Updated Championship Week Predictions: "Are You Ready"

Today's Championship Week theme song is the Live & Dangerous version of Thin Lizzy's "Are You Ready" because the regular season is over, and all of the conference tournament brackets have been set.  Like the song says, are you ready to dance?  You better be, because over the next six days, 197 games will be played and 27 automatic bids to the Big Dance will be clinched.

Here's what happened yesterday (other than what I already posted about yesterday), and what we have to look forward to:

• In the Patriot semifinals, top seed Colgate took it to 4-seed Army, 91-74, and 6-seed Lafayette outlasted 7-seed American in double OT, 84-76.  When they face off in Wednesday's championship game, the Raiders will be playing for their 6th NCAA Tournament appearance and third in a row, while the Leopards will be playing for their 5th appearance and first since 2015.
• In the SoCon semis, 1-seed Furman needed OT to finish off 4-seed Western Carolina, 83-80, and 7-seed Chattanooga topped 6-seed Wofford, 74-62.  In tonight's title game, the Paladins will be playing for their 7th trip to the NCAA Tournament and first since 1980, and the Mocs will be playing for their 13th trip and second in a row.
• In the Sun Belt semis, 8-seed South Alabama continued its run by beating 4-seed James Madison, 75-66, and 2-seed Louisiana held off 11-seed Texas State, 64-58.  When they play in tonight's title game, the Jaguars will be seeking their 9th NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2008, and the Ragin' Cajuns will be seeking their 11th appearance and first since 2014.
• In the second half of the Summit quarterfinals, 3-seed North Dakota State survived a back-and-forth 70-68 win over 6-seed South Dakota, and 5-seed St. Thomas beat 4-seed Western Illinois, 67-60, to advance to tonight's semis.
• In the CAA quarterfinals, 1-seed Hofstra annihilated 8-seed William & Mary, 94-46, 2-seed Charleston crushed 10-seed Stony Brook, 74-52, 3-seed Towson dominated 6-seed Delaware, 86-60, and 4-seed UNC Wilmington beat 5-seed Drexel, 73-68, to advance to today's semis.
• In the first half of the Big Sky quarters, 9-seed Northern Arizona sunk a buzzer-beating three to upset top seed Eastern Washington, 81-80, and 2-seed Montana State beat 8-seed Northern Colorado, 84-73, to advance to tomorrow's semifinals.
• In the First Round of the Southland, 8-seed McNeese State got a go-ahead free throw with two seconds left to pull out a 79-78 win over 5-seed Texas A&M Commerce, and 7-seed New Orleans handled 6-seed Houston Christian, 90-69, to advance to today's second round, which is effectively the quarterfinals.
• No conference tournament starts today, but a total of 8 conference tournaments have games today.
• Two bids are up for grabs today (SoCon, Sun Belt), four conference tournaments have semifinals today (CAA, Horizon, Summit, WCC), and two have quarterfinals (Big Sky, Southland).
• Here are the teams still playing in the conference tournaments that have already started or for which the brackets have been set that have never been to the NCAA Tournament (not including teams who are ineligible for this year's NCAA Tournament):
• America East:  2-seed UMass Lowell, 3-seed new Hampshire
• Big Sky:  6-seed Sacramento State
• Big West:  3-seed UC Riverside
• Horizon:  1-seed Youngstown State
• MAAC:  3-seed Quinnipiac
• MEAC:  4-seed Maryland Eastern Shore
• Summit:  6-seed South Dakota
• SWAC:  2-seed Grambling, 7-seed Bethune-Cookman
• WAC:  2-seed Utah Valley, 8-seed Cal Baptist, 10-seed UT Rio Grande Valley
• Bubble teams that won yesterday (in conference tournaments):  Charleston
• Bubble teams that lost yesterday (in conference tournaments):  None
• Bubble teams not in action yesterday (in conference tournaments):  Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn, Boise State, Clemson, FAU, Illinois, Maryland, Memphis, Michigan, Mississippi State, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, North Carolina State, North Texas, Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts, Oregon, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Providence, Rutgers, Texas Tech, USC, Utah State, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt

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

-Big Sky

-Colonial

-Horizon

-Southern Conference

-Southland

-Summit League

-Sun Belt

-West Coast

Bids up for grabs today

-Southern Conference (7 p.m.; ESPN):  (1) Furman vs. (7) Chattanooga

-Sun Belt (7 p.m.; ESPN2):  (2) Louisiana vs. (8) South Alabama

Already clinched automatic berths (I will add in parentheses the NCAA tournament appearances for each school, including the bid just clinched and last NCAA Tournament appearance where applicable, and for conferences whose tournaments have not yet ended, I'll list the date of the championship game)

-AAC (March 12)

-ACC (March 11)

-America East (March 11)

-Atlantic 10 (March 12)

-Atlantic Sun:  Kennesaw State (1)

-Big 12 (March 11)

-Big East (March 11)

-Big Sky (March 8)

-Big South:  UNC Asheville (5)

-Big Ten (March 12)

-Big West (March 11)

-Colonial (March 7)

-Conference USA (March 11)

-Horizon (March 7)

-Ivy League (March 12)

-MAAC (March 11)

-MAC (March 11)

-MEAC (March 11)

-Missouri Valley:  Drake (6)

-Mountain West (March 11)

-Northeast Conference:  Fairleigh Dickinson (7)

-Ohio Valley:  Southeast Missouri State (2)

-Pac-12 (March 11)

-Patriot League (March 8)

-SEC (March 12)

-Southern Conference (March 6)

-Southland (March 8)

-Summit (March 7)

-Sun Belt (March 6)

-SWAC (March 11)

-WAC (March 11)

-West Coast (March 7)

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; Fort Worth)

3/9 – First Round

12:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (8) South Florida vs. (9) East Carolina.  Predicted winner:  East Carolina

2:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (7) Central Florida vs. (10) SMU.  Predicted winner:  Central Florida

7 p.m. (ESPNU) (6) Wichita State vs. (11) Tulsa.  Predicted winner:  Wichita State

3/10 – Quarterfinals

1 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Houston vs. (9) East Carolina.  Predicted winner:  Houston

3 p.m. (ESPN2) (4) Cincinnati vs. (5) Temple.  Predicted winner:  Cincinnati

7 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) Memphis vs. (7) Central Florida.  Predicted winner:  Memphis

9 p.m. (ESPNU) (3) Tulane vs. (6) Wichita State.  Predicted winner:  Tulane

3/11 – Semifinals

3 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Houston vs. (4) Cincinnati.  Predicted winner:  Houston

5 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Memphis vs. (3) Tulane.  Predicted winner:  Tulane

3/12 – Finals

3:15 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Houston vs. (3) Tulane.  Predicted winner:  Houston

ACC (March 7-11; Greensboro)

3/7 – First Round

2 p.m. p.m. (ACCN) (12) Florida State vs. (13) Georgia Tech.  Predicted winner:  Georgia Tech

4:30 p.m. (ACCN) (10) Boston College vs. (15) Louisville.  Predicted winner:  Boston College

7 p.m. (ACCN) (11) Virginia Tech vs. (14) Notre Dame.  Predicted winner:  Virginia Tech

3/8 – Second Round

12 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (8) Syracuse vs. (9) Wake Forest.  Predicted winner:  Syracuse

2:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (5) Pittsburgh vs. (13) Georgia Tech.  Predicted winner:  Pittsburgh

7 p.m. (ESPNU/ESPN2) (7) North Carolina vs. (10) Boston College.  Predicted winner:  North Carolina

9:30 p.m. (ESPNU/ESPN2) (6) NC State vs. (11) Virginia Tech.  Predicted winner:  NC State

3/9 – Quarterfinals

12 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) Miami vs. (8) Syracuse.  Predicted winner:  Miami

2:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (4) Duke vs. (5) Pittsburgh.  Predicted winner:  Pittsburgh

7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) Virginia vs. (7) North Carolina.  Predicted winner:  Virginia

9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (3) Clemson vs. (6) NC State.  Predicted winner:  NC State

3/10 – Semifinals

7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) Miami vs. (5) Pittsburgh.  Predicted winner:  Pittsburgh

9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) Virginia vs. (6) NC State.  Predicted winner:  Virginia

3/11 – Finals

8:30 p.m. (ESPN) (2) Virginia vs. (5) Pittsburgh.  Predicted winner:  Virginia

America East (March 4, 7, 11; campus of higher seed for semis and final)

3/7 – Semifinals

6 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) New Hampshire at (2) UMass Lowell.  Predicted winner:  UMass Lowell

7 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) Binghamton at (1) Vermont.  Predicted winner:  Vermont

3/11 – Finals

11 a.m. (ESPN2) (2) UMass Lowell at (1) Vermont.  Predicted winner:  Vermont

Atlantic 10 (March 7-12; Brooklyn)

3/7 – First Round

12 p.m. (ESPN+) (12) Richmond vs. (13) UMass.  Predicted winner:  UMass

3:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (10) St. Joseph's vs. (15) Loyola (IL).  Predicted winner:  St. Joseph's

5:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (11) LaSalle vs. (14) Rhode Island.  Predicted winner:  LaSalle

3/8 – Second Round

Noon (USA, Peacock) (8) Davidson vs. (9) St. Bonaventure.  Predicted winner:  Davidson

2:30 p.m. (USA) (5) George Mason vs. (13) UMass.  Predicted winner:  George Mason

6 p.m. (USA) (7) George Washington vs. (10) St. Joseph's.  Predicted winner:  St. Joseph's

8:30 p.m. (USA) (6) Duquesne vs. (11) LaSalle.  Predicted winner:  Duquesne

3/9 – Quarterfinals

Noon (USA) (1) VCU vs. (8) Davidson.  Predicted winner:  VCU

2:30 p.m. (USA) (4) St. Louis vs. (5) George Mason.  Predicted winner:  St. Louis

6 p.m. (USA) (2) Dayton vs. (10) St. Joseph's.  Predicted winner:  Dayton

8:30 p.m. (USA) (3) Fordham vs. (6) Duquesne.  Predicted winner:  Fordham

3/11 – Semifinals

1 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) VCU vs. (4) St. Louis.  Predicted winner:  VCU

3:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Dayton vs. (3) Fordham.  Predicted winner:  Fordham

3/12 – Finals

1 p.m. (CBS) (1) VCU vs. (3) Fordham.  Predicted winner:  VCU

Big 12 (March 8-11; Kansas City)

3/8 – First Round

7 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU) (8) West Virginia vs. (9) Texas Tech.  Predicted winner:  West Virginia

9:30 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU) (7) Oklahoma State vs. (10) Oklahoma.  Predicted winner:  Oklahoma State

3/9 – Quarterfinals

12:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (4) Baylor vs. (5) Iowa State.  Predicted winner:  Baylor

3 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) Kansas vs. (8) West Virginia.  Predicted winner:  Kansas

7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) Texas vs. (7) Oklahoma State.  Predicted winner:  Texas

9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (3) Kansas State vs. (6) TCU.  Predicted winner:  TCU

3/10 – Semifinals

7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) Kansas vs. (4) Baylor.  Predicted winner:  Kansas

9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) Texas vs. (6) TCU.  Predicted winner:  Texas

3/11 – Finals

6 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Kansas vs. (2) Texas.  Predicted winner:  Kansas

Big East (March 8-11; New York)

3/8 – First Round

3 p.m. (FS1) (8) St. John's vs. (9) Butler.  Predicted winner:  St. John's

5:30 p.m. (FS1) (7) Seton Hall vs. (10) DePaul.  Predicted winner:  Seton Hall

8 p.m. (FS1) (6) Villanova vs. (11) Georgetown.  Predicted winner:  Villanova

3/9 – Quarterfinals

Noon (FS1) (1) Marquette vs. (8) St. John's.  Predicted winner:  Marquette

2:30 p.m. (FS1) (4) UConn vs. (5) Providence.  Predicted winner:  UConn

7 p.m. (FS1) (2) Xavier vs. (7) Seton Hall.  Predicted winner:  Xavier

9:30 p.m. (FS1) (3) Creighton vs. (6) Villanova.  Predicted winner:  Creighton

3/10 – Semifinals

6:30 p.m. (FS1) (1) Marquette vs. (4) UConn.  Predicted winner:  UConn

9 p.m. (FS1) (2) Xavier vs. (3) Creighton.  Predicted winner:  Xavier

3/11 – Finals

6:30 p.m. (Fox) (2) Xavier vs. (4) UConn.  Predicted winner:  Xavier

Big Sky (March 4-8; Boise)

Quarterfinals

3/6

7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Montana vs. (5) Idaho State.  Predicted winner:  Montana

10 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Weber State vs. (6) Sacramento State.  Predicted winner:  Weber State

3/7 – Semifinals

8:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (4) Montana vs. (9) Northern Arizona.  Predicted winner:  Montana

11 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Montana State vs. (3) Weber State.  Predicted winner:  Montana State

3/8 – Finals

11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Montana State vs. (4) Montana.  Predicted winner:  Montana State

Big Ten (March 8-12; Chicago)

3/8 – First Round

6:30 p.m. (BTN) (12) Wisconsin vs. (13) Ohio State.  Predicted winner:  Ohio State

9 p.m. (BTN) (11) Nebraska vs. (14) Minnesota.  Predicted winner:  Nebraska

3/9 – Second Round

Noon (BTN) (8) Michigan vs. (9) Rutgers.  Predicted winner:  Rutgers

2:30 p.m. (BTN) (5) Iowa vs. (13) Ohio State.  Predicted winner:  Ohio State

6:30 p.m. (BTN) (7) Illinois vs. (10) Penn State.  Predicted winner:  Penn State

9 p.m. (BTN) (6) Maryland vs. (11) Nebraska.  Predicted winner:  Maryland

3/10 – Quarterfinals

Noon (BTN) (1) Purdue vs. (9) Rutgers.  Predicted winner:  Purdue

2:30 p.m. (BTN) (4) Michigan State vs. (13) Ohio State.  Predicted winner:  Michigan State

6:30 p.m. (BTN) (2) Northwestern vs. (10) Penn State.  Predicted winner:  Penn State

9 p.m. (BTN) (3) Indiana vs. (6) Maryland.  Predicted winner:  Indiana

3/11 – Semifinals

1 p.m. (CBS) (1) Purdue vs. (4) Michigan State.  Predicted winner:  Michigan State

3:30 p.m. (CBS) (3) Indiana vs. (10) Penn State.  Predicted winner:  Indiana

3/12 – Finals

3:30 p.m. (CBS) (3) Indiana vs. (4) Michigan State.  Predicted winner:  Indiana

Big West (March 7, 9-11; Henderson, NV)

3/7 - First Round

9 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Cal State Bakersfield vs. (9) Cal State Northridge.  Predicted winner:  Cal State Bakersfield

11:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) Long Beach State vs. (10) Cal Poly.  Predicted winner:  Long Beach State

3/9 – Quarterfinals

3 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) UC Irvine vs. (8) Cal State Bakersfield.  Predicted winner:  UC Irvine

5 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Cal State Fullerton vs. (5) Hawaii.  Predicted winner:  Hawaii

9 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) UC Santa Barbara vs. (7) Long Beach State.  Predicted winner:  UC Santa Barbara

11:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) UC Riverside vs. (6) UC Davis.  Predicted winner:  UC Riverside

3/10 – Semifinals

9 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) UC Irvine vs. (5) Hawaii.  Predicted winner:  Hawaii

11:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) UC Santa Barbara vs. (3) UC Riverside.  Predicted winner:  UC Santa Barbara

3/11 – Finals

9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) UC Santa Barbara vs. (5) Hawaii.  Predicted winner:  UC Santa Barbara

CAA (March 3-7; Washington, DC)

3/6 – Semifinals

6 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Hofstra vs. (4) UNC Wilmington.  Predicted winner:  UNC Wilmington

8:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Charleston vs. (3) Towson.  Predicted winner:  Charleston

3/7 – Finals

7 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Charleston vs. (4) UNC Wilmington.  Predicted winner:  Charleston

Conference USA (March 8-11; Frisco, TX)

3/8 - First Round

6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Western Kentucky vs. (9) UTEP.  Predicted winner:  Western Kentucky

9 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) FIU vs. (10) Louisiana Tech.  Predicted winner:  Louisiana Tech

9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Rice vs. (11) UTSA.  Predicted winner:  Rice

3/9 – Quarterfinals

6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) FAU vs. (8) Western Kentucky.  Predicted winner:  FAU

7 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Middle Tennessee State vs. (5) Charlotte.  Predicted winner:  Middle Tennessee State

9 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) North Texas vs. (10) Louisiana Tech.  Predicted winner:  North Texas

9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) UAB vs. (6) Rice.  Predicted winner:  UAB

3/10 – Semifinals

12:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) FAU vs. (4) Middle Tennessee State.  Predicted winner:  FAU

3 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) North Texas vs. (3) UAB.  Predicted winner:  North Texas

3/11 – Finals

8:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) FAU vs. (2) North Texas.  Predicted winner:  FAU

Horizon (February 28, March 2, 6-7; first round and quarterfinals at campus sites of higher seed and remaining rounds in Indianapolis)

3/6 – Semifinals

7 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Youngstown State vs. (4) Northern Kentucky.  Predicted winner:  Northern Kentucky

9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Milwaukee vs. (3) Cleveland State.  Predicted winner:  Milwaukee

3/7 – Finals

7 p.m. (ESPN) (2) Milwaukee vs. (4) Northern Kentucky.  Predicted winner:  Milwaukee

Ivy League (March 11-12; Princeton, NJ)

3/11 - Semifinals

11 a.m. (ESPNU) (1) Yale vs. (4) Cornell.  Predicted winner:  Yale

2 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) Princeton vs. (3) Penn.  Predicted winner:  Princeton

3/12 - Finals

Noon (ESPN2) (1) Yale vs. (2) Princeton.  Predicted winner:  Princeton

MAAC (March 7-11; Atlantic City, NJ)

3/7 - First Round

5 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Mount St. Mary's vs. (9) Canisius.  Predicted winner:  Mount St. Mary's

7 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) Fairfield vs. (10)  St. Peter's.  Predicted winner:  Fairfield

9 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Manhattan vs. (11) Marist.  Predicted winner:  Manhattan

Quarterfinals

3/8

7 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Iona vs. (8) Mount St. Mary's.  Predicted winner:  Iona

9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Rider vs. (7) Fairfield.  Predicted winner:  Rider

3/9

7 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Quinnipiac vs. (6) Manhattan.  Predicted winner:  Quinnipiac

9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Siena vs. (5) Niagara.  Predicted winner:  Siena

3/10 – Semifinals

6 p.m. (ESPNews) (1) Iona vs. (4) Siena.  Predicted winner:  Iona

8:30 p.m. (ESPNews) (2) Rider vs. (3) Quinnipiac.  Predicted winner:  Quinnipiac

3/11 – Finals

4 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Iona vs. (3) Quinnipiac.  Predicted winner:  Iona

MAC (March 9-11; Cleveland)

3/9 – Quarterfinals

11 a.m. (ESPN+) (1) Toledo vs. (8) Miami (OH).  Predicted winner:  Toledo

1:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Ball State vs. (5) Ohio.  Predicted winner:  Ball State

4 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Kent State vs. (7) Northern Illinois.  Predicted winner:  Kent State

6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Akron vs. (6) Buffalo.  Predicted winner:  Akron

3/10 – Semifinals

5 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Toledo vs. (4) Ball State.  Predicted winner: Toledo

7:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Kent State vs. (3) Akron.  Predicted winner:  Kent State

3/11 – Finals

7:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Toledo vs. (2) Kent State.  Predicted winner:  Toledo

MEAC (March 8-11; Norfolk, VA)

Quarterfinals

3/8

6 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Howard vs. (8) South Carolina State.  Predicted winner:  Howard

8 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) North Carolina Central vs. (7) Delaware State.  Predicted winner:  North Carolina Central

3/9

6 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Maryland Eastern Shore vs. (5) Morgan State.  Predicted winner:  Maryland Eastern Shore

8 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Norfolk State vs. (6) Coppin State.  Predicted winner:  Norfolk State

3/10 – Semifinals

6 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Howard vs. (4) Maryland Eastern Shore.  Predicted winner:  Howard

8 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) North Carolina Central vs. (3) Norfolk State.  Predicted winner:  Norfolk State

3/11 – Final

1:00 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Howard vs. (3) Norfolk State.  Predicted winner:  Norfolk State

Mountain West (March 8-11; Las Vegas)

3/8 – First Round

2 p.m. (Stadium/MWN) (8) Colorado State vs. (9) Fresno State.  Predicted winner:  Colorado State

4:30 p.m. (Stadium/MWN) (7) UNLV vs. (10) Air Force.  Predicted winner:  UNLV

7 p.m. (Stadium/MWN) (6) New Mexico vs. (11) Wyoming.  Predicted winner:  New Mexico

3/9 – Quarterfinals

3 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) San Diego State vs. (8) Colorado State.  Predicted winner:  San Diego State

5:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (4) Nevada vs. (5) San Jose State.  Predicted winner:  Nevada

9 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Boise State vs. (7) UNLV.  Predicted winner:  Boise State

11:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (3) Utah State vs. (6) New Mexico.  Predicted winner:  Utah State

3/10 – Semifinals

9:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) San Diego State vs. (4) Nevada.  Predicted winner:  San Diego State

11:59 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Boise State vs. (3) Utah State.  Predicted winner:  Utah State

3/11 – Finals

6 p.m. (CBS) (1) San Diego State vs. (3) Utah State.  Predicted winner:  San Diego State

Northeast Conference (March 1, 4, 7; campus of higher seed)

3/7 – Finals

7 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Fairleigh Dickinson at (1) Merrimack*.  Predicted winner:  Fairleigh Dickinson

*Ineligible for the NCAA Tournament because still in transition period from D-II, so Fairleigh Dickinson will receive the NEC's automatic bid regardless of the outcome of the game.

Pac-12 (March 8-11; Paradise, NV)

3/8 – First Round

3 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (8) Washington vs. (9) Colorado.  Predicted winner:  Colorado

5:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (5) Washington State vs. (12) California.  Predicted winner:  Washington State

9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (7) Utah vs. (10) Stanford.  Predicted winner:  Utah

11:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (6) Arizona State vs. (11) Oregon State.  Predicted winner:  Arizona State

3/9 – Quarterfinals

3 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (1) UCLA vs. (9) Colorado.  Predicted winner:  UCLA

5:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (4) Oregon vs. (5) Washington State.  Predicted winner:  Oregon

9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (2) Arizona vs. (7) Utah.  Predicted winner:  Arizona

11:30 p.m. (ESPN) (3) USC vs. (6) Arizona State.  Predicted winner:  Arizona State

3/10 – Semifinals

9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (1) UCLA vs. (4) Oregon.  Predicted winner:  UCLA

11:30 p.m. (ESPN) (2) Arizona vs. (6) Arizona State.  Predicted winner:  Arizona

3/11 – Finals

10:30 p.m. (ESPN) (1) UCLA vs. (2) Arizona.  Predicted winner:  Arizona

Patriot League (February 28, March 2, 5, 8; campus of higher seed)

3/8 – Finals

7:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (6) Lafayette at (1) Colgate.  Predicted winner:  Colgate

SEC (March 8-12; Nashville)

3/8 – First Round

7 p.m. (SEC Network) (12) South Carolina vs. (13) Mississippi.  Predicted winner:  South Carolina

9 p.m. (SEC Network) (11) Georgia vs. (14) LSU.  Predicted winner:  Georgia

3/9 – Second Round

1 p.m. (SEC Network) (8) Florida vs. (9) Mississippi State.  Predicted winner:  Mississippi State

3 p.m. (SEC Network) (5) Tennessee vs. (12) South Carolina.  Predicted winner:  Tennessee

7 p.m. (SEC Network) (7) Auburn vs. (10) Arkansas.  Predicted winner:  Auburn

9 p.m. (SEC Network) (6) Vanderbilt vs. (11) Georgia.  Predicted winner:  Vanderbilt

3/10 – Quarterfinals

1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Alabama vs. (9) Mississippi State.  Predicted winner:  Alabama

3 p.m. (ESPN) (4) Missouri vs. (5) Tennessee.  Predicted winner:  Tennessee

7 p.m. (SEC Network) (2) Texas A&M vs. (7) Auburn.  Predicted winner:  Texas A&M

9 p.m. (SEC Network) (3) Kentucky vs. (6) Vanderbilt.  Predicted winner:  Kentucky

3/11 – Semifinals

1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Alabama vs. (5) Tennessee.  Predicted winner:  Alabama

3 p.m. (ESPN) (2) Texas A&M vs. (3) Kentucky.  Predicted winner:  Kentucky

3/12 – Finals

1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Alabama vs. (3) Kentucky.  Predicted winner:  Alabama

Southern Conference (March 3-6; Asheville, NC)

3/6 – Finals

7 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Furman vs. (7) Chattanooga.  Predicted winner:  Furman

Southland (March 5-8; Lake Charles, LA)

3/6 – Second Round

6 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Nicholls State vs. (8) McNeese State.  Predicted winner:  Nicholls State

8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Southeastern Louisiana vs. (7) New Orleans.  Predicted winner:  Southeastern Louisiana

3/7 – Semifinals

6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. (4) Nicholls State.  Predicted winner:  Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

9 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Northwestern State vs. (3) Southeastern Louisiana.  Predicted winner: Southeastern Louisiana

3/8 – Finals

5 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. (3) Southeastern Louisiana.  Predicted winner:  Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Summit (March 3-7; Sioux Falls, SD)

3/6 – Semifinals

7 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Oral Roberts vs. (5) St. Thomas*.  Predicted winner:  Oral Roberts

9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) South Dakota State vs. (3) North Dakota State.  Predicted winner:  South Dakota State

3/7 – Finals

9 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Oral Roberts vs. (2) South Dakota State.  Predicted winner:  Oral Roberts

*Ineligible for the NCAA Tournament because still in transition period from D-III.

Sun Belt (February 28, March 2, 4-6; Pensacola, FL)

3/6 - Finals

7 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Louisiana vs. (8) South Alabama.  Predicted winner:  Louisiana

SWAC (March 8-11; Birmingham, AL)

Quarterfinals

3/8

3 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Grambling vs. (7) Bethune-Cookman.  Predicted winner:  Grambling

9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Alcorn State vs. (8) Texas Southern.  Predicted winner:  Alcorn State

3/9

3 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Jackson State vs. (6) Prairie View A&M.  Predicted winner:  Jackson State

9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Southern vs. (5) Alabama A&M.  Predicted winner:  Southern

3/10 – Semifinals

3 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Alcorn State vs. (4) Southern.  Predicted winner:  Alcorn State

9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Grambling vs. (3) Jackson State.  Predicted winner:  Grambling

3/11 – Finals

5:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Alcorn State vs. (2) Grambling.  Predicted winner:  Grambling

WAC (March 7, 9-11; Paradise, NV)

3/7 - First Round

3 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Cal Baptist vs. (9) Abilene Christian.  Predicted winner:  Cal Baptist

5 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) Grand Canyon vs. (12) UT Arlington.  Predicted winner:  Grand Canyon

9 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) Tarleton* vs. (10) UT Rio Grande Valley.  Predicted winner:  Tarleton*

11 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Stephen F. Austin vs. (11) Utah Tech*.  Predicted winner:  Stephen F. Austin

3/9 – Quarterfinals

3 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Sam Houston State vs. (8) Cal Baptist.  Predicted winner:  Sam Houston State

5 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Seattle vs. (5) Grand Canyon.  Predicted winner:  Grand Canyon

9 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Utah Valley vs. (7) Tarleton*.  Predicted winner:  Utah Valley

11 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Southern Utah vs. (6) Stephen F. Austin.  Predicted winner:  Stephen F. Austin

3/10 – Semifinals

9 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Sam Houston State vs. (5) Grand Canyon.  Predicted winner:  Sam Houston State

11 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Utah Valley vs. (6) Stephen F. Austin.  Predicted winner:  Utah Valley

3/11 – Finals

11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Sam Houston State vs. (2) Utah Valley.  Predicted winner:  Sam Houston State

*Ineligible for NCAA Tournament because still in transition period from D-II.

West Coast (March 2-4, 6-7; Paradise, NV)

3/6 – Semifinals

9 p.m. (ESPN) (1) St. Mary's vs. (5) BYU.  Predicted winner:  St. Mary's

11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Gonzaga vs. (6) San Francisco.  Predicted winner:  Gonzaga

3/7 – Finals

9 p.m. (ESPN) (1) St. Mary's vs. (2) Gonzaga.  Predicted winner:  Gonzaga