (14) Northwestern
3/14 – Second Round
12:30 p.m. (BTN) (8) vs. (9)
3 p.m. (BTN) (5) vs. (12)/(13)
7 p.m. (BTN) (7) vs. (10)
9:30 p.m. (BTN) (6) Iowa vs. (11)/(14)
3/15 – Quarterfinals
12:30 p.m. (BTN) (1) Michigan State vs. (8)/(9)
3 p.m. (BTN) (4) vs. (5)/(12)/(13)
7 p.m. (BTN) (2) Purdue vs. (7)/(10)
9:30 p.m. (BTN) (3) Michigan vs. (6)/(11)/(14)
3/16 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (CBS)
3:30 p.m. (CBS)
3/17 – Finals
3:30 p.m. (CBS) 
Predicted winner:  Michigan State

Big West (March 14-16; Anaheim)
3/14 – Quarterfinals
3 p.m. (Fox Sports West Prime Ticket) (1) UC Irvine vs. (8)
5:30 p.m. (Fox Sports West Prime Ticket) (4) Hawaii vs. (5)
9 p.m. (Fox Sports West Prime Ticket) (3) vs. (6)
11:30 p.m. (Fox Sports West Prime Ticket) (2) vs. (7)
3/15 – Semifinals
9:30 p.m. (ESPNU) highest remaining seed vs. lowest remaining seed
11:59 p.m. (ESPNU) other two quarterfinal winners
3/16 – Finals
11:59 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner:  UC Irvine

CAA (March 9-12; North Charleston, SC)
3/10 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (CAA.TV) (1) Hofstra vs. (8) James Madison.  Predicted winner:  Hofstra
2:30 p.m. (CAA.TV) (4) William & Mary vs. (5) Delaware.  Predicted winner:  Delaware
6 p.m. (CAA.TV) (2) Northeastern vs. (10) UNC Wilmington.  Predicted winner:  Northeastern
8:30 p.m. (CAA.TV) (3) Charleston vs. (6) Drexel.  Predicted winner:  Charleston
3/11 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Hofstra vs. (5) Delaware.  Predicted winner:  Hofstra
8:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Northeastern vs. (3) Charleston.  Predicted winner:  Charleston
3/12 – Finals
7 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Hofstra vs. (3) Charleston.  Predicted winner:  Hofstra

Conference USA (March 13-16; Frisco, TX)
3/13 – First Round
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) vs. (9)
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) Marshall vs. (12) Middle Tennessee State
9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) FIU vs. (11) Rice
10 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) vs. (10)
3/14 – Quarterfinals
7 p.m. (Stadium) (1) Old Dominion vs. (8)/(9)
7:30 p.m. (Facebook) (4) vs. (5)/(12)
9:30 p.m. (Stadium) (3) vs. (6)/(11)
10 p.m. (Facebook) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
3/15 – Semifinals
1:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
4 p.m. (CBSSN)
3/16 – Finals
8:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
Predicted winner:  Old Dominion

Horizon (March 5-6, 11-12; quarterfinals at campus sites of higher seed and remaining rounds in Detroit)
3/11 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Wright State vs. (4) Green Bay.  Predicted winner:  Wright State
9:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) Northern Kentucky vs. (3) Oakland.  Predicted winner:  Northern Kentucky
3/12 – Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Wright State vs. (2) Northern Kentucky.  Predicted winner:  Northern Kentucky

Ivy League (March 15-16; New Haven, CT)
3/15 – Semifinals
12:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Harvard vs. (4) Penn.  Predicted winner:  Harvard
3 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) Yale vs. (3) Princeton.  Predicted winner:  Yale
3/16 – Finals
12 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Harvard vs. (2) Yale.  Predicted winner:  Yale

MAAC (March 7-11; Albany, NY)
3/10 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (ESPN3) (1) Iona vs. (5) Siena.  Predicted winner:  Iona
8:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) Canisius vs. (6) Monmouth.  Predicted winner:  Canisius
3/11 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Iona vs. (2) Canisius.  Predicted winner:  Iona

MAC (March 11, 14-16; first round at campus of higher seed and remaining rounds in Cleveland)
3/11 – First Round
TBD (ESPN+) (12) Western Michigan at (5) Central Michigan.  Predicted winner:  Central Michigan
TBD (ESPN+) (9) Ohio at (8) Akron.  Predicted winner:  Akron
TBD (ESPN+) (10) Miami (OH) at (7) Northern Illinois.  Predicted winner:  Northern Illinois
TBD (ESPN+) (11) Ball State at (6) Eastern Michigan.  Predicted winner:  Eastern Michigan
3/14 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Buffalo vs. (8) Akron.  Predicted winner:  Buffalo
2:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Kent State vs. (5) Central Michigan.  Predicted winner:  Kent State
6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Toledo vs. (7) Northern Illinois.  Predicted winner:  Toledo
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Bowling Green vs. (6) Eastern Michigan.  Predicted winner:  Bowling Green
3/15 – Semifinals
6:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Buffalo vs. (4) Kent State.  Predicted winner:  Buffalo
9 p.m. (Fox College Sports) (2) Toledo vs. (3) Bowling Green.  Predicted winner:  Toledo
3/16 – Finals
7:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Buffalo vs. (2) Toledo.  Predicted winner:  Buffalo

MEAC (March 11-16; Norfolk, VA)
3/11 - First Round
6 p.m. (ESPN3) (6) Savannah State vs. (11) Delaware State.  Predicted winner:  Savannah State
3/12
6 p.m. (ESPN3) (8) Maryland Eastern Shore vs. (9) South Carolina State.  Predicted winner:  South Carolina State
8:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (7) Coppin State vs. (10) Morgan State.  Predicted winner:  Morgan State
Quarterfinals
3/13
6 p.m. (ESPN3) (1) Norfolk State vs. (9) South Carolina State.  Predicted winner:  Norfolk State
8 p.m. (ESPN3) (2) North Carolina A&T vs. (10) Morgan State.  Predicted winner:  North Carolina A&T
3/14
6 p.m. (ESPN3) (3) North Carolina Central vs. (6) Savannah State.  Predicted winner:  North Carolina Central
8 p.m. (ESPN3) (4) Howard vs. (5) Bethune-Cookman.  Predicted winner:  Howard
3/15 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (ESPN3) (1) Norfolk State vs. (4) Howard.  Predicted winner:  Norfolk State
8 p.m. (ESPN3) (2) North Carolina A&T vs. (3) North Carolina Central.  Predicted winner:  North Carolina A&T
3/16 – Final
1:00 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Norfolk State vs. (2) North Carolina A&T.  Predicted winner:  Norfolk State

Missouri Valley (March 7-10; St. Louis)
3/10 – Finals
2:05 p.m. (CBS) (5) Bradley vs. (6) Northern Iowa.  Predicted winner:  Bradley

Mountain West (March 13-16; Las Vegas)
3/13 – First Round
2 p.m. (Stadium) (8) vs. (9) Boise State
4:30 p.m. (Stadium) (7) vs. (10) Wyoming
7 p.m. (Stadium) (6) vs. (11) San Jose State
3/14 – Quarterfinals
3 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
5:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (4) San Diego State vs. (5) UNLV
9 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
11:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (3) Fresno State vs. (6)/(11)
3/15 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (CBSSN)
11:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
3/16 – Finals
6 p.m. (CBS)
Predicted winner:  Nevada

Northeast Conference (March 6, 9, 12; campus of higher seed)
3/12 – Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Fairleigh Dickinson at (1) St. Francis (PA).  Predicted winner:  Fairleigh Dickinson

Pac-12 (March 13-16; Las Vegas)
3/13 – First Round
3 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (8) vs. (9)
5:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (5) vs. (12) California
9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (7) vs. (10) Stanford
11:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (6) vs. (11) Washington State
3/14 – Quarterfinals
3 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (1) Washington vs. (8)/(9)
5:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (4) vs. (5)/(12)
9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (2) Arizona State vs. (7)/(10)
11:30 p.m. (ESPN) (3) vs. (6)/(11)
3/15 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network)
11:30 p.m. (ESPN)
3/16 – Finals
10:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Predicted winner:  Washington

Patriot League (March 5, 7, 10, 13; campus of higher seed)
3/10 – Semifinals
12 p.m. (CBSSN) (5) Navy at (1) Colgate.  Predicted winner:  Colgate
2 p.m. (CBSSN) (3) Lehigh at (2) Bucknell.  Predicted winner:  Bucknell
3/13 – Finals
7:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Bucknell at (1) Colgate.  Predicted winner:  Bucknell

SEC (March 13-17; Nashville)
3/13 – First Round
7 p.m. (SEC Network) (12) vs. (13) Georgia
9:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (11) vs. (14) Vanderbilt
3/14 – Second Round
1 p.m. (SEC Network) (8) vs. (9)
3:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (5) vs. (12)/(13)
7 p.m. (SEC Network) (7) vs. (10)
9:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (6) vs. (11)/(14)
3/15 – Quarterfinals
1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
3:30 p.m. (ESPN) (4) vs. (5)/(12)/(13)
7 p.m. (SEC Network) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
9:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (3) vs. (6)/(11)
3/16 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (ESPN)
3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
3/17 – Finals
1 p.m. (ESPN)
Predicted winner:  Tennessee

Southern Conference (March 8-11; Asheville, NC)
3/10 – Semifinals
4 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Wofford vs. (5) East Tennessee State.  Predicted winner: Wofford
6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) UNC Greensboro vs. (3) Furman.  Predicted winner: UNC Greensboro
3/11 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Wofford v. (2) UNC Greensboro.  Predicted winner:  Wofford

Southland (March 13-16; Katy, TX)
3/13 – First Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) vs. (8)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) vs. (7)
3/14 – Second Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)/(8)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Southeastern Louisiana vs. (6)/(7)
3/15 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Sam Houston State vs. (4)/(5)/(8)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Abilene Christian vs. (3)/(6)/(7)
3/16 – Finals
9:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner:  Sam Houston State

Summit (March 9-12; Sioux Falls, SD)
Quarterfinals
3/10
7 p.m. (MidcoSN/ESPN3) (4) North Dakota State v. (5) Oral Roberts.  Predicted winner:  North Dakota State
9:30 p.m. (MidcoSN/ESPN3) (3) IPFW vs. (6) South Dakota.  Predicted winner:  IPFW
3/11 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (MidcoSN/ESPN3) (8) Western Illinois vs. (4) North Dakota State.  Predicted winner:  North Dakota State
9:30 p.m. (MidcoSN/ESPN3) (2) Omaha vs. (3) IPFW.  Predicted winner:  Omaha
3/12 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPN2) (4) North Dakota State vs. (2) Omaha.  Predicted winner:  Omaha

Sun Belt (March 12, 14-17; New Orleans)
3/12 – First Round
TBD (ESPN+) (8) vs. (9)
TBD (ESPN+) (7) vs. (10) Appalachian State
3/14 - Second Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) vs. (8)/(9)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) vs. (7)/(10)
3/15 – Quarterfinals
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)/(8)/(9)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)/(7)/(10)
3/10 – Semifinals
4 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) vs. (4)/(5)/(8)/(9)
6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (3)/(6)/(7)/(10)
3/11 – Finals
2 p.m. (ESPN)
Predicted winner:  Texas State

SWAC (March 12, 15-16; quarterfinals at campus of higher seed, remaining games in Birmingham, AL)
3/12 – Quarterfinals
TBD (8) at (1) Prairie View A&M
TBD (5) at (4)
TBD (6) at (3)
TBD (7) at (2) Texas Southern
3/15 – Semifinals
TBD
TBD
3/16 – Finals
TBD (ESPN2)
Predicted winner:  Prairie View A&M

WAC (March 14-16; Las Vegas)
3/14 – Quarterfinals
3 p.m. (ESPN3) (1) New Mexico State vs. (8) Chicago State
5:20 p.m. (ESPN3) (4) UT Rio Grande Valley vs. (5) Cal State Bakersfield
9 p.m. (ESPN3) (2) Utah Valley vs. (7)
11:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (3) Grand Canyon vs. (6)
3/15 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (ESPN3)
11:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
3/16 – Finals
10 p.m. (ESPNU)
Predicted winner:  New Mexico State

West Coast (March 7-9, 11-12; Las Vegas)
3/11 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) Gonzaga vs. (8) Pepperdine.  Predicted winner:  Gonzaga
11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) St. Mary's vs. (7) San Diego.  Predicted winner:  St. Mary's
3/12 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Gonzaga vs. (2) St. Mary's.  Predicted winner:  Gonzaga

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