PiRate Ratings College Basketball Tournament Update

Friday, March 5, 2021 (Prior to start of A-10 Games today)

Atlantic Sun

Semifinals, Today

1 Liberty vs. 7 Stetson

5 North Alabama vs. 6 Florida Gulf Coast

Note: If North Alabama wins the tournament, Liberty is the automatic NCAA Tournament qualifier.

Atlantic 10

Quarterfinals, Today, Richmond, VA

1 St. Bonaventure vs. 9 Duquesne

4 Saint Louis vs. 5 Massachusetts

2 VCU vs. 7 Dayton

3 Davidson vs. George Mason

Big South

Championship Game, Sunday at Winthrop

1 Winthrop vs. 3 Campbell

Colonial Athletic

1st Round, Saturday at James Madison

8 Elon vs. 9 Towson

7 William & Mary vs. 10 UNC-Wilmington

Horizon

Semifinals, Monday at Indianapolis

1 Cleveland St. vs. 8 Milwaukee

3 Oakland vs. 4 Northern Kentucky

Missouri Valley (Arch Madness)

Quarterfinals, Today, at Saint Louis

1 Loyola (Chi.) vs. 9 Southern Illinois

4 Indiana St. vs. 5 Evansville

2 Drake vs. 7 Northern Iowa

3 Missouri St. vs. 6 Valparaiso

Northeast

Semifinals, Saturday at Higher Seed

1 Wagner vs. 4 Mount St. Mary’s

2 Bryant vs. 3 Sacred Heart

Ohio Valley

Semifinals, Friday at Evansville

1 Belmont vs. 4 Jacksonville St.

2 Morehead St. vs. 3 Eastern Kentucky

Patriot

Quarterfinals, Saturday at Higher Seeds

1 Navy vs. Loyola (MD)

4 Army vs. 5 American

2 Colgate vs. 7 Boston U

3 Lafayette vs. 6 Bucknell

Southern

1st Round, Today at Asheville, NC

8 The Citadel vs. 9 Western Carolina

7 Mercer vs. 10 Samford

Summit

Quarterfinals, Saturday & Sunday, Sioux Falls, SD

1 South Dakota St. vs. 8 Omaha

4 Oral Roberts vs. 5 North Dakota

2 South Dakota vs. 7 Western Illinois

3 North Dakota St. vs. Kansas City

Sun Belt

1st Round, Today at Pensacola, FL

4W Arkansas St. vs. 5E Georgia Southern

3E South Alabama vs. 6W Louisiana-Monroe

4E Appalachian St. vs. 5W Little Rock

3W UT-Arlington vs. 6E Troy

West Coast

2nd Round, Today at Las Vegas

5 Loyola Marymount vs. 8 San Francisco

6 Pacific vs. 7 Santa Clara

PiRate Ratings College Basketball For March 6, 2020

Friday’s Games

 

Home	Visitor	Spread
Akron	Kent St.	6.7
Belmont	Eastern Kentucky	9.7
Bowling Green	Buffalo	1.6
Bradley	Southern Illinois	4.1
Canisius	Niagara	5.8
Central Michigan	Western Michigan	4.6
Clemson	Georgia Tech	3.1
Dartmouth	Yale	-6.5
Davidson	VCU	2.0
Duquesne	Richmond	-0.7
Harvard	Brown	12.0
Indiana St.	Missouri St	0.9
Loyola (Chi.)	Valparaiso	3.7
Manhattan	Fairfield	4.9
Miami (O)	Ohio	-0.1
Monmouth	Siena	1.3
Murray St.	Austin Peay	2.1
North Carolina St.	Wake Forest	7.0
Northern Illinois	Ball St.	0.4
Northern Iowa	Drake	9.8
Pennsylvania	Cornell	11.4
Pepperdine	Santa Clara	0.6
Princeton	Columbia	10.7
Radford	Hampton	12.3
Saint Peter’s	Iona	4.5
Samford	VMI	-3.1
San Diego St.	Boise St.	8.9
San Francisco	Loyola Marymount	7.2
Toledo	Eastern Michigan	5.7
Utah St.	Wyoming	16.2
Winthrop	Gardner-Webb	4.5
Wofford	Citadel	12.6

 

Key TV Games on Friday

 

Time (EST)	Network	Home	Visitor
1:00 PM	ESPN+	Northern Iowa	Drake
6:00 PM	ESPN+	Winthrop	Gardner-Webb
6:00 PM	ESPNU	Bowling Green	Buffalo
6:30 PM	CBSSN	Akron	Kent St.
7:00 PM	ESPN+	Duquesne	Richmond
7:00 PM	ESPN+	Monmouth	Siena
7:00 PM	ESPN+	Harvard	Brown
7:00 PM	ESPN+	Penn	Cornell
7:00 PM	ESPN+	Princeton	Columbia
7:00 PM	ESPN+	Dartmouth	Yale
7:00 PM	ESPN+	Loyola (Chi.)	Valparaiso
8:00 PM	ESPNU	Belmont	Eastern Kentucky
8:00 PM	ESPN+	Radford	Hampton
9:00 PM	CBSSN	San Diego St.	Boise St.
10:00 PM	ESPNU	Murray St.	Austin Peay
11:30 PM	CBSSN	Utah St.	Wyoming

 

Conference Tournament Updates

 

Atlantic Sun Tournament
Semifinals
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Liberty	66	Stetson	62
Lipscomb	73	North Florida	71

Liberty will now host Lipscomb for the Atlantic Sun Championship on Sunday at 3:00 PM EDT.  The game will be televised on ESPN.

 

 

Big South Tournament
Quarterfinals
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Winthrop	106	USC Upstate	70
Gardner-Webb	72	UNC Asheville	62
Radford	62	Charleston Southern	48
Hampton	78	Longwood	53

 

Semifinals	March 6	at #1 Seed Radford
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
2 Winthrop (22-10)	3 Gardner-Webb (16-15)	6:00 PM	ESPN+
1 Radford (21-10)	5 Hampton (14-18)	8:30 PM	ESPN+

 

 

 

Horizon League Tournament
Quarterfinals
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Green Bay	78	Oakland	63
Illinois Chicago	67	Youngstown	61

The tournament now moves to Indianapolis for the final two rounds.  The top four seeds have advanced.  On Monday night, #1 Wright St. will play #4 Illinois-Chicago at 7:00 PM EDT on ESPNU.  Then 30 minutes after the conclusion of that game, #2 Northern Kentucky will play #3 Green Bay on ESPN2.

 

 

 

Missouri Valley Tournament (Arch Madness)
1st Round
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Drake	75	Illinois St.	65
Valparaiso	58	Evansville	55

 

Quarterfinals	March 6	St. Louis (Enterprise Center)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
1 Northern Iowa (25-5)	8 Drake (19-13)	1:00 PM	MVC TV Network
4 Bradley (20-11)	5 Southern Illinois (16-15)	3:30 PM	MVC TV Network
2 Loyola (Chi.) (21-10)	7 Valparaiso (17-15)	7:00 PM	MVC TV Network
3 Indiana St. (18-11)	6 Missouri St. (15-16)	9:30 PM	MVC TV Network

 

 

 

Mountain West Tournament
Quarterfinals
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
San Diego St.	73	Air Force	60
Boise St.	67	UNLV	61
Utah St.	75	New Mexico	70
Wyoming	74	Nevada	71

 

Semifinals	March 6	Las Vegas (Thomas & Mack Center)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
1 San Diego St. (29-1)	5 Boise St. (20-11)	9:00 PM	CBSSN
2 Utah St. (24-8)	11 Wyoming (9-23)	11:30 PM	CBSSN

 

 

Ohio Valley Tournament
Quarterfinals
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Eastern Kentucky	58	Tennessee St.	48
Austin Peay	76	Eastern Illinois	65

 

Semifinals	March 6	Evansville, IN (Ford Center)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
1 Belmont (24-7)	4 Eastern Kentucky (16-16)	8:00 PM	ESPNU
2 Murray St. (22-8)	3 Austin Peay (21-11)	10:00 PM	ESPNU

 

 

 

Patriot League Tournament
Quarterfinals
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Bucknell	64	American	59
Boston U	69	Navy	63
Lafayette	73	Army	68
Colgate	83	Lehigh	70

The tournament resumes Sunday with the semifinal round.  Boston U hosts Bucknell at 12:00 PM and Colgate hosts Lafayette at 2:00 PM.  Both games will be televised on CBSSN.

 

 

Southern Tournament
1st Round	March 6	Asheville, NC (Harrah’s Cherokee Center)
Team	Team	Time ET	TV
8 Samford (10-22)	9 VMI (8-23)	5:00 PM	ESPN+
7 Wofford (16-15)	10 The Citadel (6-23)	7:30 PM	ESPN+
Southern Tournament
Quarterfinals	March 7	Asheville, NC (Harrah’s Cherokee Center)
Team	Team	Time ET	TV
1 East Tennessee St. (27-4)	Samford/VMI	12:00 PM	ESPN+
4 Mercer (17-14)	5 Western Carolina (18-11)	2:30 PM	ESPN+
2 Furman (25-6)	Wofford/The Citadel	6:00 PM	ESPN+
3 UNC Greensboro (23-8)	6 Chattanooga (19-12)	8:30 PM	ESPN+
Southern Tournament
Semifinals	March 8	Asheville, NC (Harrah’s Cherokee Center)
Team	Team	Time ET	TV
ETSU/Samford/VMI	Mercer/Western Carolina	4:00 PM	ESPN+
Furman/Wofford/Citadel	UNCG/Chattanooga	6:30 PM	ESPN+
Southern Tournament
Championship	March 9	Asheville, NC (Harrah’s Cherokee Center)
Team	Team	Time ET	TV
		7:00 PM	ESPN

This tournament has six teams talented enough to win and receive the automatic bid.  East Tennessee has a long winning streak, and the Buccaneers have a chance to earn an at-large bid if they fail to win the tournament.  Furman and UNC-Greensboro appeared to be a little off their peaks as the calendar flipped to March, while Chattanooga and Western Carolina are playing their best ball of the season.

 

 

 

West Coast Tournament
1st Round
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Loyola Marymount	75	San Diego	61
Santa Clara	76	Portland	62

 

2nd Round	March 6	Las Vegas (Orleans Arena)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
5 San Francisco (20-11)	8 Loyola Marymount (11-20)	9:00 PM	BYUtv
6 Pepperdine (15-15)	7 Santa Clara (20-12)	11:30 PM	BYUtv

 

Coming Later Today:  Updated Bracketology