Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Updated Championship Week Predictions: "Buccaneers of Hispaniola"


The ETSU Buccaneers won the SoCon title last night, much to the delight of those of us whose alma maters (or is it almas mater?) are on the bubble, so today's song selection is the only song I could think of with the word "buccaneer" in the title was "Buccaneers of Hispaniola" by The Darkness, raucous little ditty off of their 2017 Pinewood Smile album.

Here is what happened in yesterday's Championship Week action and what we have to look forward to today: 
  • In the SoCon championship game, 1-seed East Tennessee State made easy work of 7-seed Wofford, winning 72-58 to clinch the Buccaneers' 12th NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2017.  They're projected to be an 11-seed in the NCAA Tournament, and don't be surprised if they win a game or two.
  • In the Colonial semis, top seed Hofstra beat 5-seed Delaware, 75-61, and 6-seed Northeastern topped 7-seed Elon, 68-60.  When they face off for the title tonight, the Pride will be playing for their 5th NCAA Tournament berth and first since 2001, while the Huskies will be playing for their 10th berth and 2nd in a row.
  • In the Horizon League semis, 4-seed UIC upset 1-seed Wright State in a big way, with a 73-56 win, and 2-seed Northern Kentucky beat 3-seed Green Bay, 80-69.  When they meet in tonight's title game, the Flames will be playing for their 4th NCAA Tournament bid and first since 2004, while the Norse will be playing for their 3rd bid in four years of Division 1 eligibility and 2nd in a row.
  • In the Summit semis, 1-seed North Dakota State topped 4-seed Oral Roberts, 75-69, and 6-seed North Dakota crushed 7-seed Purdue Fort Wayne, 73-56, setting up a battle for Peace Garden State supremacy in tonight's championship game.  The Bison will be playing for their 5th trip to the Big Dance and 2nd in a row, and the Fighting Hawks (don't call them the Fighting Sioux) will be playing for their 2nd trip and first since 2017.
  • In the WCC semis, 1-seed Gonzaga got a big scare from 5-seed San Francisco, before pulling out an 81-77 win, and 3-seed St. Mary's beat 2-seed BYU on a game-winning shot from Jordan Ford with 1.4 seconds left.  The Bulldogs are locks for the NCAA Tournament and a likely 1-seed in the Big Dance.  They will be going to their 23rd Big Dance and 22nd in a row.  Amazingly, they are in the WCC title game for the 23rd year in a row and 25th in the last 26 years, winning 16 of them.  The Gaels are also a lock for the NCAA Tournament.  They are going to their 11th Big Dance and 2nd in a row.
  • In the second round of the Sun Belt, 5-seed Georgia Southern beat 8-seed Louisiana, 82-81, and 6-seed Appalachian State beat 10-seed Coastal Carolina, 70-65 to advance to tomorrow's quarterfinals.
  • In the first round of the miggity-miggity-miggity-miggity-miggity-miggity-MAC, 12-seed Miami (OH) upset 5-seed Buffalo, 85-79, while the directional Michigan schools took an o-fer, as 6-seed Kent State beat 11-seed Eastern Michigan, 86-76, 7-seed Toledo downed 10-seed Western Michigan, 76-73, and 8-seed Ohio beat 9-seed Central Michigan, 85-65.  The quarterfinals are Thursday.
  • Bubble teams that won yesterday (in conference tournaments): East Tennessee State; St. Mary's
  • Bubble teams that lost yesterday (in conference tournaments):  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.
  • Games today:  18
  • Bids up for grabs today (all times Eastern):  5
    • Colonial:  (1) Hofstra vs. (6) Northeastern (7 p.m.; CBSSN)
    • Horizon:  (2) Northern Kentucky vs. (4) UIC (7 p.m.; ESPN)
    • Northeast:  (2) St. Francis (PA) at (1) Robert Morris (7 p.m.; ESPN2)
    • Summit:  (1) North Dakota State vs. (6) North Dakota (9 p.m.; ESPN2)
    • West Coast:  (1) Gonzaga vs. (3) St. Mary's (9 p.m.; ESPN)
  • Conferences with games today:  10
    • ACC
    • America East
    • Colonial
    • Horizon
    • MAAC
    • MEAC
    • NEC
    • Summit
    • SWAC
    • WCC
  • Conference tournaments starting today:  5 
    • ACC
    • MAAC
    • MEAC
    • SWAC
  • Semifinals today:  1
    • America East
  • Quarterfinals today:  1
    • SWAC
  • Second rounds today:  None
  • First rounds today:  4
    • ACC
    • MAAC
    • MEAC
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 15)
-ACC (March 14)
-America East (March 14)
-Atlantic 10 (March 15)
-Atlantic Sun:  Liberty (5)
-Big 12 (March 14)
-Big East (March 14)
-Big Sky (March 14)
-Big South:  Winthrop (12)
-Big Ten (March 15)
-Big West (March 14)
-Colonial (March 10)
-Conference USA (March 14)
-Horizon (March 10)
-Ivy League (March 15)
-MAAC (March 14)
-MAC (March 14)
-MEAC (March 14)
-Missouri Valley:  Bradley (10)
-Mountain West:  Utah State (22)
-Northeast Conference (March 10)
-Ohio Valley:  Belmont (9)
-Pac-12 (March 14)
-Patriot League (March 11)
-SEC (March 15)
-Southern:  East Tennessee State (12)
-Southland (March 14)
-Summit (March 10)
-Sun Belt (March 15)
-SWAC (March 14)
-WAC (March 14)
-West Coast (March 10)

Because I am unhealthily obsessed with college basketball in March -- to the detriment of my marriage, children, friendships, work, sleep schedule, sanity, wallet, water aerobics league, and loyalty to Set -- I have not only listed out every game and my predictions, but the date, time, and TV station(s) on which the game will appear, even if it's just local, regional, or online, to the extent that information is available.  Some conference tournament websites are better than others.  I want this to be as comprehensive as possible, so that you can always come here to figure out when any given team is playing.  I love you so much, you guys.  Don't you ever forget it.

Remaining Tournaments (all times are Eastern)

AAC (March 12-15; Fort Worth)
3/12 – First Round
1 p.m. (ESPNU) (8) UCF vs. (9) South Florida.  Predicted winner:  UCF
3 p.m. (ESPNU) (5) UConn vs. (12) Tulane.  Predicted winner:  UConn
8 p.m. (ESPNU) (7) SMU vs. (10) Temple.  Predicted winner:  SMU
10 p.m. (ESPNU) (6) Memphis vs. (11) East Carolina.  Predicted winner:  
3/13 – Quarterfinals
1 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Cincinnati vs. (8) UCF.  Predicted winner:  Cincinnati
3 p.m. (ESPN2) (4) Wichita State vs. (5) UConn.  Predicted winner:  Wichita State
8 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) Houston vs. (7) SMU.  Predicted winner:  Houston
10 p.m. (ESPNU) (3) Tulsa vs. (6) Memphis.  Predicted winner:  Tulsa
3/14 – Semifinals
3 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Cincinnati vs. (4) Wichita State.  Predicted winner:  Wichita State
5:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Houston vs. (3) Tulsa.  Predicted winner:  Houston
3/15 – Finals
3:15 p.m. (ESPN) (2) Houston vs. (4) Wichita State.  Predicted winner:  Houston

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

America East (March 7, 10, 14; campus of higher seeds)
3/10 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPN3) (4) UMBC at (1) Vermont.  Predicted winner:  Vermont
7 p.m. (ESPN3) (3) Hartford at (2) Stony Brook.  Predicted winner:  Stony Brook
3/14 – Finals
11 a.m. (ESPN2) (2) Stony Brook at (1) Vermont.  Predicted winner:  Vermont

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

Big 12 (March 11-14; Kansas City)
3/11 – First Round
7 p.m. (ESPNU) (8) Oklahoma State vs. (9) Iowa State.  Predicted winner:  Oklahoma State
9 p.m. (ESPNU) (7) TCU vs. (10) Kansas State.  Predicted winner:  TCU
3/12 – Quarterfinals
12:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (4) Texas vs. (5) Texas Tech.  Predicted winner:  Texas Tech
2:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) Kansas vs. (8) Oklahoma State.  Predicted winner:  Kansas
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) Baylor vs. (7) TCU.  Predicted winner:  Baylor
9 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (3) Oklahoma vs. (6) West Virginia.  Predicted winner:  West Virginia
3/13 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) Kansas vs. (5) Texas Tech.  Predicted winner:  Kansas
9 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) Baylor vs. (6) West Virginia.  Predicted winner:  Baylor
3/14 – Finals
6 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Kansas vs. (2) Baylor.  Predicted winner:  Kansas

Big East (March 11-14; New York)
3/11 – First Round
7 p.m. (FS1) (8) Georgetown vs. (9) St. John's.  Predicted winner:  St. John's
9:30 p.m. (FS1) (7) Xavier vs. (10) DePaul.  Predicted winner:  DePaul
3/12 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (FS1) (1) Creighton vs. (9) St. John's.  Predicted winner:  Creighton
2:30 p.m. (FS1) (4) Providence vs. (5) Butler .  Predicted winner:  Butler
7 p.m. (FS1) (2) Villanova vs. (10) De Paul.  Predicted winner:  Villanova
9:30 p.m. (FS1) (3) Seton Hall vs. (6) Marquette.  Predicted winner:  Seton Hall
3/13 – Semifinals
6:30 p.m. (FS1) (1) Creighton vs. (5) Butler.  Predicted winner:  Creighton
9:30 p.m. (FS1) (2) Villanova vs. (3) Seton Hall.  Predicted winner:  Seton Hall
3/14 – Finals
6:30 p.m. (Fox) (1) Creighton vs. (3) Seton Hall.  Predicted winner:  Creighton

Big Sky (March 11-14; Boise)
3/11 – First Round
11:30 a.m. (Pluto TV) (8) Weber State vs. (9) Sacramento State.  Predicted winner:  Sacramento State
2 p.m. (Pluto TV) (7) Southern Utah vs. (10) Idaho.  Predicted winner:  Southern Utah
4:30 p.m. (Pluto TV) (6) Northern Arizona vs. (11) Idaho State.  Predicted winner:  Northern Arizona
3/12 – Quarterfinals
2 p.m. (Pluto TV/Eleven Sports) (1) Eastern Washington vs. (9) Sacramento State.  Predicted winner:  Eastern Washington
4:30 p.m. (Pluto TV/Eleven Sports) (4) Portland State vs. (5) Montana State.  Predicted winner:  Portland State
7:30 p.m. (Pluto TV/Eleven Sports) (2) Northern Colorado vs. (7) Southern Utah.  Predicted winner:  Northern Colorado
10 p.m. (Pluto TV/Eleven Sports) (3) Montana vs. (6) Northern Arizona.  Predicted winner:  Montana
3/13 – Semifinals
7:30 p.m. (Eleven Sports) (1) Eastern Washington vs. (4) Portland State.  Predicted winner:  Eastern Washington
10 p.m. (Eleven Sports) (2) Northern Colorado vs. (3) Montana.  Predicted winner:  Montana
3/14 – Finals
8 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Eastern Washington vs. (3) Montana.  Predicted winner:  Montana

Big Ten (March 11-15; Indianapolis)
3/11 – First Round
6 p.m. (BTN) (12) Minnesota vs. (13) Northwestern.  Predicted winner:  Minnesota
8:30 p.m. (BTN) (11) Indiana vs. (14) Nebraska.  Predicted winner:  Indiana
3/12 – Second Round
12 p.m. (BTN) (8) Rutgers vs. (9) Michigan.  Predicted winner:  Michigan
2:30 p.m. (BTN) (5) Iowa vs. (12) Minnesota.  Predicted winner:  Iowa
6:30 p.m. (BTN) (7) Ohio State vs. (10) Purdue.  Predicted winner:  Ohio State
9 p.m. (BTN) (6) Penn State vs. (11) Indiana.  Predicted winner:  Indiana
3/13 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (BTN) (1) Wisconsin vs. (9) Michigan.  Predicted winner:  Wisconsin
2:30 p.m. (BTN) (4) Illinois vs. (5) Iowa.  Predicted winner:  Iowa
6:30 p.m. (BTN) (2) Michigan State vs. (7) Ohio State.  Predicted winner:  Michigan State
9 p.m. (BTN) (3) Maryland vs. (6) Indiana.  Predicted winner:  Indiana
3/14 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (CBS) (1) Wisconsin vs. (5) Iowa.  Predicted winner:  Wisconsin
3:30 p.m. (CBS) (2) Michigan Stat vs. (6) Indiana.  Predicted winner:  Michigan State
3/15 – Finals
3:30 p.m. (CBS) (1) Wisconsin vs. (2) Michigan State.  Predicted winner:  Michigan State

Big West (March 12-14; Anaheim)
3/12 – Quarterfinals
3 p.m. (ESPN3) (1) UC Irvine vs. (8) Long Beach State.  Predicted winner:  UC Irvine
5:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (4) Hawaii vs. (5) UC Davis.  Predicted winner:  Hawaii
9 p.m. (ESPN3) (3) UC Santa Barbara vs. (6) UC Riverside.  Predicted winner:  UC Santa Barbara
11:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (2) Cal State Northridge vs. (7) Cal State Fullerton.  Predicted winner:  Cal State Northridge
3/13 – Semifinals
9:30 p.m. (ESPNU/ESPN3) (1) UC Irvine vs. (4) Hawaii.  Predicted winner:  UC Irvine
11:59 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) Cal State Northridge vs. (3) UC Santa Barbara.  Predicted winner:  UC Santa Barbara
3/14 – Finals
11:59 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) UC Irvine vs. (3) UC Santa Barbara.  Predicted winner:  UC Irvine

CAA (March 7-10; Washington, DC)
3/10 – Finals
7 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Hofstra vs. (6) Northeastern.  Predicted winner:  Hofstra

Conference USA (March 11-14; Frisco, TX)
3/11 – First Round
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Old Dominion vs. (9) Florida Atlantic.  Predicted winner:  Florida Atlantic
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) FIU vs. (12) Rice.  Predicted winner:  FIU
9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Marshall vs. (11) UTEP.  Predicted winner:  UTEP
10 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) UAB vs. (10) UTSA.  Predicted winner:  UAB
3/12 – Quarterfinals
7 p.m. (Stadium) (1) North Texas vs. (9) Florida Atlantic.  Predicted winner:  North Texas
7:30 p.m. (Facebook) (4) Charlotte vs. (5) FIU.  Predicted winner:  FIU
9:30 p.m. (Stadium) (3) Louisiana Tech vs. (11) UTEP.  Predicted winner:  Louisiana Tech
10 p.m. (Facebook) (2) Western Kentucky vs. (7) UAB.  Predicted winner:  Western Kentucky
3/13 – Semifinals
2 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) North Texas vs. (5) FIU.  Predicted winner:  North Texas
4:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Western Kentucky vs. (3) Louisiana Tech.  Predicted winner:  Louisiana Tech
3/14 – Finals
8:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) North Texas vs. (3) Louisiana Tech.  Predicted winner:  Louisiana Tech

Horizon (March 3, 5, 9-10; first round and quarterfinals at campus sites of higher seed and remaining rounds in Indianapolis)
3/10 – Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN) (4) UIC vs. (2) Northern Kentucky.  Predicted winner:  UIC

Ivy League (March 14-15; Cambridge, MA)
3/14 – Semifinals
11 a.m. (ESPNU) (1) Yale vs. (4) Penn.  Predicted winner:  Yale
2 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) Harvard vs. (3) Princeton.  Predicted winner:  Harvard
3/15 – Finals
12 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Yale vs. (2) Harvard.  Predicted winner:  Yale

MAAC (March 10-14; Atlantic City, NJ)
3/10 – First Round
5 p.m. (ESPN3) (8) Fairfield vs. (9) Manhattan.  Predicted winner:  Fairfield
7:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (7) Iona vs. (10) Canisius.  Predicted winner:  Iona
10 p.m. (ESPN3) (6) Niagara vs. (11) Marist.  Predicted winner:  Niagara
Quarterfinals
3/11
7 p.m. (ESPN3) (1) Siena vs. (8) Fairfield.  Predicted winner:  Siena
9:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (2) St. Peter's vs. (7) Iona.  Predicted winner:  St. Peter's
3/12
7 p.m. (ESPN3) (3) Rider vs. (6) Niagara.  Predicted winner:  Rider
9:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (4) Monmouth vs. (5) Quinnipiac.  Predicted winner:  Monmouth
3/13 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (ESPNews) (1) Siena vs. (4) Monmouth.  Predicted winner:  Siena
8:30 p.m. (ESPNews) (2) St. Peter's vs. (3) Rider.  Predicted winner:  St. Peter's
3/14 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Siena vs. (2) St. Peter's.  Predicted winner:  St. Peter's

MAC (March 9, 12-14; first round at campus of higher seed and remaining rounds in Cleveland)
3/12 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Akron vs. (8) Ohio.  Predicted winner:  Akron
2:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Northern Illinois vs. (12) Miami (OH).  Predicted winner:  Northern Illinois
6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Bowling Green vs. (7) Toledo.  Predicted winner:  Bowling Green
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Ball State vs. (6) Kent State.  Predicted winner:  Kent State
3/13 – Semifinals
6:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Akron vs. (4) Northern Illinois.  Predicted winner:  Akron
9 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Bowling Green vs. (6) Kent State.  Predicted winner:  Bowling Green
3/14 – Finals
7:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Akron vs. (2) Bowling Green.  Predicted winner:  Akron

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

Northeast Conference (March 4, 7, 10; campus of higher seed)
3/10 – Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) St. Francis (PA) at (1) Robert Morris.  Predicted winner:  St. Francis (PA)

Pac-12 (March 11-14; Las Vegas)
3/11 – First Round
3 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (8) Oregon State vs. (9) Utah.  Predicted winner:  Oregon State
5:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (5) Arizona vs. (12) Washington.  Predicted winner:  Arizona
9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (7) Stanford vs. (10) California.  Predicted winner:  Stanford
11:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (6) Colorado vs. (11) Washington State.  Predicted winner:  Colorado
3/12 – Quarterfinals
3 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (1) Oregon vs. (8) Oregon State.  Predicted winner:  Oregon
5:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (4) USC vs. (5) Arizona.  Predicted winner:  Arizona
9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (2) UCLA vs. (7) Stanford.  Predicted winner:  UCLA
11:30 p.m. (FS1) (3) Arizona State vs. (6) Colorado.  Predicted winner:  Colorado
3/13 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (1) Oregon vs. (5) Arizona.  Predicted winner:  Oregon
11:30 p.m. (FS1) (2) UCLA vs. (6) Colorado.  Predicted winner:  Colorado
3/14 – Finals
10:30 p.m. (FS1) (1) Oregon vs. (6) Colorado.  Predicted winner:  Oregon

Patriot League (March 3, 5, 8, 11; campus of higher seed)
3/11 – Finals
7:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (3) Boston at (1) Colgate.  Predicted winner:  Colgate

SEC (March 11-15; Nashville)
3/11 – First Round
7 p.m. (SEC Network) (12) Ole Miss vs. (13) Georgia.  Predicted winner:  Georgia
9:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (11) Arkansas vs. (14) Vanderbilt.  Predicted winner:  Arkansas
3/12 – Second Round
1 p.m. (SEC Network) (8) Tennessee vs. (9) Alabama.  Predicted winner:  Alabama
3:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (5) Florida vs. (13) Georgia.  Predicted winner:  Florida
7 p.m. (SEC Network) (7) Texas A&M vs. (10) Missouri.  Predicted winner:  Texas A&M
9:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (6) South Carolina vs. (11) Arkansas.  Predicted winner:  Arkansas
3/13 – Quarterfinals
1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Kentucky vs. (9) Alabama.  Predicted winner:  Kentucky
3:30 p.m. (ESPN) (4) Mississippi State vs. (5) Florida.  Predicted winner:  Florida
7 p.m. (SEC Network) (2) Auburn vs. (7) Texas A&M.  Predicted winner:  Auburn
9:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (3) LSU vs. (11) Arkansas.  Predicted winner:  LSU
3/14 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Kentucky vs. (5) Florida.  Predicted winner:  Kentucky
3:30 p.m. (ESPN) (2) Auburn vs. (3) LSU.  Predicted winner:  Auburn
3/15 – Finals
1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Kentucky vs. (2) Auburn.  Predicted winner:  Kentucky

Southland (March 11-14; Katy, TX)
3/11 – First Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) Northwestern State vs. (8) Texas A&M-CC.  Predicted winner:  Northwestern State
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Lamar vs. (7) McNeese State.  Predicted winner:  Lamar
3/12 – Second Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Sam Houston State vs. (5) Northwestern State.  Predicted winner:  Sam Houston State
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Nicholls vs. (6) Lamar.  Predicted winner:  Nicholls
3/13 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Stephen F. Austin vs. (4) Sam Houston State.  Predicted winner:  Stephen F. Austin
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Abilene Christian vs. (3) Nicholls.  Predicted winner:  Nicholls
3/14 – Finals
9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Stephen F. Austin vs. (3) Nicholls.  Predicted winner:  Stephen F. Austin

Summit (March 7-10; Sioux Falls, SD)
3/10 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) North Dakota State vs. (6) North Dakota.  Predicted winner:  North Dakota State

Sun Belt (March 7, 9, 11, 14-15; first round, second round, and quarterfinals at campus of higher seed, remaining games in New Orleans)
3/11 – Quarterfinals
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) Georgia Southern at (4) Georgia State.  Predicted winner:  Georgia State
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Appalachian State at (3) Texas State.  Predicted winner:  Texas State
3/14 – Semifinals
12:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Little Rock vs. (4) Georgia State.  Predicted winner:  Little Rock
3 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) South Alabama vs. (3) Texas State.  Predicted winner:  Texas State
3/15 – Finals
2 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Little Rock vs. (3) Texas State.  Predicted winner:  
Predicted winner:  Little Rock

SWAC (March 10, 13-14; quarterfinals at campus of higher seed, remaining games in Birmingham, AL)
3/10 – Quarterfinals
8:30 p.m. (8) Alabama A&M at (1) Prairie View A&M.  Predicted winner:  Prairie View A&M
8:30 p.m. (5) Grambling State at (4) Jackson State.  Predicted winner:  Jackson State
8:30 p.m. (6) Alcorn State at (3) Texas Southern.  Predicted winner:  Texas Southern
9 p.m. (7) Alabama State at (2) Southern.  Predicted winner:  Southern
3/13 – Semifinals
3:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (1) Prairie View A&M vs. (4) Jackson State.  Predicted winner:  Prairie View A&M
9:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (2) Southern vs. (3) Texas Southern.  Predicted winner:  Texas Southern
3/14 – Finals
6 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Prairie View A&M vs. (3) Texas Southern.  Predicted winner:  Prairie View A&M

WAC (March 12-14; Las Vegas)
3/12 – Quarterfinals
3 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) New Mexico State vs. (8) Chicago State.  Predicted winner:  New Mexico State
5:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Grand Canyon vs. (5) Kansas City.  Predicted winner:  Kansas City
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) UTRGV vs. (7) Utah Valley.  Predicted winner:  UTRGV
11:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Seattle vs. (6) Utah Valley.  Predicted winner:  Seattle
3/13 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) New Mexico State vs. (5) Kansas City.  Predicted winner:  New Mexico State
11:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) UTRGV vs. (3) Seattle.  Predicted winner:  Seattle
3/14 – Finals
10 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) New Mexico State vs. (3) Seattle.  Predicted winner:  New Mexico State

West Coast (March 5-7, 9-10; Las Vegas)
3/10 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Gonzaga vs. (3) St. Mary's.  Predicted winner:  Gonzaga

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