Championship Week is Upon Us!

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. 

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.

The first bids to be clinched will be this weekend:

-Mountain West:  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

Tournaments with games today

-Atlantic Sun
-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) Idaho/Idaho State

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) Nebraska/Northwestern

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

Big West (March 12-14; Anaheim)

3/12 – Quarterfinals

3 p.m. (ESPN3) (1) vs. (8)

5:30 p.m. (ESPN3) (4) vs. (5)

9 p.m. (ESPN3) (3) vs. (6)

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)

9:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (6) vs. (11)

10 p.m. (ESPN+) (7) vs. (10)

3/12 – Quarterfinals

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)

10 p.m. (Facebook) (2) vs. (7)/(10)

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+) (6) Oakland at (3) Green Bay.  Predicted winner:  Green Bay

7 p.m. (ESPN+) (5) Youngstown State at (4) UIC.  Predicted winner:  Youngstown State

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

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. (FloHoops) 

8 p.m. (FloHoops) 

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.  Predicted winner:  Air Force

5:30 p.m. (Stadium) (7) New Mexico vs. (10) San Jose State.  Predicted winner:  New Mexico

8 p.m. (Stadium) (6) Colorado State vs. (11) Wyoming.  Predicted winner:  Colorado State

3/5 – Quarterfinals

2:30 p.m. (CBSSN) (1) San Diego State vs. (9) Air Force.  Predicted winner:  San Diego State

5 p.m. (CBSSN) (4) UNLV vs. (5) Boise State.  Predicted winner:  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.  Predicted winner:  San Diego 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) (7) Bryant at (2) St. Francis (PA).  Predicted winner:  St. Francis (PA)

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.  Predicted winner:  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.  Predicted winner:  Colgate

12 or 2 p.m. (CBSSN) (3) Boston at (2) American.  Predicted winner:  Boston

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+) (1) East Tennessee State vs. (5) Western Carolina.  Predicted winner: East Tennessee State

6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) Furman vs. (3) UNC Greensboro.  Predicted winner: Furman

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)

3/11 – 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. (4)/(5)/(8)/(9)

3 p.m. (ESPN+) (2) vs. (3)/(6)/(7)/(10)

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)

3/14 – Finals
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) vs. (6)

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

3/7 – 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) St. Mary's.  Predicted winner:  St. Mary's

3/10 – Finals

9 p.m. (ESPN) (1) Gonzaga vs. (3) St. Mary's.  Predicted winner:  Gonzaga

Updated Big Ten Tournament Seeding Predictions and NCAA Tournament Resumes

It was a busy and important weekend in Big Ten basketball.  On Saturday, Michigan State upset first-place Maryland in College Park. 78-66, to put some further pressure on the Terps, as they are now only one game ahead of MSU, Illinois, and Wisconsin for first place, with two games left.  One more win clinches a tie for the Big Ten title for Maryland, and if they win both of their remaining games, they will win the title outright.  In the other game on Saturday, Iowa held off Penn State, 77-68, at home.

Yesterday, IU lost a heartbreaker at Illinois, 67-66, thanks to some questionable no-calls in the last few minutes.  Elsewhere, Ohio State beat Michigan at home, 77-63, Northwestern picked up the last-place tiebreaker over Nebraska with a hard-fought 81-76 OT win in Lincoln, and Minnesota let a lead slip away in Madison against Wisconsin, to lose 71-69 and essentially seal Minnesota's fate as far as an at large bid to the Big Dance.

If my predictions hold true -- which I think we both know is unlikely -- there will be a four-way tie for second place in the Big Ten.  By the way, Big Ten teams now own 7 of the 8 hardest strengths of schedule in college basketball (and 11 of the top 15).

Next games

The next games take place Tuesday (all times Eastern):

-Maryland at Rutgers (7:00 p.m.; BTN)
-Michigan State at Penn State (7:00 p.m.; ESPN)
-Purdue at Iowa (9:00 p.m.; BTN)

Current Standings

Here are the current standings, with the conference record, each team's remaining Big Ten games, and my predictions.  I will try to update these after every day or every couple days of games.

1.  Maryland (13-5):  at Rutgers (L); Michigan (W)

2 (tie).  Illinois (12-6):  at Ohio State (L); Iowa (W)
2 (tie).  Michigan State (12-6):  at Penn State (L); Ohio State (W)
2 (tie).  Wisconsin (12-6):  Northwestern (W); at Indiana (L)

5 (tie).  Iowa (11-7):  Purdue (W); at Illinois (L)

5 (tie).  Penn State (11-7):  Michigan State (W); at Northwestern (W)
7.  Ohio State (10-8):  Illinois (W); at Michigan State (L)

8 (tie).  Michigan (9-9):  Nebraska (W); at Maryland (L)

8 (tie).  Rutgers (9-9):  Maryland (W); at Purdue (L)

10 (tie).  Indiana (8-10):  Minnesota (W); Wisconsin (W)

10 (tie).  Purdue (8-10):  at Iowa (L); Rutgers (W)

12.  Minnesota (7-11):  at Indiana (L); Nebraska (W)

13 (tie).  Nebraska (2-16):  at Michigan (L); at Minnesota (L)

13 (tie).  Northwestern (2-16):  at Wisconsin (L); Penn State (L)

Projected Big Ten Tournament Seeding

Given my predictions and Big Ten tiebreaking rules, here is how the Big Ten Tournament seeds should fall into place (bold means a team has clinched that seed):

1.  Maryland (14-6)

2.  Penn State (13-7) (Get ready for a complicated tiebreaker. All teams have a .500 record against the other three teams with a 13-7 record.  Penn State and Wisconsin both have a 1-0 record vs. Maryland, while MSU is 1-1, and Illinois is 0-2.  Penn State has a 1-1 record against Iowa, while Wisconsin has an 0-1 record.)
3.  Wisconsin (13-7) 
4.  Michigan State (13-7)
5.  Illinois (13-7)

6.  Iowa (12-8)
7.  Ohio State (11-9)
8.  Michigan (10-10) (has tiebreaker over IU and Rutgers based on 3-0 record against other two teams, while Rutgers has 1-2 record and IU has 0-2 record)

9.  Rutgers (10-10)
10.  Indiana (10-10)

11.  Purdue (9-11)

12.  Minnesota (8-12)
13.  Northwestern (2-18) (has tiebreaker over Nebraska based on 2-0 head-to-head record)

14.  Nebraska (2-18)

Big Ten Tournament Schedule

In the past, I have also included far-too-premature predictions for every game of the Big Ten Tournament, but, like the last couple years, I'm not even going to try to do that this year until the seeds are more finalized.  However, here are the dates/times/TV schedule for the Big Ten Tournament, which will be in Indianapolis.  All times are Eastern.

Wednesday March 11 – First Round

(12) vs. (13) (6 p.m. BTN)

(11) vs. (14) (8:30 p.m. BTN)

Thursday March 12 – Second Round

(8) vs. (9) (Noon, BTN)

(5) vs. (12)/(13) (2:30 p.m., BTN)

(7) vs. (10) (6:30 p.m., BTN)

(6) vs. (11)/(14) (9 p.m., BTN)

Friday March 13 – Quarterfinals

(1) vs. (8)/(9) (Noon, ESPN)

(4) vs. (5)/(12)/(13) (2:30 p.m., ESPN)

(2) vs. (7)/(10) (6:30 p.m., BTN)

(3) vs. (6)/(11)/(14) (9 p.m., BTN)

Saturday March 14 – Semifinals

(1)/(8)/(9) vs. (4)/(5)/(12)/(13) (1 p.m., CBS)

(2)/(7)/(10) vs. (3)/(6)/(11)/(14) (3:30 p.m., CBS)

Sunday March 15 – Finals

(1)/(4)/(5)/(8)/(9)/(12)/(13) vs. (2)/(3)/(6)/(7)/(10)/(11)/(14) (3:30 p.m., CBS)

NCAA Tournament Resumes for All 14 Big Ten Teams

Here is each Big Ten team's NCAA Tournament resume, including each team's BPI ranking (based on ESPN's BPI rankings), NET ranking (based on the NCAA's NET rankings), overall record against D-1 opponents, BPI strength of schedule, and record against all four NET Quadrants (for an explanation of the NET rankings and the Quadrants, click here, and note that the Quadrants don't include record against non-D1 opponents).  An * means the game was played on a neutral court.  I have categorized the teams by "In," "Bubble," or "Out," which is my best guess, based on what I know right now, as to whether each team is a lock for the NCAA Tournament, is on the bubble, or is out.  For the "In" and "Out" teams, I'm putting them in order based on NET ranking.  For the "Bubble" teams, I am putting them in order based on what I think their likelihood of making the NCAA Tournament is (which may or may not fall in line with the NET or BPI rankings).  For the "Out" teams, I'm just listing the BPI and NET ranking (and record), since their quality wins or bad losses are pretty much irrelevant given their records.

In

1.  Michigan State

BPI:  4

NET ranking:  7

Overall record:  20-9

BPI strength of schedule:  8

Quadrant 1 record: 7-8

-Wins:  at Seton Hall (12), at Maryland (15), Michigan (24), Iowa (29), Wisconsin (30), at Illinois (36), at Minnesota (46)
-Losses:  Duke (6), Kentucky* (14), Maryland (15), at Michigan (24), Penn State (26), at Wisconsin (30), at Purdue (35), at Indiana (54)
Quadrant 2 record:  5-1
-Wins:  Rutgers (34), Illinois (36), Minnesota (46), UCLA* (76), Georgia* (83)
-Losses:  Virginia Tech* (87)
Quadrant 3 record:  2-0
-Wins:  at Northwestern (175), at Nebraska (195)
-Losses:  None
Quadrant 4 record:  6-0
-Wins:  Northwestern (175), Eastern Michigan (184), Oakland* (223), Western Michigan (239), Charleston Southern (317), Binghamton (332)
-Losses:  None
Non-Division 1 record:  0-0

2.  Maryland

BPI:  11

NET ranking:  15
Overall record:  23-6
BPI strength of schedule:  12

Quadrant 1 record: 7-6

-Wins:  at Michigan State (7), Ohio State (16), Marquette* (25), Iowa (29), at Illinois (36), at Minnesota (46), at Indiana (54)
-Losses:  Michigan State (7), at Seton Hall (12), at Ohio State (16), at Penn State (26), at Iowa (29), at Wisconsin (30)
Quadrant 2 record:  6-0
-Wins:  Rutgers (34), Purdue (35), Illinois (36), Rhode Island (51), Indiana (54), Notre Dame (58)
-Losses:  None
Quadrant 3 record:  3-0
-Wins:  Harvard* (103), Temple* (112), at Northwestern (175)
-Losses:  None
Quadrant 4 record:  7-0
-Wins:  George Mason (159), Northwestern (175), Nebraska (195), Oakland (223), Bryant (237), Fairfield (286), Holy Cross (343)
-Losses:  None
Non-Division 1 record:  0-0

3.  Ohio State

BPI:  9

NET ranking:  16

Overall record:  20-9

BPI strength of schedule:  15

Quadrant 1 record:  6-8

-Wins:  Kentucky* (14), Maryland (15), Villanova (17), Michigan (24), at Michigan (24), Penn State (26)
-Losses:  at Maryland (15), West Virginia* (21), at Penn State (26), at Iowa (29), Wisconsin (30), at Wisconsin (30), at Minnesota (46), at Indiana (54)
Quadrant 2 record:  5-1
-Wins:  Rutgers (34), Purdue (35), Cincinnati (53), Indiana (54), at North Carolina (85)
-Losses:  Minnesota (46)
Quadrant 3 record:  3-0
-Wins:  Kent State (126), at Northwestern (175), at Nebraska (195)
-Losses:  None
Quadrant 4 record:  6-0
-Wins:  Nebraska (195), UMass Lowell (270), Purdue Fort Wayne (279), Stetson (303), Morgan State (306), Southeast Missouri State (342)
-Losses:  None
Non-Division 1 record:  0-0

4.  Michigan

BPI:  19

NET ranking:  24

Overall record:  18-11

BPI strength of schedule:  2

Quadrant 1 record:  7-10

-Wins:  Gonzaga* (2), Michigan State (7), Creighton (13), Iowa (29), Rutgers* (34), at Rutgers (34), at Purdue (35)
-Losses:  at Michigan State (7), at Louisville (8), Ohio State (16), at Ohio State (16), Oregon (18), Penn State (26), at Iowa (29), Wisconsin (30), at Illinois (36), at Minnesota (46)
Quadrant 2 record:  4-1
-Wins:  Purdue (35), Indiana (54), North Carolina* (85), Iowa State* (88)
-Losses:  Illinois (36)
Quadrant 3 record:  2-0
-Wins:  at Northwestern (175), at Nebraska (195)
-Losses:  None
Quadrant 4 record:  5-0
-Wins:  Appalachian State (176), Elon (253), UMass Lowell (270), Presbyterian (327), Houston Baptist (345)
-Losses:  None
Non-Division 1 record:  0-0

5.  Penn State

BPI:  22

NET ranking:  26

Overall record:  21-8

BPI strength of schedule:  17

Quadrant 1 record: 7-6
-Wins:  at Michigan State (7), Maryland (15), Ohio State (16), at Michigan (24), Iowa* (29), at Purdue (35), at Georgetown (60)
-Losses:  at Ohio State (16), at Iowa (29), Wisconsin (30), at Rutgers (34), at Minnesota (46), at Indiana (54)
Quadrant 2 record:  6-2
-Wins:  Rutgers (34), Alabama (42), Minnesota (46), Indiana (54), Yale (63), Syracuse* (71)
-Losses:  Illinois (36), Mississippi* (93)
Quadrant 3 record:  2-0
-Wins:  Wake Forest (100), at Nebraska (195)
-Losses:  None
Quadrant 4 record:  6-0
-Wins:  Northwestern (175), Bucknell (241), Cornell (307), Wagner (330), Central Connecticut State (347), Maryland-Eastern Shore (349)
-Losses:  None
Non-Division 1 record:  0-0

6.  Iowa

BPI:  24

NET ranking:  29

Overall record:  20-9

BPI strength of schedule:  5

Quadrant 1 record: 8-7

-Wins:  Maryland (15), Ohio State (16), Texas Tech* (23), Michigan (24), Penn State (26), Wisconsin (30), at Minnesota (46), at Syracuse (71) 
-Losses:  San Diego State* (4), at Michigan State (7), at Maryland (15), at Michigan (24), Penn State (26), at Purdue (35), at Indiana (54)
Quadrant 2 record:  5-0
-Wins:  Rutgers (34), Illinois (36), Minnesota (46), Cincinnati* (53), at Iowa State (88)
-Losses:  None
Quadrant 3 record:  3-2
-Wins:  Oral Roberts (151), North Florida (155), at Northwestern (175)
-Losses:  DePaul (81), at Nebraska (195)
Quadrant 4 record:  4-0
-Wins:  Nebraska (195), Cal Poly (324), SIU-Edwardsville (337), Kennesaw State (352)
-Losses:  None
Non-Division 1 record:  0-0

7.  Wisconsin

BPI:  25

NET ranking:  30

Overall record:  19-10

BPI strength of schedule:  3

Quadrant 1 record:  8-8

-Wins:  Michigan State (7), Maryland (15), at Ohio State (16), Ohio State (16), at Michigan (24), Marquette (25), at Penn State (26), at Tennessee (69)
-Losses:  at Michigan State (7), at Iowa (29), St. Mary's* (31), at Rutgers (34), at Purdue (35), at Minnesota (46), Richmond* (48), at NC State (55)
Quadrant 2 record:  4-1
-Wins:  Rutgers (34), Purdue (35), Minnesota (46), Indiana (54)
-Losses:  Illinois (36)
Quadrant 3 record:  1-1
-Wins:  at Nebraska (195)
-Losses:  New Mexico* (148)
Quadrant 4 record:  6-0
-Wins:  Rider (190), Nebraska (195), Green Bay (226), Eastern Illinois (235), Milwaukee (264), McNeese State (289)
-Losses:  None
Non-Division 1 record:  0-0

8.  Rutgers

BPI:  35

NET ranking:  34

Overall record:  18-11

BPI strength of schedule:  36

Quadrant 1 record:  3-9

-Wins:  Seton Hall (12), Penn State (26), Wisconsin (30)
-Losses:  at Michigan State (7), at Maryland (15), at Ohio State (16), Michigan* (24), Michigan (24), at Penn State (26), at Iowa (29), at Wisconsin (30), at Illinois (36)
Quadrant 2 record:  4-1
-Wins:  Purdue (35), Illinois (36), Minnesota (46), Indiana (54) 
-Losses:  at Pittsburgh (109)
Quadrant 3 record:  3-1
-Wins:  Stephen F. Austin (80), UMass (142), at Nebraska (195)
-Losses:  St. Bonaventure* (116)
Quadrant 4 record:  7-0
-Wins:  Northwestern (175), Nebraska (195), Lafayette (222), Drexel (234), Bryant (237), Niagara (302), NJIT (311)
-Losses:  None
Non-Division 1 record:  1-0

9.  Illinois

BPI:  33

NET ranking:  36

Overall record:  20-9

BPI strength of schedule:  27

Quadrant 1 record: 5-7

-Wins:  Michigan (24), at Michigan (24), at Penn State (26), at Wisconsin (30), at Purdue (35)
-Losses:  at Michigan State (7), Michigan State (7), at Arizona (10), at Maryland (15), Maryland (15), at Iowa (29), at Rutgers (34)
Quadrant 2 record:  4-1
-Wins:  Rutgers (34), Purdue (35), Minnesota (46), Indiana (54)
-Losses:  Missouri* (92)
Quadrant 3 record:  2-1
-Wins:  Old Dominion (164), at Northwestern (175)
-Losses:  Miami (108)
Quadrant 4 record:  8-0
-Wins:  Northwestern (175), Nebraska (195), Nicholls State (203), Hawaii (217), North Carolina A&T (269), at Grand Canyon (278), Hampton (321), The Citadel (338)
-Losses:  None
Non-Division 1 record:  1-0

Bubble

10.  Indiana

BPI:  39

NET ranking:  54

Overall record:  18-11

BPI strength of schedule:  6

Quadrant 1 record:  6-9

-Wins:  Michigan State (7), Florida State (11), Ohio State (16), Penn State (26), Iowa (29), at Minnesota (46)
-Losses:  at Maryland (15), Maryland (15), at Ohio State (16), at Michigan (24), at Penn State (26), at Wisconsin (30), at Rutgers (34), at Purdue (35), at Illinois (36)
Quadrant 2 record:  2-2
-Wins:  Notre Dame* (58), UConn* (61)
-Losses:  Purdue (35), Arkansas (47)
Quadrant 3 record:  4-0
-Wins:  Louisiana Tech (94), South Dakota State (119), Princeton (154), at Nebraska (195)
-Losses:  None
Quadrant 4 record:  6-0
-Wins:  Northwestern (175), Portland State (185), Nebraska (195), Troy (271), North Alabama (292), Western Illinois (336)
-Losses:  None
Non-Division 1 record:  0-0

11.  Purdue

BPI:  18

NET ranking:  35

Overall record:  15-14

BPI strength of schedule:  4

Quadrant 1 record:  4-11

-Wins:  Michigan State (7), Iowa (29), Wisconsin (30), at Indiana (54)
-Losses:  Florida State* (11), at Maryland (15), at Ohio State (16), Butler* (20), at Michigan (24), Michigan (24), at Marquette (25), Penn State (26), at Wisconsin (30), at Rutgers (34), at Illinois (36)
Quadrant 2 record:  4-2
-Wins:  Minnesota (46), Virginia (50), Indiana (54), VCU* (56) 
-Losses:  Illinois (36), Texas (59)
Quadrant 3 record:  1-1
-Wins:  at Northwestern (175)
-Losses:  at Nebraska (195)
Quadrant 4 record:  6-0
-Wins:  Ohio (166), Northwestern (175), Central Michigan (201), Green Bay (226), Jacksonville State (282), Chicago State (353)
-Losses:  None
Non-Division 1 record:  0-0

12.  Minnesota

BPI:  34

NET ranking:  46

Overall record:  13-15

BPI strength of schedule:  1
Quadrant 1 record:  5-12

-Wins:  Ohio State (16), at Ohio State (16), Michigan (24), Penn State (26), Wisconsin (30)

-Losses:  at Michigan State (7), Michigan State (7), Maryland (15), at Butler (20), at Penn State (26), Iowa (29), at Iowa (29), at Wisconsin (30), at Rutgers (34), at Purdue (35), at Illinois (36), Oklahoma* (40)
Quadrant 2 record:  2-2
-Wins:  Oklahoma State* (68), Clemson (73)
-Losses:  Indiana (54), at Utah (84)
Quadrant 3 record:  1-1
-Wins:  at Northwestern (175)
-Losses:  DePaul (81)
Quadrant 4 record:  5-0
-Wins:  FIU (172), Northwestern (175), Central Michigan (201), North Dakota (245), Cleveland State (297)
-Losses:  None
Non-Division 1 record:  0-0

Out

13.  Northwestern

BPI:  143

NET ranking:  175
Overall record:  7-21

14.  Nebraska

BPI:  159

NET ranking:  195

Overall record:  7-22