Thursday, March 10, 2022

Updated Championship Week Predictions: "It's Now Or Never"

Today's Championship Week theme song is Elvis Presley's "It's Now Or Never," as we have a whole lotta bubble teams playing today, some of them playing another bubble team -- a double bubble, if you will.  Today, we have 61 (!) games over the course of about 15 hours, beginning with Central Michigan and Toledo in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament tipping off at 11:00 a.m. Eastern, and ending with several games tipping off at 11:30 p.m. Eastern.

Here's what happened in yesterday's action:

  • In the Patriot League title game, 1-seed Colgate led the entire game, beating 2-seed Navy, 74-58, clinching the Raiders' 5th NCAA Tournament appearance and second in a row.
  • In the America East semis, the top two seeds dominated, with 1-seed Vermont beating 6-seed Binghamton, 74-42, and 2-seed UMBC topping 4-seed Hartford, 80-60.  When they meet in Saturday's final, the Catamounts will be playing for their 8th trip to the Big Dance and first since 2019, and the Retrievers will be playing for their 3rd, trip and first since 2018, when they became the first 16-seed in NCAA Tournament history to beat a 1-seed (Virginia).
  • In the first half of the MAAC quarterfinals, top seed Iona, who went 17-3 in conference play and was a potential pick for an upset in the NCAA Tournament was upset by 9-seed Rider, 71-70, while 2-seed St. Peter's beat up on 7-seed Fairfield, 77-63, to advance to Friday's semifinals.
  • In the first half of the MEAC quarterfinals, 1-seed Norfolk State beat 8-seed Delaware State, 74-66, and 7-seed Coppin State upset 2-seed Howard, 59-57, to advance to Friday's semifinals.
  • In the first half of the SWAC quarterfinals, top seed Alcorn State survived a scare, beating 8-seed Prairie View A&M in OT, 64-63, on a free throw with 1.6 seconds left, and 2-seed Texas Southern held off 7-seed Jackson State, 54-50, to advance to Friday's semifinals.
  • In the Second Round of the ACC, 13-seed Boston College upset 5-seed and bubble team Wake Forest in OT, 82-77, 6-seed Virginia eked out a 51-50 win over 11-seed Louisville, 7-seed Virginia Tech kept its NCAA Tournament hopes alive thanks to a buzzer-beating 3-pointer in overtime to beat 10-seed Clemson, 76-76, and 9-seed Syracuse crushed 8-seed Florida State, 96-57, to advance to today's quarterfinals.
  • In the Second Round of Conference USA, West 3-seed Louisiana Tech beat East 7-seed Marshall, 77-67, East 3-seed FAU crushed West 7-seed Southern Miss, 86-59, West 4-seed UTEP downed East 5-seed Old Dominion, 74-64, and West 5-seed Rice topped East 4-seed Charlotte, 73-61, to advance to today's quarterfinals.
  • In the Second Round of the WAC, 5-seed Sam Houston State trounced 8-seed Cal Baptist, 65-35, and 6-seed Abilene Christian beat 7-seed Utah Valley, 82-74 to advance to today's quarterfinals.
  • In the First Round of the A-10, 11-seed Rhode Island squeaked by 14-seed Duquesne, 79-77, and 12-seed LaSalle beat 13-seed St. Joseph's, 63-56, to advance to today's second round.
  • In the lone game in the First Round of the Big 12, 9-seed West Virginia beat 8-seed Kansas State, 73-67, to advance to today's quarterfinals.
  • In the First Round of the Big East, 6-seed Seton Hall outscored 11-seed Georgetown 11-3 to end the game and win 57-53, 7-seed St. John's took down 10-seed DePaul, and 9-seed Butler topped bubble team 8-seed Xavier, 89-82 in OT, to advance to today's quarterfinals.
  • In the First Round of the Big Sky, 6-seed Eastern Washington held off 11-seed Northern Arizona, 78-75, 7-seed Portland State beat 10-seed Idaho State, 66-52, and 8-seed Sacramento State beat 9-seed Idaho, 57-54, to advance to today's quarterfinals.
  • In the First Round of the Big Ten, 11-seed Penn State held off 14-seed Minnesota, 60-51, and 12-seed Northwestern beat 13-seed Nebraska, 71-69, to advance to today's second round.
  • In the First Round of the Mountain West, 6-seed Fresno State escaped 11-seed San Jose State with a 69-67 overtime win, 7-seed Utah State destroyed 10-seed Air Force, 83-56, and 8-seed Nevada downed 9-seed New Mexico, 79-72, to advance to today's quarterfinals.
  • In the First Round of the Pac-12, 5-seed Oregon beat 12-seed Oregon State, 86-72, 6-seed Washington beat 11-seed Utah, 82-70, 7-seed Washington State ousted 10-seed Cal, 66-59, and in one of the most exciting games of the day, 9-seed Stanford went on a 16-1 run in the final 2:45 of the game and got a buzzer beating short basket to beat 8-seed Arizona State, 71-70, and keep their NIT hopes alive, to advance to today's quarterfinals.
  • In the First Round of the SEC, 11-seed Vanderbilt ended 14-seed Georgia's horrendous season with a 86-51 mercy killing, and 12-seed Missouri knocked out 13-seed Ole Miss, 72-60, to advance to today's second round.
  • In the First Round of the Southland, 5-seed Houston Baptist downed 8-seed Incarnate Word, 74-64, and 7-seed McNeese State beat 6-seed Northwestern State, 80-67, to advance to today's second round, which effectively acts as the quarterfinals.
  • Two conference tournaments start today (AAC, MAC), and 18 conference tournaments have games today, none with finals or semis, but 13 with quarterfinals (ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Sky, Big West, C-USA, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, SWAC, WAC).  All of the remaining championship games are on Saturday or Sunday.
  • Here are the teams that have never been to the NCAA Tournament who are still playing in conference tournaments that have already started or will start today (not including teams who are ineligible for this year's NCAA Tournament):
    • Big Sky:  8-seed Sacramento State
    • Big West:  6-seed UC Riverside
    • MAAC:  11-seed Quinnipiac
    • MEAC:  6-seed Maryland Eastern Shore
    • SWAC:  6-seed Grambling
  • Bubble teams that won yesterday:  Oregon, Seton Hall, Virginia Tech
  • Bubble teams that lost yesterday:  Wake Forest, Xavier
  • Bubble teams still playing but not in action yesterday:  Boise State, Colorado State, Creighton, Davidson, Dayton, Florida, Indiana, Iowa State, Marquette, Memphis, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, North Carolina, North Texas, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Rutgers, San Diego State, SMU, TCU, Texas A&M, VCU, Wyoming

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
-AAC
-MAC

Tournaments with games today
-AAC
-ACC
-Atlantic 10
-Big 12
-Big East
-Big Sky
-Big Ten
-Big West
-Conference USA
-MAAC
-MAC
-MEAC
-Mountain West
-Pac-12
-SEC
-Southland
-SWAC
-WAC

Bids up for grabs today (all times Eastern)
-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 the year of the team's last NCAA Tournament appearance.  For conferences whose tournaments have not yet ended, I'll list the date of the championship game.)
-AAC (March 13)
-ACC (March 12)
-America East (March 12)
-Atlantic 10 (March 13)
-Atlantic Sun:  Jacksonville State (2; 2017)
-Big 12 (March 12)
-Big East (March 12)
-Big Sky (March 12)
-Big South:  Longwood (1; never)
-Big Ten (March 13)
-Big West (March 12)
-Colonial:  Delaware (6; 2014)
-Conference USA (March 12)
-Horizon:  Wright State (4; 2018)
-Ivy League (March 13)
-MAAC (March 12)
-MAC (March 12)
-MEAC (March 12)
-Missouri Valley:  Loyola (IL) (8; 2021)
-Mountain West (March 12)
-Northeast Conference:  Bryant (1; never)
-Ohio Valley:  Murray State (19; 2019)
-Pac-12 (March 12)
-Patriot League:  Colgate (5; 2021)
-SEC (March 13)
-Southern Conference:  Chattanooga (12; 2016)
-Southland (March 12)
-Summit:  South Dakota State (6; 2018)
-Sun Belt:  Georgia State (6; 2019)
-SWAC (March 12)
-WAC (March 12)
-West Coast:  Gonzaga (24; 2021)

Remaining Tournaments (all times are Eastern)

AAC (March 10-13; Fort Worth)
3/10 – First Round
1 p.m. (ESPNU) (8) Cincinnati vs. (9) East Carolina.  Predicted winner:  Cincinnati
3 p.m. (ESPNU) (7) Wichita State vs. (10) Tulsa.  Predicted winner:  Wichita State
7 p.m. (ESPNU) (6) UCF vs. (11) South Florida.  Predicted winner:  UCF
3/11 – Quarterfinals
1 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Houston vs. (8) Cincinnati.  Predicted winner:  Houston
3 p.m. (ESPN2) (4) Temple vs. (5) Tulane.  Predicted winner:  Temple
7 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) SMU vs. (7) Wichita State.  Predicted winner:  SMU
9 p.m. (ESPNU) (3) Memphis vs. (6) UCF.  Predicted winner:  Memphis
3/12 – Semifinals
3 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Houston vs. (4) Temple.  Predicted winner:  Houston
5 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) SMU vs. (3) Memphis.  Predicted winner:  Memphis
3/13 – Finals
3:15 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Houston vs. (3) Memphis.  Predicted winner:  Houston

ACC (March 8-12; Brooklyn)
3/10 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) Duke vs. (9) Syracuse.  Predicted winner:  Duke
2:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (4) Miami vs. (13) Boston College.  Predicted winner:  Miami
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) Notre Dame vs. (7) Virginia Tech.  Predicted winner:  Notre Dame
9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (3) North Carolina vs. (6) Virginia.  Predicted winner:  North Carolina
3/11 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) Duke vs. (4) Miami.  Predicted winner:  Duke
9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) Notre Dame vs. (3) North Carolina.  Predicted winner:  North Carolina
3/12 – Finals
8:30 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Duke vs. (3) North Carolina.  Predicted winner:  Duke

America East (March 6, 9, 12; campus of higher seed for semis and final)
3/12 – Finals
11 .m. (ESPN2) (2) UMBC at (1) Vermont.  Predicted winner:  Vermont

Atlantic 10 (March 9-13; Washington, DC)
3/10 – Second Round
Noon (USA, Peacock) (8) Fordham vs. (9) George Mason.  Predicted winner:  Fordham
2:30 p.m. (USA, Peacock) (5) St. Louis vs. (12) LaSalle.  Predicted winner:  St. Louis
6 p.m. (USA, Peacock) (7) George Washington vs. (10) UMass.  Predicted winner:  UMass
8:30 p.m. (USA, Peacock) (6) Richmond vs. (11) Rhode Island.  Predicted winner:  Richmond
3/11 – Quarterfinals
Noon (USA, Peacock) (1) Davidson vs. (8) Fordham.  Predicted winner:  Davidson
2:30 p.m. (USA, Peacock) (4) St. Bonaventure vs. (5) St. Louis.  Predicted winner:  St. Bonaventure
6 p.m. (USA, Peacock) (2) Dayton vs. (10) UMass.  Predicted winner:  Dayton
8:30 p.m. (USA, Peacock) (3) VCU vs. (6) Richmond.  Predicted winner:  VCU
3/12 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Davidson vs. (4) St. Bonaventure.  Predicted winner:  Davidson
3:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Dayton vs. (3) VCU.  Predicted winner:  Dayton
3/13 – Finals
1 p.m. (CBS) (1) Davidson vs. (2) Dayton.  Predicted winner:  Davidson

Big 12 (March 9-12; Kansas City)
3/10 – Quarterfinals
12:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (4) Texas vs. (5) TCU.  Predicted winner:  Texas
2:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) Kansas vs. (9) West Virginia.  Predicted winner:  Kansas
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) Baylor vs. (7) Oklahoma.  Predicted winner:  Baylor
9 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (3) Texas Tech vs. (6) Iowa State.  Predicted winner:  Texas Tech
3/11 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) Kansas vs. (4) Texas.  Predicted winner:  Kansas
9 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) Baylor vs. (3) Texas Tech.  Predicted winner:  Texas Tech
3/12 – Finals
6 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Kansas vs. (3) Texas Tech.  Predicted winner:  Texas Tech

Big East (March 9-12; New York)
3/10 – Quarterfinals
Noon (FS1) (1) Providence vs. (9) Butler.  Predicted winner:  Providence
2:30 p.m. (FS1) (4) Creighton vs. (5) Marquette.  Predicted winner:  Creighton
7 p.m. (FS1) (2) Villanova vs. (7) St. John's.  Predicted winner:  Villanova
9:30 p.m. (FS1) (3) UConn vs. (6) Seton Hall.  Predicted winner:  Seton Hall
3/11 – Semifinals
6:30 p.m. (FS1) (1) Providence vs. (4) Creighton.  Predicted winner:  Providence
9 p.m. (FS1) (2) Villanova vs. (6) Seton Hall.  Predicted winner:  Villanova
3/12 – Finals
6:30 p.m. (Fox) (1) Providence vs. (2) Villanova.  Predicted winner:  Providence

Big Sky (March 9-12; Boise)
3/10 – Quarterfinals
2 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Montana State vs. (8) Sacramento State.  Predicted winner:  Montana State
4:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Weber State vs. (5) Montana.  Predicted winner:  Weber State
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Southern Utah vs. (7) Portland State.  Predicted winner:  Southern Utah
10 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Northern Colorado vs. (6) Eastern Washington.  Predicted winner:  Eastern Washington
3/11 – Semifinals
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Montana State vs. (4) Weber State.  Predicted winner:  Montana State
10 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Southern Utah vs. (6) Eastern Washington.  Predicted winner:  Southern Utah
3/12 – Finals
8 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Montana State vs. (2) Southern Utah.  Predicted winner:  Montana State

Big Ten (March 9-13; Indianapolis)
3/10 – Second Round
11:30 a.m. (BTN) (8) Michigan vs. (9) Indiana.  Predicted winner:  Indiana
2 p.m. (BTN) (5) Iowa vs. (12) Northwestern.  Predicted winner:  Iowa
6:30 p.m. (BTN) (7) Michigan State vs. (10) Maryland.  Predicted winner:  Michigan State
9 p.m. (BTN) (6) Ohio State vs. (11) Penn State.  Predicted winner:  Ohio State
3/11 – Quarterfinals
11:30 a.m. (BTN) (1) Illinois vs. (9) Indiana.  Predicted winner:  Illinois
2 p.m. (BTN) (4) Rutgers vs. (5) Iowa.  Predicted winner:  Iowa
6:30 p.m. (BTN) (2) Wisconsin vs. (7) Michigan State.  Predicted winner:  Michigan State
9 p.m. (BTN) (3) Purdue vs. (6) Ohio State.  Predicted winner:  Ohio State
3/12 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (CBS) (1) Illinois vs. (5) Iowa.  Predicted winner:  Iowa
3:30 p.m. (CBS) (6) Ohio State vs. (7) Michigan State.  Predicted winner:  Michigan State
3/13 – Finals
3:30 p.m. (CBS) (5) Iowa vs. (7) Michigan State.  Predicted winner:  Michigan State

Big West (March 8, 10-12; Henderson, NV)
3/10 – Quarterfinals
3 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Long Beach State vs. (9) Cal State Bakersfield.  Predicted winner:  Long Beach State
5 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) UC Irvine vs. (5) UC Santa Barbara.  Predicted winner:  UC Irvine
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Cal State Fullerton vs. (7) UC Davis.  Predicted winner:  Cal State Fullerton
11:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Hawaii vs. (6) UC Riverside.  Predicted winner:  Hawaii
3/11 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Long Beach State vs. (4) UC Irvine.  Predicted winner:  UC Irvine
11:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) Cal State Fullerton vs. (3) Hawaii.  Predicted winner:  Cal State Fullerton
3/12 – Finals
11:30 p.m. (ESPN) (2) Cal State Fullerton vs. (4) UC Irvine.  Predicted winner:  Cal State Fullerton

Conference USA (March 8-12; Frisco, TX)
3/10 – Quarterfinals
6:30 p.m. (Stadium) (E1) Middle Tennessee State vs. (W4) UTEP.  Predicted winner:  Middle Tennessee State
7 p.m. (Stadium) (W2) UAB vs. (E3) FAU.  Predicted winner:  UAB
9 p.m. (Stadium) (W1) North Texas vs. (W5) Rice.  Predicted winner:  North Texas
9:30 p.m. (Stadium) (E2) Western Kentucky vs. (W3) Louisiana Tech.  Predicted winner:  Louisiana Tech
3/11 – Semifinals
12:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (E1) Middle Tennessee State vs. (W2) UAB.  Predicted winner:  UAB
2 p.m. (CBSSN) (W1) North Texas vs. (W3) Louisiana Tech.  Predicted winner:  North Texas
3/12 – Finals
8:30 p.m. (CBSSN)  (W1) North Texas v. (W2) UAB.  Predicted winner:  North Texas

Ivy League (March 12-13; Boston)
3/12 - Semifinals
11 a.m. (ESPNU) (1) Princeton vs. (4) Cornell.  Predicted winner:  Princeton
2 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) Yale vs. (3) Penn.  Predicted winner:  Yale
3/13 - Finals
Noon (ESPN2) (1) Princeton vs. (2) Yale.  Predicted winner:  Princeton

MAAC (March 8-12; Atlantic City, NJ)
Quarterfinals
3/10
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Siena vs. (11) Quinnipiac.  Predicted winner:  Siena
9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Monmouth vs. (5) Niagara.  Predicted winner:  Monmouth
3/11 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (ESPNews) (4) Monmouth vs(9) Rider.  Predicted winner:  Monmouth
8:30 p.m. (ESPNews) (2) St. Peter's vs. (3) Siena.  Predicted winner:  St. Peter's
3/12 – Finals
4 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) St. Peter's vs. (4) Monmouth.  Predicted winner:  St. Peter's

MAC (March 10-12; Cleveland)
3/10 – Quarterfinals
11 a.m. (ESPN+) (1) Toledo vs. (8) Central Michigan.  Predicted winner:  Toledo
1:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Akron vs. (5) Buffalo.  Predicted winner:  Akron
4 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Kent State vs. (7) Miami.  Predicted winner:  Kent State
6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Ohio vs. (6) Ball State.  Predicted winner:  Ohio
3/11 – Semifinals
5 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Toledo vs. (4) Akron.  Predicted winner:  Toledo
7:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Kent State vs. (3) Ohio.  Predicted winner:  Ohio
3/12 – Finals
7:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Toledo vs. (3) Ohio.  Predicted winner:  Ohio

MEAC (March 9-12; Norfolk, VA)
Quarterfinals
3/10
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Morgan State vs. (5) South Carolina State.  Predicted winner:  South Carolina State
8 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) North Carolina Central vs. (6) Maryland Eastern Shore.  Predicted winner:  North Carolina Central
3/11 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Norfolk State vs. (5) South Carolina State.  Predicted winner:  Norfolk State
8 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) North Carolina Central vs. (7) Coppin State.  Predicted winner:  North Carolina Central
3/12 – Final
1:00 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Norfolk State vs. (3) North Carolina Central.  Predicted winner:  Norfolk State

Mountain West (March 9-12; Las Vegas)
3/10 – Quarterfinals
3 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Boise State vs. (8) Nevada.  Predicted winner:  Boise State
5:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (4) Wyoming vs. (5) UNLV.  Predicted winner:  Wyoming
9 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Colorado State vs. (7) Utah State.  Predicted winner:  Colorado State
11:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (3) San Diego State vs. (6) Fresno State.  Predicted winner:  San Diego State
3/11 – Semifinals
9:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Boise State vs. (4) Wyoming.  Predicted winner:  Wyoming
11:59 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Colorado State vs. (3) San Diego State.  Predicted winner:  San Diego State
3/12 – Finals
6 p.m. (CBS) (3) San Diego State vs. (4) Wyoming.  Predicted winner:  Wyoming

Pac-12 (March 9-12; Paradise, NV)
3/10 – Quarterfinals
3 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (1) Arizona vs. (9) Stanford.  Predicted winner:  Arizona
5:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (4) Colorado vs. (5) Oregon.  Predicted winner:  Colorado
9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (2) UCLA vs. (7) Washington State.  Predicted winner:  UCLA
11:30 p.m. (FS1) (3) USC vs. (6) Washington.  Predicted winner:  USC
3/11 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (1) Arizona vs. (4) Colorado.  Predicted winner:  Arizona
11:30 p.m. (FS1) (2) UCLA vs. (3) USC.  Predicted winner:
3/12 – Finals
9 p.m. (Fox) (1) Arizona vs. (2) UCLA.  Predicted winner:  UCLA

SEC (March 9-13; Tampa)
3/10 – Second Round
12 p.m. (SEC Network) (8) Texas A&M vs. (9) Florida.  Predicted winner:  Florida
2 p.m. (SEC Network) (5) LSU vs. (12) Missouri.  Predicted winner:  LSU
6 p.m. (SEC Network) (7) South Carolina vs. (10) Mississippi State.  Predicted winner:  South Carolina
8 p.m. (SEC Network) (6) Alabama vs. (11) Vanderbilt.  Predicted winner:  Alabama
3/11 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Auburn vs. (9) Florida.  Predicted winner:  Auburn
2 p.m. (ESPN) (4) Arkansas vs. (5) LSU.  Predicted winner:  Arkansas
6 p.m. (SEC Network) (2) Tennessee vs. (7) South Carolina.  Predicted winner:  Tennessee
8 p.m. (SEC Network) (3) Kentucky vs. (6) Alabama.  Predicted winner:  Kentucky
3/12 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Auburn vs. (4) Arkansas.  Predicted winner:  Auburn
3 p.m. (ESPN) (2) Tennessee vs. (3) Kentucky.  Predicted winner:  Kentucky
3/13 – Finals
1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Auburn vs. (3) Kentucky.  Predicted winner:  Auburn

Southland (March 9-12; Katy, TX)
3/10 – Second Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Texas A&M CC vs. (5) Houston Baptist.  Predicted winner:  Texas A&M CC
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) New Orleans vs. (7) McNeese State.  Predicted winner:  New Orleans
3/11 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Nicholls vs. (4) Texas A&M CC.  Predicted winner:  Nicholls
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Southeastern Louisiana vs. (3) New Orleans.  Predicted winner:  New Orleans
3/12 – Finals
9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Nicholls vs. (3) New Orleans.  Predicted winner:  Nicholls

SWAC (March 9-12; Birmingham, AL)
Quarterfinals
3/10
3 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Southern vs. (6) Grambling.  Predicted winner:  Southern
9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Florida A&M vs. (5) Alabama A&M.  Predicted winner:  Florida A&M
3/11 – Semifinals
3 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Alcorn State vs. (4) Florida A&M.  Predicted winner:  Alcorn State
9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Texas Southern vs. (3) Southern.  Predicted winner:  Texas Southern
3/12 – Finals
6 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Alcorn State vs. (2) Texas Southern.  Predicted winner:  Texas Southern

WAC (March 8-12; Paradise, NV)
3/10 – Quarterfinals
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Grand Canyon vs. (5) Sam Houston State.  Predicted winner:  Grand Canyon
11:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Stephen F. Austin vs. (6) Abilene Christian.  Predicted winner:  Stephen F. Austin
3/11 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) New Mexico State vs. (4) Grand Canyon.  Predicted winner:  New Mexico State
11:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Seattle vs. (3) Stephen F. Austin.  Predicted winner:  Stephen F. Austin
3/12 – Finals
10 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) New Mexico State vs. (3) Stephen F. Austin.  Predicted winner:  New Mexico State

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