You guys, it's here! And no, I'm not talking about the measles. I'm talking about Championship Week -- the second-best two-week stretch in March. Selection Sunday will be here in a mere 14 days. Madness!
But before we get to the Big Dance, we'll have 340 teams in 31 conferences playing in 309 conference tournament games. I've said it before and I'll say it again: this is my favorite time of the sporting year. Championship Week and the NCAA Tournament are, in the misguided words of Andy Williams, the most wonderful time of the year. They are more dramatic than the playoffs in any of the four major pro sports and any other major college sport. The urgency and immediacy of one-and-done college basketball is unrivaled. Seniors play their last games, and for all but a handful, not only will they finish their college careers with a loss, but likely their basketball careers. On the other end of the spectrum, watching a low-major or mid-major team win its conference tournament to clinch an NCAA Tournament berth is one of the purest forms of elation you will ever see. And the buzzer beaters. Sweet Georgia Brown, the buzzer beaters!
Last Year's Championship Week
Teams who have no business competing put together storybook runs. Teams who should dominate fall apart. You and your team have hope until that hope is lost. The regular season means nothing. Last year, two schools punched their first-ever tickets to the dance -- Stetson in the Atlantic Sun and Grambling in the SWAC. Also, of the 32 conference tournaments, the top seed won only 11 of them, and we had 12 (!) schools seeded 4 or lower won their conference tournaments:
- 4-seeds: UAB (AAC), Long Beach State (Big West), Howard (MEAC), Oregon (Pac-12), Auburn (SEC)
- 5-seeds: Montana State (Big Sky), Longwood (Big South), St. Peter's (MAAC)
- 6-seeds: Duquesne (A-10), New Mexico (Mountain West), Wagner (NEC)
- 10-seeds: NC State (ACC)
Four of those schools won at least one game in the NCAA Tournament:
- 11-seed NC State went to the Final Four
- 11-seed Duquesne upset 6-seed BYU in the First Round
- 11-seed Oregon upset 6-seed South Carolina in the First Round
- 16-seed Wagner won it's First Four game against Howard
Schools Looking For Their First NCAA Tournament Bid
Army, The Citadel, and William & Mary remain the only three original Division 1 schools that have never made the NCAA Tournament (though Army was invited in 1968 and chose to play in the NIT instead). Original D-1 school St. Francis (Brooklyn) ended intercollegiate athletics after the 2022-23 school year without ever making it to the NCAA Tournament.
Overall, there are 38 Division 1 schools that are eligible to make the NCAA Tournament (i.e., that are not still in the transition period to D-1 from a lower division) that have never made the tournament. Here they are with their conference and, to the extent it has already been set, their seed in their conference tournament.
- Army - 6-seed Patriot League
- Bellarmine - Atlantic Sun (did not qualify for A-Sun Tournament)
- Bethune–Cookman - SWAC
- Cal Baptist - WAC
- California Riverside - Big West
- California San Diego - Big West
- Central Arkansas - 10-seed Atlantic Sun
- Chicago State - 7-seed Northeast Conference
- The Citadel - 10-seed Southern Conference
- Denver - 7-seed Summit League
- Elon - 9-seed Coastal
- High Point - 1-seed Big South
- Incarnate Word - Southland
- Kansas City - 8-seed Summit League
- Maine - America East
- Maryland Eastern Shore - MEAC
- UMass Lowell - America East
- Merrimack - MAAC
- New Hampshire - America East
- NJIT - America East (did not qualify for America East Tournament)
- North Alabama - 2-seed Atlantic Sun
- Omaha - 1-seed Summit League
- Presbyterian - 5-seed Big South
- Purdue Fort Wayne - 5-seed Horizon
- Quinnipiac - MAAC
- Sacramento State - 10-seed Big Sky
- Sacred Heart - MAAC
- SIU Edwardsville - 2-seed Ohio Valley
- South Carolina Upstate - 9-seed Big South
- South Dakota - 5-seed Summit League
- Tarleton State - WAC
- Tennessee Martin - 8-seed Ohio Valley
- Texas Rio Grande Valley - Southland
- Utah Tech - WAC
- Utah Valley - WAC
- Western Illinois - Ohio Valley (did not qualify for OVC Tournament)
- William & Mary - 4-seed Coastal
- Youngstown State - 4-seed Horizon
The following schools are still in their transition period to Division 1 and are, therefore, not eligible for this year's NCAA Tournament (with their conference and first year of eligibility for the NCAA Tournament listed):
- East Texas A&M (aka Texas A&M Commerce) - Southland (2027)
- Le Moyne - NEC (2028)
- Lindenwood - OVC (2027)
- Mercyhurst - NEC (2029)
- Queens (NC) - Atlantic Sun (2027)
- St. Thomas - Summit League (2026)
- Southern Indiana - OVC (2027)
- Stonehill - NEC (2027)
- West Georgia - Atlantic Sun (2029)
Mid- and Low-Major NCAA Tournament Success
And, of course, as the last ten NCAA Tournaments have shown us -- with the likes of Butler (2017), Creighton (2021, 2023, 2025), Dayton (2014), Florida Atlantic (2023), Gonzaga (2015-2019, 2021-2023, 2025), Loyola (IL) (2018, 2021), Nevada (2018), Oral Roberts (2021), Princeton (2023), San Diego State (2023, 2025), St. Peter's (2022), Wichita State (2015), and Xavier (2015, 2017, 2023) all making it to the Sweet Sixteen or beyond, and 16-seed UMBC upsetting 1-seed Virginia in 2018 and "17-seed" Fairleigh Dickinson taking down 1-seed Purdue in 2023 -- mid-majors and low-majors should not be overlooked in the Big Dance. Consider Championship Week your opportunity to beef up your knowledge of this year's college basketball teams before you fill out your brackets in two short weeks.
Championship Week 2025
Over the next two weeks, I will pepper you with Championship Week predictions as conference tournaments begin and/or are seeded.
The A-Sun starts its tournament today with a 7-8 North Florida/Austin Peay matchup and a 9-10 Central Arkansas/Stetson matchup. Eleven other conferences have ended their regular seasons and set their conference tournament brackets (Big South, CAA, Horizon, MVC, NEC OVC, Patriot, SoCon, Summit, Sun Belt, and WCC). I'll try to update this daily.
As a frame of reference, of my initial Championship Week predictions in 2024, I was a paltry 13 of 32 in correctly predicting the eventual conference tournament champion, which is a testament to how crazy and unpredictable last year's Championship Week was. Since last year, there has been some significant conference realignment, and some conference tournaments moved up in the schedule, while several moved back. And there is no Pac-12 this year, so that means we'll have one extra at-large bid up for grabs this March.
The first bids to be clinched will be this weekend:
-Ohio Valley: March 8
-Atlantic Sun: March 9
-Big South: March 9
-Missouri Valley: March 9
-Summit: March 9
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
-Atlantic Sun
Tournaments with games today
-Atlantic Sun
Bids up for grabs today
-None
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 16)
-ACC (March 15)
-America East (March 15)
-Atlantic 10 (March 16)
-Atlantic Sun (March 9)
-Big 12 (March 15)
-Big East (March 15)
-Big Sky (March 12)
-Big South (March 9)
-Big Ten (March 16)
-Big West (March 15)
-Coastal (March 11)
-Conference USA (March 15)
-Horizon (March 11)
-Ivy League (March 16)
-MAAC (March 15)
-MAC (March 15)
-MEAC (March 15)
-Missouri Valley (March 9)
-Mountain West (March 15)
-Northeast Conference (March 11)
-Ohio Valley (March 8)
-Patriot League (March 12)
-SEC (March 16)
-Southern Conference (March 10)
-Southland (March 12)
-Summit (March 9)
-Sun Belt (March 10)
-SWAC (March 15)
-WAC (March 15)
-West Coast (March 11)
Because I am unhealthily obsessed with college basketball in March -- to the detriment of my marriage, children, friendships, work, sleep schedule, sanity, wallet, and break dancing practice -- 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 12-16; Fort Worth)
3/12 – First Round
1 p.m. (ESPN+) (12) vs. (13)
3/13 – Second Round
12:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (8) vs. (9)
2:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (5) vs. (12)/(13)
7 p.m. (ESPNU) (7) vs. (10)
9 p.m. (ESPNU) (6) vs. (11)
3/14 – Quarterfinals
1 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
3 p.m. (ESPN2) (4) vs. (5)/(12)/(13)
7 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
9 p.m. (ESPNU) (3) vs. (6)/(11)
3/15 – Semifinals
3 p.m. (ESPN2)
5 p.m. (ESPN2)
3/16 – Finals
3:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Predicted winner: Memphis
ACC (March 11-15; Charlotte)
3/11 – First Round
2 p.m. p.m. (ACCN) (12) vs. (13)
4:30 p.m. (ACCN) (10) vs. (15)
7 p.m. (ACCN) (11) vs. (14)
3/12 – Second Round
12 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (8) vs. (9)
2:30 p.m. (ESPN) (5) vs. (12)/(13)
7 p.m. (ESPN2) (7) vs. (10)/(15)
9:30 p.m. (ESPNU/ESPN2) (6) vs. (11)/(14)
3/13 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
2:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (4) vs. (5)/(12)/(13)
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (3) vs. (6)/(11)/(14)
3/14 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)
3/15 – Finals
8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Predicted winner: Duke
America East (March 8, 11, 15; campus of higher seed)
3/8 - Quarterfinals
TBD (ESPN+) (8) UMBC at (1)
TBD (ESPN+) (7) at (2)
TBD (ESPN+) (6) at (3)
TBD (ESPN+) (5) at (4)
3/11 – Semifinals
5 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN+) (lowest seed at highest seed)
5 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN+) (second-lowest seed at second-highest seed)
3/15 – Finals
11 a.m. (ESPN2) (lower seed at higher seed)
Predicted winner: Vermont
Atlantic 10 (March 12-16; Washington, DC)
3/12 – First Round
11:30 a.m. (USA) (12) vs. (13)
2 p.m. (USA) (10) vs. (15)
4:30 p.m. (USA) (11) vs. (14)
3/13 – Second Round
11:30 a.m. (USA) (8) vs. (9)
2 p.m. (USA) (5) vs. (12)/(13)
5 p.m. (USA) (7) vs. (10)/(15)
7:30 p.m. (USA) (6) vs. (11)/(14)
3/14 – Quarterfinals
11:30 a.m. (USA) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
2 p.m. (USA) (4) vs. (5)/(12)/(13)
5 p.m. (USA) (2) vs. (7)/(10)/(15)
7:30 p.m. (Peacock) (3) vs. (6)/(11)/(14)
3/15 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (CBSSN)
3:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
3/16 – Finals
1 p.m. (CBS)
Predicted winner: VCU
Atlantic Sun (March 2-3, 6, 9; campus sites of higher seeds)
*Note: All rounds are reseeded
3/2 - First Round
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (10) Central Arkansas at (9) Stetson. Predicted winner: Stetson
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) North Florida at (7) Austin Peay. Predicted winner: Austin Peay
3/3 – Quarterfinals
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (9) Stetson at (1) Lipscomb. Predicted winner: Lipscomb
8 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) Austin Peay at (2) North Alabama. Predicted winner: North Alabama
8 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) Eastern Kentucky at (4) Jacksonville. Predicted winner: Jacksonville
8 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Queens* at (3) Florida Gulf Coast. Predicted winner: Florida Gulf Coast
3/6 – Semifinals
TBD (ESPN+) (4) Jacksonville at (1) Lipscomb. Predicted winner: Lipscomb
TBD (ESPN+) (3) Florida Gulf Coast at (2) North Alabama. Predicted winner: North Alabama
3/9 – Finals
2 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) North Alabama at (1) Lipscomb. Predicted winner: North Alabama
*Ineligible for the NCAA Tournament because still in transition period from D-II. If Queens wins the tournament, Lipscomb will get the automatic bid.
Big 12 (March 11-15; Kansas City)
3/11 – First Round
12:30 p.m. (Big 12 Now) (12) vs. (13)
3 p.m. (Big 12 Now) (9) vs. (16)
7 p.m. (Big 12 Now) (10) vs. (15)
9:30 p.m. (Big 12 Now) (11) vs. (14)
3/12 – Second Round
12:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (5) vs. (12)/(13)
3 p.m. (Big 12 Now) (8) vs. (9)/(16)
7 p.m. (Big 12 Now) (7) vs. (10)/(15)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU) (6) vs. (11)/(14)
3/13 – Quarterfinals
12:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (4) vs. (5)/(12)/(13)
3 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) Houston vs. (8)/(9)/(16)
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) vs. (7)/(10)/(15)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (3) vs. (6)/(11)/(14)
3/14 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)
3/15 – Finals
6 p.m. (ESPN)
Predicted winner: Houston
Big East (March 12-15; New York)
3/12 – First Round
4 p.m. (Peacock) (8) vs. (9)
6:30 p.m. (Peacock) (7) vs. (10) Georgetown
9 p.m. (Peacock) (6) vs. (11) DePaul
3/13 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (Peacock) (1) St. John's vs. (8)/(9)
2:30 p.m. (Peacock) (4) vs. (5)
7 p.m. (FS1) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
9:30 p.m. (FS1) (3) vs. (6)/(11)
3/14 – Semifinals
6:30 p.m. (Fox)
9 p.m. (Fox)
3/15 – Finals
6:30 p.m. (Fox)
Predicted winner: St. John's
Big Sky (March 8-12; Boise)
3/8 – First Round
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (9) vs. (10) Sacramento State
10 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) vs. (8)
Quarterfinals
3/9
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) vs. (9)/(10)
10 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (7)/(8)
3/10
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)
10 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)
3/11 – Semifinals
8:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
11 p.m. (ESPN2)
3/12 – Finals
11:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: Montana
Big South (March 5, 7-9; Johnson City, TN)
3/5 - First Round
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Gardner-Webb vs. (9) USC Upstate. Predicted winner: Gardner-Webb
3/7 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) High Point vs. (8) Gardner-Webb. Predicted winner: High Point
2:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Radford vs. (5) Presbyterian. Predicted winner: Radford
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) UNC Asheville vs. (7) Charleston Southern. Predicted winner: UNC Asheville
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Winthrop vs. (6) Longwood. Predicted winner: Winthrop
3/8 – Semifinals
12 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) High Point vs. (4) Radford. Predicted winner: High Point
2:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) UNC Asheville vs. (3) Winthrop. Predicted winner: UNC Asheville
3/9 – Finals
12 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) High Point vs. (2) UNC Asheville. Predicted winner: High Point
Big Ten (March 12-16; Indianapolis)
3/12 – First Round
3:30 p.m. (Peacock) (12) vs. (13)
6 p.m. (Peacock) (11) vs. (14)
8:30 p.m. (Peacock) (10) vs. (15)
3/13 – Second Round
12 p.m. (BTN) (8) vs. (9)
2:30 p.m. (BTN) (5) vs. (12)/(13)
6:30 p.m. (BTN) (7) vs. (10)/(15)
9 p.m. (BTN) (6) vs. (11)/(14)
3/14 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (BTN) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
2:30 p.m. (BTN) (4) vs. (5)/(12)/(13)
6:30 p.m. (BTN) (2) vs. (7)/(10)/(15)
9 p.m. (BTN) (3) vs. (6)/(11)/(14)
3/15 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (CBS)
3:30 p.m. (CBS)
3/16 – Finals
3:30 p.m. (CBS)
Predicted winner: Indiana
Big West (March 12-15; Henderson, NV)
3/12 - First Round
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) vs. (8)
11:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) vs. (7)
3/13 – Quarterfinals
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)/(7)
11:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)/(8)
3/14 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) vs. (4)/(5)/(8)
11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) vs. (3)/(6)/(7)
3/15 – Finals
9:40 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: UC Irvine
CAA (March 7-11; Washington, DC)
3/7 – First Round
2 p.m. (FloHoops) (12) Delaware vs. (13) Stony Brook. Predicted winner: Delaware
4:30 p.m. (FloHoops) (11) Hofstra vs. (14) North Carolina A&T. Predicted winner: Hofstra
3/8 - Second Round
12 p.m. (FloHoops) (8) Drexel vs. (9) Elon. Predicted winner: Drexel
2:30 p.m. (FloHoops) (5) Campbell vs. (12) Delaware. Predicted winner: Campbell
6 p.m. (FloHoops) (7) Northeastern vs. (10) Hampton. Predicted winner: Northeastern
8:30 p.m. (FloHoops) (6) Monmouth vs. (11) Hofstra. Predicted winner: Monmouth
3/9 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (FloHoops) (1) Towson vs. (8) Drexel. Predicted winner: Towson
2:30 p.m. (FloHoops) (4) William & Mary vs. (5) Campbell. Predicted winner: William & Mary
6 p.m. (FloHoops) (2) UNC Wilmington vs. (7) Northeastern. Predicted winner: UNC Wilmington
8:30 p.m. (FloHoops) (3) Charleston vs. (6) Monmouth. Predicted winner: Charleston
3/10 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Towson vs. (4) William & Mary. Predicted winner: Towson
8:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) UNC Wilmington vs. (3) Charleston. Predicted winner: Charleston
3/11 – Finals
7 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Towson vs. (3) Charleston. Predicted winner: Charleston
Conference USA (March 11-15; Huntsville, AL)
3/11 - First Round
6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) vs. (9)
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) vs. (10)
Quarterfinals
3/12
6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (7)/(10
3/13
6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)
3/14 – Semifinals
12:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
3 p.m. (CBSSN)
3/15 – Finals
8:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
Predicted winner: Liberty
Horizon (March 4, 6, 10-11; first round and quarterfinals at campus sites of higher seed and remaining rounds in Indianapolis)
3/4 - First Round
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (10) Detroit at (7) Northern Kentucky. Predicted winner: Northern Kentucky
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (9) IU Indy at (8) Wright State. Predicted winner: Wright State
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (11) Green Bay at (6) Oakland. Predicted winner: Oakland
3/6 - Quarterfinals
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Wright State at (1) Robert Morris. Predicted winner: Robert Morris
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) Purdue Fort Wayne at (4) Youngstown State. Predicted winner: Youngstown State
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) Northern Kentucky at (2) Cleveland State. Predicted winner: Cleveland State
8 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Oakland at (3) Milwaukee. Predicted winner: Milwaukee
3/10 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Robert Morris vs. (4) Youngstown State. Predicted winner: Robert Morris
9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Cleveland State vs. (3) Milwaukee. Predicted winner: Milwaukee
3/11 – Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Robert Morris vs. (3) Milwaukee. Predicted winner: Milwaukee
Ivy League (March 15-16; Providence)
3/15 - Semifinals
11 a.m. (ESPNU) (1) Yale vs. (4)
2 p.m. (ESPNews) (2) vs. (3)
3/16 - Finals
12 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: Yale
MAAC (March 11-15; Atlantic City, NJ)
3/11 - First Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) vs. (9)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) vs. (10)
Quarterfinals
3/12
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
3/13
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)
3/14 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (ESPNews)
8:30 p.m. (ESPNews)
3/15 – Finals
7:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Predicted winner: Quinnipiac
MAC (March 13-15; Cleveland)
3/13 – Quarterfinals
11 a.m. (ESPN+) (1) Akron vs. (8)
1:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)
4 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (7)
6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)
3/14 – Semifinals
5 p.m. (CBSSN)
7:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
3/15 – Finals
7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: Akron
MEAC (March 12-15; Norfolk, VA)
Quarterfinals
3/12
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) vs. (8)
8 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (7)
3/13
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)
8 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)
3/14 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (ESPN+)
8 p.m. (ESPN+)
3/15 – Final
1:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: Norfolk State
Missouri Valley (March 6-9; St. Louis)
3/6 – First Round
1 p.m. (MVC TV/ESPN+) (8) Indiana State vs. (9) Southern Illinois. Predicted winner: Indiana State
3:30 p.m. (MVC TV/ESPN+) (5) Illinois State vs. (12) Missouri State. Predicted winner: Illinois State
7 p.m. (MVC TV/ESPN+) (7) Murray State vs. (10) Evansville. Predicted winner: Murray State
9:30 p.m. (MVC TV/ESPN+) (6) UIC vs. (11) Valparaiso. Predicted winner: UIC
3/7 – Quarterfinals
1 p.m. (MVC TV/ESPN+) (1) Drake vs. (8) Indiana State. Predicted winner: Drake
3:30 p.m. (MVC TV/ESPN+) (4) Belmont vs. (5) Illinois State. Predicted winner: Belmont
7 p.m. (MVC TV/ESPN+) (2) Bradley vs. (7) Murray State. Predicted winner: Bradley
9:30 p.m. (MVC TV/ESPN+) (3) Northern Iowa vs. (6) UIC. Predicted winner: Northern Iowa
3/8 – Semifinals
3:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Drake vs. (4) Belmont. Predicted winner: Drake
6 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Bradley vs. (3) Northern Iowa. Predicted winner: Bradley
3/9 – Finals
2:15 p.m. (CBS) (1) Drake vs. (2) Bradley. Predicted winner: Drake
Mountain West (March 12-15; Paradise, NV)
3/12 – First Round
2 p.m. (MWN) (8) vs. (9)
4:30 p.m. (MWN) (7) vs. (10)
7 p.m. (MWN) (6) vs. (11)
3/13 – Quarterfinals
3 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
5:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (4) vs. (5)
9 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
11:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (3) vs. (6)/(11)
3/14 – Semifinals
9:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
11:59 p.m. (CBSSN)
3/15 – Finals
6 p.m. (CBS)
Predicted winner: New Mexico
Northeast Conference (March 5, 8, 11; campus of higher seed)
3/5 - Quarterfinals
7 p.m. (NEC Front Row) (8) Le Moyne* at (1) Central Connecticut State. Predicted winner: Central Connecticut State
7 p.m. (NEC Front Row) (7) Chicago State at (2) LIU. Predicted winner: LIU
7 p.m. (NEC Front Row) (6) Wagner at (3) St. Francis. Predicted winner: Wagner
7 p.m. (NEC Front Row) (5) Stonehill* at (4) Fairleigh Dickinson. Predicted winner: Fairleigh Dickinson
3/8 – Semifinals
12 p.m. (ESPN+, YES) (5) Fairleigh Dickinson at (1) Central Connecticut State. Predicted winner: Central Connecticut State
2 p.m. (ESPN+, YES) (6) Wagner at (2) LIU. Predicted winner: LIU
3/11 – Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) LIU at (1) Central Connecticut State. Predicted winner: Central Connecticut State
*Ineligible for the NCAA Tournament because still in transition period from D-II. If Le Moyne or Stonehill win the tournament, the runner up will get the automatic bid, unless both teams play each other in the title game, in which case, there will be another game between the non-advancing semifinalists to determine who gets the automatic bid.
Ohio Valley (March 5-8; Evansville, IN)
3/5 - First Round
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) Tennessee Tech vs. (8) Tennessee Martin. Predicted winner: Tennessee Tech
9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Lindenwood* vs. (7) Morehead State. Predicted winner: Morehead State
3/6 - Quarterfinals
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Little Rock vs. (5) Tennessee Tech. Predicted winner: Little ROck
9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Tennessee State vs. (7) Morehead State. Predicted winner: Morehead State
3/7 – Semifinals
8 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Southeast Missouri State vs. (4) Little Rock. Predicted winner: Southeast Missouri State
10:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) SIU Edwardsville vs. (7) Morehead State. Predicted winner: SIU Edwardsville
3/8 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Southeast Missouri State vs. (4) SIU Edwardsville. Predicted winner: Southeast Missouri State
*Ineligible for the NCAA Tournament because still in transition period from D-II. If Lindenwood wins the tournament, the runner up will get the automatic bid.
Patriot League (March 4, 6, 9, 12; campus of higher seed)
3/4 – First Round
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (10) Holy Cross at (7) Lafayette. Predicted winner: Lafayette
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (9) Lehigh at (8) Loyola (MD). Predicted winner: Lehigh
3/6 – Quarterfinals
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) Navy at (4) Boston. Predicted winner: Boston
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Loyola (MD) at (1) Bucknell. Predicted winner: Bucknell
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Army at (3) Colgate. Predicted winner: Army
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) Lafayette at (2) American. Predicted winner: American
3/9 – Semifinals
TBD (CBSSN) (4) Boston at (1) Bucknell. Predicted winner: Boston
TBD (CBSSN) (6) Army at (2) American. Predicted winner: American
3/12 – Finals
7 p.m. (CBSSN) (4) Boston at (2) American. Predicted winner: American
SEC (March 12-16; Nashville)
3/12 – First Round
1 p.m. (SEC Network) (9) vs. (16)
3:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (12) vs. (13)
7 p.m. (SEC Network) (10) vs. (15)
9:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (11) vs. (14)
3/13 – Second Round
1 p.m. (SEC Network) (8) vs. (9)/(16)
3:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (5) vs. (12)/(13)
7 p.m. (SEC Network) (7) vs. (10)/(15)
9:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (6) vs. (11)/(14)
3/14 – Quarterfinals
1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Auburn vs. (8)/(9)/(16)
3:30 p.m. (ESPN) (4) vs. (5)/(12)/(13)
7 p.m. (SEC Network) (2) vs. (7)/(10)/(15)
9:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (3) vs. (6)/(11)
3/15 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (ESPN)
3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
3/16 – Finals
1 p.m. (ESPN)
Predicted winner: Auburn
Southern Conference (March 7-10; Asheville, NC)
3/7 - First Round
5 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Mercer vs. (9) Western Carolina. Predicted winner: Mercer
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) VMI vs. (10) The Citadel. Predicted winner: VMI
3/8 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Chattanooga vs. (8) Mercer. Predicted winner: Chattanooga
2:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) UNC Greensboro vs. (7) VMI. Predicted winner: UNC Greensboro
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) East Tennessee State vs. (6) Wofford. Predicted winner: East Tennessee State
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Samford vs. (5) Furman. Predicted winner: Furman
3/9 – Semifinals
4 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU) (1) Chattanooga vs. (5) Furman. Predicted winner: Chattanooga
6:30 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU) (2) UNC Greensboro vs. (3) East Tennessee State. Predicted winner: East Tennessee State
3/10 – Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Chattanooga vs. (3) East Tennessee State. Predicted winner: Chattanooga
Southland (March 9-12; Lake Charles, LA)
3/9 – First Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) vs. (8)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) vs. (7)
3/10 – Second Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)/(8)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)/(7)
3/11 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) McNeese vs. (4)/(5)/(8)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (3)/(6)/(7)
3/12 – Finals
5 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: McNeese
Summit (March 5-9; Sioux Falls, SD)
3/5 - First Round
8 p.m. (MidcoSN/Summit League Network) (8) Kansas City vs. (9) Oral Roberts. Predicted winner: Kansas City
Quarterfinals
3/6
8 p.m. (MidcoSN/Summit League Network) (1) Omaha vs. (8) Kansas City. Predicted winner: Omaha
10:30 p.m. (MidcoSN/Summit League Network) (2) St. Thomas* vs. (7) Denver. Predicted winner: St. Thomas*
3/7
8 p.m. (MidcoSN/Summit League Network) (4) North Dakota State vs. (5) South Dakota. Predicted winner: North Dakota State
10:30 p.m. (MidcoSN/Summit League Network) (3) South Dakota State vs. (6) North Dakota. Predicted winner: South Dakota State
3/8 – Semifinals
8 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Omaha vs. (4) North Dakota State. Predicted winner: Omaha
10:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) St. Thomas* vs. (3) South Dakota State. Predicted winner: South Dakota State
3/9 – Finals
9:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Omaha vs. (3) South Dakota State. Predicted winner: South Dakota State
*Ineligible for the NCAA Tournament because still in transition period from D-III. If St. Thomas wins the tournament, Omaha will get the automatic bid.
Sun Belt (March 4-10; Pensacola, FL)
3/4 – First Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (12) Southern Mississippi vs. (13) Coastal Carolina. Predicted winner: Southern Mississippi
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (11) Louisiana vs. (14) Louisiana-Monroe. Predicted winner: Louisiana
3/5 - Second Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (9) Georgia Southern vs. (12) Southern Mississippi. Predicted winner: Georgia Southern
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (10) Old Dominion vs. (11) Louisiana. Predicted winner: Louisiana
3/6 - Third Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Georgia State vs. (9) Georgia Southern. Predicted winner: Georgia Southern
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) Texas State vs. (11) Louisiana. Predicted winner: Texas State
3/7 - Fourth Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) Marshall vs. (9) Georgia Southern. Predicted winner: Marshall
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Appalachian State vs. (7) Texas State. Predicted winner: Appalachian State
3/8 – Quarterfinals
6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Arkansas State vs. (5) Marshall. Predicted winner: Arkansas State
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Troy vs. (6) Appalachian State. Predicted winner: Troy
3/9 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) South Alabama vs. (4) Arkansas State. Predicted winner: Arkansas State
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) James Madison vs. (3) Troy. Predicted winner: James Madison
3/10 - Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) James Madison vs. (4) Arkansas State. Predicted winner: Jams Madison
SWAC (March 11-15; College Park, GA)
3/11 - First Round
2 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) vs. (9)
8:30 p.m. (7) vs. (10)
Quarterfinals
3/12
2 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
3/13
2 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)
3/14 – Semifinals
2 p.m. (ESPN+)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
3/15 – Finals
9:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Predicted winner: Texas Southern
WAC (March 11-15; first round at St. George, UT; remaining rounds at Paradise, NV)
3/11 - First Round
4:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) vs. (9)
Quarterfinals
3/12
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
11:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (7)
3/13
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)
11:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)
3/14 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) vs. (4)/(5)/(8)
11:30 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU) (2) vs. (3)/(6)/(7)
3/15 – Finals
11:40 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: Grand Canyon
West Coast (March 6-11; Paradise, NV)
3/6 – First Round
5:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (10) Pacific vs. (11) San Diego. Predicted winner: Pacific
3/7 - Second Round
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Portland vs. (9) Pepperdine. Predicted winner: Portland
11:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) Loyola Marymount vs. (10) Pacific. Predicted winner: Loyola Marymount
3/8 - Third Round
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) Oregon State vs. (8) Portland. Predicted winner: Oregon State
11:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Washington State vs. (7) Loyola Marymount. Predicted winner: Washington State
3/9 – Quarterfinals
8:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (4) Santa Clara vs. (5) Oregon State. Predicted winner: Oregon State
11 p.m. (ESPN2) (3) San Francisco vs. (6) Washington State. Predicted winner: San Francisco
3/10 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (ESPN) (1) St. Mary's vs. (5) Oregon State. Predicted winner: St. Mary's
11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Gonzaga vs. (3) San Francisco. Predicted winner: Gonzaga
3/11 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPN) (1) St. Mary's vs. (2) Gonzaga. Predicted winner: St. Mary's
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