Teams That Have Earned Automatic Bids
| Ohio Valley: Austin Peay (18-17) |
| Ivy League: Yale (22-6) |
| Atlantic Sun: Florida Gulf Coast (20-13) |
| Big South: UNC-Asheville (22-11) |
| Missouri Valley: Northern Iowa (22-12) |
| Colonial Athletic: UNC-Wilmington (25-7) |
| Metro Atlantic: Iona (22-10) |
| Southern: Chattanooga (29-5) |
| Horizon: Green Bay (23-12) |
| Northeast: Fairleigh-Dickinson (18-14) |
| Summit: South Dakota St. (26-7) |
| West Coast: Gonzaga (26-7) |
Conference Tournament Championship Games Today
| Patriot League |
| 7:30 PM on CBS Sports Network |
| #9 Holy Cross (13-19) @ #2 Lehigh (17-14) |
Other Conference Tournaments In Action Today
| Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament |
| Site: Brooklyn |
| 1st Round |
| Wednesday, March 9 |
| G1: #12 George Mason (11-20) vs. #13 St. Louis (10-20) |
| G2: #11 Duquesne (16-15) vs. #14 LaSalle (8-21) |
| Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament |
| Sites: Washington, DC |
| 2nd Round |
| G3: #8 Pittsburgh (20-10) vs. #9 Syracuse (19-12) |
| G4: #5 Duke (22-9) vs. #12 North Carolina St. (16-16) |
| G5: #7 Clemson (17-13) vs. #10 Georgia Tech (18-13) |
| G6: #6 Virginia Tech (18-13) vs. #11 Florida St. (19-12) |
| Big 12 Conference Tournament |
| Site: Kansas City |
| 1st Round |
| Wednesday, March 9 |
| G1: #8 Kansas St. (16-15) vs. #9 Oklahoma St. (12-19) |
| G2: #7 Texas Tech (19-11) vs. #10 TCU (11-20) |
| Big East Conference Tournament |
| Site: New York |
| 1st Round |
| Wednesday, March 9 |
| G1: #8 Georgetown (14-17) vs. #9 DePaul (9-21) |
| G2: #7 Marquette (19-12) vs. #10 St. John’s (8-23) |
| Big Ten Conference Tournament |
| Site: Indianapolis |
| First Round |
| Wednesday, March 9 |
| G1: #12 Illinois (13-18) vs. #13 Minnesota (8-22) |
| G2: #11 Nebraska (14-17) vs. #14 Rutgers (7-24) |
| Conference USA Tournament |
| Site: Birmingham |
| 2nd Round |
| Wednesday, March 9 |
| G2: #8 Western Kentucky (16-15) vs. #9 North Texas (12-19) |
| G3: #5 Old Dominion (19-12) vs. #12 Florida Atlantic (8-24) |
| G4: #7 Charlotte (13-18) vs. #10 Rice (12-19) |
| G5: #6 UTEP (18-13) vs. #11 Florida Int’l (13-18) |
| Mid-eastern Athletic Conference Tournament |
| Site: Norfolk, VA |
| Quarterfinal Round |
| G5: #1 Hampton (18-10) vs. #9 Morgan St. (9-21) |
| G6: #2 Norfolk St. (16-15) vs. #7 UNC-Central (13-18) |
| Mountain West Conference Tournament |
| Site: Las Vegas |
| 1st Round |
| Wednesday, March 9 |
| G1: #8 Wyoming (14-17) vs. #9 Utah St. (15-14) |
| G2: #7 UNLV (17-14) vs. #10 Air Force (14-17) |
| G3: #6 Colorado St. (16-15) vs. #11 San Jose St. (9-21) |
| Pac-12 Conference Tournament |
| Site: Las Vegas |
| 1st Round |
| Wednesday, March 9 |
| G1: #8 Washington (17-13) vs. #9 Stanford (15-14) |
| G2: #5 Colorado (21-10) vs. #12 Washington St. (9-21) |
| G3: #7 USC (20-11) vs. #10 UCLA (15-16) |
| G4: #6 Oregon St. (18-11) vs. #11 Arizona St. (15-16) |
| Southeastern Conference Tournament |
| Site: Nashville |
| 1st Round |
| Wednesday, March 9 |
| G1: #12 Tennessee (13-18) vs. #13 Auburn (11-19) |
| Southland Conference Tournament |
| Site: Katy, TX |
| 1st Round |
| Wednesday, March 9 |
| G1: #5 Southeastern Louisiana (11-20) vs. #8 New Orleans (10-19) |
| G2: #6 McNeese St. (9-19) vs. #7 Nicholls St. (10-22) |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament |
| Site: Houston |
| Quarterfinal Round |
| Wedneday, March 9 |
| G3: #2 Alcorn St. (15-14) vs. #7 Mississippi Valley St. (7-26) |
| G4: #1 Texas Southern (17-13) vs. #8 Alabama A&M (11-17) |
Tournaments Beginning Thursday
| American Athletic Conference Tournament |
| Site: Orlando |
| 1st Round |
| Thursday, March 10 |
| G1: #8 East Carolina (12-19) vs. #9 South Florida (7-24) |
| G2: #7 Central Florida (12-17) vs. #10 Tulane (10-21) |
| Quarterfinal Round |
| Friday, March 11 |
| G3: G1 Winner vs. #1 Temple (20-10) |
| G4: #4 Cincinnati (22-9) vs. #5 Connecticut (21-10) |
| G5: G2 Winner vs. #2 Houston (22-8) |
| G6: #3 Tulsa (20-10) vs. #6 Memphis (17-14) |
| Semifinal Round |
| Saturday, March 12 |
| G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner |
| G5 Winner vs. G6 Winner |
| Championship |
| Sunday, March 13 |
| 3:15 PM on ESPN |
| Big West Conference Tournament |
| Site: Anaheim |
| Quarterfinal Round |
| Thursday, March 10 |
| #4 UCSB (17-12) vs. #5 UC Davis (10-18) |
| #1 Hawaii (24-5) vs. #8 Cal St. Fullerton (10-19) |
| #2 UC-Irvine (24-8) vs. #7 Cal Poly (10-19) |
| #3 Long Beach St. (18-13) vs. #6 UC Riverside (14-18) |
| Semifinal Round |
| Friday, March 11 |
| Highest Remaining Seed vs. Lowest Remaining Seed |
| 2nd Highest Remaining Seed vs. 3rd Highest Remaining Seed |
| Championship |
| Saturday, March 12 |
| 11:30 PM on ESPN2 |
| Sun Belt Conference Tournament |
| Site: New Orleans |
| 1st Round |
| Thursday, March 10 |
| G1: #5 Georgia Southern (14-16) vs. #8 South Alabama (13-18) |
| G2: #6 Georgia St. (16-13) vs. #7 Texas St. (14-15) |
| Quarterfinal Round |
| Friday, March 11 |
| G3: #4 UL-Lafayette (16-13) vs. G1 Winner |
| G4: #3 UT-Arlington (22-9) vs. G2 Winner |
| Semifinal Round |
| Saturday, March 12 |
| #1 UALR (27-4) vs. G3 Winner |
| #2 UL-Monroe (19-12) vs. G4 Winner |
| Championship |
| Sunday, March 13 |
| 1:00 PM on ESPN2 |
| Western Athletic Conference Tournament |
| Site: Las Vegas |
| Quarterfinal Round |
| Thursday, March 10 |
| G1: #4 Utah Valley (12-17) vs. #5 Missouri-KC (11-18) |
| G2: #2 Cal St. Bakersfield (21-8) vs. #7 Chicago St. (4-27) |
| G3: #3 Seattle (13-15) vs. #6 UT-Rio Grande Valley (8-21) |
| Semifinal Round |
| Friday, March 11 |
| #1 New Mexico St. (22-9) vs. G1 Winner |
| G2 Winner vs. G3 Winner |
| Championship |
| Saturday, March 12 |
| 11:00 PM on ESPNU |
America’s Most Accurate Bracketology for Wednesday
Our bracketologists now agree 100% on 64 of the 68 teams in the NCAA Tournament, with a caveat. Some disagree on the mid and low-major teams still playing conference tournaments where only one team will receive a bid. Of the 32 experts, 29 agree on 66 of the 68 teams.
As of this morning, the teams that must really sweat it out have been reduced to a manageable few. Tulsa, Monmouth, Florida, St. Mary’s, and Michigan must sweat a bit more than VCU, Syracuse, UConn, Temple, and Wichita State. These 10 teams are fighting over 5 bids, as of the conclusion of last night’s West Coast Conference Championship Game, which went once again to the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
| Seed | Team | Auto Bid |
| 1 | Virginia | |
| 1 | Kansas | |
| 1 | Villanova | |
| 1 | Oklahoma | |
| 2 | Michigan St. | |
| 2 | Xavier | |
| 2 | Oregon | |
| 2 | North Carolina | |
| 3 | Miami (Fla.) | |
| 3 | West Virginia | |
| 3 | Utah | |
| 3 | Indiana | |
| 4 | Kentucky | |
| 4 | Duke | |
| 4 | Texas A&M | |
| 4 | Purdue | |
| 5 | Maryland | |
| 5 | Iowa St. | |
| 5 | California | |
| 5 | Texas | |
| 6 | Iowa | |
| 6 | Arizona | |
| 6 | Baylor | |
| 6 | Dayton | |
| 7 | Wisconsin | |
| 7 | Notre Dame | |
| 7 | Seton Hall | |
| 7 | Texas Tech | |
| 8 | Colorado | |
| 8 | Providence | |
| 8 | Butler | |
| 8 | Oregon St. | |
| 9 | St. Joseph’s | |
| 9 | Cincinnati | |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | |
| 9 | Vanderbilt | |
| 10 | USC | |
| 10 | St. Bonaventure | |
| 10 | South Carolina | |
| 10 | Gonzaga | WCC |
| 11 | San Diego St. | |
| 11 | Wichita St. | |
| 11 | Temple | |
| 11 | UALR | |
| 11 | Connecticut | |
| 12 | Northern Iowa | MVC |
| 12 | Akron | |
| 12 | Chattanooga | Southern |
| 12 | Syracuse | |
| 12 | VCU | |
| 13 | Yale | Ivy |
| 13 | UNC-Wilmington | Colonial |
| 13 | Stony Brook | |
| 13 | South Dakota St. | Summit |
| 14 | Iona | MAAC |
| 14 | Hawaii | |
| 14 | Stephen F. Austin | |
| 14 | UAB | |
| 15 | Green Bay | Horizon |
| 15 | New Mexico St. | |
| 15 | Weber St. | |
| 15 | UNC-Asheville | Big South |
| 16 | Fairleigh Dickinson | NEC |
| 16 | Lehigh | |
| 16 | Florida Gulf Coast | A-SUN |
| 16 | Hampton | |
| 16 | Austin Peay | OVC |
| 16 | Texas Southern |
Last 4 Byes
Wichita St.
South Carolina
St. Bonaventure
USC
Last 4 IN–Headed to Dayton
VCU
Syracuse
Connecticut
Temple
#16 Seeds Headed to Dayton
Austin Peay
Fairleigh Dickinson
Texas Southern
Florida Gulf Coast
1st Five Out
Tulsa
Monmouth
Florida
St. Mary’s
Michigan
The Pi-Rate Ratings 