Saturday, March 09, 2019

Updated Championship Week Predictions

Here's what happened in yesterday's Championship Week action and what we have to look forward to today:
  • In the OVC semis, 1-seed Belmont dominated 4-seed Austin Peay, while 2-seed Murray State came from behind for a 76-74 win over 3-seed Jacksonville State, with Ja Morant playing for a bunch of NBA scouts, including none other than Magic Johnson.  Morant didn't disappoint, scoring 29, including the game winning old-fashioned three-point play with 8 seconds left.  They will play tonight for 2019's first automatic bid!  The Bruins will be playing for their 8th trip to the Big Dance and first since 2015, while the Racers will be playing for their 17th trip and second in a row.  There is an off-chance that the loser could get an at-large bid, depending on how some other bubble teams fare next week.
  • In the Big South semis, we had our first 1-seed of this year's Championship Week go down -- just as I predicted.  Top seed Campbell fell to 4-seed Gardner-Webb, 79-74, while 2-seed Radford beat 6-seed Charleston Southern, 63-54.  When they meet in Sunday's final, the Highlanders will be playing for their 4th NCAA Tournament appearance and second in a row, and the Runnin' Bulldogs will be playing for their first ever trip to the tournament.
  • In the first half of the MAAC quarterfinals, top seed Iona came down to the wire before beating 9-seed St. Peter's, 73-71, and 2-seed Canisius needed OT to get by 7-seed Manhattan.  The second half of the quarters are tonight. 
  • In the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley, 1-seed Loyola began its quest for a second Final Four in a row by topping 9-seed Valparaiso.  2-seed Drake bounced 7-seed Illinois State, 3-seed Southern Illinois was upset by 6-seed Northern Iowa, and 5-seed Bradley beat 4-seed Missouri State.  The semis are today.
  • In the first round of the SoCon, 7-seed Samford and 8-seed VMI advanced to today's quarterfinals.
  • In the second round of the WCC, both of the lower seeds advanced.  5-seed Loyola Marymount -- still a sentimental favorite 29 years after Hank Gathers's death -- fell to 8-seed Pepperdine, and 6-seed Santa Clara was downed by 7-seed San Diego.  Both advance to tonight's de facto quarterfinals.
  • Three more tourneys start today -- the America East, the Colonial, and the Summit League -- and 9 tournaments have games, including one final and 2 semis.
  • Bubble teams that won yesterday:  Belmont, Murray State
  • Bubble teams that lost yesterday:  None
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
-America East
-CAA
-Summit League

Tournaments with games today
-America East
-CAA
-MAAC
-Missouri Valley
-NEC
-OVC
-SoCon
-Summit League
-West Coast

Bids up for grabs today (all times Eastern)
-OVC:  (1) Belmont vs. (2) Murray State (8 p.m.; ESPN2)

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 (March 9)
-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) vs. (11) East Carolina
3/15 – Quarterfinals
1 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Houston vs. (8)/(9)
3 p.m. (ESPN2) (4) vs. (5)/(12)
8 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
10 p.m. (ESPNU) (3) 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) vs. (13)
2:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (10) vs. (15)
7 p.m. (ESPNU) (11) vs. (14)
3/13 – Second Round
12 p.m. (ESPN) (8) NC State vs. (9) Clemson
2:30 p.m. (ESPN) (5) Virginia Tech vs. (12)/(13)
7 p.m. (ESPN2) (7) vs. (10)/(15)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (6) vs. (11)/(14)
3/14 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Virginia vs. (8)/(9)
2:30 p.m. (ESPN) (4) Florida State vs. (5)/(12)/(13)
7 p.m. (ESPN) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN) (3) vs. (6)/(11)/(14)
3/15 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPN)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN)
3/16 – Finals
8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Predicted winner:  Duke

America East (March 9, 12, 16; campus of higher seeds)
3/9 – Quarterfinals
1 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Albany at (3) UMBC.  Predicted winner:  UMBC
5 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) UMass Lowell at (4) Hartford.  Predicted winner:  Hartford
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Maine at (1) Vermont.  Predicted winner:  Vermont
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) Binghamton at (2) Stony Brook.  Predicted winner:  Stony Brook
3/12 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Hartford at (1) Vermont.  Predicted winner:  Vermont
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) UMBC at (2) Stony Brook.  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) vs. (13)
3:30 p.m. (Stadium) (11) vs. (14)
3/14 – Second Round
12 p.m. (NBCSN) (8) Rhode Island vs. (9)
2:30 p.m. (NBCSN) (5) vs. (12)/(13)
6 p.m. (NBCSN) (7) vs. (10)
8:30 p.m. (NBCSN) (6) vs. (11)/(14)
3/15 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (NBCSN) (1) VCU vs. (8)/(9)
2:30 p.m. (NBCSN) (4) vs. (5)/(12)/(13)
6 p.m. (NBCSN) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
8:30 p.m. (NBCSN) (3) vs. (6)/(11)/(14)
3/16 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (CBSSN)
3:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
3/17 – Finals
1 p.m. (CBS)
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)
9 p.m. (ESPNU) (7) Oklahoma vs. (10)
3/14 – Quarterfinals
12:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (4) Baylor vs. (5) Iowa State
2:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
9 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (3) Kansas vs. (6) Texas
3/15 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)
9 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)
3/16 – Finals
6 p.m. (ESPN)
Predicted winner:  Kansas

Big East (March 13-16; New York)
3/13 – First Round
7 p.m. (FS1) (8) vs. (9)
9:30 p.m. (FS1) (7) vs. (10)
3/14 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (FS1) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
2:30 p.m. (FS1) (4) vs. (5)
7 p.m. (FS1) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
9:30 p.m. (FS1) (3) vs. (6)
3/15 – Semifinals
6:30 p.m. (FS1)
9:30 p.m. (FS1)
3/16 – Finals
5:30 p.m. (Fox)
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)
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) vs. (8)/(9)
3 p.m. (BTN) (4) vs. (5)/(12)/(13)
7 p.m. (BTN) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
9:30 p.m. (BTN) (3) 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) 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)
3/9 – First Round
4 p.m. (CAA.TV) (8) James Madison vs. (9) Towson.  Predicted winner:  James Madison
6:30 p.m. (CAA.TV) (7) Elon vs. (10) UNC Wilmington.  Predicted winner:  Elon
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. (7) Elon.  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) vs. (4)
3 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) vs. (3)
3/16 – Finals
12 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner:  Yale

MAAC (March 7-11; Albany, NY)
Quarterfinals
3/9
7 p.m. (ESPN3) (3) Quinnipiac vs. (6) Monmouth.  Predicted winner:  Quinnipiac
9:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (4) Rider vs. (5) Siena.  Predicted winner:  Siena
3/10 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (ESPN3) (1) Iona vs. (5) Siena.  Predicted winner:  Iona
8:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) Canisius vs. (3) Quinnipiac.  Predicted winner:  Quinnipiac
3/11 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Iona vs. (2) Quinnipiac.  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)
3/9 – Semifinals
3:35 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Loyola (IL) vs. (5) Bradley.  Predicted winner:  Loyola (IL)
6:05 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Drake vs. (6) Northern Iowa.  Predicted winner:  Drake
3/10 – Finals
2:05 p.m. (CBS) (1) Loyola (IL) vs. (2) Drake.  Predicted winner:  Loyola (IL)

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)
3/9 – Semifinals
12 p.m. (ESPN3, NEC Front Row) (6) LIU-Brooklyn at (1) St. Francis (PA).  Predicted winner:  St. Francis (PA)
2 p.m. (ESPN3, NEC Front Row) (4) Robert Morris at (2) Fairleigh Dickinson.  Predicted winner:  Fairleigh Dickinson
3/12 – Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Fairleigh Dickinson at (1) St. Francis (PA).  Predicted winner:  Fairleigh Dickinson

Ohio Valley (March 6-9; Evansville, IN)
3/9 – Finals
8 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Belmont vs. (2) Murray State.  Predicted winner:  Murray State

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)
3/9 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Wofford vs. (8) VMI.  Predicted winner: Wofford
2:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) East Tennessee State vs. (5) Chattanooga.  Predicted winner: East Tennessee State
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) UNC Greensboro vs. (7) Samford.  Predicted winner: UNC Greensboro
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Furman vs. (6) Mercer.  Predicted winner: Furman
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
3/9
7 p.m. (MidcoSN/ESPN3) (1) South Dakota State vs. (8) Western Illinois.  Predicted winner:  South Dakota State
9:30 p.m. (MidcoSN/ESPN3) (2) Omaha vs. (7) North Dakota.  Predicted winner:  Omaha
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) (1) South Dakota State vs. (4) North Dakota State.  Predicted winner:  South Dakota State
9:30 p.m. (MidcoSN/ESPN3) (2) Omaha vs. (3) IPFW.  Predicted winner:  Omaha
3/12 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) South 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)
3/9 – Quarterfinals
10 p.m. (ESPN2) (4) San Francisco vs. (8) Pepperdine.  Predicted winner:  San Francisco
11:59 p.m. (ESPN2) (3) BYU vs. (7) San Diego.  Predicted winner:  BYU
3/11 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) Gonzaga vs. (4) San Francisco.  Predicted winner:  Gonzaga
11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) St. Mary's vs. (3) BYU.  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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