First and foremost, happy belated Casimir Pulaski Day to my fellow Chicagoans, even if the kids don't get a day off of school for it anymore. I sincerely hope all your submarines had screen doors yesterday.
But celebrations of Polish-born Revolutionary War generals aside, Championship Week is here, folks. We've done it. We've made it to the most exciting month of sports. Between tonight's match-ups in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun Tournament, the First Round of the Big South Tournament, the first round of the Horizon League Tournament, and the First Round of the Patriot League Tournament, and the final horn in the Big Ten Tournament championship game on March 15, 323 teams will play a total of 291 conference tournament games. 32 teams will be crowned conference champions, earning automatic bids to the greatest tournament in the history of sport: the NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Tournament.
But celebrations of Polish-born Revolutionary War generals aside, Championship Week is here, folks. We've done it. We've made it to the most exciting month of sports. Between tonight's match-ups in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun Tournament, the First Round of the Big South Tournament, the first round of the Horizon League Tournament, and the First Round of the Patriot League Tournament, and the final horn in the Big Ten Tournament championship game on March 15, 323 teams will play a total of 291 conference tournament games. 32 teams will be crowned conference champions, earning automatic bids to the greatest tournament in the history of sport: the NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Tournament.
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 words of Tina Turner, simply the best. 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. Good God, the buzzer beaters!
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. Hell, in last year's Championship Week, 19 of the 32 conference tournament winners were not the top-seeded team, and 7 of the 32 tournament winners were seeded 4 or lower:
4-seed: 2 (Gardner-Webb (Big South); North Dakota State (Summit))
5-seed: 3 (Iowa State (Big 12); Bradley (MVC); Auburn (SEC))
6-Seed: 2 (St. Louis (Atlantic 10); Oregon (Pac-12))
Two schools punched their first-ever tickets to the dance in 2019 -- Gardner-Webb in the Big South and Abilene Christian in the Southland. Army, The Citadel, St. Francis (Brooklyn), and William & Mary remain the only four 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). While Army, The Citadel, and St. Francis Brooklyn are respectively the 4-, 10- and 8-seeds in their conference tournaments, William & Mary is the 2-seed in the CAA Tournament, so there is hope for The Tribe this year.
And, of course, as the last ten NCAA Tournaments have shown us -- with the likes of Butler, BYU, Cornell, Dayton, Florida Gulf Coast, Gonzaga, LaSalle, Loyola, Nevada, Northern Iowa, Ohio, Richmond, San Diego State, St. Mary's, Southern Illinois, Wichita State, VCU, and Xavier all making it to the Sweet Sixteen or beyond, and 16-seed UMBC upsetting 1-seed Virginia in 2018 -- 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.
Over the next two weeks, I will be making Championship Week predictions as conference tournaments begin and/or are seeded. Thus far, 12 conferences have ended their regular seasons and set their conference tournament brackets. I'll try to update this daily, although I will be out of town from the 13th through the 15th, so please accept my apologies in advance for my failure to post updates on the last two days of Championship Week.
As a frame of reference, of my initial Championship Week predictions last year, I was 15 of 32 in correctly predicting the eventual conference tournament champion (for the third year in a row). I'm nothing if not consistently mediocre, both in college basketball predictions and life. This college basketball season is just as wide open as the last few years -- a record-tying seven teams have been ranked #1 this season -- so I don't expect to improve upon that mark this year. But hey, I have no money on it anyway, so what the hell do you care?
Since last year, there have been a couple additions and subtractions in some mid- and low-major conferences, some conferences have had to slightly adjust due to ineligible teams, and some conference tournaments move up in the schedule (notably the Mountain West) while several moved back. This means that we are going to have two more championship games on the final Saturday of Championship Week (3/14 this year) than in years' past. Giggity.
Since last year, there have been a couple additions and subtractions in some mid- and low-major conferences, some conferences have had to slightly adjust due to ineligible teams, and some conference tournaments move up in the schedule (notably the Mountain West) while several moved back. This means that we are going to have two more championship games on the final Saturday of Championship Week (3/14 this year) than in years' past. Giggity.
The first bids to be clinched will be this weekend:
-Mountain West: March 7
-Ohio Valley: March 7
-Ohio Valley: March 7
-Atlantic Sun: March 8
-Big South: March 8
-Missouri Valley: March 8
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
-Big South
-Horizon League
-Patriot League
-Big South
-Horizon League
-Patriot League
Tournaments with games today
-Atlantic Sun
-Big South
-Horizon League
-Patriot League
-Big South
-Horizon League
-Patriot League
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 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 (March 8)
-Big 12 (March 14)
-Big East (March 14)
-Big Sky (March 14)
-Big South (March 8)
-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 (March 8)
-Mountain West (March 7)
-Northeast Conference (March 10)
-Ohio Valley (March 7)
-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) vs. (9)
3 p.m. (ESPNU) (5) vs. (12)
8 p.m. (ESPNU) (7) vs. (10)
10 p.m. (ESPNU) (6) vs. (11)
3/13 – Quarterfinals
1 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
3 p.m. (ESPN2) (4) vs. (5)/(12)
8 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
10 p.m. (ESPNU) (3) vs. (6)/(11)
3/14 – Semifinals
3 p.m. (ESPN2)
5:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
3/15 – Finals
3:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Predicted winner: Houston
ACC (March 10-14; Greensboro)
3/10 – First Round
2 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. (ACCN) (12) vs. (13)
4:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. (ACCN) (11) vs. (14)
3/11 – Second Round
12 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (8) vs. (9)
2:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (5) vs. (12)/(13)
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (7) vs. (10)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (6) vs. (11)/(14)
3/12 – 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)
3/13 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)
3/14 – Finals
8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Predicted winner: Florida State
America East (March 7, 10, 14; campus of higher seeds)
3/7 – Quarterfinals
7 p.m. (ESPN3) (8) Maine at (1) Vermont
TBD (ESPN3) (7) at (2)
TBD (ESPN3) (6) at (3)
TBD (ESPN3) (5) at (4)
3/10 – Semifinals
TBD (ESPN3)
TBD (ESPN3)
3/14 – Finals
11 a.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: Vermont
Atlantic 10 (March 11-15; Brooklyn)
3/11 – First Round
1 p.m. (ESPN+) (12) vs. (13)
3:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (11) vs. (14)
3/12 – Second Round
12 p.m. (NBCSN) (8) vs. (9)
2:30 p.m. (NBCSN) (5) vs. (12)/(13)
6 p.m. (NBCSN) (7) vs. (10)
8:30 p.m. (NBCSN) (6) vs. (11)/(14)
3/13 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (NBCSN) (1) Dayton vs. (8)/(9)
2:30 p.m. (NBCSN) (4) vs. (5)/(12)/(13)
6 p.m. (NBCSN) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
8:30 p.m. (NBCSN) (3) vs. (6)/(11)/(14)
3/14 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (CBSSN)
3:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
3/15 – Finals
1 p.m. (CBS)
Predicted winner: Dayton
Atlantic Sun (March 3, 5, 8; campus of higher seed)
3/3 – Quarterfinals
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) NJIT at (1) Liberty. Predicted winner: Liberty
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) North Alabama at (4) Stetson. Predicted winner: Stetson
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) Jacksonville at (2) North Florida. Predicted winner: North Florida
8 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Florida Gulf Coast at (3) Lipscomb. Predicted winner: Lipscomb
3/5 – Semifinals
12 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Stetson at (1) Liberty. Predicted winner: Liberty
12 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Lipscomb at (2) North Florida. Predicted winner: North Florida
3/8 – Finals
3 p.m. (ESPN) (2) North Florida at (1) Liberty. Predicted winner: Liberty
Big 12 (March 11-14; Kansas City)
3/11 – First Round
7 p.m. (ESPNU) (8) vs. (9)
9 p.m. (ESPNU) (7) vs. (10) Kansas State
3/12 – Quarterfinals
12:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (4) vs. (5)
2:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) Baylor/Kansas vs. (8)/(9)
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) Baylor/Kansas vs. (7)/(10)
9 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (3) vs. (6)
3/13 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)
9 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)
3/14 – Finals
6 p.m. (ESPN)
Predicted winner: Kansas
Big East (March 11-14; New York)
3/11 – First Round
7 p.m. (FS1) (8) vs. (9)
9:30 p.m. (FS1) (7) vs. (10) DePaul
3/12 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (FS1) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
2:30 p.m. (FS1) (4) vs. (5)
7 p.m. (FS1) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
9:30 p.m. (FS1) (3) vs. (6)
3/13 – Semifinals
6:30 p.m. (FS1)
9:30 p.m. (FS1)
3/14 – Finals
6:30 p.m. (Fox)
Predicted winner: Creighton
Big Sky (March 11-14; Boise)
3/11 – First Round
11:30 a.m. (Pluto TV) (8) vs. (9)
2 p.m. (Pluto TV) (7) vs. (10) Idaho/Idaho State
4:30 p.m. (Pluto TV) (6) vs. (11)
3/12 – Quarterfinals
2 p.m. (Pluto TV/Eleven Sports) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
4:30 p.m. (Pluto TV/Eleven Sports) (4) vs. (5)
7:30 p.m. (Pluto TV/Eleven Sports) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
10 p.m. (Pluto TV/Eleven Sports) (3) vs. (6)/(11)
3/13 – Semifinals
7:30 p.m. (Eleven Sports)
10 p.m. (Eleven Sports)
3/14 – Finals
8 p.m. (ESPNU)
Predicted winner: Montana
Big South (March 3, 5-6, 8; first round at campus sites, quarterfinals and semis at home of #1 seed, finals at home of highest-remaining seed)
3/3 – First Round
7 p.m. (ESPN3) (9) Presbyterian at (8) Charleston Southern. Predicted winner: Charleston Southern
7 p.m. (ESPN3) (10) High Point at (7) South Carolina Upstate. Predicted winner: South Carolina Upstate
7 p.m. (ESPN3) (11) Campbell at (6) UNC Asheville. Predicted winner: UNC Asheville
3/5 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (ESPN3) (2) Winthrop vs. (7) South Carolina Upstate. Predicted winner: Winthrop
2 p.m. (ESPN3) (3) Gardner-Webb vs. (6) UNC Asheville. Predicted winner: Gardner-Webb
6 p.m. (ESPN3) (1) Radford vs. (8) Charleston Southern. Predicted winner: Radford
8 p.m. (ESPN3) (4) Longwood vs. (5) Hampton. Predicted winner: Longwood
3/6 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Winthrop vs. (3) Gardner-Webb. Predicted winner: Winthrop
8 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Radford vs. (4) Longwood. Predicted winner: Radford
3/8 – Finals
1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Radford vs. (2) Winthrop. Predicted winner: Radford
Big Ten (March 11-15; Indianapolis)
3/11 – First Round
6 p.m. (BTN) (12) vs. (13) Nebraska/Northwestern
8:30 p.m. (BTN) (11) vs. (14)
3/12 – 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)
9 p.m. (BTN) (6) vs. (11)/(14)
3/13 – 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)
9 p.m. (BTN) (3) vs. (6)/(11)/(14)
3/14 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (CBS)
3:30 p.m. (CBS)
3/15 – Finals
3:30 p.m. (CBS)
Predicted winner: Michigan State
Predicted winner: Michigan State
Big West (March 12-14; Anaheim)
3/12 – Quarterfinals
3 p.m. (ESPN3)
5:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
9 p.m. (ESPN3)
11:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (2) vs. (7)
3/13 – Semifinals
9:30 p.m. (ESPNU/ESPN3) highest remaining seed vs. lowest remaining seed
11:59 p.m. (ESPNU) other two quarterfinal winners
3/14 – Finals
11:59 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: UC Irvine
CAA (March 7-10; Washington, DC)
3/7 – First Round
4 p.m. (FloHoops) (8) Drexel vs. (9) UNC Wilmington. Predicted winner: Drexel
6:30 p.m. (FloHoops) (7) Elon vs. (10) James Madison. Predicted winner: Elon
3/8 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (FloHoops) (1) Hofstra vs. (8) Drexel. Predicted winner: Hofstra
2:30 p.m. (FloHoops) (4) Charleston vs. (5) Delaware. Predicted winner: Delaware
6 p.m. (FloHoops) (2) William & Mary vs. (7) Elon. Predicted winner: William & Mary
8:30 p.m. (FloHoops) (3) Towson vs. (6) Northeastern. Predicted winner: Towson
3/9 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Hofstra vs. (5) Delaware. Predicted winner: Delaware
8:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) William & Mary vs. (3) Towson. Predicted winner: William & Mary
3/10 – Finals
7 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) William & Mary vs. (5) Delaware. Predicted winner: William & Mary
Conference USA (March 11-14; Frisco, TX)
3/11 – First Round
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) vs. (9)
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) vs. (12)
10 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) vs. (10)
7 p.m. (Stadium) (1) North Texas vs. (8)/(9)
7:30 p.m. (Facebook) (4) vs. (5)/(12)
9:30 p.m. (Stadium) (3) vs. (6)/(11)
3/13 – Semifinals
2 p.m. (CBSSN)
4:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
3/14 – Finals
8:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
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)
3/3 - First Round
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (9) IUPUI at (4) UIC. Predicted winner: UIC
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Milwaukee at (5) Youngstown State. Predicted winner: Youngstown State
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) Cleveland State at (6) Oakland. Predicted winner: Oakland
3/5 - Quarterfinals
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (9) IUPUI at (4) UIC. Predicted winner: UIC
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Milwaukee at (5) Youngstown State. Predicted winner: Youngstown State
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) Cleveland State at (6) Oakland. Predicted winner: Oakland
3/5 - Quarterfinals
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Oakland at (3) Green Bay. Predicted winner: Green Bay
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) Youngstown State at (4) UIC
3/9 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Wright State vs. (5) Youngstown State. 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) vs. (4)
2 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) vs. (3)
3/15 – Finals
12 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: Yale
MAAC (March 10-14; Atlantic City, NJ)
3/10 – First Round
5 p.m. (ESPN3) (8) vs. (9)
7:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (7) vs. (10)
10 p.m. (ESPN3) (6) vs. (11)
Quarterfinals
3/11
7 p.m. (ESPN3) (1) vs. (8)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (2) vs. (10)
3/12
7 p.m. (ESPN3) (3) vs. (6)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (4) vs. (5)
3/13 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (ESPNews)
8:30 p.m. (ESPNews)
3/14 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPNU)
Predicted winner: 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
TBD (ESPN+) (12) at (5)
TBD (ESPN+) (9) at (8)
TBD (ESPN+) (10) at (7)
TBD (ESPN+) (11) at (6)
3/12 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
2:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)/(12)
6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)/(11)
3/13 – Semifinals
6:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
9 p.m. (CBSSN)
3/14 – Finals
7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: Akron
MEAC (March 10-14; Norfolk, VA)
3/10 - First Round
7 p.m. (FloHoops) (8) vs. (9)
9:30 p.m. (FloHoops) (7) vs. (10) Howard
Quarterfinals
3/11
6 p.m. (FloHoops) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
8 p.m. (FloHoops) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
3/12
6 p.m. (FloHoops) (4) vs. (5)
8 p.m. (FloHoops) (3) vs. (6)
3/13 – Semifinals
6 p.m.
8 p.m.
3/14 – Final
1:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: North Carolina A&T
Missouri Valley (March 5-8; St. Louis)
3/5 – First Round
7:05 p.m. (MVC TV/ESPN+) (8) Drake vs. (9) Illinois State. Predicted winner: Drake
9:35 p.m. (MVC TV/ESPN+) (7) Valparaiso vs. (10) Evansville. Predicted winner: Valparaiso
3/6 – Quarterfinals
1:05 p.m. (MVC TV/ESPN+) (1) Northern Iowa vs. (8) Drake. Predicted winner: Northern Iowa
3:35 p.m. (MVC TV/ESPN+) (4) Bradley vs. (5) Southern Illinois. Predicted winner: Bradley
7:05 p.m. (MVC TV/ESPN+) (2) Loyola (IL) vs. (7) Valparaiso. Predicted winner: Loyola (IL)
9:35 p.m. (MVC TV/ESPN+) (3) Indiana State vs. (6) Missouri State. Predicted winner: Indiana State
3/7 – Semifinals
3:35 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Northern Iowa vs. (4) Bradley. Predicted winner: Northern Iowa
6:05 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Loyola (IL) vs. (3) Indiana State. Predicted winner: Loyola (IL)
3/8 – Finals
2:05 p.m. (CBS) (1) Northern Iowa vs. (2) Loyola (IL). Predicted winner: Loyola (IL)
Mountain West (March 4-7; Las Vegas)
3/4 – First Round
3 p.m. (Stadium) (8) Fresno State vs. (9) Air Force
5:30 p.m. (Stadium) (7) New Mexico vs. (10) San Jose State
8 p.m. (Stadium) (6) Colorado State vs. (11) Wyoming
3/5 – Quarterfinals
2:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) San Diego State vs. (9) Air Force
5 p.m. (CBSSN) (4) UNLV vs. (5) Boise State
9 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Utah State vs. (7) New Mexico. Predicted winner: Utah State
11:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (3) Nevada vs. (6) Colorado State. Predicted winner: Colorado State
3/6 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) San Diego State vs. (5) Boise State
11:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Utah State vs. (6) Colorado State. Predicted winner: Utah State
3/7 – Finals
5:30 p.m. (CBS) (1) San Diego State vs. (2) Utah State. Predicted winner: San Diego State
Northeast Conference (March 4, 7, 10; campus of higher seed)
3/4 – Quarterfinals
7 p.m. (NEC Front Row) (8) St. Francis Brooklyn at (1) Robert Morris. Predicted winner: Robert Morris
7 p.m. (NEC Front Row) (5) Fairleigh Dickinson at (4) LIU. Predicted winner: LIU
7 p.m. (NEC Front Row) (6) Mount St. Mary's at (3) Sacred Heart. Predicted winner: Sacred Heart
3/7 – Semifinals
12 p.m. (ESPN3, NEC Front Row) (4) LIU at (1) Robert Morris
2 p.m. (ESPN3, NEC Front Row) (3) Sacred Heart at (2) St. Francis (PA). Predicted winner: St. Francis (PA)
3/10 – Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) St. Francis (PA) at (1) Robert Morris. Predicted winner: St. Francis (PA)
Ohio Valley (March 4-7; Evansville, IN)
3/4 – First Round
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) Tennessee State vs. (8) Morehead State. Predicted winner: Tennessee State
10 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Eastern Illinois vs. (7) Jacksonville State. Predicted winner: Eastern Illinois
3/5 – Second Round
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Eastern Kentucky vs. (5) Tennessee State. Predicted winner: Tennessee State
10 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Austin Peay vs. (6) Eastern Illinois. Predicted winner: Austin Peay
3/6 – Semifinals
8 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Belmont vs. (5) Tennessee State. Predicted winner: Belmont
10:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) Murray State vs. (3) Austin Peay. Predicted winner: Murray State
3/7 – Finals
8 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Belmont vs. (2) Murray State. Predicted winner: Belmont
Pac-12 (March 11-14; Las Vegas)
3/11 – First Round
3 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (8) vs. (9)
5:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (5) vs. (12) Washington
9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (7) vs. (10)
11:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (6) vs. (11)
3/12 – Quarterfinals
3 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
5:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (4) vs. (5)/(12)
9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
11:30 p.m. (FS1) (3) vs. (6)/(11)
3/13 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network)
11:30 p.m. (FS1)
3/14 – Finals
10:30 p.m. (FS1)
Predicted winner: Oregon
Patriot League (March 3, 5, 8, 11; campus of higher seed)
3/3 – First Round
7 p.m. (Patriot League Network) (9) Loyola (MD) at (8) Lehigh. Predicted winner: Loyola (MD)
7:30 p.m. (Patriot League Network) (10) Holy Cross at (7) Bucknell. Predicted winner: Bucknell
3/5 – Quarterfinals
7 p.m. (Patriot League Network) (9) Loyola (MD) at (1) Colgate. Predicted winner: Colgate
7 p.m. (Patriot League Network) (5) Lafayette at (4) Army. Predicted winner: Lafayette
7 p.m. (Patriot League Network) (7) Bucknell at (2) American. Predicted winner: American
7 p.m. (Patriot League Network) (6) Navy at (3) Boston. Predicted winner: Boston
3/8 – Semifinals
12 or 2 p.m. (CBSSN) (5) Lafeyette at (1) Colgate
12 or 2 p.m. (CBSSN) (3) Boston at (2) American
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) vs. (13)
9:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (11) vs. (14) Vanderbilt
3/12 – Second Round
1 p.m. (SEC Network) (8) vs. (9)
3:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (5) vs. (12)/(13)
7 p.m. (SEC Network) (7) vs. (10)
9:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (6) vs. (11)/(14)
3/13 – Quarterfinals
1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Kentucky vs. (8)/(9)
3:30 p.m. (ESPN) (4) vs. (5)/(12)/(13)
7 p.m. (SEC Network) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
9:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (3) vs. (6)/(11)
3/14 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (ESPN)
3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
3/15 – Finals
1 p.m. (ESPN)
Predicted winner: Kentucky
Southern Conference (March 6-9; Asheville, NC)
3/6 – First Round
5 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Samford vs. (9) VMI. Predicted winner: Samford
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) Wofford vs. (10) The Citadel. Predicted winner: Wofford
3/7 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) East Tennessee State vs. (8) Samford. Predicted winner: East Tennessee State
2:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Mercer vs. (5) Western Carolina. Predicted winner: Western Carolina
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Furman vs. (7) Wofford. Predicted winner: Furman
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) UNC Greensboro vs. (6) Chattanooga. Predicted winner: UNC Greensboro
3/8 – Semifinals
4 p.m. (ESPN+)
6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
3/9 – Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN) (1) East Tennessee State vs. (2) Furman. Predicted winner: East Tennessee State
Southland (March 11-14; Katy, TX)
3/11 – First Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) vs. (8)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) vs. (7)
3/12 – Second Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)/(8)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)/(7)
3/13 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Stephen F. Austin vs. (4)/(5)/(8)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (3)/(6)/(7)
3/14 – Finals
9:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: Stephen F. Austin
Summit (March 7-10; Sioux Falls, SD)
Quarterfinals
3/7
7 p.m. (MidcoSN) (1) North Dakota State vs. (8) Denver. Predicted winner: North Dakota State
9:30 p.m. (MidcoSN) (2) South Dakota State vs. (7) Purdue Fort Wayne. Predicted winner: South Dakota State
3/8
7 p.m. (MidcoSN) (4) Oral Roberts v. (5) Omaha. Predicted winner: Oral Roberts
9:30 p.m. (MidcoSN) (3) South Dakota vs. (6) North Dakota. Predicted winner: South Dakota
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) (2) South Dakota State vs. (3) South Dakota. Predicted winner: South Dakota State
3/10 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) North Dakota State vs. (2) South Dakota State. Predicted winner: South Dakota State
Sun Belt (March 7, 9, 11, 14-15; New Orleans)
3/7 – First Round
TBD (ESPN+) (8) vs. (9)
TBD (ESPN+) (7) vs. (10)
3/9 - Second Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) vs. (8)/(9)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) vs. (7)/(10)
3/9 - Second Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) vs. (8)/(9)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) vs. (7)/(10)
3/11 – Quarterfinals
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)/(8)/(9)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)/(7)/(10)
3/14 – Semifinals
12:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Little Rock vs.
3 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs.
3/15 – Finals
2 p.m. (ESPN2)
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) at (1) Prairie View A&M
8:30 p.m. (5) at (4)
8:30 p.m. (6) at (3)
9 p.m. (7) at (2)
3/13 – Semifinals
3:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
3/14 – Finals
6 p.m. (ESPNU)
6 p.m. (ESPNU)
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
5:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (7)
11:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
3/13 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (ESPN+)
11:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
3/14 – Finals
10 p.m. (ESPNU)
Predicted winner: New Mexico State
West Coast (March 5-7, 9-10; Las Vegas)
3/5 – First Round
9 p.m. (BYUtv) (8) Loyola Marymount vs. (9) San Diego. Predicted winner: Loyola Marymount
11 p.m. (BYUtv) (7) Santa Clara vs. (10) Portland. Predicted winner: Santa Clara
3/6 - Second Round
9 p.m. (BYUtv) (5) San Francisco vs. (8) Loyola Marymount. Predicted winner: San Francisco
11 p.m. (BYUtv) (6) Pepperdine vs. (7) Santa Clara. Predicted winner: Santa Clara
3/6 - Second Round
9 p.m. (BYUtv) (5) San Francisco vs. (8) Loyola Marymount. Predicted winner: San Francisco
11 p.m. (BYUtv) (6) Pepperdine vs. (7) Santa Clara. Predicted winner: Santa Clara
3/7 – Third Round
10 p.m. (ESPN2) (4) Pacific vs. (5) San Francisco. Predicted winner: Pacific
11:59 p.m. (ESPN2) (3) St. Mary's vs. (7) Santa Clara. Predicted winner: St. Mary's
3/9 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Gonzaga vs. (4) Pacific. Predicted winner: Gonzaga
11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) BYU vs.
3/10 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Gonzaga vs. (3) St. Mary's. Predicted winner: Gonzaga
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