We survived a super long February, and our reward is nigh. Championship Week begins on the morrow! And Selection Sunday shall be with us on the fortnight! Madness!
But before we get to the Big Dance, we'll have 334 teams in 32 conferences playing in 302 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 words of the guy who beat the devil in a fiddlin' contest, the best there's ever been. 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. Hail Zeus, 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, one school punched its first-ever tickets to the dance -- Kennesaw State in the Atlantic Sun. Also, of the 32 conference tournaments, the top seed won only 16 of them (though one of those was Merrimack's NEC Tournament win, but they were ineligible due to the D-1 transition period, so runner-up Fairleigh Dickinson got the NEC bid and became the second-ever 16-seed to beat a 1-seed in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, when they upset Purdue), and we had five schools seeded 4 or lower won their conference tournaments:
- 4-seeds: Duke (ACC), Northern Kentucky (Horizon)
- 5-seeds: Grand Canyon (WAC), Southeast Missouri State (OVC)
- 8-seeds: Texas Southern (SWAC)
One of those schools won at least one game in the NCAA Tournament:
- 5-seed Duke beat 12-seed Oral Roberts in the First Round
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 36 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 - 8-seed Patriot League
- Bethune–Cookman - SWAC
- Cal Baptist - WAC
- California Riverside - Big West
- Central Arkansas - Atlantic Sun (did not qualify for A-Sun Tournament)
- Chicago State - Independent (will join the NEC next year)
- The Citadel - 9-seed Southern Conference
- Denver - 7-seed Summit League
- Elon - 11-seed Coastal
- Grambling - SWAC
- High Point - 1-seed Big South
- Incarnate Word - Southland
- Kansas City - 2-seed Summit League
- Maine - 7-seed America East
- Maryland Eastern Shore - MEAC
- UMass Lowell - 2-seed America East
- Merrimack - 2-seed Northeast Conference
- New Hampshire - 4-seed America East
- NJIT - America East (did not qualify for America East Tournament)
- North Alabama - 6-seed Atlantic Sun
- Omaha - 6-seed Summit League
- Presbyterian - 6-seed Big South
- Purdue Fort Wayne - 8-seed Horizon
- Quinnipiac - MAAC
- Sacramento State - 10-seed Big Sky
- Sacred Heart - 3-seed Northeast Conference
- SIU Edwardsville - 6-seed Ohio Valley
- South Carolina Upstate - 8-seed Big South
- South Dakota - 9-seed Summit League
- Stetson - 2-seed Atlantic Sun
- Tennessee Martin - 2-seed Ohio Valley
- Texas Rio Grande Valley - WAC (did not qualify for WAC Tournament)
- Utah Valley - WAC
- Western Illinois - 4-seed Ohio Valley
- William & Mary - 13-seed Coastal
- Youngstown State - 2-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):
- Bellarmine - Atlantic Sun (2025)
- California San Diego - Big West (2025)
- Le Moyne - NEC (2028)
- Lindenwood - OVC (2027)
- Queens (NC) - Atlantic Sun (2027)
- St. Thomas - Summit League (2026)
- Southern Indiana - OVC (2027)
- Stonehill - NEC (2027)
- Tarleton State - WAC (2025)
- Texas A&M Commerce - Southland (2027)
- Utah Tech - WAC (2025)
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), Dayton (2014), Florida Atlantic (2023), Gonzaga (2015-2019, 2021-2023), Loyola (IL) (2018, 2021), Nevada (2018), Oral Roberts (2021), Princeton (2023), San Diego State (2014, 2023), 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 last year -- 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 2024
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 tomorrow with a 7-8 Florida Gulf Coast/Queens matchup and a 9-10 Kennesaw State/Jacksonville matchup. Eleven other conferences have ended their regular seasons and set their conference tournament brackets (Big South, CAA, Horizon, MVC (all seeds other than 4 and 5 set), 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 2023, I was 19 of 32 in correctly predicting the eventual conference tournament champion, which is better than usual. Since last year, there have been a couple additions and subtractions in some conferences, some conferences have had to slightly adjust due to ineligible teams (or teams still in the transition period to D-1), and some conference tournaments moved up in the schedule, while several moved back. Also, the Colonial Athletic Association is now the Coastal Athletic Association, but I can still abbreviate it "CAA," so that's all that matters.
The first bids to be clinched will be this weekend:
-Ohio Valley: March 9
-Atlantic Sun: March 10
-Big South: March 10
-Missouri Valley: March 10
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 17)
-ACC (March 16)
-America East (March 16)
-Atlantic 10 (March 17)
-Atlantic Sun (March 10)
-Big 12 (March 16)
-Big East (March 16)
-Big Sky (March 13)
-Big South (March 10)
-Big Ten (March 17)
-Big West (March 16)
-Coastal (March 12)
-Conference USA (March 11)
-Horizon (March 12)
-Ivy League (March 17)
-MAAC (March 16)
-MAC (March 16)
-MEAC (March 16)
-Missouri Valley (March 10)
-Mountain West (March 16)
-Northeast Conference (March 12)
-Ohio Valley (March 9)
-Pac-12 (March 16)
-Patriot League (March 13)
-SEC (March 17)
-Southern Conference (March 11)
-Southland (March 13)
-Summit (March 12)
-Sun Belt (March 11)
-SWAC (March 16)
-WAC (March 16)
-West Coast (March 12)
Because I am unhealthily obsessed with college basketball in March -- to the detriment of my marriage, children, friendships, work, sleep schedule, sanity, wallet, pogging, and loyalty to Paul Atreides -- 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 13-17; Fort Worth)
3/13 – First Round
1 p.m. (ESPN+) (12) vs. (13)
3 p.m. (ESPN+) (11) vs. (14)
3/14 – 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)/(14)
3/15 – Quarterfinals
1 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) South Florida 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)/(14)
3/16 – Semifinals
3 p.m. (ESPN2)
5 p.m. (ESPN2)
3/17 – Finals
3:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Predicted winner: Florida Atlantic
ACC (March 12-16; Washington, DC)
3/12 – First Round
2 p.m. p.m. (ACCN) (12) vs. (13)
4:30 p.m. (ACCN) (10) vs. (15) Louisville
7 p.m. (ACCN) (11) vs. (14)
3/13 – 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)
3/14 – 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)
3/15 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)
3/16 – Finals
8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Predicted winner: Duke
America East (March 9, 12, 16; campus of higher seed for semis and final)
3/9 - Quarterfinals
TBD (ESPN+) (8) at (1) Vermont
TBD (ESPN+) (7) at (2) UMass Lowell
TBD (ESPN+) (6) at (3) Bryant
TBD (ESPN+) (5) at (4)
3/12 – Semifinals
5 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN+) (lowest seed at highest seed)
5 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN+) (second-lowest seed at second-highest seed)
3/16 – Finals
11 a.m. (ESPN2) (lower seed at higher seed)
Predicted winner: Vermont
Atlantic 10 (March 12-14, 16-17; Brooklyn)
3/12 – First Round
11:30 a.m. (ESPN+) (12) vs. (13)
2 p.m. (ESPN+) (10) vs. (15)
4:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (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. (USA) (3) vs. (6)/(11)/(14)
3/16 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (CBSSN)
3:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
3/17 – Finals
1 p.m. (CBS)
Predicted winner: Dayton
Atlantic Sun (March 4-5, 7, 10; campus sites of higher seeds)
3/4 - First Round
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (10) Jacksonville at (9) Kennesaw State. Predicted winner: Kennesaw State
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Queens* at (7) Florida Gulf Coast. Predicted winner: Florida Gulf Coast
3/5 – Quarterfinals
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (9) Kennesaw State at (1) Eastern Kentucky. Predicted winner: Eastern Kentucky
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) Florida Gulf Coast at (2) Stetson. Predicted winner: Stetson
8 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) North Florida at (4) Austin Peay. Predicted winner: North Florida
8 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) North Alabama at (3) Lipscomb. Predicted winner: Lipscomb
3/7 – Semifinals
TBD (ESPN+) (5) North Florida at (1) Eastern Kentucky. Predicted winner: Eastern Kentucky
TBD (ESPN+) (3) Lipscomb at (2) Stetson. Predicted winner: Stetson
3/10 – Finals
2 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Stetson at (1) Eastern Kentucky. Predicted winner: Stetson
*Ineligible for the NCAA Tournament because still in transition period from D-II. If Queens wins the tournament, Eastern Kentucky will get the automatic bid.
Big 12 (March 12-16; Kansas City)
3/12 – First Round
12:30 p.m. (Big 12 Now) (12) vs. (13)
3 p.m. (Big 12 Now) (11) vs. (14)
3/13 – Second Round
12:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (5) vs. (12)/(13)
3 p.m. (Big 12 Now) (8) vs. (9)
7 p.m. (Big 12 Now) (7) vs. (10)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU) (6) vs. (11)/(14)
3/14 – Quarterfinals
12:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (4) vs. (5)/(12)/(13)
3 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (3) vs. (6)/(11)/(14)
3/15 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)
3/16 – Finals
6 p.m. (ESPN)
Predicted winner: Houston
Big East (March 13-16; New York)
3/13 – First Round
4 p.m. (FS1) (8) vs. (9)
6:30 p.m. (FS1) (7) vs. (10) Georgetown
9 p.m. (FS1) (6) vs. (11) DePaul
3/14 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (FS1) (1) UConn 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)/(11)
3/15 – Semifinals
5:30 p.m. (Fox)
8 p.m. (FS1)
3/16 – Finals
6:30 p.m. (Fox)
Predicted winner: UConn
Big Sky (March 9-13; Boise)
3/9 – First Round
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (9) vs. (10) Sacramento State
10 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) vs. (8)
Quarterfinals
3/10
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Eastern Washington vs. (9)/(10)
10 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (7)/(8)
3/11
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)
10 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)
3/12 – Semifinals
8:30 p.m. (ESPNU/ESPN+)
11 p.m. (ESPN+)
3/13 – Finals
11:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: Eastern Washington
Big South (March 6, 8-10; High Point, NC)
3/6 - First Round
8 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) USC Upstate vs. (9) Radford. Predicted winner: Radford
3/8 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) High Point vs. (9) Radford. Predicted winner: High Point
2 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Winthrop vs. (5) Longwood. Predicted winner: Winthrop
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) UNC Asheville vs. (7) Charleston Southern. Predicted winner: UNC Asheville
8 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Gardner-Webb vs. (6) Presbyterian. Predicted winner: Gardner-Webb
3/9 – Semifinals
Noon (ESPN+) (1) High Point vs. (4) Winthrop. Predicted winner: High Point
2 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) UNC Asheville vs. (3) Gardner-Webb. Predicted winner: UNC Asheville
3/10 – Finals
12 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) High Point vs. (2) UNC Asheville. Predicted winner: UNC Asheville
Big Ten (March 13-17; Minneapolis)
3/13 – First Round
6:30 p.m. (Peacock) (12) vs. (13)
9 p.m. (Peacock) (11) vs. (14) Michigan
3/14 – 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)
3/15 – 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)
3/16 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (CBS)
3:30 p.m. (CBS)
3/17 – Finals
3:30 p.m. (CBS)
Predicted winner: Northwestern
Big West (March 13-16; Henderson, NV)
3/3 - First Round
9 p.m. (TBD) (5) vs. (8)
11:30 p.m. (TBD) (6) vs. (7)
3/4 – Quarterfinals
9 p.m. (TBD) (3) vs. (6)/(7)
11:30 p.m. (TBD) (4) vs. (5)/(8)
3/15 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (TBD) (1) UC Irvine vs. (4)/(5)/(8)
11:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) vs. (3)/(6)/(7)
3/16 – Finals
9:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: UC Irvine
CAA (March 8-12; Washington, DC)
3/8 – First Round
2 p.m. (FloHoops) (12) North Carolina A&T vs. (13) William & Mary. Predicted winner: William & Mary
4:30 p.m. (FloHoops) (11) Elon vs. (14) Hampton. Predicted winner: Elon
3/9 - Second Round
Noon (FloHoops) (8) Monmouth vs. (9) Campbell. Predicted winner: Monmouth
2:30 p.m. (FloHoops) (5) Towson vs. (13) William & Mary. Predicted winner: Towson
6 p.m. (FloHoops) (7) Stony Brook vs. (10) Northeastern. Predicted winner: Stony Brook
8:30 p.m. (FloHoops) (6) Delaware vs. (11) Elon. Predicted winner: Delaware
3/10 – Quarterfinals
Noon (FloHoops) (1) Charleston vs. (8) Monmouth. Predicted winner: Charleston
2:30 p.m. (FloHoops) (4) UNC Wilmington vs. (5) Towson. Predicted winner: UNC Wilmington
6 p.m. (FloHoops) (2) Drexel vs. (7) Stony Brook. Predicted winner: Drexel
8:30 p.m. (FloHoops) (3) Hofstra vs. (6) Delaware. Predicted winner: Delaware
3/11 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Charleston vs. (4) UNC Wilmington. Predicted winner: Charleston
8:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Drexel vs. (6) Delaware. Predicted winner: Drexel
3/12 – Finals
7 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Charleston vs. (2) Drexel. Predicted winner: Charleston
Conference USA (March 13-16; Huntsville, AL)
3/12 - First Round
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) vs. (9)
Quarterfinals
3/14
6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (7)
3/15
6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (7)
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)
3/15 – Semifinals
12:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
3 p.m. (CBSSN)
3/16 – Finals
8:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
Predicted winner: Louisiana Tech
Horizon (March 5, 7, 11-12; first round and quarterfinals at campus sites of higher seed and remaining rounds in Indianapolis)
3.5 - First Round
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (10) IUPUI at (7) Cleveland State. Predicted winner: Cleveland State
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (9) Robert Morris at (8) Purdue Fort Wayne. Predicted winner: Purdue Fort Wayne
8 p.m. (ESPN+) (11) Detroit at (6) Milwaukee. Predicted winner: Milwaukee
3/7 - Quarterfinals
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Purdue Fort Wayne at (1) Oakland. Predicted winner: Oakland
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) Northern Kentucky at (4) Wright State. Predicted winner: Wright State
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) Cleveland State at (2) Youngstown State. Predicted winner: Youngstown State
8 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Milwaukee at (3) Green Bay. Predicted winner: Green Bay
3/11 – Semifinals
7 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Oakland vs. (4) Wright State. Predicted winner: Oakland
9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Youngstown State vs. (3) Green Bay. Predicted winner: Youngstown State
3/12 – Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Oakland vs. (2) Youngstown State. Predicted winner: Youngstown State
Ivy League (March 16-17; New York)
3/16 - Semifinals
11 a.m. (ESPNU) (1) vs. (4) Brown
2 p.m. (ESPNews) (2) vs. (3)
3/17 - Finals
12 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: Princeton
MAAC (March 12-16; Atlantic City, NJ)
3/12 - First Round
5:15 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) vs. (9)
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) vs. (10)
9:45 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) vs. (11)
Quarterfinals
3/13
6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) vs. (8)/(9)
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (7)/(10)
3/14
6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)/(11)
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)
3/15 – Semifinals
6:30 p.m. (ESPNews)
9 p.m. (ESPNews)
3/16 – Finals
7:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Predicted winner: Quinnipiac
MAC (March 14-16; Cleveland)
3/14 – Quarterfinals
11 a.m. (ESPN+) (1) 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)
3/15 – Semifinals
5 p.m. (CBSSN)
7:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
3/16 – Finals
7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: Akron
MEAC (March 13-16; Norfolk, VA)
Quarterfinals
3/13
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) vs. (8)
8 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (7)
3/14
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)
8 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)
3/15 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (ESPN+)
8 p.m. (ESPN+)
3/16 – Final
1:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: Norfolk State
Missouri Valley (March 7-10; St. Louis)
3/7 – First Round
1 p.m. (MVC TV) (8) Murray State vs. (9) Missouri State
3:30 p.m. (MVC TV) (5) vs. (12) Valparaiso
7 p.m. (MVC TV) (7) Illinois State vs. (10) Evansville
9:30 p.m. (MVC TV) (6) Southern Illinois vs. (11) UIC
3/8 – Quarterfinals
1 p.m. (MVC TV) (1) Indiana State vs. (8)/(9)
3:30 p.m. (MVC TV) (4) vs. (5)
7 p.m. (MVC TV) (2) Drake vs. (7)/(10)
9:30 p.m. (MVC TV) (3) Bradley vs. (6)/(11)
3/9 – Semifinals
3:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
6 p.m. (CBSSN)
3/10 – Finals
2 p.m. (CBS)
Predicted winner: Indiana State
Mountain West (March 13-16; Paradise, NV)
3/13 – First Round
2 p.m. (MWN) (8) vs. (9)
4:30 p.m. (MWN) (7) vs. (10)
7 p.m. (MWN) (6) vs. (11)
3/14 – 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)
3/15 – Semifinals
9:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
11:59 p.m. (CBSSN)
3/16 – Finals
6 p.m. (CBS)
Predicted winner: San Diego State
Northeast Conference (March 6, 9, 12; campus of higher seed)
3/6 - Quarterfinals
7 p.m. (NEC Front Row) (8) St. Francis (PA) at (1) Central Connecticut State. Predicted winner: Central Connecticut State
7 p.m. (NEC Front Row) (7) LIU at (2) Merrimack. Predicted winner: Merrimack
7 p.m. (NEC Front Row) (6) Wagner at (3) Sacred Heart. Predicted winner: Sacred Heart
7 p.m. (NEC Front Row) (5) Fairleigh Dickinson at (4) Le Moyne*. Predicted winner: Fairleigh Dickinson
3/9 – Semifinals
12 p.m. (ESPN+, YES) (5) Fairleigh Dickinson at (1) Central Connecticut State. Predicted winner: Central Connecticut State
2 p.m. (ESPN+, YES) (3) Sacred Heart at (2) Merrimack. Predicted winner: Merrimack
3/12 – Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Merrimack at (1) Central Connecticut State. Predicted winner: Merrimack
*Ineligible for the NCAA Tournament because still in transition period from D-II. If Le Moyne wins the tournament, the runner up will get the automatic bid.
Ohio Valley (March 6-9; Evansville, IN)
3/6 - First Round
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) Tennessee State vs. (8) Southern Indiana*. Predicted winner: Tennessee State
10 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) SIU Edwardsville vs. (7) Eastern Illinois. Predicted winner: Eastern Illinois
3/7 - Quarterfinals
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Western Illinois vs. (5) Tennessee State. Predicted winner: Western Illinois
10 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Morehead State vs. (7) Eastern Illinois. Predicted winner: Morehead State
3/8 – Semifinals
8 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Little Rock vs. (4) Western Illinois. Predicted winner: Western Illinois
10:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) Tennessee Martin vs. (3) Morehead State. Predicted winner: Morehead State
3/9 – Finals
8 p.m. (ESPN2) (3) Morehead State vs. (4) Western Illinois. Predicted winner: Morehead State
*Ineligible for the NCAA Tournament because still in transition period from D-II. If Southern Indiana wins the tournament, the runner up will get the automatic bid.
Pac-12 (March 13-16; Paradise, NV)
3/13 – First Round
3 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (8) vs. (9)
5:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (5) vs. (12)
9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (7) vs. (10)
11:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (6) vs. (11)
3/14 – 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)
3/15 – Semifinals
8 p.m. (Pac-12 Network)
10:30 p.m. (FS1)
3/16 – Finals
9 p.m. (Fox)
Predicted winner: Arizona
Patriot League (March 5, 7, 10, 13; campus of higher seed)
3/5 – First Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (10) Loyola (MD) at (7) Navy. Predicted winner: Navy
7 p.m. (ESPN+) (9) Holy Cross at (8) Army. Predicted winner: Army
3/7 – Quarterfinals
TBD (ESPN+) (5) Bucknell at (4) American. Predicted winner: American
TBD (ESPN+) (8) Army at (1) Colgate. Predicted winner: Colgate
TBD (ESPN+) (6) Lehigh at (3) Lafayette. Predicted winner: Lehigh
TBD (ESPN+) (7) Navy at (2) Boston. Predicted winner: Boston
3/10 – Semifinals
2 p.m. (CBSSN) (4) American at (1) Colgate. Predicted winner: Colgate
4 p.m. (CBSSN) (6) Lehigh at (2) Boston. Predicted winner: Boston
3/13 – Finals
7:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Boston at (1) Colgate. Predicted winner: Colgate
SEC (March 13-17; Nashville)
3/13 – First Round
7 p.m. (SEC Network) (12) vs. (13)
9:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (11) vs. (14)
3/14 – 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)
3/15 – Quarterfinals
1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) 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)
3/16 – Semifinals
1 p.m. (ESPN)
3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
3/17 – Finals
1 p.m. (ESPN)
Predicted winner: Auburn
Southern Conference (March 8-11; Asheville, NC)
3/8 - First Round
5 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Mercer vs. (9) The Citadel. Predicted winner: Mercer
7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) East Tennessee State vs. (10) VMI. Predicted winner: East Tennessee State
3/9 – Quarterfinals
12 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Samford vs. (8) Mercer. Predicted winner: Samford
2:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) UNC Greensboro vs. (7) East Tennessee State. Predicted winner: UNC Greensboro
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Chattanooga vs. (6) Wofford. Predicted winner: Chattanooga
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Western Carolina vs. (5) Furman. Predicted winner: Western Carolina
3/10 – Semifinals
4 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Samford vs. (4) Western Carolina. Predicted winner: Samford
6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) UNC Greensboro vs. (3) Chattanooga. Predicted winner: Chattanooga
3/11 – Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Samford vs. (3) Chattanooga. Predicted winner: Samford
Southland (March 10-13; Lake Charles, LA)
3/10 – First Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) vs. (8)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Northwestern State vs. (7)
3/11 – Second Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)/(8)
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)/(7)
3/12 – Semifinals
6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) McNeese vs. (4)/(5)/(8)
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (3)/(6)/(7)
3/13 – Finals
5 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: McNeese
Summit (March 8-12; Sioux Falls, SD)
3/8 - First Round
8 p.m. (MidcoSN/Summit League Network) (8) Oral Roberts vs. (9) South Dakota. Predicted winner: Oral Roberts
Quarterfinals
3/9
8 p.m. (MidcoSN/Summit League Network) (1) South Dakota State vs. (8) Oral Roberts. Predicted winner: South Dakota State
10:30 p.m. (MidcoSN/Summit League Network) (2) Kansas City vs. (7) Denver. Predicted winner: Kansas City
3/10
8 p.m. (MidcoSN/Summit League Network) (4) St. Thomas* v. (5) North Dakota State. Predicted winner: St. Thomas*
10:30 p.m. (MidcoSN/Summit League Network) (3) North Dakota vs. (6) Omaha. Predicted winner: North Dakota
3/11 – Semifinals
8 p.m. (MidcoSN/Summit League Network) (1) South Dakota State vs. (4) St. Thomas*. Predicted winner: South Dakota State
10:30 p.m. (MidcoSN/Summit League Network) (2) Kansas City vs. (3) North Dakota. Predicted winner: North Dakota
3/12 – Finals
9:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) South Dakota State vs. (3) North Dakota. Predicted winner: South Dakota State
*Ineligible for the NCAA Tournament because still in transition period from D-III. If St. Thomas wins the tournament, South Dakota State will get the automatic bid.
Sun Belt (March 5, 7, 9-11; Pensacola, FL)
3/5 – First Round
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (12) Louisiana Monroe vs. (13) Coastal Carolina. Predicted winner: Louisiana Monroe
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (11) Texas State vs. (14) Old Dominion. Predicted winner: Texas State
3/7 - Second Round
12:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) South Alabama vs. (9) Georgia Southern. Predicted winner: South Alabama
3 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) Louisiana vs. (12) Louisiana Monroe. Predicted winner: Louisiana
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Southern Mississippi vs. (11) Texas State. Predicted winner: Southern Mississippi
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) Georgia State vs. (10) Marshall. Predicted winner: Georgia State
3/9 – Quarterfinals
12:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Appalachian State vs. (8) South Alabama. Predicted winner: Appalachian State
3 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Arkansas State vs. (5) Louisiana. Predicted winner: Louisiana
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Troy vs. (6) Southern Mississippi. Predicted winner: Troy
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) James Madison vs. (7) Georgia State. Predicted winner: James Madison
3/10 – Semifinals
6 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Appalachian State vs. (4) Louisiana. Predicted winner: Louisiana
8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) James Madison vs. (3) Troy. Predicted winner: James Madison
3/11 - Finals
7 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) James Madison vs. (4) Louisiana. Predicted winner: Jams Madison
SWAC (March 13-16; Birmingham, AL)
Quarterfinals
3/13
3 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (7)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) vs. (8)
3/14
3 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)
3/15 – Semifinals
3 p.m. (ESPN+)
9:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
3/16 – Finals
9:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Predicted winner: Texas Southern
WAC (March 13-16; Paradise, NV)
3/13 - First Round
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) vs. (8)
11:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) vs. (7)
3/14 – Quarterfinals
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) vs. (5)/(8)
11:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) vs. (6)/(7)
3/15 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) vs. (4)/(5)/(8)
11:30 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU) (2) vs. (3)/(6)/(7)
3/16 – Finals
11:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Predicted winner: Grand Canyon
West Coast (March 7-9, 11-12; Paradise, NV)
3/7 – First Round
5:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Pepperdine vs. (9) Pacific. Predicted winner: Pepperdine
3/8 - Second Round
9 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) San Diego vs. (8) Pepperdine. Predicted winner: San Diego
11:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Portland vs. (7) Loyola Marymount. Predicted winner: Loyola Marymount
3/9 – Quarterfinals
10 p.m. (ESPN2) (4) Santa Clara vs. (5) San Diego. Predicted winner: Santa Clara
12:30 a.m. (ESPN2) (3) San Francisco vs. (7) Loyola Marymount. Predicted winner: San Francisco
3/11 – Semifinals
9 p.m. (ESPN) (1) St. Mary's vs. (4) Santa Clara. Predicted winner: St. Mary's
11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Gonzaga vs. (3) San Francisco. Predicted winner: Gonzaga
3/12 – Finals
9 p.m. (ESPN) (1) St. Mary's vs. (2) Gonzaga. Predicted winner: Gonzaga
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