Because I am addicted to gambl -- I mean college basketball -- and because you care, here are my detailed predictions for the upcoming big conference tournaments. These predictions may or may not match up with my previous predictions (all times are EST):
ACC (Tampa)
FIRST ROUND - Thursday, March 8
Noon - #8 Clemson vs. #9 Florida St.: Clemson
2pm - #5 Maryland vs. #12 Miami: Maryland
7pm - #7 Duke vs. # 10 NC State: Duke
9pm - #6 Georgia Tech vs. # 11 Wake Forest: GT
QUARTERFINALS - Friday, March 9
Noon - #1 North Carolina vs. Clemson: UNC
2pm - #4 Boston College vs. Maryland: Maryland
7pm - #2 Virginia vs. Duke: Duke
9pm - #3 Virginia Tech vs. GT: VT
SEMIFINALS - Saturday, March 10
1:30pm - UNC vs. Maryland: UNC
3:30pm - Duke vs. VT: VT
CHAMPIONSHIP - Sunday, March 11
1pm - UNC vs. VT: UNC
ATLANTIC 10 (Atlantic City)
FIRST ROUND - Wednesday, March 7
Noon - #8 Dayton vs. # 9 Charlotte: Dayton
2:30pm - #5 Fordham vs. #12 Richmond: Fordham
6:30pm - #7 Saint Louis vs. #10 Duquesne: Duquesne
9pm - #6 St. Joseph's vs. #11 Temple: St. Joe’s
QUARTERFINALS - Thursday, March 8
Noon - #1 Xavier vs. Dayton: Xavier
2:30pm - #4 Rhode Island vs. Fordham: Fordham
6:30pm - #2 Massachusetts vs. Duquesne: UMass
9pm - #3 George Washington vs. St. Joe’s: GW
SEMIFINALS - Friday, March 9
6:30pm - Xavier vs. Fordham: Xavier
9pm - UMass vs. GW: UMass
CHAMPIONSHIP - Saturday, March 10
6pm - Xavier vs. UMass: UMass
BIG EAST (New York City)
FIRST ROUND - Wednesday, March 7
Noon - #8 DePaul vs. #9 Villanova: Villanova
2pm - #5 Syracuse vs. #12 Connecticut: UConn
7pm - #7 West Virginia vs. #10 Providence: WV
9pm - #6 Marquette vs. #11 St. John's: Marquette
QUARTERFINALS - Thursday, March 8
Noon - #1 Georgetown vs. Villanova: Georgetown
2pm - #4 Notre Dame vs. UConn: ND
7pm - #2 Louisville vs. WV: Louisville
9pm - #3 Pittsburgh vs. Marquette: Marquette
SEMIFINALS - Friday, March 9
7pm - Georgetown vs. ND: Georgetown
9pm - Louisville vs. Marquette: Marquette
CHAMPIONSHIP - Saturday, March 10
9pm - Georgetown vs. Marquette: Georgetown
BIG 12 (Oklahoma City)
FIRST ROUND - Thursday, March 8
12:30pm - #8 Iowa State vs. #9 Oklahoma: OU
3pm - #5 Texas Tech vs. #12 Colorado: TT
7pm - #7 Oklahoma State vs. #10 Nebraska: OSU
9:20pm - #6 Missouri vs. #11 Baylor: Mizzou
QUARTERFINALS - Friday, March 9
12:30pm - #1 Kansas vs. OU: Kansas
3pm - #4 Kansas State vs. TT: TT
7pm - #2 Texas A&M vs. OSU: A&M
9:20pm - #3 Texas vs. Mizzou: Texas
SEMIFINALS - Saturday, March 10
2pm - Kansas vs. TT: Kansas
4:20pm (hah!) - A&M vs. Texas: Texas
CHAMPIONSHIP - Sunday, March 11
3pm - Kansas vs. Texas: Texas
BIG WEST (Anaheim)
FIRST ROUND - Wednesday, March 7
9pm - #5 UC Irvine vs. #8 UC Riverside: Irvine
11:30pm - #6 Cal State Northridge vs. # 7 Pacific: Pacific
SECOND ROUND - Thursday, March 8
9pm - #3 Cal State Fullerton vs. Pacific: CSF
11:30pm - #4 UC Santa Barbara vs. Irvine: UCSB
SEMIFINALS - Friday, March 9
9:30pm - #1 Long Beach State vs. UCSB: LBSU
Midnight - #2 Cal Poly vs. CSF: CSF
CHAMPIONSHIP - Saturday, March 10
11pm - LBSU vs. CSF: Long Beach State
CONFERENCE USA (Memphis)
FIRST ROUND - Wednesday, March 7
1pm - #7 Rice vs. #10 UTEP: UTEP
3:30pm - #6 Southern Miss vs. #11 SMU: USM
7pm - #8 Marshall vs. #9 UAB: UAB
9:30pm - #5 Tulsa vs. #12 East Carolina: Tulsa
QUARTERFINALS - Thursday, March 8
1pm - #3 Houston vs. USM: Houston
3:30pm - #2 Central Florida vs. UTEP: UCF
7pm - #1 Memphis vs. UAB: Memphis
9:30pm - #4 Tulane vs. Tulsa: Tulsa
SEMIFINALS - Friday, March 9
4:30pm - Houston vs. UCF: Houston
7pm - Memphis vs. Tulsa: Memphis
CHAMPIONSHIP - Saturday, March 10
11:35am - Memphis vs. Houston: Memphis
MID-AMERICAN
FIRST ROUND (at higher seeds) - Wednesday, March 7
1pm - #8 Eastern Michigan vs. #9 Ball State: EMU
3pm - #5 Ohio vs. #12 Bowling Green: OU
5pm - #7 Central Michigan vs. #10 Buffalo: CMU
7pm - #6 Western Michigan vs. #11 Northern Illinois: WMU
QUARTERFINALS (Cleveland) - Thursday, March 8
Noon - #1 Toledo vs. EMU: Toledo
2pm - #4 Miami vs. OU: OU
7pm - #2 Akron vs. CMU: Akron
9pm - #3 Kent State vs. WMU: Kent State
SEMIFINALS - Friday, March 9
TBA - Toledo vs. OU: Toledo
TBA - Akron vs. Kent State: Akron
CHAMPIONSHIP - Saturday, March 10
7pm - Toledo vs. Akron: Akron
MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (Raleigh)
FIRST ROUND - Tuesday, March 6
6:30pm - #8 Coppin St. vs. #9 Bethune-Cookman: Coppin State
9pm - #7 Hampton vs. #10 Howard: Hampton
Wednesday, March 7
6pm - #6 Norfolk St. vs. #11 Maryland-Eastern Shore: Norfolk State
QUARTERFINALS - Wednesday, March 7
8pm - #1 Delaware State vs. Coppin State: DSU
10pm - #2 Florida A&M vs. Hampton: FAMU
Thursday, March 8
6pm - #3 North Carolina A&T vs. Norfolk State: NC A&T
8pm - #4 South Carolina St. vs. #5 Morgan St.: SCSU
SEMIFINALS - Friday, March 9
6pm - Delaware State vs. SCSU: DSU
8pm - FAMU vs. NC A&T: FAMU
CHAMPIONSHIP - Saturday, March 10
6pm - DSU vs. FAMU: Florida A&M
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE (Las Vegas)
FIRST ROUND - Tuesday, March 6
10:30pm - #8 TCU vs. #9 New Mexico: NM
QUARTERFINALS - Thursday, March 8
3pm - #1 BYU vs. NM: BYU
5:30pm - #4 Air Force vs. #5 Wyoming: Air Force
9pm - #2 UNLV vs. #7 Utah: UNLV
11:30pm - #3 San Diego State vs. #6 Colorado State: SDSU
SEMIFINALS - Friday, March 9
9pm - BYU vs. Air Force: Air Force
11:30pm - SDSU vs. UNLV: UNLV
CHAMPIONSHIP - Saturday, March 10
7pm - UNLV vs. Air Force: Air Force
PAC-10 (Los Angeles)
FIRST ROUND - Wednesday, March 7
9pm - #8 California vs. #9 Oregon State: Cal
11:30pm - #7 Washington vs. #10 Arizona State: Washington
QUARTERFINALS - Thursday, March 8
3pm - #4 Oregon vs. #5 Arizona: Arizona
5:30pm - #1 UCLA vs. Cal: UCLA
9pm - #3 USC vs. #6 Stanford: USC
11:30pm - #2 Washington State vs. Washington: WSU
SEMIFINALS - Friday, March 9
9pm - UCLA vs. Arizona: Arizona
11:30pm - WSU vs. USC: WSU
CHAMPIONSHIP - Saturday, March 10
6pm - Arizona vs. WSU: Washington State
SEC (Atlanta)
FIRST ROUND - Thursday, March 8
1pm - #E4 Kentucky vs. #W5 Alabama: Kentucky
3:15pm - #W3 Arkansas vs. #E6 South Carolina: Arkansas
7:30pm - #W4 Auburn vs. #E5 Georgia: UGA
9:45pm - #E3 Tennessee vs. #W6 LSU: Tennessee
QUARTERFINALS - Friday, March 9
1pm - #W1 Mississippi State vs. Kentucky: Kentucky
3:15pm - #E2 Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas: Vandy
7:30pm - #E1 Florida vs. UGA: Florida
9:45pm - #W2 Ole Miss vs. Tennessee: Tennessee
SEMIFINALS - Saturday, March 10
1pm - Kentucky vs. Vandy: Vandy
3:15pm - Florida vs. Tennessee: Florida
CHAMPIONSHIP - Sunday, March 11
1pm - Vandy vs. Florida: Florida
SOUTHLAND (Houston)
FIRST ROUND - Thursday, March 8
1pm - #2 Sam Houston St. vs. #7 Lamar: Lamar
3:30pm - #3 Northwestern St. vs. #6 Stephen F. Austin: NWSU
7pm - #1 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. #8 Southeastern Louisiana: TAMU-CC
9:30pm - #4 McNeese State vs. #5 Texas-Arlington: UT-Arlington
SEMIFINALS - Friday, March 9
7pm - Lamar vs. NWSU: Lamar
9:30pm - TAMU-CC vs. UT-Arlington: TAMU-CC
CHAMPIONSHIP - Sunday, March 11
2pm - Lamar vs. TAMU-CC: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (Birmingham (Alabama, not England))
FIRST ROUND - Wednesday, March 7
3:30pm - #2 Jackson St. vs. #7 Southern U.: Jackson State
9pm - #1 Mississippi Valley St. vs. #8 Alabama St.: MVSU
Thursday, March 8
3:30pm - #3 Grambling St. vs. #6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff: A-PB
9pm - #4 Alcorn St. vs. #5 Texas Southern: Alcorn
SEMIFINALS - Friday, March 9
3:30pm - Jackson State vs. A-PB: Jackson State
9pm - MVSU vs. Alcorn: MVSU
CHAMPIONSHIP - Saturday, March 10
5pm - MVSU vs. Jackson State: Jackson State
WESTERN ATHLETIC
OPENING ROUND (at SJSU) - Tuesday, March 6
9:30pm - #9 Idaho vs. #8 San Jose State: SJSU
QUARTERFINALS (Las Cruces) - Thursday, March 8
2pm - #1 Nevada vs. SJSU: Nevada
4:30pm - #4 Utah State vs. #5 Hawaii: Hawaii
8pm - #3 Fresno State vs. #6 Boise State: Fresno State
10:30pm - #2 New Mexico State vs. #7 Louisiana Tech: NMSU
SEMIFINALS - Friday, March 9
8pm - Fresno State vs. NMSU: NMSU
10:30pm - Nevada vs. Hawaii: Nevada
CHAMPIONSHIP - Saturday, March 10
9pm - Nevada vs. NMSU: NMSU (aka Theus’s Revenge)
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
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