Conference Tournament action has begun in several conferences with more set to tip off this weekend. Here is a look at tournament action to date with the dates and matchups for their next round.
America East
Preliminary Round
#9Binghamton73 #8 Md.-Balt.Co.67
Quarterfinals (Saturday)
#1 Stony Brook (20-8) vs. # 9Binghamton(2-28)
#4Albany(18-13) vs. #5New Hampshire(13-15)
#2Vermont(20-11) vs. #7Maine(12-16)
#3BostonU (16-15) vs. #6Hartford(8-21)
Atlantic Sun
Quarterfinals
#1Belmont76 #8Jacksonville62
#4 East Tennessee 68 #5N. Florida66
#2 Mercer 61 #7 Lipscomb 53
#6FloridaGulfCoast71 #3S. CarolinaUpstate 61
Semifinals (Friday)
#1Belmont(25-7) vs. #4East Tennessee(17-13)
#2 Mercer (22-10) vs. #6FloridaGulfCoast(14-16)
Big South
Preliminary Round
#8High Point68 #9 Gardner-Webb 58
#7 VMI 55 #10 Radford 53
Quarterfinals
#1 UNC-Asheville 86 #8High Point61
#4CharlestonSou. 88 #5Liberty74
#6Winthrop71 #3Campbell55
#7 VMI 85 #2 CoastalCarolina68
Semifinals
#1 UNC-Asheville 91 #4CharlestonSou. 64
#7 VMI 75 #6Winthrop55
Championship Game (Saturday @ Noon EST)
#1 UNC-Asheville (23-9) vs. #7 VMI (17-15)
Horizon League
Opening Round
#4Milwaukee68 #9 Illinois-Chi. 55
#5Butler70 #8 WrightSt.52
#3Detroit80 #10 Loyola (Chi) 71
#6Youngstown77 #7Green Bay60
Quarterfinals (Friday)
#4Milwaukee(20-12) vs. #5Butler(19-13)
#3Detroit(19-13) vs.#6 Youngstown St.(16-14)
M A A C
Preliminary Round (Friday)
#8 Marist (13-17) vs. #9St.Peter’s (5-25)
#7Niagara(13-18) vs. #10 Canisius (5-24)
Missouri Valley
Opening Round
#8 Indiana St.66 #9Southern Illinois51
#7 Drake 65 #10 Bradley 49
Quarterfinals (Friday)
#1 Wichita St.(26-4) vs.#8 Indiana St.(18-13)
#4 Illinois St.(18-12) vs. #5Northern Iowa(19-12)
#2 Creighton (25-5) vs. #7 Drake (17-14)
#3Evansville(15-14) vs.#6 Missouri St.(15-15)
Northeast
Quarterfinals
#1Long Island80 #8 Sacred Heart 68
#5 Quinnipiac 80 #4St.Francis (NY) 72
#3 Robert Morris 87 #6 Monmouth 68
#2 Wagner 87 #7 CentralConn.St.77
Semifinals (Sunday)
#1Long Island(23-8) vs. #5 Quinnipiac (18-12)
#2 Wagner (25-5) vs. #3 Robert Morris (23-9)
Ohio Valley
Opening Round
#5 Southeast Missouri 75 #8E. Kentucky65
#7 Jacksonville St.75 #6AustinPeay 70
Quarterfinals
#4TennesseeTech 77 #5Southeast Missouri73
#3 Morehead St.68 #7 Jacksonville St.54
Semifinals (Friday)
Note: This tournament could be delayed due to severe weather threat in Nashville)
#1 Murray St.(28-1) vs. #4TennesseeTech (19-12)
#2 Tennessee St.(19-11) vs.#3 Morehead St.(18-14)
Patriot League
Quarterfinals
#1 Bucknell 87 #8 Navy 63
#5Lafayette84 #4 Holy Cross 76
#2 Lehigh 70 #7 Colgate 57
#3 American 57 #6 Army 40
Semifinals (Saturday)
#1 Bucknell (23-8) vs. #5Lafayette(13-17)
#2 Lehigh (24-7) vs. #3 American (20-10)
West Coast
Opening Round
#8Portland74 #9Santa Clara70
2nd Round
#5San Francisco87 #8Portland66
#6San Diego76 #7 Pepperdine 54
Quarterfinals (Friday)
#4 Loyola Marymount (19-11) vs. #5San Francisco(19-12)
#3 B Y U (24-7) vs. #6San Diego(13-17)
Mid-Major Teams in Top 65 of RPI (On the Bubble)
Sure Things
11Temple
12WichitaState
16 SouthernMississippi
17 U N L V
18Memphis
High Chances
20 Colorado St.
24 Gonzaga
25 Creighton
26 San Diego St.
29St. Louis
Good Chances
31 Murray St.
33New Mexico
36 Long Beach St.
37 Saint Mary’s
38 Harvard
Need To Do Some Work
43 Oral Roberts
44Iona
47 tie Middle Tennessee
47 tie Nevada
52 B Y U
Need A Miracle
53St.Joe’s
55 Xavier
58 South Dakota St.
Probably Need To Earn Automatic Bid
61VirginiaCommonwealth
62Northern Iowa
63 tie Drexel
63 tie Belmont
65 CentralFlorida
Major Conference At-large Candidates
A C C
Sure Things
North Carolina
Duke
FloridaState
Need To Do Some Work
Virginia
Miami(Fla)
North Carolina St.
Need A Miracle
Clemson
Big East
Sure Things
Syracuse
Marquette
Georgetown
Louisville
Notre Dame
Need To Do Some Work
Connecticut
Seton Hall
West Virginia
Cincinnati
South Florida
Big Ten
Sure Things
MichiganState
OhioState
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indiana
Need To Do Some Work
Purdue
Need A Miracle
Northwestern
Big 12
Sure Things
Kansas
Missouri
Baylor
IowaState
KansasState
Need To Do Some Work
Texas
Pac-12
Sure Things
Need To Do Some Work
California
Oregon
Washington
Need A Miracle
Arizona
Next Update: Sunday, March 4
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