Monday, March 09, 2020

Updated Championship Week Predictions: "The Flame"


Three more bids were clinched yesterday, including by the Liberty Flames in the A-Sun.  Liberty was a bubble team, so their win was especially important for those of us who root for other bubble teams, as the A-Sun is a one-bid league this year.  So in honor of the Flames, I give you Cheap Trick's 1988 chart-topping power ballad, "The Flame."

But just as important, all conference tournament brackets are set!  The next six days are going to be intense.  Here is what happened in yesterday's Championship Week action and what we have to look forward to today: 
  • In the Atlantic Sun final, top seed Liberty made easy work of 3-seed Lipscomb, winning 73-57.  The Flames will be playing in their 5th NCAA Tournament appearance and second in a row.  Last year, they won a game as a 12-seed in the NCAA Tournament, beating 5-seed Mississippi State, and they should be on everyone's radar for another potential first round upset.
  • In the Big South final, 2-seed Winthrop held off a pesky 5-seed Hampton, 76-68, to earn the Eagles their 12th trip to the NCAA Tournament and first since 2017.
  • In the Missouri Valley final, 4-seed Bradley beat 7-seed Valparaiso, 80-66.  The Braves will be playing in their 10th NCAA Tournament and second in a row.
  • In the Patriot League semis, 1-seed Colgate crushed 5-seed Lafayette, 89-64, and 3-seed Boston topped 7-seed Bucknell, 64-61.  When they meet in Wednesdsay's title game, the Raiders will be playing for their 4th NCAA Tournament bid and second in a row, and the Terriers will be playing for their 8th bid and first since 2011.
  • In the SoCon semis, 1-seed East Tennessee State dominated 5-seed Western Carolina, 97-75, and 7-seed Wofford beat 6-seed Chattanooga, 72-70, on a game-winning shot with 2 seconds left.  When they meet in tonight's championship game, the Buccaneers will be playing for their 12th NCAA Tournament berth and first since 2017, while the Terriers will be playing for their 6th berth and second in a row.
  • In the second half of the Summit quarterfinals, things got crazy, as they often do during the Summit League Tournament, as 6-seed North Dakota rallied from a 10-point deficit with less than six minutes left to beat 3-seed South Dakota in a thrilling 74-71 game, and 4-seed Oral Roberts beat 5-seed Omaha, 79-52.  The semis are tonight.
  • In the Colonial, top seed Hofstra bumped 8-seed Drexel, 61-43, but the Pride were the only higher seed to win, as 2-seed William & Mary's dreams of making its first NCAA Tournament were crushed by a 68-63 loss to 7-seed Elon, 6-seed Northeastern beat 3-seed Towson, 72-62, and 5-seed Delaware downed 4-seed Charleston, 79-67.  The semis are tonight.
  • Over the next six days, we are going to have 199 games.  As we start to get into the true Madness, I'm going to break down each day's events for you, so here's what we have today:
    • Bids up for grabs today:  1 
      • SoCon
    • Conference tournaments starting today:  1 
      • The miggity-miggity-miggity-miggity-miggity-miggity-MAC
    • Games today:  15
    • Semifinals today:  4
      • CAA
      • Horizon
      • Summit
      • WCC
    • Quarterfinals today:  None
    • Second rounds today:  1
      • Sun Belt
    • First rounds today:  1
      • MAC
  • Bubble teams that won yesterday (in conference tournaments):  East Tennessee State; Liberty
  • 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.

Tournaments starting today
-MAC

Tournaments with games today
-Colonial
-Horizon
-MAC
-Southern
-Summit
-Sun Belt
-West Coast

Bids up for grabs today (all times Eastern)
-Southern:  (1) East Tennessee State vs. (7) Wofford (7 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 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 Conference (March 9)
-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; 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 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)
3/9 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Hofstra vs. (5) Delaware.  Predicted winner:  Hofstra
8:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (6) Northeastern vs. (7) Elon.  Predicted winner:  Northeastern
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)
3/9 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Wright State vs. (4) UIC.  Predicted winner:  Wright State
9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Northern Kentucky vs. (3) Green Bay.  Predicted winner:  Northern Kentucky
3/10 – Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Wright State vs. (2) Northern Kentucky.  Predicted winner:  Wright State

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)
3/9 – First Round
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (9) Central Michigan at (8) Ohio.  Predicted winner:  Ohio
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (10) Western Michigan at (7) Toledo.  Predicted winner:  Toledo
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (11) Eastern Michigan at (6) Kent State.  Predicted winner:  
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (12) Miami (OH) at (5) Buffalo.  Predicted winner:  Buffalo
3/12 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Akron vs. (8) Ohio.  Predicted winner:  Akron
2:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Northern Illinois vs. (5) Buffalo.  Predicted winner:  Buffalo
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. (5) Buffalo.  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

Southern Conference (March 6-9; Asheville, NC)
3/9 – Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN) (1) East Tennessee State vs. (7) Wofford.  Predicted winner:  East Tennessee State

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)
3/9 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (MidcoSN) (1) North Dakota State vs. (4) Oral Roberts.  Predicted winner:  North Dakota State
9:30 p.m. (MidcoSN) (6) North Dakota vs. (7) Purdue Fort Wayne.  Predicted winner:  South Dakota
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)
3/9 - Second Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Louisiana at (5) Georgia Southern.  Predicted winner:  Georgia Southern
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (10) Coastal Carolina at (6) Appalachian State.  Predicted winner:  Appalachian State
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)
3/9 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Gonzaga vs. (5) San Francisco.  Predicted winner:  Gonzaga
11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) BYU vs. (3) St. Mary's.  Predicted winner:  St. Mary's
3/10 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Gonzaga vs. (3) St. Mary's.  Predicted winner:  Gonzaga

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