Updated Championship Week Predictions: "Bye Bye Bye"

Three more bids were clinched yesterday!  And a gaggle of top seeds lost:  Big Sky 1-seed Eastern Washington and 2-seed Northern Colorado in the quarterfinals, CAA 2-seed Drexel and 4-seed UNC Wilmington in the quarterfinals, MVC 1-seed Indiana State in the title game, Patriot 2-seed Boston in the semifinals, Summit 3-seed North Dakota in the quarterfinals, and Sun Belt 1-seed Appalachian State in the semifinals.  Madness!  And all of the remaining conference tournament brackets have been set.  We're through the looking glass, people.  In mere six days, we will have our Field of 68.  In honor of the Longwood Lancers' second Big South Tournament title in the last three years, today's song is "Bye Bye Bye" by NSYNC, featuring Lance Bass.  It also fits because of all the teams that said "bye bye bye" earlier than they were expected to do so.

Here's what happened in yesterday's action and what we have to look forward to:

• In the A-Sun championship game, 2-seed Stetson beat 4-seed Austin Peay in a 94-91 thriller, clinching the Hatters' first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.
• In the Big South title game, 5-seed Longwood demolished 2-seed UNC Asheville, 85-59.  The Lancers will be playing in their 2nd NCAA Tournament and first since 2022.
• In the MVC championship game, 2-seed Drake held off a furious second-half comeback to beat top seed Indiana State, 84-80.  The Bulldogs will be playing in their 7th NCAA Tournament and second in a row.  The Sycamores now have to anxiously watch the remaining Championship Week games and root against other bubble teams and potential bid stealers.
• In the Patriot League semis, top seed Colgate squeaked by 5-seed Bucknell, 68-65, and 6-seed Lehigh upset 2-seed Boston, 84-79 in OT.  When they meet in Wednesday's title game, the Raiders will be seeking their 7th NCAA Tournament appearance and fourth in a row, and the Mountain Hawks will be seeking their 6th appearance and first since 2012, when they upset Duke as a 15-seed in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
• In the SoCon semifinals, 1-seed Samford held off 5-seed Furman, 84-77, and 7-seed East Tennessee State continued its surprise run by beating 3-seed Chattanooga, 85-84 in OT.  When they clash tonight in the championship game, the Bulldogs will be playing for their 3rd NCAA Tournament bid and first since 2000, while the Buccaneers will be playing for their 11th bid and first since 2017.
• In the Sun Belt semis, 4-seed Arkansas State upset 1-seed Appalachian State, 67-65, on a jumper at the buzzer, and 2-seed James Madison held off 11-seed Texas State, 73-68, to become the first D-1 team this season to win 30 games.  When they face off in tonight's title game, the Red Wolves will be playing for their 2nd NCAA Tournament berth and first since 1999, and the Dukes will be playing for their 6th berth and first since 2013.
• In the first half of the Big Sky quarterfinals, 10-seed Sacramento State upset 1-seed Eastern Washington, 74-69, and 8-seed Idaho State followed that up by upsetting 2-seed Northern Colorado, 83-76, to advance to tomorrow's semis.
• In the CAA quarterfinals, top seed Charleston dominated 8-seed Monmouth, 83-59, 7-seed Stony Brook upset 2-seed Drexel, 91-88 in OT, 3-seed Hofstra downed 6-seed Delaware, 73-58, and 5-seed Towson beat 4-seed UNC Wilmington, 66-56, to advance to today's semifinals.
• In the second half of the Summit quarters, 6-seed Omaha got a game-winning jumper with 3 seconds left to upset 3-seed North Dakota, 73-72, and 4-seed St. Thomas bounced 5-seed North Dakota State, 68-58, to advance to tonight's semifinals.
• In the First Round of the Southland, 8-seed New Orleans upset 5-seed Southeastern Louisiana, 78-66, and 7-seed Texas A&M-Commerce beat 6-seed Northwestern State, 69-64, to advance to today's second round, which is effectively their quarterfinals.
• No conference tournaments start today, and eight conference tournaments have games today.
• Two conference tournaments have title games today (SoCon, Sun Belt), four conference tournaments have semifinals today (CAA, Horizon, Summit, WCC), and two conference tournaments have quarterfinals today (Big Sky, Southland).
• Here are the teams still playing in the conference tournaments that have never been to the NCAA Tournament (not including teams who are ineligible for this year's NCAA Tournament):
• America East:  2-seed UMass Lowell, 4-seed New Hampshire
• Atlantic Sun:  2-seed Stetson
• Big Sky:  10-seed Sacramento State
• Big West:  5-seed UC Riverside
• MAAC:  1-seed Quinnipiac
• MEAC:  7-seed Maryland Eastern Shore
• NEC:  2-seed Merrimack
• Summit:  6-seed Omaha, 7-seed Denver
• SWAC:  1-seed Grambling, 5-seed Bethune-Cookman
• WAC:  5-seed Utah Valley, 8-seed Cal Baptist
• Bubble teams that won yesterday (in conference tournaments):  Drake, James Madison
• Bubble teams that lost yesterday (in conference tournaments):  Indiana State
• Bubble teams that did not play yesterday (in conference tournaments) or whose conference tournaments have not yet started:  Boise State, Colorado, Colorado State, Florida Atlantic, Iowa, Kansas State, McNeese, Memphis, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh, Princeton, Providence, Seton Hall, South Florida, St. John's, Syracuse, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Utah, Villanova, Virginia, Wake Forest

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

-None

Tournaments with games today

-Big Sky

-Coastal

-Horizon

-Southern Conference

-Southland

-Summit

-Sun Belt

-West Coast

Bids up for grabs today (all times Eastern)

-Southern Conference (7 p.m.; ESPN) (1) Samford vs. (7) East Tennessee State

-Sun Belt (7 p.m.; ESPN2) (2) James Madison vs. (4) Arkansas State

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:  Stetson (1)

-Big 12 (March 16)

-Big East (March 16)

-Big Sky (March 13)

-Big South:  Longwood (2; 2022)

-Big Ten (March 17)

-Big West (March 16)

-Coastal (March 12)

-Conference USA (March 16)

-Horizon (March 12)

-Ivy League (March 17)

-MAAC (March 16)

-MAC (March 16)

-MEAC (March 16)

-Missouri Valley:  Drake (7; 2023)

-Mountain West (March 16)

-Northeast Conference (March 12)

-Ohio Valley:  Morehead State (9; 2016)

-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)

Remaining Tournaments (all times are Eastern)

AAC (March 13-17; Fort Worth)

3/13 – First Round

1 p.m. (ESPN+) (12) Wichita State vs. (13) Rice.  Predicted winner:  Wichita State

3 p.m. (ESPN+) (11) Temple vs. (14) UTSA.  Predicted winner:  Temple

3/14 – Second Round

12:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (8) East Carolina vs. (9) Tulsa.  Predicted winner:  Tulsa

2:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (5) Memphis vs. (12) Wichita State.  Predicted winner:  Memphis

7 p.m. (ESPNU) (7) North Texas vs. (10) Tulane.  Predicted winner:  North Texas

9 p.m. (ESPNU) (6) SMU vs. (11) Temple.  Predicted winner:  SMU

3/15 – Quarterfinals

1 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) South Florida vs. (9) Tulsa.  Predicted winner:  South Florida

3 p.m. (ESPN2) (4) UAB vs. (5) Memphis.  Predicted winner:  Memphis

7 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) Florida Atlantic vs. (7) North Texas.  Predicted winner:  Florida Atlantic

9 p.m. (ESPNU) (3) Charlotte vs. (6) SMU.  Predicted winner:  SMU

3/16 – Semifinals

3 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) South Florida vs. (5) Memphis.  Predicted winner:  South Florida

5 p.m. (ESPN2) (2) Florida Atlantic vs. (6) SMU.  Predicted winner:  Florida Atlantic

3/17 – Finals

3:15 p.m. (ESPN) (1) South Florida vs. (2) Florida Atlantic.  Predicted winner:  Florida Atlantic

ACC (March 12-16; Washington, DC)

3/12 – First Round

2 p.m. p.m. (ACCN) (12) Notre Dame vs. (13) Georgia Tech.  Predicted winner:  Georgia Tech

4:30 p.m. (ACCN) (10) NC State vs. (15) Louisville.  Predicted winner:  NC State

7 p.m. (ACCN) (11) Boston College vs. (14) Miami.  Predicted winner:  Miami

3/13 – Second Round

12 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (8) Virginia Tech vs. (9) Florida State.  Predicted winner:  Virginia Tech

2:30 p.m. (ESPN) (5) Wake Forest vs. (13) Georgia Tech.  Predicted winner:  Wake Forest

7 p.m. (ESPN2) (7) Syracuse vs. (10) NC State.  Predicted winner:  Syracuse

9:30 p.m. (ESPNU/ESPN2) (6) Clemson vs. (14) Miami.  Predicted winner:  Clemson

3/14 – Quarterfinals

12 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) North Carolina vs. (8) Virginia Tech.  Predicted winner:  North Carolina

2:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (4) Pittsburgh vs. (5) Wake Forest.  Predicted winner:  Pittsburgh

7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) Duke vs. (7) Syracuse.  Predicted winner:  Duke

9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (3) Virginia vs. (6) Clemson.  Predicted winner:  Clemson

3/15 – Semifinals

7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) North Carolina vs. (4) Pittsburgh.  Predicted winner:  North Carolina

9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) Duke vs. (6) Clemson.  Predicted winner:  Duke

3/16 – Finals

8:30 p.m. (ESPN) (1) North Carolina vs. (2) Duke.  Predicted winner:  Duke

America East (March 9, 12, 16; campus of higher seed)

3/12 – Semifinals

5 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN+) (4) New Hampshire at (1) Vermont.  Predicted winner:  Vermont

5 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPN+) (3) Bryant at (2) UMass Lowell.  Predicted winner:  UMass Lowell

3/16 – Finals

11 a.m. (ESPN2) (2) UMass Lowell at (1) Vermont.  Predicted winner:  Vermont

Atlantic 10 (March 12-14, 16-17; Brooklyn)

3/12 – First Round

11:30 a.m. (ESPN+) (12) Fordham vs. (13) Davidson.  Predicted winner:  Davidson

2 p.m. (ESPN+) (10) LaSalle vs. (15) George Washington.  Predicted winner:  LaSalle

4:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (11) Rhode Island vs. (14) St. Louis.  Predicted winner:  Rhode Island

3/13 – Second Round

11:30 a.m. (USA) (8) George Mason vs. (9) St. Joseph's.  Predicted winner:  George Mason

2 p.m. (USA) (5) VCU vs. (13) Davidson.  Predicted winner:  VCU

5 p.m. (USA) (7) St. Bonaventure vs. (10) LaSalle.  Predicted winner:  St. Bonaventure

7:30 p.m. (USA) (6) Duquesne vs. (11) Rhode Island.  Predicted winner:  Duquesne

3/14 – Quarterfinals

11:30 a.m. (USA) (1) Richmond vs. (8) George Mason.  Predicted winner:  Richmond

2 p.m. (USA) (4) UMass vs. (5) VCU.  Predicted winner:  VCU

5 p.m. (USA) (2) Loyola (IL) vs. (7) St. Bonaventure.  Predicted winner:  Loyola (IL)

7:30 p.m. (USA) (3) Dayton vs. (6) Duquesne.  Predicted winner:  

3/16 – Semifinals

1 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Richmond vs. (5) VCU.  Predicted winner:  Richmond

3:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Loyola (IL) vs. (3) Dayton.  Predicted winner:  Dayton

3/17 – Finals

1 p.m. (CBS) (1) Richmond vs. (3) Dayton.  Predicted winner:  Dayton

Big 12 (March 12-16; Kansas City)

3/12 – First Round

12:30 p.m. (Big 12 Now) (12) UCF vs. (13) Oklahoma State.  Predicted winner:  UCF

3 p.m. (Big 12 Now) (11) Cincinnati vs. (14) West Virginia.  Predicted winner:  Cincinnati

3/13 – Second Round

12:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (5) BYU vs. (12) UCF.  Predicted winner:  BYU

3 p.m. (Big 12 Now) (8) TCU vs. (9) Oklahoma.  Predicted winner:  Oklahoma

7 p.m. (Big 12 Now) (7) Texas vs. (10) Kansas State.  Predicted winner:  Texas

9:30 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU) (6) Kansas vs. (11) Cincinnati.  Predicted winner:  Kansas

3/14 – Quarterfinals

12:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (4) Texas Tech vs. (5) BYU.  Predicted winner:  BYU

3 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) Houston vs. (9) Oklahoma.  Predicted winner:  Houston

7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) Iowa State vs. (7) Texas.  Predicted winner:  Iowa State

9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (3) Baylor vs. (6) Kansas.  Predicted winner:  Kansas

3/15 – Semifinals

7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (1) Houston vs. (5) BYU.  Predicted winner:  Houston

9:30 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2) (2) Iowa State vs. (6) Kansas.  Predicted winner:  Kansas

3/16 – Finals

6 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Houston vs. (6) Kansas.  Predicted winner:  Houston

Big East (March 13-16; New York)

3/13 – First Round

4 p.m. (FS1) (8) Butler vs. (9) Xavier.  Predicted winner:  Butler

6:30 p.m. (FS1) (7) Providence vs. (10) Georgetown.  Predicted winner:  Providence

9 p.m. (FS1) (6) Villanova vs. (11) DePaul.  Predicted winner:  Villanova

3/14 – Quarterfinals

12 p.m. (FS1) (1) UConn vs. (8) Butler.  Predicted winner:  UConn

2:30 p.m. (FS1) (4) Seton Hall vs. (5) St. John's.  Predicted winner:  Seton Hall

7 p.m. (FS1) (2) Creighton vs. (7) Providence.  Predicted winner:  Creighton

9:30 p.m. (FS1) (3) Marquette vs. (6) Villanova.  Predicted winner:  Marquette

3/15 – Semifinals

5:30 p.m. (Fox) (1) UConn vs. (4) Seton Hall.  Predicted winner:  UConn

8 p.m. (FS1) (2) Creighton vs. (3) Marquette.  Predicted winner:  Marquette

3/16 – Finals

6:30 p.m. (Fox) (1) UConn vs. (3) Marquette.  Predicted winner:  UConn

Big Sky (March 9-13; Boise)

Quarterfinals

3/11

7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Weber State vs. (5) Montana State.  Predicted winner:  Weber State

10 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Montana vs. (6) Portland State.  Predicted winner:  Montana

3/12 – Semifinals

8:30 p.m. (ESPNU/ESPN+) (10) Sacramento State vs. (4) Weber State.  Predicted winner:  Weber State

11 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Idaho State vs. (3) Montana.  Predicted winner:  Montana

3/13 – Finals

11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (3) Montana vs. (4) Weber State.  Predicted winner:  Montana

Big Ten (March 13-17; Minneapolis)

3/13 – First Round

6:30 p.m. (Peacock) (12) Maryland vs. (13) Rutgers.  Predicted winner:  Maryland

9 p.m. (Peacock) (11) Penn State vs. (14) Michigan.  Predicted winner:  Penn State

3/14 – Second Round

12 p.m. (BTN) (8) Michigan State vs. (9) Minnesota.  Predicted winner:  Michigan State

2:30 p.m. (BTN) (5) Wisconsin vs. (12) Maryland.  Predicted winner:  Wisconsin

6:30 p.m. (BTN) (7) Iowa vs. (10) Ohio State.  Predicted winner:  Iowa

9 p.m. (BTN) (6) Indiana vs. (11) Penn State.  Predicted winner:  Indiana

3/15 – Quarterfinals

12 p.m. (BTN) (1) Purdue vs. (8) Michigan State.  Predicted winner:  Michigan State

2:30 p.m. (BTN) (4) Northwestern vs. (5) Wisconsin.  Predicted winner:  Northwestern

6:30 p.m. (BTN) (2) Illinois vs. (7) Iowa.  Predicted winner:  Illinois

9 p.m. (BTN) (3) Nebraska vs. (6) Indiana.  Predicted winner:  Indiana

3/16 – Semifinals

1 p.m. (CBS) (4) Northwestern vs. (8) Michigan State.  Predicted winner:  Northwestern

3:30 p.m. (CBS) (2) Illinois vs. (6) Indiana.  Predicted winner:  Indiana

3/17 – Finals

3:30 p.m. (CBS) (4) Northwestern vs. (6) Indiana.  Predicted winner:  Northwestern

Big West (March 13-16; Henderson, NV)

3/3 - First Round

9 p.m. (TBD) (5) UC Riverside vs. (8) Cal State Bakersfield.  Predicted winner:  UC Riverside

11:30 p.m. (TBD) (6) UC Santa Barbara vs. (7) Cal State Northridge.  Predicted winner:  Cal State Northridge

3/4 – Quarterfinals

9 p.m. (TBD) (3) Hawaii vs. (7) Cal State Northridge.  Predicted winner:  Hawaii

11:30 p.m. (TBD) (4) Long Beach State vs. (5) UC Riverside.  Predicted winner:  Long Beach State

3/15 – Semifinals

9 p.m. (TBD) (1) UC Irvine vs. (4) Long Beach State.  Predicted winner:  UC Irvine

11:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (2) UC Davis vs. (3) Hawaii.  Predicted winner:  UC Davis

3/16 – Finals

9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) UC Irvine vs. (2) UC Davis.  Predicted winner:  UC Irvine

CAA (March 8-12; Washington, DC)

3/11 – Semifinals

6 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Charleston vs. (5) Towson.  Predicted winner:  Charleston

8:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (3) Hofstra vs. (7) Stony Brook.  Predicted winner:  Hofstra

3/12 – Finals

7 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Charleston vs. (3) Hofstra.  Predicted winner:  Charleston

Conference USA (March 12-16; Huntsville, AL)

3/12 - First Round

9 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Jacksonville State vs. (9) FIU.  Predicted winner:  Jacksonville State

Quarterfinals

3/13

6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Sam Houston State vs. (8) Jacksonville State.  Predicted winner:  Sam Houston State

9 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Louisiana Tech vs. (7) Middle Tennessee State.  Predicted winner:  

3/14

6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Liberty vs. (5) UTEP.  Predicted winner:  Liberty

9 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Western Kentucky vs. (6) New Mexico State.  Predicted winner:  Western Kentucky

3/15 – Semifinals

12:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Sam Houston State vs. (4) Liberty.  Predicted winner:  Sam Houston State

3 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Louisiana Tech vs. (3) Western Kentucky.  Predicted winner:  Louisiana Tech

3/16 – Finals

8:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Sam Houston State vs. (2) Louisiana Tech.  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)

3/11 – Semifinals

7 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Oakland vs. (5) Northern Kentucky.  Predicted winner:  Oakland

9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (7) Cleveland State vs. (6) Milwaukee.  Predicted winner:  Cleveland State

3/12 – Finals

7 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Oakland vs. (7) Cleveland State.  Predicted winner:  Oakland

Ivy League (March 16-17; New York)

3/16 - Semifinals

11 a.m. (ESPNU) (1) Princeton vs. (4) Brown.  Predicted winner:  Princeton

2 p.m. (ESPNews) (2) Yale vs. (3) Cornell.  Predicted winner:  Cornell

3/17 - Finals

12 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Princeton vs. (3) Cornell.  Predicted winner:  Princeton

MAAC (March 12-16; Atlantic City, NJ)

3/12 - First Round

5:15 p.m. (ESPN+) (8) Mount St. Mary's vs. (9) Canisius.  Predicted winner:  Canisius

7:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) Iona vs. (10) Manhattan.  Predicted winner:  Iona

9:45 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Niagara vs. (11) Siena.  Predicted winner:  Niagara

Quarterfinals

3/13

6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Quinnipiac vs. (9) Canisius.  Predicted winner:  Quinnipiac

9 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Fairfield vs. (7) Iona.  Predicted winner:  Fairfield

3/14

6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Marist vs. (6) Niagara.  Predicted winner:  Marist

9 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Rider vs. (5) St. Peter's.  Predicted winner:  St. Peter's

3/15 – Semifinals

6:30 p.m. (ESPNews) (1) Quinnipiac vs. (5) St. Peter's.  Predicted winner:  Quinnipiac

9 p.m. (ESPNews) (2) Fairfield vs. (3) Marist.  Predicted winner:  Fairfield

3/16 – Finals

7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Quinnipiac vs. (2) Fairfield.  Predicted winner:  Quinnipiac

MAC (March 14-16; Cleveland)

3/14 – Quarterfinals

11 a.m. (ESPN+) (1) Toledo vs. (8) Kent State.  Predicted winner:  Toledo

1:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Central Michigan vs. (5) Bowling Green.  Predicted winner:  Bowling Green

4 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Akron vs. (7) Miami (OH).  Predicted winner:  Akron

6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Ohio vs. (6) Western Michigan.  Predicted winner:  Ohio

3/15 – Semifinals

5 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Toledo vs. (5) Bowling Green.  Predicted winner:  Toledo

7:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Akron vs. (3) Ohio.  Predicted winner:  Akron

3/16 – Finals

7:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Toledo vs. (2) Akron.  Predicted winner:  Akron

MEAC (March 13-16; Norfolk, VA)

Quarterfinals

3/13

6 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Norfolk State vs. (8) Coppin State.  Predicted winner:  Norfolk State

8 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) North Carolina Central vs. (7) Maryland Eastern Shore.  Predicted winner:  North Carolina Central

3/14

6 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Howard vs. (5) Morgan State.  Predicted winner:  Howard

8 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) South Carolina State vs. (6) Delaware State.  Predicted winner:  South Carolina State

3/15 – Semifinals

6 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Norfolk State vs. (4) Howard.  Predicted winner:  Norfolk State

8 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) North Carolina Central vs. (3) South Carolina State.  Predicted winner:  North Carolina Central

3/16 – Final

1:00 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Norfolk State vs. (2) North Carolina Central.  Predicted winner:  Norfolk State

Mountain West (March 13-16; Paradise, NV)

3/13 – First Round

2 p.m. (MWN) (8) Wyoming vs. (9) Fresno State.  Predicted winner:  Wyoming

4:30 p.m. (MWN) (7) Colorado State vs. (10) San Jose State.  Predicted winner:  Colorado State

7 p.m. (MWN) (6) New Mexico vs. (11) Air Force.  Predicted winner:  New Mexico

3/14 – Quarterfinals

3 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Utah State vs. (8) Wyoming.  Predicted winner:  Utah State

5:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (4) UNLV vs. (5) San Diego State.  Predicted winner:  San Diego State

9 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Nevada vs. (7) Colorado State.  Predicted winner:  Nevada

11:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (3) Boise State vs. (6) New Mexico.  Predicted winner:  New Mexico

3/15 – Semifinals

9:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) Utah State vs. (5) San Diego State.  Predicted winner:  San Diego State

11:59 p.m. (CBSSN) (2) Nevada vs. (6) New Mexico.  Predicted winner:  Nevada

3/16 – Finals

6 p.m. (CBS) (2) Nevada vs. (5) San Diego State.  Predicted winner:  San Diego State

Northeast Conference (March 6, 9, 12; campus of higher seed)

3/12 – Finals

7 p.m. (ESPN2) (6) Wagner at (2) Merrimack.  Predicted winner:  Merrimack

Pac-12 (March 13-16; Paradise, NV)

3/13 – First Round

3 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (8) Washington vs. (9) USC.  Predicted winner:  Washington

5:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (5) UCLA vs. (12) Oregon State.  Predicted winner:  UCLA

9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (7) California vs. (10) Stanford.  Predicted winner:  Stanford

11:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (6) Utah vs. (11) Arizona State.  Predicted winner:  Utah

3/14 – Quarterfinals

3 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (1) Arizona vs. (8) Washington.  Predicted winner:  Arizona

5:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (4) Oregon vs. (5) UCLA.  Predicted winner:  Oregon

9 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (2) Washington State vs. (10) Stanford.  Predicted winner:  Washington State

11:30 p.m. (FS1) (3) Colorado vs. (6) Utah.  Predicted winner:  Colorado

3/15 – Semifinals

8 p.m. (Pac-12 Network) (1) Arizona vs. (4) Oregon.  Predicted winner:  Arizona

10:30 p.m. (FS1) (2) Washington State vs. (3) Colorado.  Predicted winner:  Colorado

3/16 – Finals

9 p.m. (Fox) (1) Arizona vs. (3) Colorado.  Predicted winner:  Arizona

Patriot League (March 5, 7, 10, 13; campus of higher seed)

3/13 – Finals

7:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (6) Lehigh at (1) Colgate.  Predicted winner:  Colgate

SEC (March 13-17; Nashville)

3/13 – First Round

7 p.m. (SEC Network) (12) Arkansas vs. (13) Vanderbilt.  Predicted winner:  Arkansas

9:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (11) Georgia vs. (14) Missouri.  Predicted winner:  Georgia

3/14 – Second Round

1 p.m. (SEC Network) (8) LSU vs. (9) Mississippi State.  Predicted winner:  Mississippi State

3:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (5) South Carolina vs. (12) Arkansas.  Predicted winner:  South Carolina

7 p.m. (SEC Network) (7) Texas A&M vs. (10) Mississippi.  Predicted winner:  Mississippi

9:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (6) Florida vs. (11) Georgia.  Predicted winner:  Florida

3/15 – Quarterfinals

1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Tennessee vs. (9) Mississippi State.  Predicted winner:  Tennessee

3:30 p.m. (ESPN) (4) Auburn vs. (5) South Carolina.  Predicted winner:  Auburn

7 p.m. (SEC Network) (2) Kentucky vs. (10) Mississippi.  Predicted winner:  Kentucky

9:30 p.m. (SEC Network) (3) Alabama vs. (6) Florida.  Predicted winner:  Alabama

3/16 – Semifinals

1 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Tennessee vs. (4) Auburn.  Predicted winner:  Auburn

3:30 p.m. (ESPN) (2) Kentucky vs. (3) Alabama.  Predicted winner:  Alabama

3/17 – Finals

1 p.m. (ESPN) (3) Alabama vs. (4) Auburn.  Predicted winner:  Auburn

Southern Conference (March 8-11; Asheville, NC)

3/11 – Finals

7 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Samford vs. (7) East Tennessee State.  Predicted winner:  Samford

Southland (March 10-13; Lake Charles, LA)

3/11 – Second Round

6 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Lamar vs. (8) New Orleans.  Predicted winner:  Lamar

8:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Nicholls vs. (7) Texas A&M-Commerce*.  Predicted winner:  Nicholls

3/12 – Semifinals

6:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) McNeese vs. (4) Lamar.  Predicted winner:  McNeese

9 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. (3) Nicholls.  Predicted winner:  Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

3/13 – Finals

5 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) McNeese vs. (2) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Predicted winner:  McNeese

*Ineligible for the NCAA Tournament because still in transition period from D-II.  If Texas A&M-Commerce wins the tournament, the runner up will get the automatic bid.

Summit (March 8-12; Sioux Falls, SD)

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) (6) Omaha vs. (7) Denver.  Predicted winner:  Omaha

3/12 – Finals

9:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) South Dakota State vs. (6) Omaha.  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)

3/11 - Finals

7 p.m. (ESPN2) (4) Arkansas State vs. (2) James Madison.  Predicted winner:  James Madison

SWAC (March 13-16; Birmingham, AL)

Quarterfinals

3/13

3 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Alcorn State vs. (7) Alabama A&M.  Predicted winner:  Alcorn State

9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Grambling vs. (8) Alabama State.  Predicted winner:  Grambling

3/14

3 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) Texas Southern vs. (6) Jackson State.  Predicted winner:  Texas Southern

9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Southern vs. (5) Bethune-Cookman.  Predicted winner:  Bethune-Cookman

3/15 – Semifinals

3 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Grambling vs. (5) Bethune-Cookman.  Predicted winner:  Grambling

9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Alcorn State vs. (3) Texas Southern.  Predicted winner:  Texas Southern

3/16 – Finals

9:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (1) Grambling vs. (3) Texas Southern.  Predicted winner:  Texas Southern

WAC (March 13-16; Paradise, NV)

3/13 - First Round

9 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) Utah Valley vs. (8) Cal Baptist.  Predicted winner:  Utah Valley

11:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) Stephen F. Austin vs. (7) Abilene Christian.  Predicted winner:  Stephen F. Austin

3/14 – Quarterfinals

9 p.m. (ESPN+) (4) Seattle vs. (5) Utah Valley.  Predicted winner:  Seattle

11:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (3) UT Arlington vs. (6) Stephen F. Austin.  Predicted winner:  UT Arlington

3/15 – Semifinals

9 p.m. (ESPN+) (1) Grand Canyon vs. (4) Seattle.  Predicted winner:  Grand Canyon

11:30 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU) (2) Tarleton* vs. (3) UT Arlington.  Predicted winner:  Tarleton*

3/16 – Finals

11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (1) Grand Canyon vs. (2) Tarleton*.  Predicted winner:  Grand Canyon

*Ineligible for the NCAA Tournament because still in transition period from D-II.  If Tarleton wins the tournament, Grand Canyon will get the automatic bid.

West Coast (March 7-9, 11-12; Paradise, NV)

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