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March 12, 2017

Selection Sunday Ayem–March 12, 2017

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Like Xmas Day For A Basketball Junkie

5:30 PM Eastern DAYLIGHT Time cannot come quickly enough.  Today is the day fans of 68 teams get to open their March Madness presents.  Most of the teams that will be dancing know they are in, be it with an automatic bid or a for sure at-large bid.  The Bubble has shrunk to just a few teams, and our Bracketology Gurus believe they have the 68 teams this morning before any games are played today.  Only the seeding may be altered by today’s games, but they agree in 100% unison that the teams we will list are the 68 teams that will continue to pursue their National Championship dreams.

THE FINAL BUBBLE

California

Illinois St.

Iowa

Kansas St.

Rhode Island

Syracuse

USC

Vanderbilt

Wake Forest

Xavier

Room at the Inn for six of these 10 teams, so which six make it, and which 4 are number one seeds in the NIT?

The six we have in are (alphabetically): Kansas State, Rhode Island, USC, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, and Xavier.

The four that will need tissues to wipe their tears are: California, Illinois State, Iowa, and Syracuse

The one that the Gurus believe should be in over one that should be out is Illinois State rather than USC.  However, the Gurus are selecting based on how they predict the Selection Committee will select, and even through the rules state that teams are not chosen within a conference by conference basis, subconsciously the members will look and see that they cannot exclude both Cal and the Trojans.  USC’s win over SMU is the reason the men of Troy get in over the men of Berkeley.

 

There are six games left to be played, and the seed lines could change based on who wins, but the Committee does not change their final seedings within the last two hours, so the final scores of some of the games will be official after the final seeding has been done.  Thus, the AAC and Big Ten Championship Games will still be underway when the final seeds are completed.  Only the name of the Sun Belt Conference Champion will have to be added late, and the Committee can already put the first letter of that champion on the board–a “T” (Texas State or Troy).

 

Here is today’s schedule.

American Athletic Conference Championship
Seed Team W-L vs. Seed Team W-L Time TV
1 SMU 29-4 vs. 2 Cincinnati 29-4 3:15 PM ESPN
                 
Atlantic 10 Conference Championship
Seed Team W-L vs. Seed Team W-L Time TV
4 Rhode Island 23-9 vs. 2 VCU 26-7 12:30 PM CBS
                 
Big Ten Conference Championship
Seed Team W-L vs. Seed Team W-L Time TV
8 Michigan 23-11 vs. 2 Wisconsin 25-8 3:00 PM CBS
                 
Ivy League Conference Championship
Seed Team W-L vs. Seed Team W-L Time TV
1 Princeton 22-6 vs. 3 Yale 18-10 12:00 PM ESPN2
                 
Southeastern Conference Championship
Seed Team W-L vs. Seed Team W-L Time TV
1 Kentucky 28-5 vs. 3 Arkansas 25-8 1:00 PM ESPN
                 
Sun Belt Conference Championship
Seed Team W-L vs. Seed Team W-L Time TV
4 Texas St. 20-12 vs. 6 Troy 21-14 2:00 PM ESPN2
                 
Selection Sunday
5:30 PM EDT on CBS
 
NCAA Tournament
First Four: March 14-15
                 
Second Round: March 16-17
                 
Third Round: March 18-19
                 
Sweet 16: March 23-24
                 
Elite Eight: March 25-26
                 
Final Four: April 1
                 
National Championship: April 3

The Bracketology Gurus Field of 68

  1. Villanova, Gonzaga, Kansas, North Carolina
  2. Duke, Arizona, Kentucky, Oregon
  3. Baylor, Louisville, Florida St., UCLA
  4. West Virginia, Butler, Notre Dame, Cincinnati
  5. Florida, Iowa St., Virginia, Purdue
  6. Wisconsin, SMU, Minnesota, Michigan
  7. Creighton, Arkansas, Saint Mary’s, Wichita St.
  8. Maryland, Miami (Fla.), VCU, Virginia Tech
  9. Northwestern, Oklahoma St., Dayton, Seton Hall
  10. Michigan St., South Carolina, Marquette, Providence
  11. Middle Tennessee, Xavier, Vanderbilt, USC, Wake Forest
  12. UNC-Wilmington, Nevada, Vermont, Rhode Island, Kansas St.
  13. Bucknell, Princeton, Winthrop, East Tennessee St.
  14. Florida Gulf Coast, New Mexico St., Iona, Northern Kentucky
  15. Texas Southern, Kent State, Jacksonville St., North Dakota
  16. Texas St., UNC-Central, New Orleans, South Dakota St., UC-Davis, Mount St. Mary’s

Last Four Byes: Marquette, Providence, Vanderbilt, Xavier

Last Four In (Dayton Bound): USC vs. Wake Forest, Rhode Island vs. Kansas St.

First Four Out (#1 Seeds in NIT): California, Illinois St., Iowa, and Syracuse

 

Coming Next:  We go dark for 48 hours.  Tuesday morning, we will premier PiRate Bracketnomics for 2017 with a total primer on how we handle our bracket picking and outright winners of games for you that failed to heed our warnings and chose to wager your hard-earned dollars in Vegas or offshore.  FWIW, we have heard from a half-dozen of you that you have found something in our Blue Ratings that have made you handsome profits this year.  We hope that continues for you, but please do not rely on just our ratings to wager money with books in Vegas.  We don’t want the guilt trip when you cannot pay your April Mortgage or car payment.

In addition to Bracketnomics, we will also give you all the raw data to use for yourself.  We will have a spreadsheet of all 68 teams with their Four Factors, their PiRate Specific Ratings, and then follow that up with how the teams fit in our Final Four footprint.  We have backtested the data we use as far back as each statistic allows us to do, and we will include that in our preview.

Tell all your friends to check us out.  The Tuesday preview is our most visited entry of the year, even more than our Super Bowl and College Playoff National Championship football editions.

 

But remember our axiom: We are just a bunch of math nerds doing this for fun.  Please wager responsibly, or like us just wager a lunch with your friend.  Also, remember that you have a better chance of being abducted by aliens from space while being struck by lightning, as you hold the winning Power Ball and Mega Millions lottery tickets while getting a kiss from a supermodel (all at the same time) than you do of picking a perfect bracket.

Note: Special Congrats go to Renato Nunez on his impressive home run at Hohokam Park yesterday against the Rangers.

March 5, 2017

Conference Tournament Update–Sunday, March 5, 2017

Filed under: College Basketball — Tags: , , , , , , , , , — piratings @ 8:41 am

First Ticket Punched

Welcome Jacksonville State to the giant Dance Studio of March.  The Gamecocks have been a small football factory at the FCS level, noted for upsetting Ole Miss and almost knocking off Auburn in recent years.  As a basketball member of Division 1, JSU has never been a contender for the NCAA Tournament.  In fact, in a score of seasons at the D1 level, the school has produced just four overall winning records with no conference championships.

Last year, the Gamecocks finished just 8-23 and parted ways with Coach James Green.  Enter Coach Ray Harper, who had just resigned from Western Kentucky following a WKU School suspension of three key players.  Harper came to JSU with two Division II national titles, two NAIA national titles, and two D1 NCAA appearances while with the Hilltoppers.

Even with such a stellar resume, not even Coach K himself could have made the so-called media experts select the Gamecocks to finish first in the Ohio Valley Conference this year, nor even make the upper half of the standings.  JSU was a consensus 12th-place pick out of 12 teams in the league.

Not only did Harper guide the Gamecocks well above last place, he took JSU to a winning record in the league and winning record overall.  Then, he upset top-seed Belmont to make it to the OVC Championship Game, where the Gamecocks looked like they were definitely the best team in the league at this point of the season.

Jacksonville State thus becomes team number one in the NCAA Tournament with an overall record of 20-14.  They are likely to be a #16 seed and at best a #15, but they will not lay down and allow a #1 seed to walk all over them.  Expect a tough fight from these Gamecocks.

 

Three More Tickets Issued Today

By the end of the day, there will be a quartet of teams in the Field of 68.  Surprise 7th-seed Campbell (17-16) faces a challenging task, as the Camels must go to top-seed Winthrop (25-6) to decide the Big South Championship.  That game will air on ESPN at 1:00PM Eastern Time.  If Campbell wins, the Camels are virtually assured of knowing they will have to go to Dayton for a First Four game.  If Winthrop wins, the Eagles just might move up to a 13-seed and should be no worse than a 14-seed, and a formidable one at that.

 

An hour later, the finale of Arch Madness (Missouri Valley Conference) tips off on CBS, and the top two seeds have made it to the championship round for their rubber game grudge match.  Top-seed Illinois State (27-5) is actually an underdog to second-seed Wichita State (29-4) and for good reason.  The Shockers look as strong at this point of the season as they did when they advanced to the Final Four a few years back.  Coach Greg Marshall’s WSU team has won 14 games in a row, including an incredible 41-point win over ISU four weeks ago.  Some bracketologists believe that the loser of this game could move outside of the good part of the bubble, but most of our Bracketology Gurus have the Valley sending both teams to the Dance.

 

At 3:00 PM Eastern today, the Atlantic Sun Title Game will tip off in a game between rivals from the Sunshine State.  3-seed North Florida (15-18) visits perennial league champion and top-seed Florida Gulf Coast (25-7).  The two teams played in Fort Myers at the end of January, and FGCU pulled away in the second half to win by 15 thanks to a hot night from guard Brandon Goodwin.  In a semifinal win at 2-seed Lipscomb, you might have been confused and thought that the names on the back of the UNF jerseys read, “Curry,” “Harden,” and “Korver,” as the Ospreys hit three-pointer after three-pointer to pull away from Lipscomb quickly.  They will have to have a repeat performance to have a chance to upset FGCU today.

 

Have We Got Offense For You

We are true hardwood junkies here on the PiRate Ship.  And, we keep a close watch on all the low and mid-major conferences, where there are teams operating under the radar and not getting any national publicity.  If you really love basketball and especially love the style of play that was prevalent in the 1960s and 1970s, when teams raced up and down the floor with 80-possession games, then there is a must watch game for you tonight.

In the Summit League, at 9:30 PM Eastern Time, Fort Wayne will take on Omaha in a quarterfinal match.  The last time these two teams squared off, Ft. Wayne won 108-101 in overtime, and there is no reason to think tonight’s game will be much different.  That 45-minute game saw both teams accumulate 91 possessions, and even if they only play 40 minutes tonight, they could easily top 80 possessions apiece.

 

The Inaugural Ivy League Tournament Is Finally Set

Call us snobbish or traditional, but most of us buckaroos and buckarettes here really like the Ivy League basketball season.  Our head Captain here can remember Bill Bradley playing at Princeton and Jim McMillan playing at Columbia, and he has followed this league like he is the commissioner himself.

Last night, Penn upset Harvard, while Columbia fell to Yale.  The Lions could not protect a five-point second half lead, and then after Yale took a four-point lead, Columbia fought back to tie the game with less than 90 seconds to go.  A missed three-pointer when there was a possible high-percentage two-pointer available led to Yale getting the rebound with the lead in the final minute, and the Bulldogs then held onto the ball, forcing Columbia to foul.  Unfortunately for the Lions, they had yet to put Yale in the bonus, and they did not force the seventh foul until there were less than five seconds remaining.  Miye Oni hit both foul shots for Yale to put the dagger in CU’s hopes.

So, the first ever Ivy League Tournament will feature top-seed Princeton, who went a perfect 14-0 in the league facing fourth-seed Penn in one semifinal match, while Harvard and Yale meet in the other semifinal.  If the Ivy League had wanted to script the perfect first ever tournament, they would have wanted it exactly like this.  Two sets of arch-rivals with the weakest of the four teams hosting the thing at the most venerable Eastern gymnasium, the Palestra.  Hey Ivy League brass–we are waiting for our media pass!  We’ll sit anywhere and even move the dust mop across the floor at halftime and during timeouts.

Today’s Tournament Schedule (by Conference)

Time Network Conference Team vs. Team
3:00 PM ESPN A_Sun TITLE Florida Gulf Coast vs. North Florida
1:00 PM ESPN B-South TITLE Winthrop vs. Campbell
2:00 PM Comcast SN Colonial UNC-Wilmington vs. William & Mary
4:30 PM Comcast SN Colonial College of Charleston vs. Northeastern
5:00 PM ESPN3 Horizon Green Bay vs. Illinois-Chicago
7:30 PM ESPN3 Horizon Northern Kentucky vs. Wright St.
4:30 PM ESPN3 MAAC Monmouth vs. Siena
7:00 PM ESPN3 MAAC St. Peter’s vs. Iona
2:00 PM CBS MVC  TITLE Illinois St. vs. Wichita St.
12:00 PM CBSSN Patriot Boston U vs. Lehigh
2:00 PM CBSSN Patriot Bucknell vs. Navy
5:00 PM ESPN3 SoCon UNC-Greensboro vs. Wofford
7:30 PM ESPN3 SoCon East Tennessee St. vs. Samford
7:00 PM ESPN3 Summit South Dakota St. vs. Denver
9:30 PM ESPN3 Summit Omaha vs. Fort Wayne

Schedule by Tip-off Time

Time Network Conference Team vs. Team
12:00 PM CBSSN Patriot Boston U vs. Lehigh
1:00 PM ESPN Big South Winthrop vs. Campbell
2:00 PM Comcast SN Colonial UNC-Wilmington vs. William & Mary
2:00 PM CBS MVC Illinois St. vs. Wichita St.
2:00 PM CBSSN Patriot Bucknell vs. Navy
3:00 PM ESPN Atlantic Sun Florida Gulf Coast vs. North Florida
4:30 PM Comcast SN Colonial College of Charleston vs. Northeastern
4:30 PM ESPN3 MAAC Monmouth vs. Siena
5:00 PM ESPN3 Horizon Green Bay vs. Illinois-Chicago
5:00 PM ESPN3 SoCon UNC-Greensboro vs. Wofford
7:00 PM ESPN3 MAAC St. Peter’s vs. Iona
7:00 PM ESPN3 Summit South Dakota St. vs. Denver
7:30 PM ESPN3 Horizon Northern Kentucky vs. Wright St.
7:30 PM ESPN3 SoCon East Tennessee St. vs. Samford
9:30 PM ESPN3 Summit Omaha vs. Fort Wayne

Coming Tomorrow: An updated Bracketology Gurus report plus all the tournament brackets and the schedule of games for Monday.

March 10, 2013

NCAA Basketball Conference Tournaments Update–Monday, March 11, 2013

Filed under: College Basketball — Tags: , , , , , , , , , — piratings @ 8:17 pm

DANCE TICKETS PUNCHED

Florida Gulf Coast 24-10

Belmont 26-6

Harvard 19-9

Liberty 15-20

Creighton 27-7

 

Today’s Conference Tournaments in Action

Colonial Athletic—Championship Game

Metro Atlantic—Championship Game

Mid-American—Opening Round

Mideast Athletic—Opening Round (1st half)

Southern—Championship Game

Summit—Semifinal Round

Sun Belt—Championship Game

West Coast—Championship Game

 

Note: RPI Ranking is from Monday, March 4.  These will be updated Monday afternoon

 

America East Conference

 

Seed

 Team

Conference

Overall

RPI

1

 Stony Brook

14-2

24-7

71

2

 Vermont

11-5

21-10

128

3

 Hartford

10-6

17-13

171

4

 Albany

9-7

23-10

164

5

 Maine

6-10

11-19

273

6

 U M B C

5-11

8-23

312

7

 N. Hampshire

5-11

9-20

293

8

 Binghamton

1-15

3-27

338

 

Conference Tournament—Albany, NY  (Championship Game at Higher Seed)

 

Game #

 Day 1 – Quarterfinals

Time

TV

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

1

 2-Vermont  61  7-New Hampshire  42

 

 

2

 6-U M B C  69  3-Hartford  62

 

 

3

 1-Stony Brook  72  8-Binghamton  49

 

 

4

 4-Albany  50  5-Maine  49

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 SUNDAY, MARCH 10

 

 

5

 2-Vermont  85  6-U M B C  72

 

 

6

 4-Albany  61  1-Stony Brook  59

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 –Finals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 16

 

 

7

 4-Albany at 2-Vermont

11:30 AM

ESPN2

 

  

 

 

 

Online Site: www.americaeast.com

 

 

 

Colonial Athletic Association

 

Seed

 Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Northeastern 14-4 19-11 160
2 Delaware 13-5 19-13 127
3 James Madison 11-7 18-14 207
4 George Mason 10-8 18-13 155
5 Drexel 9-9 13-18 205
6 William & Mary 7-11 13-17 265
7 Hofstra 4-14 7-25 321

 

Conference Tournament—Richmond, VA

Game #

 Day 1 – Quarterfinals

Time

TV

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

1

 4-George Mason  60  5-Drexel  54

 

 

2

 2-Delaware  62  7-Hofstra  57

 

 

3

 3-James Madison  72  6-William & Mary  67

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 SUNDAY, MARCH 10

 

 

4

 1-Northeastern  69 4-George Mason  67

 

 

5

 3-James Madison  58  2-Delaware  57

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3-Finals

 

 

 

 MONDAY, MARCH 11

 

 

6

 1-Northeastern vs. 3-James Madison

 

 

 

Online Site: http://www.caasports.com

 

Horizon League

 

Seed

 Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Valparaiso 13-3 25-7 63
2 Detroit 12-4 20-12 58
3 Wright St. 10-6 21-11 166
4 Green Bay 10-6 18-15 167
5 Illinois-Chicago 7-9 17-15 164
6 Youngstown St. 7-9 17-15 190
7 Loyola (Chi) 5-11 15-16 218
8 Cleveland St. 5-11 14-18 196
9 Milwaukee 3-13 8-24 301

 

Conference Tournament—1st Round & Championship @ Higher Seed, Quarterfinals & Semifinals at Valparaiso

 

Game #

 Day 1 – 1st Round

Time

TV

 

 TUESDAY, MARCH 5

 

 

1

 4-Green Bay  62  9-Milwaukee  46

 

 

2

 5-Illinois-Chicago  82  8-Cleveland St.  59

 

 

3

 6-Youngstown St.  62  7-Loyola (Chi)  60

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Quarterfinals

 

 

 

 FRIDAY, MARCH 8

 

 

4

 3-Wright St.  66  6-Youngstown St.  59

 

 

5

 4-Green Bay  64  5-Illinois-Chicago  63

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

6

 3-Wright St.  56  2-Detroit  54

 

 

7

 1-Valparaiso  70  4-Green Bay  69

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 4 – Finals

 

 

 

 TUESDAY, MARCH 12

 

 

8

 3-Wright St. vs. 1-Valparaiso

9:00 PM

ESPN

 

Online Site: http://www.horizonleague.org

 

M A A C

 

Seed Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Niagara 13-5 19-13 123
2 Rider 12-6 18-14 135
3 Loyola (MD) 12-6 21-11 98
4 Iona 11-7 19-13 117
5 Canisius 11-7 18-13 110
6 Manhattan 9-9 14-17 200
7 Fairfield 9-9 19-15 170
8 Marist 6-12 10-21 250
9 Siena 4-14 8-24 297
10 St. Peter’s 3-15 9-21 283

 

Conference Tournament—Springfield, MA

Game #

 Day 1 – 1st Round

Time

TV

 

 FRIDAY, MARCH 8

 

 

1

 9-Siena   70  8-Marist  64

 

 

2

 7-Fairfield  54  10-St. Peter’s  47

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Quarterfinals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

3

 1-Niagara  74  9-Siena  62

 

 

4

 4-Iona  89  5-Canisius  85

 

 

5

 7-Fairfield  43  2-Rider  42

 

 

6

 6-Manhattan  55  3-Loyola (MD)  52

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 SUNDAY, MARCH 10

 

 

7

 4-Iona  79  1-Niagara  73

 

 

8

 6-Manhattan  60  7-Fairfield  42

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 4 – Finals

 

 

 

 MONDAY, MARCH 11

 

 

9

 4-Iona vs. 6-Manhattan

9:00 PM

ESPN2

 

Online Site: http://www.maacsports.com

 

Mid-American Conference

Seed

 Team

Conference

Overall

RPI

1

 Akron

14-2

24-6

53

2

 Ohio U

14-2

23-8

74

3

 Western Michigan

10-6

19-11

132

4

 Kent St.

9-7

19-12

145

5

 Ball St.

8-8

15-14

225

6

 Bowling Green

7-9

13-18

254

7

 Eastern Michigan

7-9

14-17

235

8

 Buffalo

7-9

12-19

231

9

 Central Michigan

4-12

11-19

260

10

 Northern Illinois

3-13

5-24

331

11

 Miami (O)

3-13

8-21

269

 

Conference Tournament—Cleveland (1st round at higher seeds)

 

Game #

 Day 1 – Opening Round

Time

TV

 

 MONDAY, MARCH 11

 

 

1

 9-Central Michigan at 8-Buffalo

7:00 PM

Online

2

 10-Northern Illinois at 7-Eastern Michigan

7:00 PM

Online

3

 11-Miami (O) at 6-Bowling Green

7:00 PM

Online

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – 2nd Round

 

 

 

 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13

 

 

4

 5-Ball St. vs. Winner Game 1

6:30 PM

Online

5

 Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3

9:00 PM

Online

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 – Quarterfinals

 

 

 

 THURSDAY, MARCH 14

 

 

6

 4-Kent St. vs. Winner Game 4

6:30 PM

Online

7

 3-W. Michigan vs. Winner Game 5

9:00 PM

Online

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 4 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 FRIDAY, MARCH 15

 

 

8

 1-Akron vs. Winner Game 6

6:30 PM

Online

9

 2-Ohio vs. Winner Game 7

9:00 PM

Online

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 5 – Finals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 16

 

 

10

 Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9

6:30 PM

ESPN2

 

  

 

 

 

 Online Site: www.mac-sports.com

 

 

 

Mideast Athletic Conference

 

Seed

 Team

Conference

Overall

RPI

1

 Norfolk St.

16-0

21-10

169

2

 UNC-Central

15-1

22-8

151

3

 Hampton

11-5

14-16

282

4

 Savannah St.

11-5

18-13

155

5

 Morgan St.

10-6

14-14

251

6

 Delaware St.

8-8

13-17

276

7

 North Carolina A&T

8-8

15-16

253

8

 Bethune-Cookman

7-9

12-19

293

9

 Coppin St.

5-11

8-23

309

10

 Florida A&M

5-11

8-22

333

11

 Howard

4-12

7-23

334

12

 South Carolina St.

2-14

6-23

342

13

 MD-Eastern Shore

2-14

2-25

345

 

Conference Tournament—Norfolk, VA

 

Game #

 Day 1 – Opening Round (Day 1)

Time

TV

 

 MONDAY, MARCH 11

 

 

1

 4-Savannah St. vs. 13-MD-Eastern Shore

6:30 PM

Online

2

 5-Morgan St. vs. 12-South Carolina St.

9:00 PM

Online

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Opening Round (Day 2)

 

 

 

 TUESDAY, MARCH 12

 

 

3

 8-Bethune-Cookman vs. 9-Coppin St.

4:00 PM

Online

4

 7-North Carolina A&T vs. 10-Florida A&M

6:30 PM

Online

5

 6-Delaware St. vs. 11-Howard

9:00 PM

Online

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 – Quarterfinals (Day 1)

 

 

 

 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13

 

 

6

 1-Norfolk St. vs. Winner Game 3

6:00 PM

Online

7

 2-UNC-Central vs. Winner Game 4

8:00 PM

Online

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 4 – Quarterfinals (Day 2)

 

 

 

 THURSDAY, MARCH 14

 

 

8

 3-Hampton vs. Winner Game 5

6:00 PM

Online

9

 Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2

8:00 PM

Online

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 5 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 FRIDAY, MARCH 15

 

 

10

 Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 9

6:00 PM

Online

11

 Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8

8:00 PM

Online

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 6 – Championship Game

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 16

 

 

12

 Winner Game 19 vs. Winner Game 11

5:00 PM

ESPNU

 

  

 

 

 

 Online Site: http://www.MEACsports.com

 

 

 

 

Northeast Conference

 

Seed Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Robert Morris 14-4 24-10 114
2 Wagner 12-6 20-12 124
3 Long Island 12-6 20-13 195
4 Bryant 12-6 19-12 146
5 Mt. St. Mary‘s 11-7 19-13 156
6 Quinnipiac 11-7 15-17 191
7 Central Connecticut 9-9 13-18 197
8 St. Francis, NY 8-10 12-19 216

 

Conference Tournament—Games at Campus Sites.  Higher Seeds Host All Games.  Teams Will Be Re-Seeded After Quarterfinals

 

Game #

 Day 1 – Quarterfinals

Time

TV

 

 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6

 

 

1

 1-Robert Morris  75  8-St. Francis (NY)  57

 

 

2

 2-Wagner  72  7-Central Connecticut  50

 

 

3

 3-Long Island  91  6-Quinnipiac  83

 

 

4

 5-Mt. St. Mary‘s  75  4-Bryant  69

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

5

 5-Mt. St. Mary’s  69  1-Robert Morris  60

 

 

6

 3-Long Island  94  2-Wagner  82

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 – Finals

 

 

 

 TUESDAY, MARCH 12

 

 

7

 5-Mt. St. Mary’s  at  3-Long Island

7:00 PM

ESPN2

 

Online Site: http://www.northeastconference.org

 

 

Patriot League

 

Seed Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Bucknell 12-2 27-5 52
2 Lafayette 10-4 19-14 173
3 Lehigh 10-4 21-9 105
4 Army 8-6 16-15 213
5 American 5-9 10-20 261
6 Colgate 5-9 11-21 255
7 Holy Cross 4-10 12-18 249
8 Navy 2-12 8-23 314

 

Game #

 Day 1 – Quarterfinals

Time

TV

 

 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6

 

 

1

 1-Bucknell  58  8-Navy  42

 

 

2

 4-Army  65  5-American  44

 

 

3

 2-Lafayette  77  7-Holy Cross  54

 

 

4

 3-Lehigh  71  6-Colgate  64

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

 

 Games at Higher Seed

 

 

5

 1-Bucknell  78  4-Army  70

 

 

6

 2-Lafayette  82  3-Lehigh  69

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 – Finals

 

 

 

 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13

 

 

 

 Game at Higher Seed

 

 

7

 2-Lafayette at 1-Bucknell

7:30 PM

CBSSN

 

Online Site: http://www.patriotleague.org

 

Southern Conference

 

Seed Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Davidson 17-1 25-7 82
2 College of Charleston 14-4 24-9 147
3 Elon 13-5 21-11 176
4 Appalachian St. 10-8 15-16 270
5 Western Carolina 9-9 14-19 251
6 Samford 9-9 11-21 281
7 Chattanooga 8-10 13-19 276
8 Wofford 7-11 13-19 240
9 Georgia Southern 7-11 14-19 277
10 UNC-Greensboro 6-12 9-22 330
11 The Citadel 5-13 8-22 327
12 Furman 3-15 7-24 342

 

Conference Tournament: Asheville, NC

Game #

 Day 1 – 1st Round

Time

TV

 

 FRIDAY, MARCH 8

 

 

1

 9-Georgia Southern  60  8-Wofford  44

 

 

2

 12-Furman   55  5-Samford  51

 

 

3

 10-UNC-Greensboro  87  7-Chattanooga  81

 

 

4

 6-Western Carolina  76  11-The Citadel  61

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Quarterfinals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

5

 1-Davidson  86  9-Georgia Southern  59

 

 

6

 4-Appalachian St.  74  12-Furman  60

 

 

7

 2-Elon  68  10-UNC-Greensboro  61

 

 

8

 3-Coll. of Charleston  78  6-W. Carolina  70

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 – Quarterfinals

 

 

 

 SUNDAY, MARCH 10

 

 

9

 1-Davidson  65  4-Appalachian St.  62

 

 

10

 3-College of Charleston   68  2-Elon  60

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 4 – Finals

 

 

 

 MONDAY, MARCH 11

 

 

11

 1-Davidson vs. 3-College of Charleston

7:00 PM

ESPN2

 

Online Site: http://www.soconsports.com

 

Summit League

 

Seed Team Conference Overall RPI
1 South Dakota St. 13-3 23-9 75
2 Western Illinois 13-3 22-7 126
3 North Dakota St. 12-4 23-8 81
4 Oakland 10-6 16-16 132
5 I P F W 7-9 16-16 264
6 Mo.-Kansas City 5-11 8-24 287
7 South Dakota 5-11 10-20 242
8 I U P U I 1-15 6-26 325

 

Conference Tournament—Sioux Falls, SD

 

Game #

 Day 1 – Quarterfinals

Time

TV

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

1

 1-South Dakota St.  66  8-I U P U I  49

 

 

2

 2-Western Illinois  54  7-South Dakota  53

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Quarterfinals

 

 

 

 SUNDAY, MARCH 10

 

 

3

 5-I P F W  91  4-Oakland  72

 

 

4

 3-North Dakota St.  69  6-UM-Kansas City  58

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 –Semifinals

 

 

 

 MONDAY, MARCH 11

 

 

5

 1-S. Dakota St. vs. 5-I P F W

7:00 PM

FOXCS

6

 2-Western Illinois vs. 3-North Dakota St.

9:30 PM

FOXCS

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 4 – Finals

 

 

 

 TUESDAY, MARCH 12

 

 

7

 Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6

9:00 PM

ESPN2

 

Online Site: http://www.thesummitleague.org

 

Sun Belt Conference

 

Seed Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Middle Tennessee 19-1 28-5 23
2 South Alabama 14-6 17-12 149
3 Arkansas St. 12-8 19-12 154
4 Florida Int’l 11-9 18-13 137
5 Arkansas-Little Rock 11-9 17-15 163
6 Western Kentucky 10-10 19-15 178
7 Florida Atlantic 9-11 14-18 209
8 Louisiana-Lafayette 8-12 13-20 229
9 North Texas 7-13 12-20 233
10 Troy 6-14 12-21 271
11 Louisiana-Monroe 3-17 4-23 299

 

Conference Tournament—Hot Springs, AR

Note: This Tournament Uses Two Courts— S=Summit Arena, C=Convention Center Court

 

Game #

 Day 1 – 1st Round

Time

TV

 

 FRIDAY, MARCH 8

 

 

1

 6-Western Kentucky  74  11-UL-Monroe  60

 

 

2

 8-UL-Lafayette  74  9-North Texas  55

 

 

3

 10-Troy   81  7-Florida Atlantic  79 ot

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Quarterfinals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

4

 4-Florida Int’l  69  5-Ark.-Little Rock  54

 

 

5

 1-Middle Tennessee  81  8-UL-Lafayette  66

 

 

6

 6-Western Kentucky  62  3-S. Alabama  59

 

 

7

 2-Arkansas St.  68  10-Troy  63 ot

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 SUNDAY, MARCH 10

 

 

8

 4-Florida Int’l  61  1-Middle Tennessee  57

 

 

9

 6-Western Kentucky  58  2-Arkansas St.  56

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 4 – Finals

MONDAY, MARCH 11

 

 

10

 4-Florida Int’l vs. 6-Western Kentucky

7:00 PM  S

ESPN

 

Online Site: http://www.sunbeltsports.org

 

West Coast Conference

 

Seed Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Gonzaga 16-0 30-2 10
2 St. Mary’s 14-2 27-5 41
3 B Y U 10-6 21-11 62
4 Santa Clara 9-7 21-11 90
5 San Francisco 7-9 14-16 152
6 San Diego 7-9 15-18 180
7 Pepperdine 4-12 12-18 204
8 Portland 4-12 11-21 219
9 Loyola Marymount 1-15 10-23 253

 

Conference Tournament: Las Vegas

 

Game #

 Day 1 – 1st Round

Time

TV

 

 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6

 

 

1

 9-Loyola Marymount  65  8-Portland  54

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – 2nd Round

 

 

 

 THURSDAY, MARCH 7

 

 

2

 9-Loyola Marymount  61  5-San Francisco  60

 

 

3

 6-San Diego  62  7-Pepperdine  59

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 – Quarterfinals

 

 

 

 FRIDAY, MARCH 8

 

 

4

 9-Loyola Marymount   60  4-Santa Clara  58

 

 

5

 6-San Diego  72  3-B Y U  69

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 4 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

6

 1-Gonzaga  66  9-Loyola Marymount  48

 

 

7

 2-St. Mary’s  69  6-San Diego  66 ot

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 5 – Finals

 

 

8

 MONDAY, MARCH 11

 

 

 

 1-Gonzaga vs. 2-St. Mary’s

8:00 PM

ESPN

 

Online Site: http://www.wccsports.com

 

 

As The Bubble Blows

A couple of regular season champions lost in conference tournaments yesterday.  Stony Brook lost in the American East tournament, and it’s off to the NIT for the Seawolves.  Charleston Southern fell to 20-loss Liberty and will be NIT-bound.  In the MAAC, top-seeded Niagara fell to four-seed Iona, and the Purple Eagles have no shot as an at-large invitation.  Middle Tennessee dominated the Sun Belt Conference during the regular season for the consecutive year, and for the second consecutive year, they fell in the tournament, this time to Florida International.  The Blue Raiders hold a faint chance of earning an at-large bid.

 

 

March 9, 2013

NCAA Basketball Conference Tournaments Update–Sunday, March 10, 2013

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DANCE TICKETS PUNCHED

Florida Gulf Coast 24-10

Belmont 26-6

Harvard 19-9

 

Today’s Conference Tournaments in Action

America East—Semifinal Round

Big South—Championship Game

Colonial Athletic—Semifinal Round

Metro Atlantic—Semifinal Round

Missouri Valley—Championship Game

Southern—Semifinal Round

Summit—2nd of two days of Quarterfinal Rounds

Sun Belt Conference—Semifinal Round

 

Note: RPI Ranking is from Monday, March 4.  These will be updated March 11

 

America East Conference

 

Seed

 Team

Conference

Overall

RPI

1

 Stony Brook

14-2

24-6

71

2

 Vermont

11-5

20-10

128

3

 Hartford

10-6

17-13

171

4

 Albany

9-7

22-10

164

5

 Maine

6-10

11-19

273

6

 U M B C

5-11

8-22

312

7

 N. Hampshire

5-11

9-20

293

8

 Binghamton

1-15

3-27

338

 

Conference Tournament—Albany, NY  (Championship Game at Higher Seed)

 

Game #

 Day 1 – Quarterfinals

Time

TV

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

1

 2-Vermont  61  7-New Hampshire  42

 

 

2

 6-U M B C  69  3-Hartford  62

 

 

3

 1-Stony Brook  72  8-Binghamton  49

 

 

4

 4-Albany  50  5-Maine  49

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 SUNDAY, MARCH 10

 

 

5

 2-Vermont vs. 6-U M B C

5:00 PM

ESPN3

6

 1-Stony Brook vs. 4-Albany

7:00 PM

ESPN3

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 –Finals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 16

 

 

7

 Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6

11:30 AM

ESPN2

 

 at Higher Seeded Winner’s Home Court

 

 

 

Online Site: www.americaeast.com

 

Atlantic Sun Conference

 

Seed Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Mercer 14-4 23-11 131
2 Florida Gulf Coast 13-5 24-10 109
3 Stetson 11-7 15-16 223
4 SC Upstate 9-9 16-17 228
5 Jacksonville 9-9 14-18 268
6 North Florida 8-10 13-19 220
7 East Tennessee St. 8-10 10-22 263
8 Lipscomb 7-11 12-18 235

 

Conference Tournament—Macon, GA (Mercer)

Game #

 Day 1 – Quarterfinals Time TV

 

 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 06, 2013    

1

 #2 Florida Gulf Coast  73  #7 N. Florida  63    

2

 #1 Mercer  82  #8 Lipscomb  48    

 

      

 

 Day 2 – Quarterfinals    

 

 THURSDAY, MARCH 07, 2013    

3

 #3 Stetson  67  #6 East Tennessee St.  46    

4

 #5 USC-Upstate  76  #4 Jacksonville  62    

 

      

 

 Day 3 – Semifinals    

 

 FRIDAY, MARCH 08, 2013    

5

 #2 Fla. Gulf Coast  72  #3 Stetson  58    

6

 #1 Mercer  72  #5 USC-Upstate  64    

 

      

 

 Day 4 – Finals    

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 09, 2013    

7

 #2 Florida Gulf Coast  88  #1 Mercer  75    

 

Online Site: http://www.atlanticsun.org

 

Big South Conference

 

Seed Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Charleston Southern 12-4 19-11 186
2 High Point 12-4 17-13 248
3 Gardner-Webb 11-5 21-12 185
4 UNC-Asheville 10-6 16-16 202
5 Coastal Carolina 9-7 14-15 246
6 V M I 8-8 14-17 311
7 Campbell 7-9 13-20 293
8 Radford 7-9 13-19 313
9 Winthrop 6-10 14-17 275
10 Liberty 6-10 14-20 324
11 Presbyterian 4-12 8-24 339
12 Longwood 4-12 8-24 336

 

Conference Tournament—Conway, SC (Myrtle Beach Area) (Coastal Carolina)

Game #

 Day 1 – First Round

Time

TV

 

 TUESDAY, MARCH 5

 

 

1

 5S Winthrop  60  4N Radford  58 ot

 

 

2

 6N Longwood  87  3S UNC-Asheville  72

 

 

3

 3N Campbell  81  6S Presbyterian  73

 

 

4

 5N Liberty  78  4S Coastal Carolina  61

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Quarterfinals

 

 

 

 THURSDAY, MARCH 7

 

 

5

 1S Charleston Southern  54  5S Winthrop  47

 

 

6

 2N V M I  90  6N Longwood  86

 

 

7

 2S Gardner-Webb  71  3N Campbell  57

 

 

8

 5N Liberty  61  1N High Point  60

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

9

 1S Charleston Southern  71  2N V M I  65

 

 

10

 5N Liberty  65  2S Gardner-Webb  62

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 4-Finals

 

 

 

 SUNDAY, MARCH 10

 

 

11

 1S Charleston Southern vs. 5N Liberty

12 Noon

ESPN2

 

Online TV Site: www.bigsouthsports.com

 

Colonial Athletic Association

 

Seed

 Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Northeastern 14-4 19-11 160
2 Delaware 13-5 19-13 127
3 James Madison 11-7 18-14 207
4 George Mason 10-8 18-13 155
5 Drexel 9-9 13-18 205
6 William & Mary 7-11 13-17 265
7 Hofstra 4-14 7-25 321

 

Conference Tournament—Richmond, VA

Game #

 Day 1 – Quarterfinals

Time

TV

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

1

 4-George Mason  60  5-Drexel  54

 

 

2

 2-Delaware  62  7-Hofstra  57

 

 

3

 3-James Madison  72  6-William & Mary  67

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 SUNDAY, MARCH 10

 

 

4

 1-Northeastern vs. 4-George Mason

2:00 PM

NBCSN

5

 2-Delaware  vs. 3-James Madison

4:30 PM

NBCSN

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3-Finals

 

 

 

 MONDAY, MARCH 11

 

 

6

 Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5

7:00 PM

NBCSN

 

Online Site: http://www.caasports.com

 

Horizon League

 

Seed

 Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Valparaiso 13-3 25-7 63
2 Detroit 12-4 20-12 58
3 Wright St. 10-6 21-11 166
4 Green Bay 10-6 18-15 167
5 Illinois-Chicago 7-9 17-15 164
6 Youngstown St. 7-9 17-15 190
7 Loyola (Chi) 5-11 15-16 218
8 Cleveland St. 5-11 14-18 196
9 Milwaukee 3-13 8-24 301

 

Conference Tournament—1st Round & Championship @ Higher Seed, Quarterfinals & Semifinals at Valparaiso

 

Game #

 Day 1 – 1st Round

Time

TV

 

 TUESDAY, MARCH 5

 

 

1

 4-Green Bay  62  9-Milwaukee  46

 

 

2

 5-Illinois-Chicago  82  8-Cleveland St.  59

 

 

3

 6-Youngstown St.  62  7-Loyola (Chi)  60

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Quarterfinals

 

 

 

 FRIDAY, MARCH 8

 

 

4

 3-Wright St.  66  6-Youngstown St.  59

 

 

5

 4-Green Bay  64  5-Illinois-Chicago  63

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

6

 3-Wright St.  56  2-Detroit  54

 

 

7

 1-Valparaiso  70  4-Green Bay  69

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 4 – Finals

 

 

 

 TUESDAY, MARCH 12

 

 

8

 3-Wright St. vs. 1-Valparaiso

9:00 PM

ESPN

 

Online Site: http://www.horizonleague.org

 

M A A C

 

Seed Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Niagara 13-5 19-12 123
2 Rider 12-6 18-14 135
3 Loyola (MD) 12-6 21-11 98
4 Iona 11-7 18-13 117
5 Canisius 11-7 18-13 110
6 Manhattan 9-9 13-17 200
7 Fairfield 9-9 19-14 170
8 Marist 6-12 10-21 250
9 Siena 4-14 8-24 297
10 St. Peter’s 3-15 9-21 283

 

Conference Tournament—Springfield, MA

Game #

 Day 1 – 1st Round

Time

TV

 

 FRIDAY, MARCH 8

 

 

1

 9-Siena   70  8-Marist  64

 

 

2

 7-Fairfield  54  10-St. Peter’s  47

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Quarterfinals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

3

 1-Niagara  74  9-Siena  62

 

 

4

 4-Iona  89  5-Canisius  85

 

 

5

 7-Fairfield  43  2-Rider  42

 

 

6

 6-Manhattan  55  3-Loyola (MD)  52

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 SUNDAY, MARCH 10

 

 

7

 1-Niagara vs. 4-Iona

2:00 PM

ESPN3

8

 7-Fairfield vs. 6-Manhattan

4:30 PM

ESPN3

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 4 – Finals

 

 

 

 MONDAY, MARCH 11

 

 

9

 Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8

9:00 PM

ESPN2

 

Online Site: http://www.maacsports.com

 

Missouri Valley Conference

 

Seed Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Creighton 13-5 26-7 36
2 Wichita St. 12-6 26-7 40
3 Northern Iowa 11-7 18-14 79
4 Evansville 10-8 18-14 96
5 Indiana St. 9-9 18-14 78
6 Illinois St. 8-10 18-15 120
7 Missouri St. 7-11 11-22 211
8 Bradley 7-11 16-16 181
9 Drake 7-11 15-17 150
10 Southern Illinois 6-12 14-17 177

 

Conference Tournament—St. Louis (Arch Madness)

 

Game #

 Day 1 – Opening Round

Time

TV

 

 THURSDAY, MARCH 7

 

 

1

 9-Drake  81  8-Bradley  66

 

 

2

 7-Missouri St.  61 10-Southern Illinois  53

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Quarterfinals

 

 

 

 FRIDAY, MARCH 8

 

 

3

 1-Creighton  65  9-Drake  53

 

 

4

 5-Indiana St.  51  4-Evansville  50

 

5

 2-Wichita St.  69  7-Missouri St.  59

 

6

 6-Illinois St.  73  3-Northern Iowa  65

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

7

 1-Creighton  64  5-Indiana St.  43

 

8

 2-Wichita St.  66  6-Illinois St.  51

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 4 – Finals

 

 

 

 SUNDAY, MARCH 10

 

 

9

 1-Creighton vs. 2-Wichita St.

2:05 PM

CBS

 

 

Online Site: http://www.mvc-sports.com

 

 

Northeast Conference

 

Seed Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Robert Morris 14-4 24-10 114
2 Wagner 12-6 20-12 124
3 Long Island 12-6 20-13 195
4 Bryant 12-6 19-12 146
5 Mt. St. Mary‘s 11-7 19-13 156
6 Quinnipiac 11-7 15-17 191
7 Central Connecticut 9-9 13-18 197
8 St. Francis, NY 8-10 12-19 216

 

Conference Tournament—Games at Campus Sites.  Higher Seeds Host All Games.  Teams Will Be Re-Seeded After Quarterfinals

 

Game #

 Day 1 – Quarterfinals

Time

TV

 

 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6

 

 

1

 1-Robert Morris  75  8-St. Francis (NY)  57

 

 

2

 2-Wagner  72  7-Central Connecticut  50

 

 

3

 3-Long Island  91  6-Quinnipiac  83

 

 

4

 5-Mt. St. Mary‘s  75  4-Bryant  69

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

5

 5-Mt. St. Mary’s  69  1-Robert Morris  60

 

 

6

 3-Long Island  94  2-Wagner  82

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 – Finals

 

 

 

 TUESDAY, MARCH 12

 

 

7

 5-Mt. St. Mary’s  at  3-Long Island

7:00 PM

ESPN2

 

Online Site: http://www.northeastconference.org

 

Ohio Valley Conference

 

Seed Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Belmont 14-2 26-6 24
2 Murray St. 10-6 21-10 128
3 Eastern Kentucky 12-4 24-9 65
4 Tennessee St. 11-5 18-14 111
5 Morehead St. 8-8 15-18 172
6 Southeast Missouri 8-8 17-16 224
7 E. Illinois 6-10 11-21 272
8 UT-Martin 5-11 9-21 306

 

Conference Tournament—Nashville

 

Game #

 Day 1 – 1st Round

Time

TV

 

 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6

 

 

1

 5-Morehead St.  73  8-UT-Martin  66

 

 

2

 6-Southeast Missouri  78  7-E. Illinois  68

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Quarterfinals

 

 

 

 THURSDAY, MARCH 7

 

 

3

 4-Tennessee St.  88  5-Morehead St.  75

 

 

4

 3-Eastern Kentucky  84  6-S E M O  69

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 FRIDAY, MARCH 8

 

 

5

 1-Belmont  82  4-Tennessee St.  73

 

 

6

 2-Murray St.  81  3-E. Kentucky  73

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 4 – Finals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

7

 1-Belmont  70  2-Murray St.  68 ot

 

 

 

Online Site: http://ovcsports.sidearmsports.com

 

Patriot League

 

Seed Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Bucknell 12-2 27-5 52
2 Lafayette 10-4 19-14 173
3 Lehigh 10-4 21-9 105
4 Army 8-6 16-15 213
5 American 5-9 10-20 261
6 Colgate 5-9 11-21 255
7 Holy Cross 4-10 12-18 249
8 Navy 2-12 8-23 314

 

Game #

 Day 1 – Quarterfinals

Time

TV

 

 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6

 

 

1

 1-Bucknell  58  8-Navy  42

 

 

2

 4-Army  65  5-American  44

 

 

3

 2-Lafayette  77  7-Holy Cross  54

 

 

4

 3-Lehigh  71  6-Colgate  64

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

 

 Games at Higher Seed

 

 

5

 1-Bucknell  78  4-Army  70

 

 

6

 2-Lafayette  82  3-Lehigh  69

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 – Finals

 

 

 

 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13

 

 

 

 Game at Higher Seed

 

 

7

 2-Lafayette at 1-Bucknell

7:30 PM

CBSSN

 

Online Site: http://www.patriotleague.org

 

Southern Conference

 

Seed Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Davidson 17-1 24-7 82
2 College of Charleston 14-4 23-9 147
3 Elon 13-5 21-10 176
4 Appalachian St. 10-8 15-15 270
5 Western Carolina 9-9 14-19 251
6 Samford 9-9 11-21 281
7 Chattanooga 8-10 13-19 276
8 Wofford 7-11 13-19 240
9 Georgia Southern 7-11 14-19 277
10 UNC-Greensboro 6-12 9-22 330
11 The Citadel 5-13 8-22 327
12 Furman 3-15 7-24 342

 

Conference Tournament: Asheville, NC

Game #

 Day 1 – 1st Round

Time

TV

 

 FRIDAY, MARCH 8

 

 

1

 9-Georgia Southern  60  8-Wofford  44

 

 

2

 12-Furman   55  5-Samford  51

 

 

3

 10-UNC-Greensboro  87  7-Chattanooga  81

 

 

4

 6-Western Carolina  76  11-The Citadel  61

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Quarterfinals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

5

 1-Davidson  86  9-Georgia Southern  59

 

 

6

 4-Appalachian St.  74  12-Furman  60

 

 

7

 2-Elon  68  10-UNC-Greensboro  61

 

 

8

 3-Coll. of Charleston  78  6-W. Carolina  70

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 – Quarterfinals

 

 

 

 SUNDAY, MARCH 10

 

 

9

 1-Davidson vs. 4-Appalachian St.

6:00 PM

ESPN3

10

 2-Elon vs. 3-College of Charleston

8:30 PM

ESPN3

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 4 – Finals

 

 

 

 MONDAY, MARCH 11

 

 

11

 Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10

7:00 PM

ESPN2

 

Online Site: http://www.soconsports.com

 

Summit League

 

Seed Team Conference Overall RPI
1 South Dakota St. 13-3 23-9 75
2 Western Illinois 13-3 22-7 126
3 North Dakota St. 12-4 22-8 81
4 Oakland 10-6 16-15 132
5 I P F W 7-9 15-16 264
6 Mo.-Kansas City 5-11 8-23 287
7 South Dakota 5-11 10-20 242
8 I U P U I 1-15 6-26 325

 

Conference Tournament—Sioux Falls, SD

 

Game #

 Day 1 – Quarterfinals

Time

TV

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

1

 1-South Dakota St.  66  8-I U P U I  49

 

 

2

 2-Western Illinois  54  7-South Dakota  53

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Quarterfinals

 

 

 

 SUNDAY, MARCH 10

 

 

3

 4-Oakland vs. 5-I P F W

7:00 PM

FOXCS

4

 3-North Dakota St. vs. 6-UM-Kansas City

9:30 PM

FOXCS

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 –Semifinals

 

 

 

 MONDAY, MARCH 11

 

 

5

 1-S. Dakota St. vs. Winner Game 3

7:00 PM

FOXCS

6

 2-Western Illinois vs. Winner Game 4

9:30 PM

FOXCS

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 4 – Finals

 

 

 

 TUESDAY, MARCH 12

 

 

7

 Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6

9:00 PM

ESPN2

 

Online Site: http://www.thesummitleague.org

 

Sun Belt Conference

 

Seed Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Middle Tennessee 19-1 28-4 23
2 South Alabama 14-6 17-12 149
3 Arkansas St. 12-8 19-11 154
4 Florida Int’l 11-9 17-13 137
5 Arkansas-Little Rock 11-9 17-15 163
6 Western Kentucky 10-10 18-15 178
7 Florida Atlantic 9-11 14-18 209
8 Louisiana-Lafayette 8-12 13-20 229
9 North Texas 7-13 12-20 233
10 Troy 6-14 12-21 271
11 Louisiana-Monroe 3-17 4-23 299

 

Conference Tournament—Hot Springs, AR

Note: This Tournament Uses Two Courts— S=Summit Arena, C=Convention Center Court

 

Game #

 Day 1 – 1st Round

Time

TV

 

 FRIDAY, MARCH 8

 

 

1

 6-Western Kentucky  74  11-UL-Monroe  60

 

 

2

 8-UL-Lafayette  74  9-North Texas  55

 

 

3

 10-Troy   81  7-Florida Atlantic  79 ot

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – Quarterfinals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

4

 4-Florida Int’l  69  5-Ark.-Little Rock  54

 

 

5

 1-Middle Tennessee  81  8-UL-Lafayette  66

 

 

6

 6-Western Kentucky  62  3-S. Alabama  59

 

 

7

 2-Arkansas St.  68  10-Troy  63 ot

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 SUNDAY, MARCH 10

 

 

8

 4-Florida Int’l vs. 1-Middle Tennessee

7:30 PM  S

Sun Belt Network

9

 6-Western Kentucky vs. 2-Arkansas St.

9:00 PM  S

Sun Belt Network

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 4 – Finals

 

 

10

 Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9

7:00 PM  S

ESPN

 

Online Site: http://www.sunbeltsports.org

 

West Coast Conference

 

Seed Team Conference Overall RPI
1 Gonzaga 16-0 30-2 10
2 St. Mary’s 14-2 27-5 41
3 B Y U 10-6 21-11 62
4 Santa Clara 9-7 21-11 90
5 San Francisco 7-9 14-16 152
6 San Diego 7-9 15-18 180
7 Pepperdine 4-12 12-18 204
8 Portland 4-12 11-21 219
9 Loyola Marymount 1-15 10-23 253

 

Conference Tournament: Las Vegas

 

Game #

 Day 1 – 1st Round

Time

TV

 

 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6

 

 

1

 9-Loyola Marymount  65  8-Portland  54

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 2 – 2nd Round

 

 

 

 THURSDAY, MARCH 7

 

 

2

 9-Loyola Marymount  61  5-San Francisco  60

 

 

3

 6-San Diego  62  7-Pepperdine  59

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 3 – Quarterfinals

 

 

 

 FRIDAY, MARCH 8

 

 

4

 9-Loyola Marymount   60  4-Santa Clara  58

 

 

5

 6-San Diego  72  3-B Y U  69

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 4 – Semifinals

 

 

 

 SATURDAY, MARCH 9

 

 

6

 1-Gonzaga  66  9-Loyola Marymount  48

 

 

7

 2-St. Mary’s  69  6-San Diego  66 ot

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 Day 5 – Finals

 

 

8

 MONDAY, MARCH 11

 

 

 

 1-Gonzaga vs. 2-St. Mary’s

8:00 PM

ESPN

 

Online Site: http://www.wccsports.com

 

As The Bubble Blows

Moving Up: Kentucky, Iowa St., Massachusetts, Arkansas, Iowa, Boise St., Cincinnati, Alabama, Tennessee

 

Going Down: Minnesota, Providence, LaSalle, Oklahoma, Colorado, Arizona St.

 

Other Big Games of Note for Sunday, March 10, 2013

Indiana at Michigan—Big Ten Championship at Stake

Illinois at Ohio St.—Buckeyes can earn a piece of the title with win and Indiana loss

Virginia Commonwealth at Temple—Owls need to win at home

Maryland at Virginia—Must-win game for both teams

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