PiRate Ratings College Basketball For March 9, 2020

Monday’s Games

 

Home	Visitor	Spread
Appalachian St.	Coastal Carolina	3.5
Buffalo	Miami (O)	8.4
BYU	Saint Mary’s	4.3
East Tennessee St.	Wofford	7.0
Georgia Southern	Louisiana	8.9
Gonzaga	San Francisco	13.4
Hofstra	Delaware	3.9
Kent St.	Eastern Michigan	7.9
North Dakota	Purdue Fort Wayne	1.8
North Dakota St.	Oral Roberts	0.1
Northeastern	Elon	8.7
Northern Kentucky	Green Bay	4.1
Ohio	Central Michigan	4.9
Toledo	Western Michigan	9.3
Wright St.	Illinois Chicago	6.7

 

Monday’s Key Games On TV

 

Time (EDT)	Network	Team	Team
6:00 PM	CBSSN	Hofstra	Delaware
6:00 PM	ESPN+	North Dakota St.	Oral Roberts
7:00 PM	ESPN	Appalachian St.	Coastal Carolina
7:00 PM	ESPN+	Buffalo	Miami (O)
7:00 PM	ESPN+	East Tennessee St.	Wofford
7:00 PM	ESPN+	Georgia Southern	Louisiana
7:00 PM	ESPN+	Kent St.	Eastern Michigan
7:00 PM	ESPN+	Ohio	Central Michigan
7:00 PM	ESPN+	Toledo	Western Michigan
7:00 PM	ESPNU	Wright St.	Illinois Chicago
7:30 PM	CBSSN	Northeastern	Elon
8:30 PM	ESPN	Gonzaga	San Francisco
9:00 PM	ESPN+	North Dakota	Purdue Fort Wayne
9:30 PM	ESPN2	Northern Kentucky	Green Bay
11:30 PM	ESPN2	BYU	Saint Mary’s

 

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS UPDATE

 

Color Code

Blue–Tournament Begins Later This Week

Green–Tournament Concluded Yesterday

Red–Conference Tournament Champion Has Earned NCAA Automatic Bid

Purple–Yesterday’s Results of Tournaments Still Underway & Next Round Schedule

Brown–Tournament Action Scheduled Today

 

America East Tournament
Semifinals	March 10	at Higher Seed’s Home Court
Home	Visitor	Time (ET)	TV
1 Vermont (25-7)	4 UMBC (16-16)	7:00 PM	ESPN+
2 Stony Brook (20-12)	3 Hartford (17-15)	7:00 PM	ESPN+

 

 

 

American Athletic Tournament
1st Round	March 12	Forth Worth, TX (Dickies Arena)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
8 Central Florida (16-14)	9 South Florida (14-17)	1:00 PM	ESPNU
5 Connecticut (19-12)	12 Tulane (12-18)	3:00 PM	ESPNU
7 SMU (19-11)	10 Temple (14-17)	8:00 PM	ESPNU
6 Memphis (21-10)	11 East Carolina (11-20)	10:00 PM	ESPNU

 

 

Atlantic 10 Tournament
1st Round	March 11	Brooklyn (Barclays Center)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
12 George Mason (16-15)	13 Saint Joseph’s (6-25)	1:00 PM	ESPN+
11 Geo. Washington (12-19)	14 Fordham (8-22)	3:30 PM	ESPN+

 

 

Atlantic Coast Tournament
1st Round	March 10	Greensboro, NC (Greensboro Coliseum)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
12 Wake Forest (13-17)	13 Pittsburgh (15-16)	4:30 PM	ACCN
11 Virginia Tech (16-15)	14 North Carolina (13-18)	7:00 PM	ACCN

 

 

 

Atlantic Sun Tournament Results
Championship
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Liberty	73	Lipscomb	57

 

 

 

Big 12 Tournament
1st Round	March 11	Kansas City (Sprint Center)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
8 Oklahoma St. (17-14)	9 Iowa St. (12-19)	7:00 PM	ESPNU
7 TCU (16-15)	10 Kansas St. (10-21)	9:00 PM	ESPNU

 

 

 

Big East Tournament
1st Round	March 11	New York (Madison Square Garden)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
8 Georgetown (15-16)	9 St. John’s (16-15)	7:00 PM	FS1
7 Xavier (19-12)	10 DePaul (15-16)	9:30 PM	FS1

 

 

 

Big Sky Tournament
1st Round	March 9	Boise, ID (Century Link Arena)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
8 Weber St. (12-19)	9 Sacramento St. (15-14)	11:30 AM	watchbigsky.com
7 Southern Utah (16-15)	10 Idaho (8-23)	2:00 PM	watchbigsky.com
6 Northern Arizona (16-13)	11 Idaho St. (7-22)	4:30 PM	watchbigsky.com

The Big Sky Conference Network is also available on Pluto TV Channel 530

 

 

 

Big South Tournament Results
Championship
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Winthrop	76	Hampton	68

 

 

 

Big Ten Tournament
1st Round	March 11	Indianapolis (Bankers Life Fieldhouse)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
12 Minnesota (14-16)	13 Northwestern (8-22)	6:00 PM	Big Ten Network
11 Indiana (19-12)	14 Nebraska (7-24)	8:30 PM	Big Ten Network

 

 

Big West Tournament
Quarterfinals	March 12	Anaheim, CA (Honda Center)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
2 Cal St. Northridge (15-17)	7 Cal St. Fullerton (11-20)	3:00 PM	ESPN3
3 UC Santa Barbara (21-10)	6 UC Riverside (17-15)	5:30 PM	ESPN3
1 UC Irvine (21-11)	8 Long Beach St. (11-21)	9:00 PM	ESPN3
4 Hawaii (17-13)	5 UC Davis (14-18)	11:30 PM	ESPN3

 

 

Colonial Athletic Tournament
Quarterfinals
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Hofstra	61	Drexel	43
Delaware	79	Charleston	67
Elon	68	William & Mary	63
Northeastern	72	Towson	62

 

Semifinals	March 9	Washington, D.C. (Entertainment & Sports Arena)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
1 Hofstra (24-8)	4 Delaware (22-10)	6:00 PM	CBSSN
2 William & Mary (22-10)	6 Northeastern (16-15)	8:30 PM	CBSSN

 

 

 

Conference USA Tournament
1st Round	March 11	Frisco, TX (Ford Center)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
8 Old Dominion (13-18)	9 Florida Atlantic (16-15)	7:00 PM Court A	ESPN+
5 Florida Intl. (18-13)	12 Rice (15-16)	7:30 PM Court B	ESPN+
7 UAB (18-13)	10 UTSA (13-18)	9:30 PM Court A	ESPN+
6 Marshall (16-15)	11 UTEP (17-14)	10:00 PM Court B	ESPN+

 

 

 

Ivy League Tournament (Ivy Madness)
Semifinals	March 14	Boston (Lavietes Pavilion–Harvard)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
1 Yale (23-7)	4 Penn (16-11)	11:00 AM	ESPNU
2 Harvard (21-8)	3 Princeton (14-13)	2:00 PM	ESPNU

 

 

 

Metro Atlantic Athletic Tournament
1st Round	March 10	Atlantic City, NJ (Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
8 Fairfield (12-19)	9 Manhattan (12-17)	5:00 PM	ESPN3
7 Iona (11-16)	10 Canisius (12-19)	7:00 PM	ESPN3
6 Niagara (11-20)	11 Marist (7-22)	9:00 PM	ESPN3

 

 

 

Mid-American Tournament (Get Some MACtion)
1st Round	March 9	at Higher Seed’s Home Court
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
8 Ohio U (16-15)	9 Central Michigan (14-17)	7:00 PM	ESPN+
5 Buffalo (20-11)	12 Miami (O) (12-19)	7:30 PM	ESPN+
7 Toledo (16-15)	10 Western Michigan (13-18)	7:00 PM	ESPN+
6 Kent St. (19-12)	11 Eastern Michigan (16-15)	7:00 PM	ESPN+

 

 

 

Mid-Eastern Athletic Tournament
1st Round	March 10	Norfolk, VA (Scope Arena)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
8 Delaware St. (5-25)	9 MD Eastern Shore (5-26)	6:00 PM	Flohoops (pay)
7 South Carolina St. (11-17)	10 Howard (3-28)	8:00 PM	Flohoops (pay)

 

 

 

Missouri Valley Tournament (Arch Madness)
Championship
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Bradley	80	Valparaiso	66

 

 

 

Northeast Tournament
Championship	March 10	at Higher Seed’s Home Court
Home	Visitor	Time (ET)	TV
1 Robert Morris (19-14)	2 St. Francis (PA) (22-9)	7:00 PM	ESPN2

Pac-12 Tournament
1st Round	March 11	Las Vegas (T-Mobile Arena)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
8 Oregon St. (17-13)	9 Utah (16-14)	3:00 PM	Pac-12 Network
5 Arizona (20-11)	12 Washington (15-16)	5:30 PM	Pac-12 Network
7 Stanford (20-11)	10 California (13-18)	9:00 PM	Pac-12 Network
6 Colorado (21-10)	11 Washington St. (15-16)	11:30 PM	Pac-12 Network

 

 

 

Patriot League Tournament
Semifinals
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Boston U	64	Bucknell	61
Colgate	89	Lafayette	64

Championship	March 11	at Higher Seed’s Home Court
Home	Visitor	Time (ET)	TV
1 Colgate (25-8)	3 Boston U (20-13)	7:30 PM	CBSSN

 

 

Southeastern Tournament
1st Round	March 11	Nashville (Bridgestone Arena)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
12 Ole Miss (15-16)	13 Georgia (15-16)	7:00 PM	SEC Network
11 Arkansas (19-12)	14 Vanderbilt (11-20)	9:30 PM	SEC Network

 

 

 

Southern Tournament
Semifinals
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
East Tennessee St.	97	Western Carolina	75
Wofford	72	Chattanooga	70

Championship	March 9	Asheville, NC (Harrah’s Cherokee Center)
Team	Team	Time ET	TV
1 East Tennessee St. (29-4)	7 Wofford (19-15)	7:00 PM	ESPN

 

 

Southland Tournament
1st Round	March 11	Katy, TX (Leonard E. Merrell Center)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
5 Northwestern St. (14-15)	8 Texas A&M-CC (14-17)	6:00 PM	ESPN+
6 Lamar (16-15)	7 McNeese St. (15-16)	8:30 PM	ESPN+

 

 

 

 

Southwestern Athletic Tournament
Quarterfinals	March 10	at Higher Seed’s Home Court
Home	Visitor	Time (ET)	TV
1 Prairie View (18-13)	8 Alabama A&M (8-21)	8:30 PM	ESPN3
4 Jackson St. (14-17)	5 Grambling (17-14)	8:30 PM	ESPN3
2 Southern (16-15)	7 Alabama St. (8-23)	8:30 PM	ESPN3
3 Texas Southern (16-14)	6 Alcorn St. (14-14)	9:00 PM	ESPN3

 

 

 

Summit Tournament
Quarterfinals
Winner	Score	Loser	Score
Oral Roberts	79	Omaha	52
North Dakota	74	South Dakota	71
North Dakota St.	71	Denver	69
Purdue Fort Wayne	77	South Dakota St.	74

Summit Tournament
Semifinals	March 9	Sioux Falls, SD (Sanford Premier Center)
Home	Visitor	Time (ET)	TV
1 North Dakota St. (23-8)	4 Oral Roberts (17-13)	7:00 PM	ESPN+
7 Purdue Ft. Wayne (14-18)	6 North Dakota (14-17)	9:30 PM	ESPN+

 

 

Sun Belt Tournament
2nd Round	March 9	at Higher Seed’s Home Court
Home	Visitor	Time (ET)	TV
5 Georgia Southern (18-13)	8 Louisiana (14-18)	7:00 PM	ESPN+
6 Appalachian St. (17-14)	10 Coastal Carolna (16-16)	7:00 PM	ESPN+

 

 

 

Western Athletic Tournament
Quarterfinals	March 12	Las Vegas (Orleans Arena)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
1 New Mexico St. (25-6)	8 Chicago St. (4-25)	3:00 PM	ESPN+
4 Grand Canyon (12-17)	5 Seattle (14-15)	5:30 PM	ESPN+
2 UT RGV (14-16)	7 Utah Valley (11-19)	9:00 PM	ESPN+
3 Kansas City (16-14)	6 Cal St. Bakersfield (12-18)	11:30 PM	ESPN+

 

 

 

West Coast Tournament
Semifinals	March 9	Las Vegas (Orleans Arena)
Team	Team	Time (ET)	TV
1 Gonzaga (29-2)	5 San Francisco (22-11)	9:00 PM	ESPN
2 BYU (24-7)	3 Saint Mary’s (25-7)	11:30 PM	ESPN2

 

Dance Tickets Punched

Automatic Bids Earned
Team	Conference	Record
Utah St.	Mountain West	26-8
Belmont	Ohio Valley	26-7
Winthrop	Big South	24-10
Bradley	Missouri Valley	23-11
Liberty	Atlantic Sun	29-4

 

Coming Later Today–Updated Bracketology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PiRate College Football Ratings: Final Regular Season

PiRate Ratings Spreads For 2019-2020 Bowls & Playoffs

Including TV & Start Times 

All Times Given Are Eastern Standard Time

 

Favorite	Underdog	PiRate	Mean	Bias
Dec. 20	Bahamas	ESPN	2:00 PM
Buffalo	Charlotte	6.9	7.1	7.6
Dec. 20	Frisco	ESPN2	7:30 PM
Utah St.	Kent St.	7.8	7.4	7.3
Dec. 21	New Mexico	ESPN	2:00 PM
San Diego St.	Central Michigan	5.3	6.1	4.1
Dec. 21	Cure	CBSSN	2:30 PM
Georgia Southern	Liberty	9.5	8.3	8.9
Dec. 21	Boca Raton	ABC	3:30 PM
SMU	Florida Atlantic	3.5	3.2	2.8
Dec.21	Camellia	ESPN	5:30 PM
Arkansas St.	Florida Int’l.	0.9	1.4	0.4
Dec. 21	Las Vegas	ABC	7:30 PM
Washington	Boise St.	5.0	4.3	5.6
Dec. 21	New Orleans	ESPN	9:00 PM
Appalachian St.	UAB	23.1	20.9	21.7
Dec. 23	Gasparilla	ESPN	2:30 PM
Central Florida	Marshall	19.6	19.4	19.6
Dec. 24	Hawaii	ESPN	8:00 PM
BYU	Hawaii	1.3	0.2	1.6
Dec. 26	Independence	ESPN	4:00 PM
Miami (Fla.)	Louisiana Tech	10.6	9.9	11.4
Dec. 26	Quick Lane	ESPN	8:00 PM
Pittsburgh	Eastern Michigan	13.1	12.3	12.6
Dec. 27	Military	ESPN	12:00 PM
North Carolina	Temple	8.3	8.3	7.9
Dec. 27	Pinstripe	ESPN	3:20 PM
Michigan St.	Wake Forest	4.6	4.4	3.4
Dec. 27	Texas	ESPN	6:45 PM
Texas A&M	Oklahoma St.	6.3	3.2	5.1
Dec. 27	Holiday	FS1	8:00 PM
Iowa	USC	7.4	5.3	6.2
Dec. 27	Cheez-It	ESPN	10:15 PM
Washington St.	Air Force	5.4	2.8	4.4
Dec. 28	Camping World	ABC	12:00 PM
Notre Dame	Iowa St.	7.9	6.7	8.3
Dec. 28	Cotton	ESPN	12:00 PM
Penn St.	Memphis	11.3	10.1	10.3
Dec. 28	Peach	ESPN	4:00 PM
LSU	Oklahoma	14.5	13.0	15.1
Dec. 28	Fiesta	ESPN	8:00 PM
Ohio St.	Clemson	1.6	2.3	1.0
Dec. 30	First Responder	ESPN	12:30 PM
Western Michigan	Western Kentucky	2.3	0.7	0.6
Dec. 30	Music City	ESPN	4:00 PM
Mississippi St.	Louisville	9.6	6.8	13.4
Dec. 30	Redbox	Fox	4:00 PM
California	Illinois	4.0	3.2	4.9
Dec. 30	Orange	ESPN	8:00 PM
Florida	Virginia	21.1	18.8	20.7
Dec. 31	Belk	ESPN	12:00 PM
Kentucky	Virginia Tech	1.9	0.8	0.4
Dec. 31	Sun	CBS	2:00 PM
Arizona St.	Florida St.	3.1	2.7	3.2
Dec. 31	Liberty	ESPN	3:45 PM
Kansas St.	Navy	10.8	8.4	9.3
Dec. 31	Arizona	CBSSN	4:30 PM
Wyoming	Georgia St.	9.3	10.2	10.5
Dec. 31	Alamo	ESPN	7:30 PM
Utah	Texas	10.2	9.0	10.9
Jan. 1	Citrus	ABC	1:00 PM
Alabama	Michigan	3.2	1.4	3.2
Jan. 1	Outback	ESPN	1:00 PM
Auburn	Minnesota	5.7	4.3	6.2
Jan. 1	Rose	ESPN	5:00 PM
Wisconsin	Oregon	0.7	0.7	0.3
Jan. 1	Sugar	ESPN	8:45 PM
Georgia	Baylor	8.8	7.0	9.7
Jan. 2	Birmingham	ESPN	3:00 PM
Cincinnati	Boston College	4.0	4.1	4.1
Jan. 2	Gator	ESPN	7:00 PM
Tennessee	Indiana	0.8	1.5	0.6
Jan. 3	Potato	ESPN	3:30 PM
Ohio U	Nevada	8.6	6.3	9.8
Jan. 4	Armed Forces	ESPN	11:30 AM
Tulane	Southern Miss.	5.9	9.6	6.1
Jan. 6	Lending Tree	ESPN	7:30 PM
Louisiana	Miami (O)	12.6	13.8	12.0
Jan. 13	Championship	ESPN	8:00 PM
Fiesta Bowl	Peach Bowl

 

 

 

 

NCAA Men’s Basketball Conference Tournament Update: 3/6/16

Teams Earning Automatic Bids

Ohio Valley: Austin Peay (18-17)

Ivy League: Yale (22-6)

 

Automatic Bids To Be Awarded Today

Atlantic Sun: Florida Gulf Coast vs. Stetson 12:30 PM ESPN2 *

Stetson is ineligible for the postseason. North Florida will go if the Hatters win.

Big South: Winthrop vs. UNC-Asheville 2:30 PM ESPN2

Missouri Valley: Evansville vs. Northern Iowa 2:00 PM on CBS

 

Results of Tournaments Played To Date

America East Conference Tournament	Score
Site: Campus Sites @ Higher Seeds
Quarterfinal Round
Wednesday, March 2
#8 UMBC (7-24) @ #1 Stony Brook (23-6)	76-86
#7 Hartford (9-22) @ #2 Albany (24-7)	68-59
#6 Maine (8-21) @ #3 Vermont (19-12)	82-99
#5 Binghamton (8-21) @ #4 New Hampshire (18-11)	51-56
Semifinal Round
Monday, March 7
#7 Hartford (10-22) @ #1 Stony Brook (24-6)
#4 New Hampshire (19-11) @ #3 Vermont (20-12)
Championship
Saturday, March 12
11:00 AM EST on ESPN2
Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament
Site: Campus Sites @ Higher Seeds
Quarterfinal Round
Tuesday, March 1
G1: #8 USC-Upstate (10-21) @ #1 North Florida (21-10)	69-92
G2: #5 Kennesaw St. (11-19) @ #4 Florida Gulf Coast (17-13)	64-74
G3: #7 Stetson (10-21) @ #2 NJIT (17-13)	82-67
G4: #6 Lipscomb (11-20) @ #3 Jacksonville (16-15)	92-89
Semifinal Round
Thursday, March 3
#4 Florida Gulf Coast (18-13) @ #1 North Florida (22-10)	89-56
#7 Stetson (11-21) @ #6 Lipscomb (12-20)	96-75
Championship
Sunday, March 6 12:30 PM on ESPN2
#7 Stetson (12-21) @ #4 Florida Gulf Coast (19-13)
Note: If Stetson wins the tournament, then North Florida will
represent the A-Sun in the NCAA Tournament due to Stetson
being ineligible for the postseason.
Big South Conference Tournament
Site: Buies Creek, NC (Campbell)
1st Round
Thursday, March 3
G1: #8 Longwood (9-22) vs. #9 Charleston Southern (9-20)	75-69
G2: #7 Radford (16-14) vs. #10 Presbyterian (10-19)	64-65
G3: #6 Gardner-Webb (15-15) vs. #11 Campbell (12-17)	79-69
Quarterfinal Round
Friday, March 4
G4: #1 High Point (20-9) vs. #8 Longwood (10-22)	89-78
G5: #4 UNC-Asheville (19-11) vs. #5 Liberty (13-18)	80-49
G6: #2 Winthrop (21-8) vs. #10 Presbyterian (11-19)	67-53
G7: #3 Coastal Carolina (18-10) vs. #6 Gardner-Webb (16-15)	65-69
Semifinal Round
Saturday, March 5
#1 High Point (21-9) vs. #4 UNC-Asheville (20-11)	69-80
#2 Winthrop (22-8) vs. #6 Gardner-Webb (17-15)	82-69
Championship
Sunday, March 6
#2 Winthrop (23-8) vs. #4 UNC-Asheville (21-11)
Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
Site: Baltimore
1st Round
Friday, March 4
G1: #8 Elon (16-15) vs. #9 Drexel (5-24)	56-57
G2: #7 Charleston (16-13) vs. #10 Delaware (7-22)	67-63
Quarterfinal Round
Saturday, March 5
G3: #1 Hofstra (22-8) vs. #9 Drexel (6-24)	80-67
G4: #4 James Madison (21-10) vs. #5 William & Mary (19-10)	64-79
G5: #2 UNC-Wilmington (22-7) vs. #7 Charleston (17-13)	66-64
G6: #3 Towson (20-11) vs. #6 Northeastern (17-14)	60-71
Semifinal Round
Sunday, March 6
#1 Hofstra (23-8) vs. #5 William & Mary (20-10)
#2 UNC-Wilmington (23-7) vs. #6 Northeastern (18-14)
Championship
Monday, March 7
7:00 PM on NBC Sports Network
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament
Site: Albany (Siena)
1st Round
Thursday, March 3
G1: #8 Rider (12-19) vs. #9 Quinnipiac (9-20)	60-57
G2: #7 Canisius (13-18) vs. #10 Niagara (7-24)	102-97
G3: #6 Manhattan (12-17) vs. #11 Marist (7-22)	81-63
Quarterfinal Round
Friday, March 4
G4: #1 Monmouth (25-6) vs. #8 Rider (13-19)	59-48
G6: #2 Iona (19-10) vs. #7 Canisius (14-18)	71-55
Saturday, March 5
G5: #4 Saint Peter’s (14-15) vs. #5 Fairfield (18-12)	64-55
G7: #3 Siena (20-11) vs. #6 Manhattan (13-17)	89-76
Semifinal Round
Sunday, March 6
#1 Monmouth (26-6) vs. #4 Saint Peter’s (15-15)
#2 Iona (20-10) vs. #3 Siena (21-11)
Championship Round
Monday, March 7
7:00 PM on ESPN
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
Site: St. Louis
1st Round
Thursday, March 3
G1: #8 Loyola (Chi.) (14-16) vs. #9 Bradley (5-26)	74-66
G2: #7 MIssouri St. (12-18) vs. #10 Drake (7-23)	69-67
Quarterfinal Round
Friday, March 4
G3: #1 Wichita St. (23-7) vs. #8 Loyola (Chi.) (15-16)	66-58
G4: #4 Northern Iowa (19-12) vs. #5 Southern Illinois (22-9)	66-60
G5: #2 Evansville (23-8) vs. #7 Missouri St. (13-18)	66-56
G6: #3 Illinois St. (18-13) vs. #6 Indiana St. (14-16)	57-65
Semifinal Round
Saturday, March 5
#1 Wichita St. (24-7) vs. #4 Northern Iowa (20-12)	52-57
#2 Evansville (24-8) vs. #6 Indiana St. (15-16)	68-42
Championship Game
Sunday, March 6
#2 Evansville (25-8) vs. #4 Northern Iowa (21-12)
Northeast Conference
Site: Campus Sites @ Higher Seeds
Quarterfinal Round
Wednesday, March 2
G1: #8 Robert Morris (10-21) @ #1 Wagner (20-9)	50-59
G2: #5 Mount St. Mary’s (13-18) @ #4 St. Francis (Bklyn) (15-16)	60-51
G3: #7 St. Francis (Pa.) (13-16) @ #2 Fairleigh Dickinson (15-14)	72-74
G4: #6 Long Island (15-14) @ #3 Sacred Heart (12-17)	84-76
Semifinal Round
Saturday, March 5
#6 Long Island (16-14) @ #1 Wagner (21-9)	65-81
#5 Mount St. Mary’s (14-18) @ #2 Fairleigh Dickinson (16-14)	75-80
Championship
Tuesday, March 8
#2 Fairleigh Dickinson (17-14) at @1 Wagner (22-9)
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
Site: Nashville
1st Round
Wednesday, March 2
G1: #5 Tennessee Tech (19-10) vs. #8 Austin Peay (14-17)	72-92
G2: #6 Murray St. (16-13) vs. #7 Eastern Illinois (13-16)	78-62
Quarterfinal Round
Thursday, March 3
G3: #4 Tennessee St. (20-9) vs. #8 Austin Peay (15-17)	72-74
G4: #3 Morehead St. (18-11) vs. #6 Murray St. (17-13)	75-66
Semifinal Round
Friday, March 4
G5: #1 Belmont (20-10) vs. #8 Austin Peay (16-17)	96-97
G6: #2 UT-Martin (18-13) vs. #3 Morehead St. (19-11)	83-70
Championship
Saturday, March 5 6:00 PM on ESPN2
#2 UT-Martin (19-13) vs. #8 Austin Peay (17-17)	73-83
Patriot League Tournament
Site: Campus Sites @ Higher Seeds
1st Round
Monday, March 1
G1: #9 Holy Cross (10-19) @ #8 Loyola (Md.) (9-20)	72-67
G2: #10 Lafayette (6-23) @ #7 Navy (18-13)	70-78
Quarterfinal Round
Wednesday, March 3
G3: #9 Holy Cross (11-19) @ #1 Bucknell (17-12)	77-72
G4: #5 Colgate (13-16) @ #4 Army (18-12)	69-82
G5: #6 American (11-18) @ #3 Boston U (18-13)	69-64
G6: #7 Navy (19-13) @ #2 Lehigh (15-14)	63-65
Semifinal Round
Sunday, March 6
#9 Holy Cross (12-19) @ #4 Army (19-12)
#6 American (12-18) @ #2 Lehigh (16-14)
Championship
Wednesday, March 9 @ Higher Seed
7:30 PM on CBS Sports Network
Southern Conference
Site: Asheville, NC
1st Round
Friday, March 4
G1: #8 Samford (13-18) vs. #9 VMI (9-20)	92-85
G2: #7 Mercer (18-13) vs. #10 Citadel (10-21)	71-69
Quarterfinal Round
Saturday, March 5
G3: #1 Chattanooga (26-5) vs. #8 Samford (14-18)	59-54
G4: #4 Wofford (15-16) vs. #5 Western Carolina (15-16)	83-88
G5: #2 East Tennessee (21-10) Vs. Mercer (19-13)	81-65
G6: #3 Furman (17-14) vs. #6 UNC-Greensboro (14-17)	80-64
Semifinal Round
Sunday, March 6
#1 Chattanooga (27-5) vs. #5 Western Carolina (16-16)
#2 East Tennessee (22-10) vs. #3 Furman (18-14)
Championship
Monday, March 7
9:00 PM on ESPN2
West Coast Conference Tournament
Site: Las Vegas
1st Round
Friday, March 4
G1: #8 Loyola Marymount (13-16) vs. #9 San Diego (9-20)	64-61
Quarterfinal Round
Saturday, March 5
G2: #3 BYU (22-9) vs. #6 Santa Clara (11-19)	72-60
G3: #4 Pepperdine (17-12) vs. #5 San Francisco (15-14)	90-86
G4: #1 Saint Mary’s (24-4) vs. #8 Loyola Marymount (14-16)	60-48
G5: #2 Gonzaga (23-7) vs. #7 Portland (12-19)	92-67
Semifinal Round
Monday, March 7
#1 Saint Mary’s (25-4) vs. #4 Pepperdine (18-12)
#2 Gonzaga (24-7) vs. #3 BYU (23-9)
Championship
Tuesday, March 8
9:00 PM on ESPN

 

Brackets For Tournaments Not Yet Underway

Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament

Sites: Washington, DC

1st Round

Tuesday, March 8

G1: #12 North Carolina St. (15-16) vs. #13 Wake Forest (11-19)

G2: #11 Florida St. (18-12) vs. #14 Boston College (7-24)

2nd Round

Wednesday, March 9

G3: #8 Pittsburgh (20-10) vs. #9 Syracuse (19-12)

G4: #5 Duke (22-9) vs. G1 Winner

G5: #7 Clemson (17-13) vs. #10 Georgia Tech (18-13)

G6: #6 Virginia Tech (18-13) vs. G2 Winner

Quarterfinal Round

Thursday, March 10

G7: #1 North Carolina (25-6) vs. G3 Winner

G8: #4 Notre Dame (20-10) vs. G4 Winner

G9: #2 Virginia (24-6) vs. G5 Winner

G10: #3 Miami (24-6) vs. G6 Winner

Semifinal Round

Friday, March 11

G7 Winner vs. G8 Winner

G9 Winner vs. G10 Winner

Championship Round

Saturday, March 12

9:00 PM on ESPN

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)

2nd Round

Thursday, March 10

G3: #8 Fordham (17-12) vs. #9 Richmond (15-15)

G4: #5 George Washington (22-9) vs. G1 Winner

G5: #7 Rhode Island (17-14) vs. #10 U Mass (13-17)

G6: #6 Davidson (18-11) vs. G2 Winner

Quarterfinal Round

Friday, March 11

G7: #1 Dayton (24-6) vs. G3 Winner

G8: #4 St. Joseph’s (24-7) vs. G4 Winner

G9: #2 VCU (22-9) vs. G5 Winner

G10: #3 St. Bonaventure (22-7) vs. G6 Winner

Semifinal Round

Saturday, March 12

G7 Winner vs. G8 Winner

G9 Winner vs. G10 Winner

Championship

Sunday, March 13

12:30 PM on CBS

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)

Quarterfinal Round

Thursday, March 10

G3: #4 Texas (20-11) vs. #5 Baylor (21-10)

G4: #1 Kansas (27-4) vs. G1 Winner

G5: #2 West Virginia (24-7) vs. G2 Winner

G6: #3 Oklahoma (24-6) vs. #6 Iowa St. (21-10)

Semifinal Round

Friday, March 11

G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner

G5 Winner vs. G6 Winner

Championship Game

Saturday, March 12

6:00 PM on ESPN

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)

Quarterfinal Round

Thursday, March 10

G3: #1 Villanova (27-4) vs. G1 Winner

G4: #4 Providence (22-9) vs. #5 Butler (21-9)

G5: #2 Xavier (26-4) vs. G2 Winner

G6: #3 Seton Hall (22-8) vs. #6 Creighton (18-13)

Semifinal Round

Friday, March 11

G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner

G5 Winner vs. G6 Winner

Championship Round

Saturday, March 12

5:30 PM on Fox

Big Sky Conference Tournament

Site: Reno, NV

1st Round

Tuesday, March 8

G1: #8 Portland St. (12-17) vs. #9 Northern Colorado (10-20)

G2: #5 North Dakota (15-14) vs. #12 Southern Utah (5-23)

G3: #7 Montana St. (14-16) vs. #10 Sacramento St. (13-16)

G4: #6 Eastern Washington (16-14) vs. #11 Northern Arizona (5-24)

Quarterfinal Round

Thursday, March 10

G5: #1 Weber St. (23-8) vs. G1 Winner

G6: #4 Idaho St. (16-14) vs. G2 Winner

G7: #2 Montana (19-10) vs. G3 Winner

G8: #3 Idaho (20-11) vs. G4 Winner

Semifinal Round

Friday, March 11

G5 Winner vs. G6 Winner

G7 Winner vs. G8 Winner

Championship

Saturday, March 12

8:45 PM on ESPNU

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

Conference USA Tournament

Site: Birmingham

1st Round

Tuesday, March 8

G1: #12 Florida Atlantic (7-24) vs. #13 UTSA (5-26)

2nd Round

Wednesday, March 9

G2: #8 Western Kentucky (16-15) vs. #9 North Texas (12-19)

G3: #5 Old Dominion (19-12) vs. G1 Winner

G4: #7 Charlotte (13-18) vs. #10 Rice (12-19)

G5: #6 UTEP (18-13) vs. #11 Florida Int’l (13-18)

Quarterfinal Round

Thursday, March 10

G6: #1 UAB (26-5) vs. G2 Winner

G7: #4 Louisiana Tech (23-8) vs. G3 Winner

G8: #2 Middle Tennessee (21-9) vs. G4 Winner

G9: #3 Marshall (16-15) vs. G5 Winner

Semifinal Round

Friday, March 11

G6 Winner vs. G7 Winner

Championship

Saturday, March 12

2:30 PM on Fox Sports 1

Horizon League Tournament

Site: Detroit

1st Round

Saturday, March 5

G1: #4 Green Bay (19-12) vs. #9 Cleveland St. (9-22)

G2: #5 Milwaukee (19-12) vs. #8 Northern Kentucky (9-20)

G3: #3 Wright St. (19-12) vs. #10 Illinois-Chicago (5-24)

G4: #6 Detroit (15-14) vs. #7 Youngstown St. (11-20)

Quarterfinal Round

Sunday, March 6

G5: G1 Winner vs. G2 Winner

G6: G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner

Semifinal Round

Monday, March 7

G5 Winner vs. #1 Valparaiso (26-5)

G6 Winner vs. #2 Oakland (21-10)

Championship

Tuesday, March 8

7:00 PM on ESPN

Mid-American Conference Tournament

Site: Cleveland, 1st Round at Higher Seed

1st Round

Monday, March 7

G1:#9 Toledo (17-14) at #8 Eastern Michigan (17-14)

G2: #12 Bowling Green (14-17) at #5 Kent St. (19-12)

G3: #10 Western Michigan (13-18) at #7 Northern Illinois (20-11)

G4: #11 Miami (O) (12-19) at #6 Ball St. (19-12)

Quarterfinal Round

Thursday, March 10

G5: #1 Akron (24-7) vs. G1 Winner

G6: #4 Central Michigan (17-14) vs. G2 Winner

G7: #2 Ohio (20-10) vs. G3 Winner

G8: #3 Buffalo (17-14) vs. G4 Winner

Semfinal Round

Friday, March 11

G5 Winner vs. G6 Winner

G7 Winner vs. G8 Winner

Championship Round

Saturday, March 12

7:30 PM on ESPN

Mid-eastern Athletic Conference Tournament

Site: Norfolk, VA

1st Round

Monday, March 7

G1: #5 Savannah St. (14-14) vs. #12 Delaware St. (7-24)

G2: #6 North Carolina A&T (10-21) vs. #11 Coppin St. (8-21)

Tuesday, March 8

G3: #8 UM-Eastern Shore (10-21) vs. #9 Morgan St. (8-21)

G4: #7 UNC-Central (12-18) vs. #10 Howard (12-19)

Quarterfinal Round

Wednesday, March 9

G5: #1 Hampton (18-10) vs. G3 Winner

G6: #2 Norfolk St. (16-15) vs. G4 Winner

Thursday, March 10

G7: #3 South Carolina St. (17-13) vs. G2 Winner

G8: #4 Bethune-Cookman (14-17) vs. G1 Winner

Semifinal Round

Friday, March 11

G5 Winner vs. G8 Winner

G6 Winner vs. G7 Winner

Championship Game

Saturday, March 12

1:00 PM on ESPN2

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)

Quarterfinal Round

Thursday, March 10

G4: #1 San Diego St. (23-8) vs. G1 Winner

G5: #4 New Mexico (17-14) vs. #5 Nevada (18-12)

G6: #2 Fresno St. (22-9) vs. G2 Winner

G7: #3 Boise St. (20-11) vs. G3 Winner

Semifinal Round

Friday, March 11

G4 Winner vs. G5 Winner

G6 Winner vs. G7 Winner

Championship

Saturday, March 12

5:00 PM on CBS

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)

Quarterfinal Round

Thursday, March 10

G5: #1 Oregon (25-6) vs. G1 Winner

G6: #4 Arizona (24-7) vs. G2 Winner

G7: #2 Utah (24-7) vs. G3 Winner

G8: #3 California (22-9) vs. G4 Winner

Semifinal Round

Friday, March 11

G5 Winner vs. G6 Winner

G7 Winner vs. G8 Winner

Championship

Saturday, March 12

10:15 PM on FS1

Southeastern Conference Tournament

Site: Nashville

1st Round

Wednesday, March 9

G1: #12 Tennessee (13-18) vs. #13 Auburn (11-19)

2nd Round

Thursday, March 10

G2: #8 Florida (18-13) vs. #9 Arkansas (16-15)

G3: #5 Vanderbilt (19-12) vs. G1 Winner

G4: #7 Ole Miss (20-11) vs. #10 Alabama (17-13)

G5: #6 Georgia (17-12) vs. #11 Mississippi St. (14-16)

Quarterfinal Round

Friday, March 11

G6: #1 Texas A&M (24-7) vs. G2 Winner

G7: #4 LSU (18-13) vs. G3 Winner

G8: #2 Kentucky (23-8) vs. G4 Winner

G9: #3 South Carolina (24-7) vs. G5 Winnerr

Semifinal Round

Saturday, March 12

G6 Winner vs. G7 Winner

G8 Winner vs. G9 Winner

Championship

Sunday, March 13

2:00 PM on ESPN

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)

Quarterfinal Round

Thursday, March 10

G3: #4 Houston Baptist (16-15) vs. G1 Winner

G4: #3 Sam Houston (17-14) vs. G2 Winner

Semifinal Round

Friday, March 11

#1 Stephen F. Austin (25-5) vs. G3 Winner

#2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (24-6) vs. G4 Winner

Championship

Saturday, March 12

9:30 PM on ESPN2

Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament

Site: Houston

1st Round

Tuesday, March 8

G1: #7 Mississippi Valley St. (6-26) vs. #10 Grambling (7-23)

G2: #8 Alabama A&M (10-17) vs. #9 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (8-24)

Quarterfinal Round

Wedneday, March 9

G3: #2 Alcorn St. (15-14) vs. G1 Winner

G4: #1 Texas Southern (17-13) vs. G2 Winner

Thursday, March 10

G5: #3 Jackson St. (17-14) vs. #6 Prairie View A&M (7-23)

G6; #4 Southern (19-12) vs. #5 Alabama St. (14-16)

Semifinal Round

Friday, March 11

G3 Winner vs. G5 Winner

G4 Winner vs. G6 Winner

Championship

Saturday, March 12

6:30 PM on ESPNU

Summit League Tournament

Site: Sioux Falls, SD

Quarterfinal Round

Saturday, March 5

G1: #1 IPFW (23-8) vs. #8 South Dakota (14-17)

G2: #2 South Dakota St. (23-7) vs. #7 Oral Roberts (14-16)

Sunday, March 6

G3: #4 IUPUI (13-18) vs. #5 North Dakota St. (18-12)

G4: #3 Omaha (18-12) vs. #6 Denver (15-14)

Semifinal Round

Monday, March 7

G5: G1 Winner vs. G3 Winner

G6: G2 Winner vs. G4 Winner

Championship

Tuesday, March 8

9:00 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

 

The American Athletic Conference and Big Ten Conference brackets will be determined later today after their regular season schedules conclude.

 

 

 

 

PiRate Ratings Final Four Criteria Preview

We only made it to North Texas with one of our Final Four participants, and we did not pick Florida to win the National Championship, so this year is a bust. Nevertheless, we will go ahead and preview the remaining games.

Overall, we are 43-17 (72%) in the prediction of tournament games to this point.

Here is our preview of the National Semifinal round.

Time (ET) Team vs. Team
6:09 PM #1 Florida (36-2) vs. #7 Connecticut (30-8)
8:49 PM #2 Wisconsin (30-7) vs. #8 Kentucky (28-10)

Florida vs. Connecticut–Criteria Components
Strength of Schedule: Tie
Field Goal % Margin: Florida by 0.7
Rebound Margin: Florida by 13.6
Turnover Margin: Florida by 2.3
Steal Margin: Florida by 0.1
R+T Rating: Florida by 12.4

PiRate Criteria: Florida by 7 criteria points
Estimated Spread: Florida by 17
Predicted Score: Florida 75 Connecticut 58

Kentucky vs. Wisconsin—Criteria Components
Strength of Schedule: Wisconsin by 0.9
Field Goal % Margin: Wisconsin by 2.0
Rebound Margin: Kentucky by 11.5
Turnover Margin: Wisconsin by 3.4
Steal Margin: Wisconsin by 0.1
R+T Rating: Kentucky by 13.2

PiRate Criteria: Kentucky by 2 criteria points
Estimated Spread: Kentucky by 4
Predicted Score: Kentucky 71 Wisconsin 67