| Home | Visitor | PiRate | Mean | Bias |
| Green Bay | Tampa Bay | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Kansas City | Buffalo | -1.6 | -2.4 | -2.9 |
| Home | Visitor | Total |
| Green Bay | Tampa Bay | 56.0 |
| Kansas City | Buffalo | 49.0 |
| Sunday, Jan. 25th | |||
| Home | Visitors | Time (ET) | TV |
| Green Bay | Tampa Bay | 3:05 PM | FOX |
| Kansas City | Buffalo | 6:40 PM | CBS |
This is the best Super Bowl TV talent in this generation, and the equal of Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis, and Kyle Rote in Super Bowl III on NBC in January of 1969 50 years ago.
| City | Radio # | Radio Station |
| Atlanta | 92.9 FM | WZGC |
| Austin | 104.9 FM | WTXX |
| Baltimore | 105.7 FM | WJZ |
| Boston | 850 AM | WEEI |
| Charlotte | 610 AM | WFNZ |
| Chicago | 670 AM | WSCR |
| Cincinnati | 1360 AM | WSAI |
| Cleveland | 92.3 FM | WKRK |
| Columbus | 1460 AM | WBNS |
| Dallas | 105.3 FM | KRLD |
| Denver | 1600 AM | KEPN |
| Detroit | 1270 AM | WXYT |
| Houston | 610 AM | KILT |
| Indianapolis | 1260 AM | WNDE |
| Kansas City | 810 AM | WHB |
| Las Vegas | 1100 AM | KWWN |
| Los Angeles | 550 AM | KLAC |
| Miami | 790 AM | WAXY |
| Minneapolis | 100.3 FM | KFXN |
| Nashville | 104.5 FM | WGFX |
| New York | 660 AM | WFAN |
| Orlando | 580 AM | WDBO |
| Philadelphia | 1210 AM | WPHT |
| Phoenix | 910 AM | KGME |
| Pittsburgh | 93.7 FM | KDKA |
| Portland | 750 AM | KXTG |
| Sacramento | 1140 AM | KHTK |
| San Antonio | 760 AM | KTKR |
| San Bernardino | 1350 AM | KPWK |
| San Diego | 97.3 FM | KWFN |
| San Francisco Bay Area | 95.7 FM | WGMZ |
| Seattle | 950 AM | KJR |
| St. Louis | 101.1 FM | WXOS |
| Tampa | 820 AM | WWBA |
| Virginia Beach | 94.1 FM | WVSP |
| Washington, DC | 106.7 FM | WJFK |
and Sirius XM Channel 88
Line as of 12 Noon EST Wednesday, January 23
Data Used: Advanced Metric Statistics for both teams adjusted to strengths of schedules and then using a random number generator of potential outcomes, 100 simulations were run. We feel that 10,000 simulations artificially lowers the variance, which was already quite low.
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| Higher Seed | Lower Seed | Spread |
| UNC-Central | Texas Southern | -2.8 |
| Arizona St. | Syracuse | 1.9 |
Tournament Schedule
All Times Eastern Daylight
| Wednesday, Mar 14, 2018 | ||||
| TIME | Higher Seed | Lower Seed | City | TV |
| 6:40 PM | 16 UNC-Central | 16 Texas Southern | Dayton, OH | truTV |
| 9:10 PM | 11 Arizona St. | 11 Syracuse | Dayton, OH | truTV |
| Thursday, Mar 15, 2018 | ||||
| TIME | Higher Seed | Lower Seed | City | TV |
| 12:15 PM | 7 Rhode Island | 10 Oklahoma | Pittsburgh | CBS |
| 12:40 PM | 3 Tennessee | 14 Wright St. | Dallas | truTV |
| 1:30 PM | 4 Gonzaga | 13 UNC-Greensboro | Boise, ID | TNT |
| 2:00 PM | 1 Kansas | 16 Penn | Wichita, KS | TBS |
| 2:45 PM | 2 Duke | 15 Iona | Pittsburgh | CBS |
| 3:10 PM | 6 Miami (Fla.) | 11 Loyola (Chi.) | Dallas | truTV |
| 4:00 PM | 5 Ohio St. | 12 South Dakota St. | Boise, ID | TNT |
| 4:30 PM | 8 Seton Hall | 9 North Carolina St. | Wichita, KS | TBS |
| 6:50 PM | 1 Villanova | 16 Radford | Pittsburgh | TNT |
| 7:10 PM | 5 Kentucky | 12 Davidson | Boise, ID | CBS |
| 7:20 PM | 6 Houston | 11 San Diego St | Wichita, KS | TBS |
| 7:27 PM | 3 Texas Tech | 14 Stephen F. Austin | Dallas | truTV |
| 9:20 PM | 8 Virginia Tech | 9 Alabama | Pittsburgh | TNT |
| 9:40 PM | 4 Arizona | 13 Buffalo | Boise, ID | CBS |
| 9:50 PM | 3 Michigan | 14 Montana | Wichita, KS | TBS |
| 9:57 PM | 6 Florida | 11 St. Bonaventure | Dallas | truTV |
| Friday, Mar 16, 2018 | ||||
| TIME | Higher Seed | Lower Seed | City | TV |
| 12:15 PM | 7 Texas A&M | 10 Providence | Charlotte | CBS |
| 12:40 PM | 2 Purdue | 15 Cal St. Fullerton | Detroit | truTV |
| 1:30 PM | 4 Wichita St. | 13 Marshall | San Diego | TNT |
| 2:00 PM | 2 Cincinnati | 15 Georgia St. | Nashville | TBS |
| 2:45 PM | 2 North Carolina | 15 Lipscomb | Charlotte | CBS |
| 3:10 PM | 7 Arkansas | 10 Butler | Detroit | truTV |
| 4:00 PM | 5 West Virginia | 12 Murray St. | San Diego | TNT |
| 4:30 PM | 7 Nevada | 10 Texas | Nashville | TBS |
| 6:50 PM | 8 Creighton | 9 Kansas St. | Charlotte | TNT |
| 7:10 PM | 3 Michigan St. | 14 Bucknell | Detroit | CBS |
| 7:20 PM | 1 Xavier | 16 UNCC/Tex Sou. | Nashville | TBS |
| 7:27 PM | 4 Auburn | 13 Charleston | San Diego | truTV |
| 9:20 PM | 1 Virginia | 16 MD-Baltimore Co. | Charlotte | TNT |
| 9:40 PM | 6 TCU | 11 Ariz.St./Syracuse | Detroit | CBS |
| 9:50 PM | 8 Missouri | 9 Florida St. | Nashville | TBS |
| 9:57 PM | 5 Clemson | 12 New Mexico St. | San Diego | truTV |
Note: Virginia’s outstanding 6th Man De’Andre Hunter is out for the season, and this will knock the Cavaliers down a few notches in our criteria. If you have not submitted your brackets yet, you might take this into consideration, as the Cavaliers have lost a potent weapon that could play anywhere on the floor. He was to Virginia what John Havlicek was to the Boston Celtics in the 1960’s, the 6th man that was the secret sauce of Red Auerbach’s extended success. Without Hunter, Virginia reverts back to a great defensive team that lacks enough offensive power to beat an athletic opponent the likes of Arizona or Cincinnati. Hunter was instrumental in helping the Cavs secure two wins over Syracuse, and road wins against Miami and Virginia Tech.
The PiRates New Criteria Shows Beginner’s Luck
Did you read our lengthy piece yesterday pertaining to our brand new paradigm? The PiRates scrapped our old, archaic system of picking brackets and debuted our new mostly statistical metric based criteria.
We were not sure how successful it might be in the first year of its existence, and we are sure we will need to tweak it some in the ensuing years, but we started out with a bang last night.
We hit both games and basically called how St. Bonaventure would send the Sons of Westwood home to SoCal. We wrote that we believed the Bonnies would force turnovers on the Bruins, which would be the deciding factor in the game, and it was spot on.
We are reminded that a broken watch is also correct twice a day.
Last Night’s Games
| Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament | |
| Quarterfinals–February 26 | |
| Florida Gulf Coast 96 | USC Upstate 76 |
| North Florida 80 | NJIT 76 |
| Lipscomb 89 | Stetson 73 |
| Jacksonville 87 | Kennesaw St . 68 |
Atlantic Sun Bracket
All times EST
| Semifinals–March 1 | |||
| Time | Home | Visitors | TV |
| 7:00 PM | #1 Florida Gulf Coast | #5 North Florida | ESPN3 |
| 8:00 PM | #2 Lipscomb | #3 Jacksonville | ESPN3 |
| Championship–March 4 | |||
| Time | Home | Visitors | TV |
| 3:00 PM | Higher Remaining Seed | Lower Remaining Seed | ESPN |
Conference Tournaments in Action Today
| Big South Conference Tournament | |||
| 1st Round & Championship Game at Higher Seeds | |||
| Quarterfinals and Semfinals at #1 Seed | |||
| All Times EST | |||
| First Round–February 27 | |||
| Time | Home | Visitors | TV |
| 7:00 PM | #7 High Point | #10 Longwood | BSN |
| 7:00 PM | #8 Charleston Southern | #9 Presbyterian | BSN |
| BSN TV | at http://bigsouthsports.com | ||
| Quarterfinals–March 1 | |||
| Time | Higher Seed | Lower Seed | TV |
| 1:00 PM | #2 Radford | High Point or Longwood | ESPN3 |
| 3:30 PM | #3 Winthrop | #6 Gardner-Webb | ESPN3 |
| 7:00 PM | #1 UNC-Asheville | Presbyterian or Chas Sou. | ESPN3 |
| 9:30 PM | #4 Campbell | #5 Liberty | ESPN3 |
| Semifinals–March 2 | |||
| Time | Higher Seed | Lower Seed | TV |
| 6:00 PM | Rad/HP/Longwood | Winthrop/G-Webb | ESPN3 |
| 8:30 PM | UNCA/Presby/Chas Sou | Campbell or Liberty | ESPN3 |
| Championship–March 4 | |||
| Time | Home | Visitors | TV |
| 1:00 PM | Higher Seed | Lower Seed | ESPN |
UNC-Asheville should make it to the Championship Game, but Liberty could be a tough out in the semifinals. Radford and Winthrop are fairly evenly matched on the other side of the bracket, but Radford probably has the better overall talent and is playing a little stronger at this point in the season. Both Radford and Winthrop split their series against UNCA, with the home team winning every game, but UNCA narrowly won their home games over the two contenders, while they were blown out on the road. The big news is that UNCA as the #1 seed will be at home for all games it plays in this tournament.
| Patriot League Tournament | |||
| All Games Played at Higher Seed | |||
| All Times EST | |||
| First Round–February 27 | |||
| Time | Home | Visitors | TV |
| 7:00 PM | #7 Lafayette | #10 American | Stadium |
| 7:00 PM | #8 Loyola (MD) | #9 Army | Stadium |
| Quarterfinals–March 1 | |||
| Time | Home | Visitors | TV |
| 7:00 PM | #1 Bucknell | Loyola or Army | Stadium |
| 7:00 PM | #4 Lehigh | #5 Boston U | Stadium |
| 7:00 PM | #2 Colgate | Lafayette or American | Stadium |
| 7:00 PM | #3 Navy | #6 Holy Cross | Stadium |
| Semifinals–March 1 | |||
| Time | Home | Visitors | TV |
| 12/2 | Bucknell/Loyola/Army | Lehigh or Boston U | CBSSN |
| 12/2 | Colgate/Lafayette/American | Navy or Holy Cross | CBSSN |
| Championship–March 4 | |||
| Time | Home | Visitors | TV |
| 7:30 PM | CBSSN | ||
Bucknell is the overwhelming favorite to cruise to the Patriot League Championship. The Bison did lose at home to Boston U during the regular season, but they won 15 of 16 games after that, with the only loss coming on the road against Lehigh in overtime.
One player to watch in this tournament is forward Zach Thomas of Bucknell. He averages 21 points and 9 rebounds per game. He is a multi-tool player, as he might be the best passer on the team as well.
Colgate has a couple of streaky three-point shooters in Will Rayman and Jordan Swopshire, but the Raiders have no inside muscle and will have to rely on hot shooting to have a chance to get past Bucknell, if they make it to the title game.
Lehigh is the team to watch in this tournament. The Hawks are red hot and ride an eight-game winning streak as the tournament begins. Included in that streak is a win over Bucknell, where the Hawks connected on 11 of 21 three-point shots. Lehigh has what Clark Kellogg calls “spurtability.” They get hot streaks and go on big runs, fueled by excellent defensive play from their guards that can pressure the ball. A player to watch for Lehigh is tiny guard Kahron Ross. He can pick your pockets clean and then feed a teammate for an easy bucket. A potential semifinal game with Bucknell could be the most exciting tournament game this week.
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One #1 Seed Falls
Regular season Ohio Valley Conference Champion Belmont has become the first number one seed to fall in their conference tournament, relegating the Bruins to the NIT with an automatic bid. Jacksonville State, picked to finish dead last in the OVC this year, has shocked many under first-year head coach Ray Harper, who previously guided Western Kentucky to consecutive NCAA Tournament berths. JSU upset Belmont in Nashville last night to set up a championship game with UT-Martin. By 10:30 PM EST tonight the winner of this game will become the first official team in the Big Dance.
The Ivy League Tournament Situation
Princeton secured the regular season Ivy League Championship last night, when the Tigers completed a sweep of Harvard. The Crimson are set in the number two slot, while Yale has clinched the third of the four conference tournament seeds.
The fourth and final spot up for grabs in the inaugural Ivy League Tournament to be played in the Palestra in Philadelphia is still to be decided with three of the remaining five teams still in the race with tonight’s games remaining. Let’s look at the possible scenarios.
First, at the moment, Penn and Columbia are tied with 5-8 league records. Dartmouth and Brown are tied at 4-9, but Brown has been eliminated from qualifying on all possible outcomes. So, we are talking Penn, Columbia, and Dartmouth still with a chance to earn the number four seed.
Today’s Conference Tournament Games–Times–TV
| Time | Network | Conference | Team | vs. | Team |
| 12:00 PM | Comcast SN | Colonial | UNC-Wilmington | vs. | Delaware |
| 2:30 PM | Comcast SN | Colonial | William & Mary | vs. | Elon |
| 6:00 PM | Comcast SN | Colonial | College of Charleston | vs. | James Madison |
| 8:30 PM | Comcast SN | Colonial | Towson St. | vs. | Northeastern |
| 5:30 PM | ESPN3 | Horizon | Oakland | vs. | Youngstown St. |
| 8:00 PM | ESPN3 | Horizon | Valparaiso | vs. | MIlwaukee |
| 7:00 PM | ESPN3 | MAAC | Iona | vs. | Rider |
| 9:30 PM | ESPN3 | MAAC | Siena | vs. | Fairfield |
| 3:30 PM | CBSSN | MVC | Illinois St. | vs. | Southern Illinois |
| 6:00 PM | CBSSN | MVC | Wichita St. | vs. | Missouri St. |
| 12:00 PM | MSG/FCS | NEC | Wagner | vs. | St. Francis (PA) |
| 2:00 PM | MSG/FCS | NEC | Mount St. Mary’s | vs. | Robert Morris |
| 8:00 PM | ESPN2 | OVC–TITLE | UT-Martin | vs. | Jacksonville St. |
| 12:00 PM | ESPN3 | SoCon | UNC-Greensboro | vs. | The Citadel |
| 2:30 PM | ESPN3 | SoCon | Chattanooga | vs. | Wofford |
| 6:00 PM | ESPN3 | SoCon | Furman | vs. | Samford |
| 8:30 PM | ESPN3 | SoCon | East Tennessee St. | vs. | Mercer |
| 7:00 PM | ESPN3 | Summit | South Dakota | vs. | Western Illinois |
| 9:30 PM | ESPN3 | Summit | North Dakota St. | vs. | IUPUI |
| 4:00 PM | BYUtv | WCC | BYU | vs. | Loyola Marymount |
| 6:00 PM | BYUtv | WCC | Santa Clara | vs. | San Francisco |
| 10:00 PM | ESPN2 | WCC | Gonzaga | vs. | Pacific |
| 12:00 AM | ESPN2 | WCC | Saint Mary’s | vs. | Portland |
Schedule By Tip-off Time
| Time | Network | Conference | Team | vs. | Team |
| 12:00 PM | Comcast SN | Colonial | UNC-Wilmington | vs. | Delaware |
| 12:00 PM | MSG/FCS | NEC | Wagner | vs. | St. Francis (PA) |
| 12:00 PM | ESPN3 | SoCon | UNC-Greensboro | vs. | The Citadel |
| 2:00 PM | MSG/FCS | NEC | Mount St. Mary’s | vs. | Robert Morris |
| 2:30 PM | Comcast SN | Colonial | William & Mary | vs. | Elon |
| 2:30 PM | ESPN3 | SoCon | Chattanooga | vs. | Wofford |
| 3:30 PM | CBSSN | MVC | Illinois St. | vs. | Southern Illinois |
| 4:00 PM | BYUtv | WCC | BYU | vs. | Loyola Marymount |
| 5:30 PM | ESPN3 | Horizon | Oakland | vs. | Youngstown St. |
| 6:00 PM | Comcast SN | Colonial | College of Charleston | vs. | James Madison |
| 6:00 PM | CBSSN | MVC | Wichita St. | vs. | Missouri St. |
| 6:00 PM | ESPN3 | SoCon | Furman | vs. | Samford |
| 6:00 PM | BYUtv | WCC | Santa Clara | vs. | San Francisco |
| 7:00 PM | ESPN3 | MAAC | Iona | vs. | Rider |
| 7:00 PM | ESPN3 | Summit | South Dakota | vs. | Western Illinois |
| 8:00 PM | ESPN3 | Horizon | Valparaiso | vs. | MIlwaukee |
| 8:00 PM | ESPN2 | OVC–TITLE | UT-Martin | vs. | Jacksonville St. |
| 8:30 PM | Comcast SN | Colonial | Towson St. | vs. | Northeastern |
| 8:30 PM | ESPN3 | SoCon | East Tennessee St. | vs. | Mercer |
| 9:30 PM | ESPN3 | MAAC | Siena | vs. | Fairfield |
| 9:30 PM | ESPN3 | Summit | North Dakota St. | vs. | IUPUI |
| 10:00 PM | ESPN2 | WCC | Gonzaga | vs. | Pacific |
| 12:00 AM | ESPN2 | WCC | Saint Mary’s | vs. | Portland |
If you are looking for the complete bowl and playoff schedule including starting times, TV networks, and power rating spreads, then you have come to the right place.
The PiRate Ratings have suspended the rankings and ratings since only two teams played last week and very minimally changed the ratings.
Here is a complete bowl schedule
| Bowl | City | Day | Date | Time | Network | Team | Team |
| Cure | Orlando, Fl | Sat | D19 | 12:00 PM | CBSSN | San Jose St. * | Georgia St. |
| New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | Sat | D19 | 2:00 PM | ESPN | New Mexico | Arizona * |
| Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | Sat | D19 | 3:30 PM | ABC | Utah | BYU |
| Camellia | Montgomery, AL | Sat | D19 | 5:30 PM | ESPN | Ohio | Appalachian St. |
| New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | Sat | D19 | 9:00 PM | ESPN | Louisiana Tech | Arkansas St. |
| Miami Beach | Miami, FL | Mon | D21 | 2:30 PM | ESPN | South Florida | W. Kentucky |
| Idaho Potato | Boise, ID | Tue | D22 | 3:30 PM | ESPN | Akron | Utah St. |
| Boca Raton | Boca Raton, FL | Tue | D22 | 7:00 PM | ESPN | Temple | Toledo |
| Poinsettia | San Diego, CA | Wed | D23 | 4:30 PM | ESPN | Boise St. | N. Illinois |
| GoDaddy | Mobile, AL | Wed | D23 | 8:00 PM | ESPN | Bowling Green | Ga. Southern |
| Bahamas | Nassau, Bahamas | Thu | D24 | 12:00 PM | ESPN | Middle Tenn. | Western Mich. |
| Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | Thu | D24 | 8:00 PM | ESPN | Cincinnati | San Diego St. |
| St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, FL | Sat | D26 | 11:00 AM | ESPN | Connecticut | Marshall |
| Sun | El Paso, TX | Sat | D26 | 2:00 PM | CBS | Miami | Washington St. |
| Heart of Dallas | Dallas, TX | Sat | D26 | 2:20 PM | ESPN | Washington * | Southern Miss. |
| Pinstripe | Bronx, NY | Sat | D26 | 3:30 PM | ABC | Duke | Indiana |
| Independence | Shreveport, LA | Sat | D26 | 5:45 PM | ESPN | Tulsa * | Virginia Tech |
| Foster Farms | Santa Clara, CA | Sat | D26 | 9:15 PM | ESPN | Nebraska | UCLA |
| Military | Annapolis, MD | Mon | D28 | 2:30 PM | ESPN | Pittsburgh | Navy |
| Quick Lane | Detroit, MI | Mon | D28 | 5:00 PM | ESPN2 | Central Mich. * | Minnesota |
| Armed Forces | Ft. Worth, TX | Tue | D29 | 2:00 PM | ESPN | California * | Air Force |
| Russell Athl. | Orlando, Fl | Tue | D29 | 5:30 PM | ESPN | North Carolina | Baylor |
| Arizona | Tucson, AZ | Tue | D29 | 7:30 PM | ***** | Colorado St. * | Nevada |
| Texas | Houston, TX | Tue | D29 | 9:00 PM | ESPN | Texas Tech | LSU |
| Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | Wed | D30 | 12:00 PM | ESPN | Memphis | Auburn |
| Belk | Charlotte, NC | Wed | D30 | 3:30 PM | ESPN | N. Carolina St. | Mississippi St. |
| Music City | Nashville, TN | Wed | D30 | 7:00 PM | ESPN | Louisville | Texas A&M |
| Holiday | San Diego, CA | Wed | D30 | 10:30 PM | ESPN | Wisconsin | USC |
| Peach | Atlanta, GA | Thu | D31 | 12:00 PM | ESPN | Florida St. | Houston |
| Orange | Miami, FL | Thu | D31 | 4:00 PM | ESPN | Clemson | Oklahoma |
| Cotton | Arlington, TX | Thu | D31 | 8:00 PM | ESPN | Alabama | Michigan St. |
| Ouback | Tampa, FL | Fri | J1 | 12:00 PM | ESPN2 | Northwestern | Tennessee |
| Citrus | Orlando, Fl | Fri | J1 | 1:00 PM | ABC | Michigan | Florida |
| Fiesta | Glendale, AZ | Fri | J1 | 1:00 PM | ESPN | Ohio St. | Notre Dame |
| Rose | Pasadena, CA | Fri | J1 | 5:00 PM | ESPN | Iowa | Stanford |
| Sugar | New Orleans, LA | Fri | J1 | 8:30 PM | ESPN | Oklahoma St. | Ole Miss |
| TaxSlayer | Jacksonville, FL | Sat | J2 | 12:00 PM | ESPN | Penn St. | Georgia |
| Liberty | Memphis, TN | Sat | J2 | 3:20 PM | ESPN | Kansas St. | Arkansas |
| Alamo | San Antonio, FL | Sat | J2 | 6:45 PM | ESPN | TCU | Oregon |
| Cactus | Phoenix, AZ | Sat | J2 | 10:15 PM | ESPN | West Virginia | Arizona St. |
| Nat’l Champ. | Glendale, AZ | Mon | J11 | 8:30 PM | ESPN | Cotton Winner | Orange Winner |
***** Arizona Bowl will be streamed live on the Campus Insider’s website and will air in select markets via the American Sports Network
And, here are the PiRate Ratings for each bowl game.
| Bowl | Team | Team | PiRate | Mean | Bias |
| Cure | San Jose St. | Georgia St. | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.1 |
| New Mexico | New Mexico | Arizona | -12.6 | -6.0 | -12.0 |
| Las Vegas | Utah | BYU | 10.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 |
| Camellia | Ohio | Appy St. | -7.6 | -6.3 | -7.0 |
| New Orleans | La. Tech | Ark. St. | 4.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Miami Beach | South Florida | W. Kentucky | -5.9 | -1.1 | -6.3 |
| Idaho Potato | Akron | Utah St. | -12.5 | -5.9 | -8.6 |
| Boca Raton | Temple | Toledo | 3.2 | 4.9 | 3.5 |
| Poinsettia | Boise St. | Northern Ill. | 11.3 | 5.3 | 10.3 |
| GoDaddy | Bowl. Green | Ga Southern | 11.3 | 13.3 | 12.5 |
| Bahamas | Middle Tenn. | Western Mich. | -6.0 | -7.6 | -7.3 |
| Hawaii | Cincinnati | S. Diego St. | -3.7 | -5.9 | -3.6 |
| St. Petersburg | U Conn | Marshall | -6.9 | -3.0 | -5.3 |
| Sun | Miami | Wash. St. | -2.4 | 1.6 | -2.1 |
| Heart of Dallas | Washington | Southern Miss. | 17.1 | 11.7 | 16.2 |
| Pinstripe | Duke | Indiana | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Independence | Tulsa | Virginia Tech | -20.9 | -16.5 | -19.9 |
| Foster Farms | Nebraska | UCLA | -13.0 | -8.9 | -12.1 |
| Military | Pittsburgh | Navy | -0.4 | -3.8 | -1.2 |
| Quick Lane | Central Mich. | Minnesota | -13.3 | -7.9 | -11.0 |
| Armed Forces | California | Air Force | 16.3 | 7.6 | 15.0 |
| Russell Athl. | N. Carolina | Baylor | -1.8 | 2.6 | -2.0 |
| Arizona | Colorado St. | Nevada | 3.1 | -0.3 | 2.3 |
| Texas | Texas Tech | LSU | -11.7 | -16.0 | -11.1 |
| Birmingham | Memphis | Auburn | -7.9 | -3.6 | -6.3 |
| Belk | NC St. | Miss. St. | -5.1 | -0.7 | -6.6 |
| Music City | Louisville | Texas A&M | -8.4 | -3.4 | -6.5 |
| Holiday | Wisconsin | USC | -9.1 | -4.8 | -8.9 |
| Peach | Florida St. | Houston | 7.4 | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| Orange | Clemson | Oklahoma | -8.4 | -3.9 | -8.9 |
| Cotton | Alabama | Michigan St. | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.7 |
| Ouback | Northwestern | Tennessee | -13.7 | -9.6 | -13.6 |
| Citrus | Michigan | Florida | -0.7 | -0.4 | -1.1 |
| Fiesta | Ohio St. | Notre Dame | 7.8 | 5.7 | 8.9 |
| Rose | Iowa | Stanford | -12.8 | -8.4 | -12.4 |
| Sugar | Oklahoma St. | Ole Miss | -9.6 | -8.3 | -9.2 |
| TaxSlayer | Penn St. | Georgia | -12.3 | -7.9 | -12.4 |
| Liberty | Kansas St. | Arkansas | -16.8 | -20.4 | -16.6 |
| Alamo | TCU | Oregon | 4.5 | 2.3 | 5.2 |
| Cactus | West Va. | Arizona St. | -2.5 | -3.3 | -2.7 |
Last Updated: March 16, 2014 7:45 AM EDT
Note: This will be the last update prior to the Selection Show on CBS-TV. Our next update will be our bracketnomics report late Monday night/Tuesday morning.
Already In The Field of 68
1. Harvard (26-4)
2. Eastern Kentucky (24-9)
3. Mercer (26-8)
4. Wichita St. (34-0)
5. Coastal Carolina (21-12)
6. Delaware (25-9)
7. Manhattan (25-7)
8. Wofford (20-12)
9. Mount St. Mary’s (16-16)
10. North Dakota St. (25-6)
11. Milwaukee (21-13)
12. Gonzaga (28-6)
13. American (20-12)
14. Louisville (29-5)
15. Albany (18-14)
16. Iowa St. (26-7)
17. Providence (23-11)
18. Weber St. (19-11)
19. Tulsa (21-12)
20. Western Michigan (23-9)
21. UNC-Central (28-5)
22. New Mexico (26-6)
23. U C L A (26-8)
24. Stephen F. Austin (31-2)
25. Texas Southern (19-14)
26. New Mexico St. (26-9)
27. Cal Poly (13-19)
Mount St. Mary’s and Cal Poly are virtually assured of going to Dayton for the First Round. Albany and Texas Southern or Weber St. are the most likely teams to fill the other two #16 seed spots forced to play in the opening round.
The Bubbler
The higher up each team is on this bubble list, the better. Providence moved off the Bubble with their Big East Championship Game win. They cannot be an opening round team. As of Sunday morning, the Bubble has shrunk to eight teams that will make the field and ten other Bubble teams hoping that the Committee will find some reason to include them in the field. Teams five through eight are the last four in, and teams nine through 12 are the first four out.
1. Nebraska
2. Iowa
3. Tennessee
4. Oklahoma St.
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5. Xavier
6. Dayton
7. S M U
8. B Y U
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9. Minnesota
10. Missouri
11. Green Bay
12. Florida St.
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13. Arkansas
14. Louisiana Tech
15. Clemson
16. North Carolina St.
17. California
18. St. John’s
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
Tournament Championships Today
All times are Eastern Daylight
Atlantic 10
#2 V C U (12-4/26-7) vs. #4 St. Joseph’s (11-5/23-9)—1:00 PM on CBS
Atlantic Coast
#1 Virginia (16-2/27-6) vs. #3 Duke (13-5/26-7)—1:00 PM on ESPN
Big Ten
#1 Michigan (15-3/25-7) vs. Michigan St. (12-6/25-8)—3:30 PM on CBS
Southeastern
#1 Florida (18-0/31-2) vs. #2 Kentucky (12-6/24-9)—3:15 PM on ESPN
Sun Belt
#1 Georgia St. (17-1/25-7) vs. #3 UL-Lafayette (11-7/22-11)—1:00 PM on ESPN2
Previous Results
American Athletic Conference
Location—Fedex Forum, Memphis
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #7 Rutgers 72 #10 South Florida 68
G2: #9 Central Florida 94 #8 Temple 90 2 ot
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #6 Houston 68 #3 S M U 64
G4: #2 Louisville 92 #7 Rutgers 31
G5: #1 Cincinnati 61 #9 Central Florida 58
G6: #4 Connecticut 72 #5 Memphis 53
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: #2 Louisville 94 #6 Houston 65
G8: #4 Connecticut 58 #1 Cincinnati 56
Championship
#2 Louisville 71 #4 Connecticut 61
America East Conference
Location—SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G1: #1 Vermont 77 #8 New Hampshire 60
G2: #4 Albany 86 #5 UMBC 56
G3: #2 Stony Brook 80 #7 Maine 54
G4: #3 Hartford 69 #6 Binghamton 42
Semifinal Round—Sunday, March 9
G5: #4 Albany 67 #1 Vermont 58
G6: #2 Stony Brook 64 #3 Hartford 61
Championship
#4 Albany 69 #2 Stony Brook 60
Atlantic 10 Conference
Location—Barclay’s Center, Brooklyn
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #13 Fordham 70 #12 George Mason 67
2nd Round—Thursday, March 13
G2: #9 St. Bonaventure 82 #8 La Salle 72
G3: #5 Dayton 87 #13 Fordham 74
G4: #7 Richmond 76 #10 Duquesne 64
G5: #6 U Mass 65 #11 Rhode Island 61
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G6: #9 St. Bonaventure 71 #1 St. Louis 68
G7: #4 St. Joseph’s 70 #5 Dayton 67
G8: #2 V C U 71 #7 Richmond 53
G9: #3 George Washington 85 #6 U Mass 77
Semifinals
G10: #4 St. Joseph’s 67 #9 St. Bonaventure 48
G11: #2 V C U 74 #3 George Washington 55
Atlantic Coast Conference
Location—Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #12 Wake Forest 81 #13 Notre Dame 69
G2: #10 Miami 57 #15 Virginia Tech 53
G3: #11 Georgia Tech 73 #14 Boston College 70 ot
2nd Round—Thursday, March 13
G4: #9 Florida St. 76 #8 Maryland 65
G5: #5 Pittsburgh 84 #12 Wake Forest 55
G6: #7 North Carolina St. 67 #10 Miami 58
G7: #6 Clemson 69 #11 Georgia Tech 65 ot
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G8: #1 Virginia 64 #9 Florida St. 51
G9: #5 Pittsburgh 80 #4 North Carolina 75
G10: #7 North Carolina St. 66 #2 Syracuse 63
G11: #3 Duke 63 #6 Clemson 62
Semifinal Round
G12: #1 Virginia 51 #5 Pittsburgh 48
G13: #3 Duke 75 #7 North Carolina St. 67
Atlantic Sun Conference
Location—All Games Played on Campus Sites of Higher Seed
Quarterfinal Round—Tuesday, March 4
G1: #1 Florida Gulf Coast 77 #8 Stetson 55
G2: #4 East Tennessee 89 #5 Lipscomb 88 2ot
G3: #2 Mercer 85 #7 Jacksonville 64
G4: #3 USC-Upstate 80 #6 North Florida 74
Semifinal Round—Thursday, March 6
G5: #1 Florida Gulf Coast 69 #4 East Tennessee 64
G6: #2 Mercer 78 #3 USC-Upstate 75 2ot
Championship Game—Sunday, March 9
#2 Mercer 68 #1 Florida Gulf Coast 60
Big 12 Conference
Location—Sprint Center, Kansas City
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Oklahoma St. 80 (8-10/21-11) #9 Texas Tech 62
G2: #7 Baylor 76 #10 T C U 68
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #4 Iowa St. 91 #5 Kansas St. 85
G4: #1 Kansas 77 #8 Oklahoma St. 70 ot
G5: #7 Baylor 78 #2 Oklahoma 73
G6: #3 Texas 66 #6 West Virginia 49
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: #4 Iowa St. 94 #1 Kansas 83
G8: #7 Baylor 86 #3 Texas 69
Championship
#4 Iowa St. 74 (11-7/26-7) #7 Baylor 65
Big East Conference
Location—Madison Square Garden, New York City
All Games Televised on Fox Sports 1
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Seton Hall 51 (6-12/16-16) #9 Butler 50
G2: #10 DePaul 60 #7 Georgetown 56
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #8 Seton Hall 64 #1 Villanova 63
G4: #4 Providence 79 #5 St. John’s 74
G5: #2 Creighton 84 #10 DePaul 62
G6: #3 Xavier 68 #6 Marquette 65
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: #4 Providence 80 #8 Seton Hall 74
G8: #2 Creighton 86 #3 Xavier 78
Championship
#4 Providence 65 #2 Creighton 58
Big Sky Conference
Location: Dee Events Center (Weber St.), Ogden, UT
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #2 North Dakota 79 #7 Sacramento St. 76
G2: #6 Northern Colorado 62 #3 Northern Arizona 60
G3: #5 Portland St. 70 #4 Montana 63
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G4: #2 North Dakota 79 #5 Portland St. 63
G5: #1 Weber St. 66 #6 Northern Colorado 63
Championship
#1 Weber St. 88 #2 North Dakota 67
Big South Conference
Location—The HTC Center, Conway, SC (Myrtle Beach)
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 5
G1: #4S Winthrop 77 vs. #5N Liberty 65
G2: #3N Radford 78 vs. #6S Presbyterian 73
G3: #5S Chas. Southern 81 #4N Campbell 71
G4: #3S Gardner-Webb 81 #6N Longwood 65
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 7
G5: #4S Winthrop 62 #1N High Point 60
G6: #2S UNC-Asheville 96 #3N Radford 87
G7: #1S Coastal Carolina 73 #5S Chas. Southern 68 2ot
G8: #2N VMI 90 #3S Gardner-Webb 77
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G9: #4S Winthrop 80 #2S UNC-Asheville 79
G10: #1S Coastal Carolina 66 #2N V M I 62
Championship Game—Sunday, March 9
#1S Coastal Carolina 76 #4S Winthrop 61
Big Ten Conference
Location—Banker’s Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
Opening Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #9 Illinois 64 #8 Indiana 54
G2: #5 Ohio St. 63 #12 Purdue 61
G3: #7 Minnesota 63 #10 Penn St. 56
G4: #11 Northwestern 67 #6 Iowa 62
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G5: #1 Michigan 64 #9 Illinois 63
G6: #5 Ohio St. 71 #4 Nebraska 67
G7: #2 Wisconsin 83 #7 Minnesota 57
G8: #3 Michigan St. 67 #11 Northwestern 51
Semifinals
G9: #1 Michigan 72 (15-3/25-7) #5 Ohio St. 69
G10: #3 Michigan St. 83 (12-6/25-8) #2 Wisconsin 75
Big West Conference
Location—Honda Center, Anaheim
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #7 Cal Poly 69 #2 U C S B 38
G2: #3 Long Beach St. 66 (10-6/15-16) #6 Cal St. Fullerton 56
G3: #1 UC-Irvine 63 #8 UC-Riverside 43
G4: #5 Cal St. Northridge 87 #4 Hawaii 84
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G5: #7 Cal Poly 61 (6-10/12-19) #1 UC-Irvine 58
G6: Cal St. Northridge 82 #3 Long Beach St. 77
Championship
#7 Cal Poly 61 #5 Cal St. Northridge 59
Colonial Athletic Association
Location—Baltimore Arena, Baltimore
Opening Round—Friday, March 7
G1: #8 Hofstra 78 #9 UNC-Wilmington 70
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G2: #1 Delaware 87 (14-2/23-9) #8 Hofstra 76
G3: #5 Northeastern 90 (7-9/11-20) #4 Drexel 81
G4: #2 Towson 80 (13-3/23-9) #7 James Madison 71
G5: #3 William & Mary 70 (10-6/19-11) #6 Charleston 59
Semifinal Round—Sunday, March 9
G6: #1 Delaware 87 #5 Northeastern 74
G7: #3 William & Mary 75 #2 Towson 71
Championship Game—Monday, March 10
#1 Delaware 75 #3 William & Mary 74
Conference USA
Location—Don Haskins Center, El Paso, TX
Opening Round—Tuesday, March 11 (all games televised online @ C-USA DN)
G1: #10 North Texas 63 #15 Rice 62 ot
G2: #14 Marshall 63 #11 Florida Atlantic 59
G3: #12 East Carolina 79 #13 U T S A 76
2nd Round—Wednesday, March 12 (all games televised online @ C-USA DN)
G4: #7 Tulane 66 #10 North Texas 61
G5: #6 Old Dominion 73 #14 Marshall 58
G6: #5 U T E P 77 #12 East Carolina 68
G7: #9 Charlotte 80 #8 U A B 70
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13 (all games televised online @ C-USA DN)
G8: #2 Tulsa 70 (13-3/19-12) #7 Tulane 49
G9: #3 Middle Tennessee 62 (13-3/24-8) #6 Old Dominion 48
G10: #4 Southern Miss. 64 (13-3/27-5) #5 U T E P 56
G11: #1 Louisiana Tech 86 #9 Charlotte 65
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14 (both games televised on CBS SN)
G12: #2 Tulsa 76 #3 Middle Tennessee 69
G13: #1 Louisiana Tech 88 #4 Southern Miss. 70
Championship
#2 Tulsa 69 #1 Louisiana Tech 60
Horizon League
Location—First Round Games played at the higher seed. The quarterfinal and semifinal round games will be played at Green Bay, and the championship game will be played at the higher seed.
Opening Round—Tuesday, March 4
G1: #5 Milwaukee 83 #8 Detroit 73
G2: #4 Valparaiso 73 #9 Illinois-Chicago 63
G3: #6 Oakland 96 #7 Youngstown St. 92 ot
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 7
G4: #3 Wright St. 73 #6 Oakland 57
G5: #5 Milwaukee 74 #4 Valparaiso 57
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G6: #3 Wright St. 68 (10-6/20-13) #2 Cleveland St. 63
G7: #5 Milwaukee 73 #1 Green Bay 66 ot
Championship Game—Tuesday, March 11
#5 Milwaukee 69 #3 Wright St. 63
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Location—Mass Mutual Center, Springfield, MA
Opening Round—Thursday, March 6
G1: #8 Rider 71 #9 Monmouth 60
G2: #7 St. Peter’s 65 #10 Fairfield 62 ot
G3: #11 Niagara 78 #6 Marist 76
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G4: #1 Iona 94 #8 Rider 71
G5: #4 Canisius 71 #5 Siena 69
G6: #2 Manhattan 72 #7 St. Peter’s 58
G7: #3 Quinnipiac 89 #11 Niagara 80
Semifinal Round—Sunday, March 9
G8: #1 Iona 75 #4 Canisius 72
G9: #2 Manhattan 87 #3 Quinnipiac 68
Championship Game—Monday, March 10
#2 Manhattan 71 #1 Iona 68
Mid-American Conference
Location—Opening Round at higher seed; all other rounds at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Opening Round—Monday, March 10
G1: #5 Ohio 76 #12 Ball St. 64
G2: #8 Miami (O) 71 #9 Kent St. 64
G3: #6 Eastern Michigan 72 #11 Central Michigan 60
G4: #7 Northern Illinois 54 #10 Bowling Green 51 ot
2nd Round—Wednesday, March 12
G5: #5 Ohio 63 #8 Miami (O) 55
G6: #6 Eastern Michigan 53 #7 Northern Illinois 48
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G7: #4 Akron 83 #6 Ohio 77
G8: #6 Eastern Michigan 69 #3 Buffalo 64
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G9: #1 Western Michigan 64 #4 Akron 60
G10: #2 Toledo 59 #6 Eastern Michigan 44
Championship
#1 Western Michigan 98 #2 Toledo 77
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Location: Norfolk Scope Arena, Norfolk, VA
Opening Round—Monday, March 10 & Tuesday, March 11
G1: #4 Norfolk St. 78 #13 Maryland-Eastern Shore 74
G2: #5 Savannah St. 61 #12 South Carolina St. 47
G3: #8 Howard 53 #9 North Carolina A&T 47
G4: #7 Coppin St. 75 #10 Bethune-Cookman 68
G5: #6 Florida A&M 65 #11 Delaware St. 61
Quarterfinal Round—Wednesday, March 12 & Thursday, March 13
G6: #1 UNC-Central 92 #8 Howard 46
G7: #7 Coppin St. 83 #2 Hampton 77
G8: #3 Morgan St. 81 #6 Florida A&M 68
G9: #4 Norfolk St. 57 #5 Savannah St. 47
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G10: #1 UNC-Central 68 #4 Norfolk St. 45
G11: #3 Morgan St. 79 #7 Coppin St. 64
Championship
#1 UNC-Central 71 #3 Morgan St. 62
Missouri Valley Conference (Arch Madness)
Location: Scottrade Center, St. Louis
All Games until the Championship on MVC TV Network
Opening Round—Thursday, March 6
G1: #9 Evansville 69 #8 Drake 61
G2: #10 Loyola (Chi) 74 (4-14/10-21) #7 Bradley 72
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 7
G3: #1 Wichita St. 80 #9 Evansville 58
G4: #4 Missouri St. 53 #5 Illinois St. 48
G5: #2 Indiana St. 75 #10 Loyola (Chi) 62
G6: #6 Southern Illinois 63 #3 Northern Iowa 58
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G7: #1 Wichita St. 67 Missouri St. 42
G8: #2 Indiana St. 62 #6 Southern Illinois 59
Championship Game—Sunday, March 9
#1 Wichita St. 83 #2 Indiana St. 69
Mountain West Conference
Location—Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Utah St. 73 (7-11/18-13) #9 Colorado St. 69
G2: #7 Fresno St. 61 #10 Air Force 59
G3: #6 Boise St. 83 #11 San Jose St. 52
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G4: #1 San Diego St. 73 #8 Utah St. 39
G5: #4 U N L V 71 #5 Wyoming 67
G6: #2 New Mexico 93 #7 Fresno St. 77
G7: #6 Boise St. 75 #3 Nevada 62
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G8: #1 San Diego St. 59 #4 U N L V 51
G9: #2 New Mexico 70 #6 Boise St. 67
Championship
#2 New Mexico 64 #1 San Diego St. 58
Northeast Conference
Location—All Games Played On Campus Sites of Higher Seeds
Tournament Re-seeds teams after quarterfinal round (like NFL Playoffs)
Quarterfinal Round—Wednesday, March 5 (All Games at 7:00 PM)
G1: #1 Robert Morris 60 #8 Fairleigh-Dickinson 53
G2: #2 Wagner 83 #7 Central Connecticut 59
G3: #6 St. Francis (PA) 55 #3 Bryant 54
G4: #5 Mount St. Mary’s 72 #4 St. Francis (NY) 71
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G5: #5 Mount St. Mary’s 77 #2 Wagner 52
G6: #1 Robert Morris 60 #6 St. Francis (PA) 57
Championship Game—Tuesday, March 11
#5 Mount St. Mary’s 88 #1 Robert Morris 71
Ohio Valley Conference
Location—Municipal Auditorium, Nashville
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 5
G1: #5 Tennessee Tech 74 #8 SIU-Edwards. 67
G2: #6 Southeast Missouri 79 #7 E. Illinois 61
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 6
G3: #4 Morehead St. 76 #5 Tennessee Tech 61
G4: #3 Eastern Kentucky 84 #6 S.E. Missouri 76
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 7
G5: #1 Belmont 86 #4 Morehead St. 63
G6: #3 Eastern Kentucky 86 #2 Murray St. 83
Championship Game—Saturday, March 8
#3 Eastern Kentucky 79 #1 Belmont 73
Pac-12 Conference
Location—MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Utah 67 #9 Washington 61
G2: #5 Colorado 59 #12 Southern Cal 56
G3: #7 Oregon 88 #10 Oregon St. 74
G4: #6 Stanford 74 #11 Washington St. 63
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G5: #1 Arizona 71 #8 Utah 39
G6: #5 Colorado 59 #4 California 56
G7: #2 U C L A 82 #7 Oregon 63
G8: #6 Stanford 79 #3 Arizona St. 58
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G9: #1 Arizona 63 (15-3/30-3) #5 Colorado 43
G10: #2 U C L A 84 #6 Stanford 59
Championship
#2 U C L A 75 #1 Arizona 71
Patriot League
Location—All Games Played on Campus Sites at Higher Seed
Opening Round—Monday, March 3
G1: #9 Lafayette 84 #8 Loyola (MD) 71
G2: #7 Colgate #10 Navy 51
Quarterfinal Round—Wednesday, March 5
G3: #1 Boston U. 91 #9 Lafayette 54
G4: #5 Army 72 #4 Bucknell 71
G5: #3 Holy Cross 54 #6 Lehigh 48
G6: #2 American 59 #7 Colgate 50
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G7: #1 Boston U 91 #5 Army 70
G8: #2 American 57 #3 Holy Cross 46
Championship Game—Wednesday, March 12
#2 American 55 #1 Boston U 36
Southeastern Conference
Location—Georgia Dome, Atlanta
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #13 South Carolina 74 (5-13/13-19) #12 Auburn 56
G2: #14 Mississippi St. 82 #11 Vanderbilt 68
2nd Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #8 Missouri 91 #9 Texas A&M 83 2ot
G4: South Carolina 71 #5 Arkansas 69
G5: #7 L S U 68 #10 Alabama 56
G6: #6 Ole Miss 78 #14 Mississippi St. 66
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: #1 Florida 72 #8 Missouri 49
G8: #4 Tennessee 59 #13 South Carolina 44
G9: #2 Kentucky 85 #7 L S U 67
G10: #3 Georgia 75 #6 Ole Miss 73
Semifinals
G11: #1 Florida 56 #4 Tennessee 49
G12: #2 Kentucky 70 #3 Georgia 58
Southern Conference
Location—U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, NC
Opening Round—Friday, March 7
G1: #8 Samford 70 #9 Appalachian St. 56
G2: #7 Georgia Southern 65 #10 Furman 50
G3: #11 Citadel 86 #6 UNCG 76
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G4: #1 Davidson 77 #8 Samford 54
G5: #5 Western Carolina 66 #4 Elon 64
G6: #7 Georgia Southern 62 #2 Chattanooga 55
G7: #3 Wofford 68 #11 Citadel 51
Semifinal Round—Sunday, March 9
G8: #5 Western Carolina 99 #1 Davidson 97 ot
G9: #3 Wofford 71 #7 Georgia Southern 57
Championship Game—Monday, March 10
#3 Wofford 56 #5 Western Carolina 53
Southland Conference
Location—Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Nicholls St. 71 #5 Southeast Louisiana 64
G2: #6 Oral Roberts 66 #7 McNeese St. 62
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #4 Northwestern St. 88 #8 Nicholls St. 72
G4: #3 Sam Houston St. 70 #6 Oral Roberts 61
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G5: #1 Stephen F. Austin 85 #4 Northwestern St. 78
G6: #3 Sam Houston St. 69 #2 Texas A&M—C.C. 62
Championship
#1 Stephen F. Austin 68 #3 Sam Houston St. 49
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Location—Toyota Center, Houston
Opening Round—Tuesday, March 11
G1: #10 Grambling 84 #7 Jackson St. 75
G2: #8 Prairie View 79 #9 Mississippi Valley 63
Quarterfinal Round—Wednesday, March 12 & Thursday, March 13
G3: #2 Texas Southern 79 Grambling 54
G4: #8 Prairie View 64 #1 Southern 46
G5: #3 Alabama St. 64 #6 Alcorn St. 51
G6: #5 Alabama A&M 69 #4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 50
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: #2 Texas Southern 73 #3 Alabama St. 61
G8: #8 Prairie View 55 #5 Alabama A&M 49
Championship
#2 Texas Southern 78 #8 Prairie View 73
Summit League
Location—Sioux Falls Arena, Sioux Falls, SD
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8 & Sunday, March 9
G1: #2 IPFW 85 #7 IUPUI 47
G2: #4 Denver 71 (8-6/16-14) #5 S. Dakota 55
G3: #3 S. Dakota St. 71 #6 W. Illinois 50
Semifinal Round—Monday, March 10
G4: #1 N. Dakota St. 83 #4 Denver 48
G5: #2 IPFW 64 #3 S. Dakota St. 60
Championship Game—Tuesday, March 11
#1 North Dakota St. 60 #2 IPFW 57
Sun Belt Conference
Location—Lakefront Arena, New Orleans
Opening Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #5 U A L R 74 #8 Troy 61
G2: #6 UT-Arlington 68 (9-9/15-16) #7 UL-Monroe 65
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G3: #4 Arkansas St. 116 #5 U A L R 114 4ot
G4: #3 UL-Lafayette 91 #6 UT-Arlington 85
Semifinals
G5: #1 Georgia St. 72 #4 Arkansas St. 45
G6: #3 UL-Lafayette 73 #2 Western Kentucky 72
West Coast Conference
Location—Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
Opening Round—Thursday, March 6
G1: #10 Loyola Marymount 67 #7 Portland 64
G2: #9 Santa Clara 81 #8 Pacific 64
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G3: #3 San Francisco 69 #6 San Diego 60
G4: #2 B Y U 85 #10 Loyola Marymount 74
G5: #1 Gonzaga 77 #9 Santa Clara 75
G6: #4 St. Mary’s 80 #5 Pepperdine 69
Semifinal Round—Monday, March 10
G7: #2 B Y U 79 ot #3 San Francisco 77
G8: #1 Gonzaga 70 #4 St. Mary’s 54
Championship Game—Tuesday, March 11
#1 Gonzaga 75 #2 B Y U 64
Western Athletic Conference
Location—Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #1 Utah Valley 83 #8 Texas-Pan American 63
G2: #5 Idaho 73 #4 Mo.-Kansas City 70
G3: #6 Cal St.-Bakersfield 68 #3 Chicago St. 62
G4: #2 New Mexico St. 70 #7 Seattle 68
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G5: #5 Idaho 74 #1 Utah Valley 69
G6: #2 New Mexico St. 69 #6 Cal St.-Bakersfield 63
Championship
#2 New Mexico St. 77 #5 Idaho 55
Last Updated: March 15, 2014 7:55 AM EDT
Bubble Headlines
North Carolina St. moves into position to make a push to the Bubble
St. Bonaventure stays alive as a possible Bubble Buster.
Providence moves up the Bubble to last 4 in with Big East win
Clemson misses out on big upset to fall into NIT pool
St. Joe’s knocks off Dayton to solidify their hold on a bid and jeopardize the Flyers’ chances
Nebraska’s collapse against Ohio St. sends Cornhuskers down a few notches but still in the Dance
Louisiana Tech’s semifinal defeat of Southern Miss. gives Bulldogs a shot at an at-large should they lose
Toledo gets into Bubble mix with semifinal win in the MAC
LSU completely out of the mix after blowing early lead versus Kentucky
Georgia is an enigma—Bulldogs should be in the discussion with their record since November
Already In The Field of 68
1. Harvard (26-4)
2. Eastern Kentucky (24-9)
3. Mercer (26-8)
4. Wichita St. (34-0)
5. Coastal Carolina (21-12)
6. Delaware (25-9)
7. Manhattan (25-7)
8. Wofford (20-12)
9. Mount St. Mary’s (16-16)
10. North Dakota St. (25-6)
11. Milwaukee (21-13)
12. Gonzaga (28-6)
13. American (20-12)
The Bubbler
The higher up each team is on this bubble list, the better. St. Joseph’s has now moved from The Bubble to Safe status. As of Saturday morning, just 10 teams on The Bubble will make the NCAA Tournament, while teams 11 through 20 are on the outside, looking in. Teams listed at numbers 7 through 10 are the last four in. Teams listed at numbers 11 through 14 comprise the first four out. Keep an eye on St. Bonaventure, as the Bonnies could burst a bubble if they win the A-10 title. North Carolina St. could do the same thing with a win over Duke today in the ACC Semifinals. A Georgia win over Kentucky today has to get the Bulldogs moved into the discussion. UGA finished tied for second in the SEC with a 12-6 record, and the Committee has to give that some serious thought.
1. Nebraska
2. Iowa
3. Tennessee
4. Oklahoma St.
5. Xavier
6. Oklahoma St.
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7. Dayton
8. S M U
9. Providence
10. B Y U
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11. Minnesota
12. Missouri
13. Green Bay
14. Florida St.
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15. Arkansas
16. Louisiana Tech
17. Clemson
18. North Carolina St.
19. California
20. St. John’s
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
Tournaments Playing Today
All times are Eastern Daylight
American Athletic—Championship
#2 Louisville (15-3/28-5) vs. #4 Connecticut (12-6/26-7)—6:00 PM on ESPN
America East—Championship
#4 Albany (9-7/17-14) vs. #2 Stony Brook (13-3/23-9)—11:30 AM on ESPN2
Atlantic 10—Semifinals
G10: #9 St. Bonaventure (6-10/18-14) vs. #4 St. Joseph’s (11-5/22-9)—1:30 PM on CBSSN
G11: #2 V C U (12-4/25-7) vs. #3 George Washington (11-5/24-7)—4:00 PM on CBSSN
Championship Game—Sunday, March 16
Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner—1:00 PM on CBS
Atlantic Coast—Semifinals
G12: #1 Virginia (16-2/26-6) vs. #5 Pittsburgh (11-7/25-8)—1:00 PM on ESPN
G13: #7 North Carolina St. (8-8/21-12) vs. #3 Duke (13-5/25-7)—3:00 PM on ESPN
Championship Game—Sunday, March 16
Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner—1:00 PM on ESPN
Big 12—Championship
#4 Iowa St. (11-7/25-7) vs. #7 Baylor (9-9/24-10)—9:00 PM on ESPN
Big East—Championship
#4 Providence (10-8/22-11) vs. #2 Creighton (14-4/26-6)—8:30 PM
Big Sky—Championship
#1 Weber St. (14-6/18-11) vs. #2 North Dakota (12-8/17-15)—8:00 PM on ESPNU
Big Ten—Semifinals
G9: #1 Michigan (15-3/24-7) vs. #5 Ohio St. (10-8/25-8)—1:40 PM on CBS
G10: #2 Wisconsin (12-6/26-6) vs. #3 Michigan St. (12-6/24-8)—4:20 PM on CBS
Championship Game—Sunday, March 16
Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner—3:30 PM on CBS
Big West—Championship
#7 Cal Poly (6-10/12-19) vs. #5 Cal St. Northridge (7-9/17-17)—10:30 PM on ESPN2
Conference USA—Championship
#1 Louisiana Tech (13-3/27-6) vs. #2 Tulsa (13-3/20-12)—11:35 AM on CBS
Mid-American—Championship
#1 Western Michigan (14-4/22-9) vs. #2 Toledo (14-4/27-5)—6:30 PM on ESPN2
Mideastern Athletic—Championship
#1 UNC-Central (15-1/27-5) vs. #3 Morgan St. (11-5/15-15)—6:00 PM on ESPNU
Mountain West—Championship
#1 San Diego St. (16-2/29-3) vs. #2 New Mexico (15-3/25-6)—6:00 PM on CBS
Pac-12—Championship
#1 Arizona (15-3/30-3) vs. #2 U C L A (12-6/25-8)—6:00 PM on Fox Sports 1
Southeastern—Semifinals
G11: #1 Florida (18-0/30-2) vs. #4 Tennessee (11-7/21-11)—1:00 PM on ABC
G12: #2 Kentucky (12-6/23-9) vs. #3 Georgia (12-6/19-12)—3:30 PM on ABC
Championship Game—Sunday, March 16
Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner—3:15 PM on ESPN
Southland—Championship
#1 Stephen F. Austin (18-0/30-2) vs. #3 Sam Houston St. (13-5/23-9)—8:30 PM on ESPN2
Southwestern Athletic—Championship
#2 Texas Southern (12-6/18-14) vs. #8 Prairie View (6-12/11-22)—4:30 PM on ESPN2
Sunbelt—Semifinals
G5: #1 Georgia St. (17-1/24-7) vs. #4 Arkansas St. (10-8/19-12)—3:00 PM on Sun Belt Network
G6: #2 Western Kentucky (12-6/20-11) vs. #3 UL-Lafayette (11-7/21-11)—5:30 PM on Sun Belt Network
Championship Game—Sunday, March 16
Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner—1:00 PM on ESPN2
Western Athletic—Championship
#5 Idaho (7-9/16-17) vs. #2 New Mexico St. (12-4/25-9)—10:00 PM on ESPNU
Previous Results
American Athletic Conference
Location—Fedex Forum, Memphis
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #7 Rutgers 72 #10 South Florida 68
G2: #9 Central Florida 94 #8 Temple 90 2 ot
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #6 Houston 68 #3 S M U 64
G4: #2 Louisville 92 #7 Rutgers 31
G5: #1 Cincinnati 61 #9 Central Florida 58
G6: #4 Connecticut 72 #5 Memphis 53
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: #2 Louisville 94 #6 Houston 65
G8: #4 Connecticut 58 #1 Cincinnati 56
America East Conference
Location—SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G1: #1 Vermont 77 #8 New Hampshire 60
G2: #4 Albany 86 #5 UMBC 56
G3: #2 Stony Brook 80 #7 Maine 54
G4: #3 Hartford 69 #6 Binghamton 42
Semifinal Round—Sunday, March 9
G5: #4 Albany 67 #1 Vermont 58
G6: #2 Stony Brook 64 #3 Hartford 61
Atlantic 10 Conference
Location—Barclay’s Center, Brooklyn
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #13 Fordham 70 #12 George Mason 67
2nd Round—Thursday, March 13
G2: #9 St. Bonaventure 82 #8 La Salle 72
G3: #5 Dayton 87 #13 Fordham 74
G4: #7 Richmond 76 #10 Duquesne 64
G5: #6 U Mass 65 #11 Rhode Island 61
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G6: #9 St. Bonaventure 71 #1 St. Louis 68
G7: #4 St. Joseph’s 70 #5 Dayton 67
G8: #2 V C U 71 #7 Richmond 53
G9: #3 George Washington 85 #6 U Mass 77
Atlantic Coast Conference
Location—Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #12 Wake Forest 81 #13 Notre Dame 69
G2: #10 Miami 57 #15 Virginia Tech 53
G3: #11 Georgia Tech 73 #14 Boston College 70 ot
2nd Round—Thursday, March 13
G4: #9 Florida St. 76 #8 Maryland 65
G5: #5 Pittsburgh 84 #12 Wake Forest 55
G6: #7 North Carolina St. 67 #10 Miami 58
G7: #6 Clemson 69 #11 Georgia Tech 65 ot
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G8: #1 Virginia 64 #9 Florida St. 51
G9: #5 Pittsburgh 80 #4 North Carolina 75
G10: #7 North Carolina St. 66 #2 Syracuse 63
G11: #3 Duke 63 #6 Clemson 62
Atlantic Sun Conference
Location—All Games Played on Campus Sites of Higher Seed
Quarterfinal Round—Tuesday, March 4
G1: #1 Florida Gulf Coast 77 #8 Stetson 55
G2: #4 East Tennessee 89 #5 Lipscomb 88 2ot
G3: #2 Mercer 85 #7 Jacksonville 64
G4: #3 USC-Upstate 80 #6 North Florida 74
Semifinal Round—Thursday, March 6
G5: #1 Florida Gulf Coast 69 #4 East Tennessee 64
G6: #2 Mercer 78 #3 USC-Upstate 75 2ot
Championship Game—Sunday, March 9
#2 Mercer 68 #1 Florida Gulf Coast 60
Big 12 Conference
Location—Sprint Center, Kansas City
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Oklahoma St. 80 (8-10/21-11) #9 Texas Tech 62
G2: #7 Baylor 76 #10 T C U 68
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #4 Iowa St. 91 #5 Kansas St. 85
G4: #1 Kansas 77 #8 Oklahoma St. 70 ot
G5: #7 Baylor 78 #2 Oklahoma 73
G6: #3 Texas 66 #6 West Virginia 49
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: #4 Iowa St. 94 #1 Kansas 83
G8: #7 Baylor 86 #3 Texas 69
Big East Conference
Location—Madison Square Garden, New York City
All Games Televised on Fox Sports 1
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Seton Hall 51 (6-12/16-16) #9 Butler 50
G2: #10 DePaul 60 #7 Georgetown 56
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #8 Seton Hall 64 #1 Villanova 63
G4: #4 Providence 79 #5 St. John’s 74
G5: #2 Creighton 84 #10 DePaul 62
G6: #3 Xavier 68 #6 Marquette 65
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: #4 Providence 80 #8 Seton Hall 74
G8: #2 Creighton 86 #3 Xavier 78
Big Sky Conference
Location: Dee Events Center (Weber St.), Ogden, UT
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #2 North Dakota 79 #7 Sacramento St. 76
G2: #6 Northern Colorado 62 #3 Northern Arizona 60
G3: #5 Portland St. 70 #4 Montana 63
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G4: #2 North Dakota 79 #5 Portland St. 63
G5: #1 Weber St. 66 #6 Northern Colorado 63
Big South Conference
Location—The HTC Center, Conway, SC (Myrtle Beach)
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 5
G1: #4S Winthrop 77 vs. #5N Liberty 65
G2: #3N Radford 78 vs. #6S Presbyterian 73
G3: #5S Chas. Southern 81 #4N Campbell 71
G4: #3S Gardner-Webb 81 #6N Longwood 65
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 7
G5: #4S Winthrop 62 #1N High Point 60
G6: #2S UNC-Asheville 96 #3N Radford 87
G7: #1S Coastal Carolina 73 #5S Chas. Southern 68 2ot
G8: #2N VMI 90 #3S Gardner-Webb 77
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G9: #4S Winthrop 80 #2S UNC-Asheville 79
G10: #1S Coastal Carolina 66 #2N V M I 62
Championship Game—Sunday, March 9
#1S Coastal Carolina 76 #4S Winthrop 61
Big Ten Conference
Location—Banker’s Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
Opening Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #9 Illinois 64 #8 Indiana 54
G2: #5 Ohio St. 63 #12 Purdue 61
G3: #7 Minnesota 63 #10 Penn St. 56
G4: #11 Northwestern 67 #6 Iowa 62
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G5: #1 Michigan 64 #9 Illinois 63
G6: #5 Ohio St. 71 #4 Nebraska 67
G7: #2 Wisconsin 83 #7 Minnesota 57
G8: #3 Michigan St. 67 #11 Northwestern 51
Big West Conference
Location—Honda Center, Anaheim
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #7 Cal Poly 69 #2 U C S B 38
G2: #3 Long Beach St. 66 (10-6/15-16) #6 Cal St. Fullerton 56
G3: #1 UC-Irvine 63 #8 UC-Riverside 43
G4: #5 Cal St. Northridge 87 #4 Hawaii 84
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G5: #7 Cal Poly 61 (6-10/12-19) #1 UC-Irvine 58
G6: Cal St. Northridge 82 #3 Long Beach St. 77
Colonial Athletic Association
Location—Baltimore Arena, Baltimore
Opening Round—Friday, March 7
G1: #8 Hofstra 78 #9 UNC-Wilmington 70
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G2: #1 Delaware 87 (14-2/23-9) #8 Hofstra 76
G3: #5 Northeastern 90 (7-9/11-20) #4 Drexel 81
G4: #2 Towson 80 (13-3/23-9) #7 James Madison 71
G5: #3 William & Mary 70 (10-6/19-11) #6 Charleston 59
Semifinal Round—Sunday, March 9
G6: #1 Delaware 87 #5 Northeastern 74
G7: #3 William & Mary 75 #2 Towson 71
Championship Game—Monday, March 10
#1 Delaware 75 #3 William & Mary 74
Conference USA
Location—Don Haskins Center, El Paso, TX
Opening Round—Tuesday, March 11 (all games televised online @ C-USA DN)
G1: #10 North Texas 63 #15 Rice 62 ot
G2: #14 Marshall 63 #11 Florida Atlantic 59
G3: #12 East Carolina 79 #13 U T S A 76
2nd Round—Wednesday, March 12 (all games televised online @ C-USA DN)
G4: #7 Tulane 66 #10 North Texas 61
G5: #6 Old Dominion 73 #14 Marshall 58
G6: #5 U T E P 77 #12 East Carolina 68
G7: #9 Charlotte 80 #8 U A B 70
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13 (all games televised online @ C-USA DN)
G8: #2 Tulsa 70 (13-3/19-12) #7 Tulane 49
G9: #3 Middle Tennessee 62 (13-3/24-8) #6 Old Dominion 48
G10: #4 Southern Miss. 64 (13-3/27-5) #5 U T E P 56
G11: #1 Louisiana Tech 86 #9 Charlotte 65
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14 (both games televised on CBS SN)
G12: #2 Tulsa 76 #3 Middle Tennessee 69
G13: #1 Louisiana Tech 88 #4 Southern Miss. 70
Horizon League
Location—First Round Games played at the higher seed. The quarterfinal and semifinal round games will be played at Green Bay, and the championship game will be played at the higher seed.
Opening Round—Tuesday, March 4
G1: #5 Milwaukee 83 #8 Detroit 73
G2: #4 Valparaiso 73 #9 Illinois-Chicago 63
G3: #6 Oakland 96 #7 Youngstown St. 92 ot
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 7
G4: #3 Wright St. 73 #6 Oakland 57
G5: #5 Milwaukee 74 #4 Valparaiso 57
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G6: #3 Wright St. 68 (10-6/20-13) #2 Cleveland St. 63
G7: #5 Milwaukee 73 #1 Green Bay 66 ot
Championship Game—Tuesday, March 11
#5 Milwaukee 69 #3 Wright St. 63
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Location—Mass Mutual Center, Springfield, MA
Opening Round—Thursday, March 6
G1: #8 Rider 71 #9 Monmouth 60
G2: #7 St. Peter’s 65 #10 Fairfield 62 ot
G3: #11 Niagara 78 #6 Marist 76
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G4: #1 Iona 94 #8 Rider 71
G5: #4 Canisius 71 #5 Siena 69
G6: #2 Manhattan 72 #7 St. Peter’s 58
G7: #3 Quinnipiac 89 #11 Niagara 80
Semifinal Round—Sunday, March 9
G8: #1 Iona 75 #4 Canisius 72
G9: #2 Manhattan 87 #3 Quinnipiac 68
Championship Game—Monday, March 10
#2 Manhattan 71 #1 Iona 68
Mid-American Conference
Location—Opening Round at higher seed; all other rounds at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Opening Round—Monday, March 10
G1: #5 Ohio 76 #12 Ball St. 64
G2: #8 Miami (O) 71 #9 Kent St. 64
G3: #6 Eastern Michigan 72 #11 Central Michigan 60
G4: #7 Northern Illinois 54 #10 Bowling Green 51 ot
2nd Round—Wednesday, March 12
G5: #5 Ohio 63 #8 Miami (O) 55
G6: #6 Eastern Michigan 53 #7 Northern Illinois 48
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G7: #4 Akron 83 #6 Ohio 77
G8: #6 Eastern Michigan 69 #3 Buffalo 64
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G9: #1 Western Michigan 64 #4 Akron 60
G10: #2 Toledo 59 #6 Eastern Michigan 44
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Location: Norfolk Scope Arena, Norfolk, VA
Opening Round—Monday, March 10 & Tuesday, March 11
G1: #4 Norfolk St. 78 #13 Maryland-Eastern Shore 74
G2: #5 Savannah St. 61 #12 South Carolina St. 47
G3: #8 Howard 53 #9 North Carolina A&T 47
G4: #7 Coppin St. 75 #10 Bethune-Cookman 68
G5: #6 Florida A&M 65 #11 Delaware St. 61
Quarterfinal Round—Wednesday, March 12 & Thursday, March 13
G6: #1 UNC-Central 92 #8 Howard 46
G7: #7 Coppin St. 83 #2 Hampton 77
G8: #3 Morgan St. 81 #6 Florida A&M 68
G9: #4 Norfolk St. 57 #5 Savannah St. 47
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G10: #1 UNC-Central 68 #4 Norfolk St. 45
G11: #3 Morgan St. 79 #7 Coppin St. 64
Missouri Valley Conference (Arch Madness)
Location: Scottrade Center, St. Louis
All Games until the Championship on MVC TV Network
Opening Round—Thursday, March 6
G1: #9 Evansville 69 #8 Drake 61
G2: #10 Loyola (Chi) 74 (4-14/10-21) #7 Bradley 72
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 7
G3: #1 Wichita St. 80 #9 Evansville 58
G4: #4 Missouri St. 53 #5 Illinois St. 48
G5: #2 Indiana St. 75 #10 Loyola (Chi) 62
G6: #6 Southern Illinois 63 #3 Northern Iowa 58
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G7: #1 Wichita St. 67 Missouri St. 42
G8: #2 Indiana St. 62 #6 Southern Illinois 59
Championship Game—Sunday, March 9
#1 Wichita St. 83 #2 Indiana St. 69
Mountain West Conference
Location—Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Utah St. 73 (7-11/18-13) #9 Colorado St. 69
G2: #7 Fresno St. 61 #10 Air Force 59
G3: #6 Boise St. 83 #11 San Jose St. 52
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G4: #1 San Diego St. 73 #8 Utah St. 39
G5: #4 U N L V 71 #5 Wyoming 67
G6: #2 New Mexico 93 #7 Fresno St. 77
G7: #6 Boise St. 75 #3 Nevada 62
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G8: #1 San Diego St. 59 #4 U N L V 51
G9: #2 New Mexico 70 #6 Boise St. 67
Northeast Conference
Location—All Games Played On Campus Sites of Higher Seeds
Tournament Re-seeds teams after quarterfinal round (like NFL Playoffs)
Quarterfinal Round—Wednesday, March 5 (All Games at 7:00 PM)
G1: #1 Robert Morris 60 #8 Fairleigh-Dickinson 53
G2: #2 Wagner 83 #7 Central Connecticut 59
G3: #6 St. Francis (PA) 55 #3 Bryant 54
G4: #5 Mount St. Mary’s 72 #4 St. Francis (NY) 71
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G5: #5 Mount St. Mary’s 77 #2 Wagner 52
G6: #1 Robert Morris 60 #6 St. Francis (PA) 57
Championship Game—Tuesday, March 11
#5 Mount St. Mary’s 88 #1 Robert Morris 71
Ohio Valley Conference
Location—Municipal Auditorium, Nashville
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 5
G1: #5 Tennessee Tech 74 #8 SIU-Edwards. 67
G2: #6 Southeast Missouri 79 #7 E. Illinois 61
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 6
G3: #4 Morehead St. 76 #5 Tennessee Tech 61
G4: #3 Eastern Kentucky 84 #6 S.E. Missouri 76
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 7
G5: #1 Belmont 86 #4 Morehead St. 63
G6: #3 Eastern Kentucky 86 #2 Murray St. 83
Championship Game—Saturday, March 8
#3 Eastern Kentucky 79 #1 Belmont 73
Pac-12 Conference
Location—MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Utah 67 #9 Washington 61
G2: #5 Colorado 59 #12 Southern Cal 56
G3: #7 Oregon 88 #10 Oregon St. 74
G4: #6 Stanford 74 #11 Washington St. 63
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G5: #1 Arizona 71 #8 Utah 39
G6: #5 Colorado 59 #4 California 56
G7: #2 U C L A 82 #7 Oregon 63
G8: #6 Stanford 79 #3 Arizona St. 58
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G9: #1 Arizona 63 (15-3/30-3) #5 Colorado 43
G10: #2 U C L A 84 #6 Stanford 59
Patriot League
Location—All Games Played on Campus Sites at Higher Seed
Opening Round—Monday, March 3
G1: #9 Lafayette 84 #8 Loyola (MD) 71
G2: #7 Colgate #10 Navy 51
Quarterfinal Round—Wednesday, March 5
G3: #1 Boston U. 91 #9 Lafayette 54
G4: #5 Army 72 #4 Bucknell 71
G5: #3 Holy Cross 54 #6 Lehigh 48
G6: #2 American 59 #7 Colgate 50
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G7: #1 Boston U 91 #5 Army 70
G8: #2 American 57 #3 Holy Cross 46
Championship Game—Wednesday, March 12
#2 American 55 #1 Boston U 36
Southeastern Conference
Location—Georgia Dome, Atlanta
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #13 South Carolina 74 (5-13/13-19) #12 Auburn 56
G2: #14 Mississippi St. 82 #11 Vanderbilt 68
2nd Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #8 Missouri 91 #9 Texas A&M 83 2ot
G4: South Carolina 71 #5 Arkansas 69
G5: #7 L S U 68 #10 Alabama 56
G6: #6 Ole Miss 78 #14 Mississippi St. 66
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: #1 Florida 72 #8 Missouri 49
G8: #4 Tennessee 59 #13 South Carolina 44
G9: #2 Kentucky 85 #7 L S U 67
G10: #3 Georgia 75 #6 Ole Miss 73
Southern Conference
Location—U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, NC
Opening Round—Friday, March 7
G1: #8 Samford 70 #9 Appalachian St. 56
G2: #7 Georgia Southern 65 #10 Furman 50
G3: #11 Citadel 86 #6 UNCG 76
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G4: #1 Davidson 77 #8 Samford 54
G5: #5 Western Carolina 66 #4 Elon 64
G6: #7 Georgia Southern 62 #2 Chattanooga 55
G7: #3 Wofford 68 #11 Citadel 51
Semifinal Round—Sunday, March 9
G8: #5 Western Carolina 99 #1 Davidson 97 ot
G9: #3 Wofford 71 #7 Georgia Southern 57
Championship Game—Monday, March 10
#3 Wofford 56 #5 Western Carolina 53
Southland Conference
Location—Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Nicholls St. 71 #5 Southeast Louisiana 64
G2: #6 Oral Roberts 66 #7 McNeese St. 62
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #4 Northwestern St. 88 #8 Nicholls St. 72
G4: #3 Sam Houston St. 70 #6 Oral Roberts 61
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G5: #1 Stephen F. Austin 85 #4 Northwestern St. 78
G6: #3 Sam Houston St. 69 #2 Texas A&M—C.C. 62
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Location—Toyota Center, Houston
Opening Round—Tuesday, March 11
G1: #10 Grambling 84 #7 Jackson St. 75
G2: #8 Prairie View 79 #9 Mississippi Valley 63
Quarterfinal Round—Wednesday, March 12 & Thursday, March 13
G3: #2 Texas Southern 79 Grambling 54
G4: #8 Prairie View 64 #1 Southern 46
G5: #3 Alabama St. 64 #6 Alcorn St. 51
G6: #5 Alabama A&M 69 #4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 50
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: #2 Texas Southern 73 #3 Alabama St. 61
G8: #8 Prairie View 55 #5 Alabama A&M 49
Summit League
Location—Sioux Falls Arena, Sioux Falls, SD
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8 & Sunday, March 9
G1: #2 IPFW 85 #7 IUPUI 47
G2: #4 Denver 71 (8-6/16-14) #5 S. Dakota 55
G3: #3 S. Dakota St. 71 #6 W. Illinois 50
Semifinal Round—Monday, March 10
G4: #1 N. Dakota St. 83 #4 Denver 48
G5: #2 IPFW 64 #3 S. Dakota St. 60
Championship Game—Tuesday, March 11
#1 North Dakota St. 60 #2 IPFW 57
Sun Belt Conference
Location—Lakefront Arena, New Orleans
Opening Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #5 U A L R 74 #8 Troy 61
G2: #6 UT-Arlington 68 (9-9/15-16) #7 UL-Monroe 65
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G3: #4 Arkansas St. 116 #5 U A L R 114 4ot
G4: #3 UL-Lafayette 91 #6 UT-Arlington 85
West Coast Conference
Location—Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
Opening Round—Thursday, March 6
G1: #10 Loyola Marymount 67 #7 Portland 64
G2: #9 Santa Clara 81 #8 Pacific 64
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G3: #3 San Francisco 69 #6 San Diego 60
G4: #2 B Y U 85 #10 Loyola Marymount 74
G5: #1 Gonzaga 77 #9 Santa Clara 75
G6: #4 St. Mary’s 80 #5 Pepperdine 69
Semifinal Round—Monday, March 10
G7: #2 B Y U 79 ot #3 San Francisco 77
G8: #1 Gonzaga 70 #4 St. Mary’s 54
Championship Game—Tuesday, March 11
#1 Gonzaga 75 #2 B Y U 64
Western Athletic Conference
Location—Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #1 Utah Valley 83 #8 Texas-Pan American 63
G2: #5 Idaho 73 #4 Mo.-Kansas City 70
G3: #6 Cal St.-Bakersfield 68 #3 Chicago St. 62
G4: #2 New Mexico St. 70 #7 Seattle 68
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G5: #5 Idaho 74 #1 Utah Valley 69
G6: #2 New Mexico St. 69 #6 Cal St.-Bakersfield 63
Last Updated: March 14, 2014 6:05 AM EDT
Bubble Headlines
Clemson, Florida St., and North Carolina St. all stay alive in the ACC and Bubble race
Dayton and Richmond advance in the A-10
Providence and Xavier win in the Big East, but Villanova’s upset loss ends a #1 seed bid for the ‘Cats
Minnesota stays alive with an opening Big Ten win over Penn St.
Top 4 seeds in CUSA advance—Southern Miss. and La. Tech still in Bubble contention
Stanford & Colorado solidify their spots in the Dance with Pac-12 Tourney wins
Arkansas loses to #13 seed South Carolina in SEC 2nd round action
Already In The Field of 68 (5 Teams)
1. Harvard (26-4)
2. Eastern Kentucky (24-9)
3. Mercer (26-8)
4. Wichita St. (34-0)
5. Coastal Carolina (21-12)
6. Delaware (25-9)
7. Manhattan (25-7)
8. Wofford (20-12)
9. Mount St. Mary’s (16-16)
10. North Dakota St. (25-6)
11. Milwaukee (21-13)
12. Gonzaga (28-6)
13. American (20-12)
Who’s Bubble Burst Thursday
St. John’s
Utah
California
Arkansas
West Virginia
The Bubbler
The higher up each team is on this bubble list, the better. Colorado has now moved from The Bubble to Safe status. Pittsburgh has probably now done enough, but we are leaving the Panthers at the top of the Bubble Teams. As of today, just 10 teams on The Bubble will make the NCAA Tournament, while teams 11 through 17 are on the outside, looking in. Teams listed at numbers 7 through 10 are the last four in. Teams listed at numbers 11 through 14 comprise the first four out. As conference tournament upsets occur, the bubble teams in the tournament will begin to shrink. So, far, no major upsets have occurred that would add teams to the field and remove the number of Bubble teams from the “in” list.
1. Pittsburgh
2. St. Joseph’s
3. Nebraska
4. Tennessee
5. S M U
6. Oklahoma St.
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7. Dayton
8. Xavier
9. Providence
10. Missouri
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11. Minnesota
12. B Y U
13. Green Bay
14. Florida St.
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15. Southern Miss.
16. Louisiana Tech
17. Clemson
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
Schedules & Results
All times are Eastern Daylight
American Athletic Conference
Location—Fedex Forum, Memphis
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #7 Rutgers 72 #10 South Florida 68
G2: #9 Central Florida 94 #8 Temple 90 2 ot
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #6 Houston 68 #3 S M U 64
G4: #2 Louisville 92 #7 Rutgers 31
G5: #1 Cincinnati 61 #9 Central Florida 58
G6: #4 Connecticut 72 #5 Memphis 53
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: #6 Houston (8-10/17-15) vs. #2 Louisville (15-3/27-5)—6:00 PM on ESPN or ESPN2
G8: #1 Cincinnati (15-3/27-5) vs. #4 Connecticut (12-6/25-7)—8:00 PM on ESPN or ESPN2
Championship Game
Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner—6:00 PM on ESPN
America East Conference
Location—SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G1: #1 Vermont 77 #8 New Hampshire 60
G2: #4 Albany 86 #5 UMBC 56
G3: #2 Stony Brook 80 #7 Maine 54
G4: #3 Hartford 69 #6 Binghamton 42
Semifinal Round—Sunday, March 9
G5: #4 Albany 67 #1 Vermont 58
G6: #2 Stony Brook 64 #3 Hartford 61
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
#4 Albany (9-7/17-14) vs. #2 Stony Brook (13-3/23-9)—11:30 AM on ESPN2
Atlantic 10 Conference
Location—Barclay’s Center, Brooklyn
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #13 Fordham 70 #12 George Mason 67
2nd Round—Thursday, March 13
G2: #9 St. Bonaventure 82 #8 La Salle 72
G3: #5 Dayton 87 #13 Fordham 74
G4: #7 Richmond 76 #10 Duquesne 64
G5: #6 U Mass 65 #11 Rhode Island 61
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G6: #1 St. Louis (13-3/26-5) vs. #9 St. Bonaventure (6-10/17-14)—12:00 Noon on NBCSN
G7: #4 St. Joseph’s (11-5/21-9) vs. #5 Dayton (10-6/23-9)—2:30 PM on NBCSN
G8: #2 V C U (12-4/24-7) vs. #7 Richmond (8-8/19-13)—6:30 PM on NBCSN
G9: #3 George Washington (11-5/23-7) vs. #6 U Mass (10-6/24-7)—9:00 PM on NBCSN
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 15
G10: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner—1:30 PM on CBSSN
G11: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner—4:00 PM on CBSSN
Championship Game—Sunday, March 16
Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner—1:00 PM on CBS
Atlantic Coast Conference
Location—Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #12 Wake Forest 81 #13 Notre Dame 69
G2: #10 Miami 57 #15 Virginia Tech 53
G3: #11 Georgia Tech 73 #14 Boston College 70 ot
2nd Round—Thursday, March 13
G4: #9 Florida St. 76 #8 Maryland 65
G5: #5 Pittsburgh 84 #12 Wake Forest 55
G6: #7 North Carolina St. 67 #10 Miami 58
G7: #6 Clemson 69 #11 Georgia Tech 65 ot
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G8: #1 Virginia (16-2/25-6) vs. #9 Florida St. (9-9/19-12)—12:00 Noon on ESPN2
G9: #4 North Carolina (13-5/23-8) vs. #5 Pittsburgh (11-7/24-8)—2:00 PM on ESPN2
G10: #2 Syracuse (14-4/27-4) vs. #7 North Carolina St. (9-9/20-12)—7:00 PM on ESPN2
G11: #3 Duke (13-5/24-7) vs. #6 Clemson (10-8/20-11)—9:00 PM on ESPN2
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 15
G12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner—1:00 PM on ESPN
G13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner—3:00 PM on ESPN
Championship Game—Sunday, March 16
Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner—1:00 PM on ESPN
Atlantic Sun Conference
Location—All Games Played on Campus Sites of Higher Seed
Quarterfinal Round—Tuesday, March 4
G1: #1 Florida Gulf Coast 77 #8 Stetson 55
G2: #4 East Tennessee 89 #5 Lipscomb 88 2ot
G3: #2 Mercer 85 #7 Jacksonville 64
G4: #3 USC-Upstate 80 #6 North Florida 74
Semifinal Round—Thursday, March 6
G5: #1 Florida Gulf Coast 69 #4 East Tennessee 64
G6: #2 Mercer 78 #3 USC-Upstate 75 2ot
Championship Game—Sunday, March 9
#2 Mercer 68 #1 Florida Gulf Coast 60
Big 12 Conference
Location—Sprint Center, Kansas City
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Oklahoma St. 80 (8-10/21-11) #9 Texas Tech 62
G2: #7 Baylor 76 #10 T C U 68
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #4 Iowa St. 91 #5 Kansas St. 85
G4: #1 Kansas 77 #8 Oklahoma St. 70 ot
G5: #7 Baylor 78 #2 Oklahoma 73
G6: #3 Texas 66 #6 West Virginia 49
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: #4 Iowa St. (11-7/24-7) vs. #1 Kansas (14-4/24-8)—7:00 PM on ESPNU or ESPN3
G8: #7 Baylor (9-9/23-10) vs. #3 Texas (11-7/23-9)—9:30 PM on ESPNU or ESPN3
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner—9:00 PM on ESPN
Big East Conference
Location—Madison Square Garden, New York City
All Games Televised on Fox Sports 1
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Seton Hall 51 (6-12/16-16) #9 Butler 50
G2: #10 DePaul 60 #7 Georgetown 56
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #8 Seton Hall 64 #1 Villanova 63
G4: #4 Providence 79 #5 St. John’s 74
G5: #2 Creighton 84 #10 DePaul 62
G6: #3 Xavier 68 #6 Marquette 65
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: #8 Seton Hall (6-12/17-16) vs. #4 Providence (10-8/21-11)—7:00 PM
G8: #2 Creighton (14-4/25-6) vs. #3 Xavier (10-8/21-11)
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner—8:30 PM
Big Sky Conference
Location: Dee Events Center (Weber St.), Ogden, UT
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #2 North Dakota 79 #7 Sacramento St. 76
G2: #6 Northern Colorado 62 #3 Northern Arizona 60
G3: #5 Portland St. 70 #4 Montana 63
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G4: #2 North Dakota (12-8/16-15) vs. #5 Portland St. (11-9/17-13)—6:30 PM
G5: Weber St. (14-6/17-11) vs. #6 Northern Colorado (11-9/18-12)—9:05 PM
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner—8:00 PM on ESPNU
Big South Conference
Location—The HTC Center, Conway, SC (Myrtle Beach)
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 5
G1: #4S Winthrop 77 vs. #5N Liberty 65
G2: #3N Radford 78 vs. #6S Presbyterian 73
G3: #5S Chas. Southern 81 #4N Campbell 71
G4: #3S Gardner-Webb 81 #6N Longwood 65
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 7
G5: #4S Winthrop 62 #1N High Point 60
G6: #2S UNC-Asheville 96 #3N Radford 87
G7: #1S Coastal Carolina 73 #5S Chas. Southern 68 2ot
G8: #2N VMI 90 #3S Gardner-Webb 77
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G9: #4S Winthrop 80 #2S UNC-Asheville 79
G10: #1S Coastal Carolina 66 #2N V M I 62
Championship Game—Sunday, March 9
#1S Coastal Carolina 76 #4S Winthrop 61
Big Ten Conference
Location—Banker’s Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
Opening Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #9 Illinois 64 #8 Indiana 54
G2: #5 Ohio St. 63 #12 Purdue 61
G3: #7 Minnesota 63 #10 Penn St. 56
G4: #11 Northwestern 67 #6 Iowa 62
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G5: #1 Michigan (15-3/23-7) vs. #9 Illinois (7-11/19-13)—12:00 Noon on ESPN or ESPN2
G6: #4 Nebraska (11-7/19-11) vs. #5 Ohio St. (10-8/24-8)—2:30 PM on ESPN or ESPN2
G7: #2 Wisconsin (12-6/25-6) vs. #7 Minnesota (8-10/20-12)—6:30 PM on Big Ten Network
G8: #3 Michigan St. (12-6/23-8) vs. #11 Northwestern (6-12/14-18)—9:00 PM on Big Ten Network
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 15
G9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner—1:40 PM on CBS
G10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner—4:20 PM on CBS
Championship Game—Sunday, March 16
Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner—3:30 PM on CBS
Big West Conference
Location—Honda Center, Anaheim
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #7 Cal Poly 69 #2 U C S B 38
G2: #3 Long Beach St. 66 (10-6/15-16) #6 Cal St. Fullerton 56
G3: #1 UC-Irvine 63 #8 UC-Riverside 43
G4: #5 Cal St. Northridge 87 #4 Hawaii 84
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G5: #1 UC-Irvine (13-3/23-10) vs. #7 Cal Poly (6-10/11-19)—9:30 PM on ESPN3
G6: #3 Long Beach St. (10-6/15-16) vs. Cal St. Northridge (7-9/16-17)—12:00 Midnight on ESPNU
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner—10:30 PM on ESPN2
Colonial Athletic Association
Location—Baltimore Arena, Baltimore
Opening Round—Friday, March 7
G1: #8 Hofstra 78 #9 UNC-Wilmington 70
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G2: #1 Delaware 87 (14-2/23-9) #8 Hofstra 76
G3: #5 Northeastern 90 (7-9/11-20) #4 Drexel 81
G4: #2 Towson 80 (13-3/23-9) #7 James Madison 71
G5: #3 William & Mary 70 (10-6/19-11) #6 Charleston 59
Semifinal Round—Sunday, March 9
G6: #1 Delaware 87 #5 Northeastern 74
G7: #3 William & Mary 75 #2 Towson 71
Championship Game—Monday, March 10
#1 Delaware 75 #3 William & Mary 74
Conference USA
Location—Don Haskins Center, El Paso, TX
Opening Round—Tuesday, March 11 (all games televised online @ C-USA DN)
G1: #10 North Texas 63 #15 Rice 62 ot
G2: #14 Marshall 63 #11 Florida Atlantic 59
G3: #12 East Carolina 79 #13 U T S A 76
2nd Round—Wednesday, March 12 (all games televised online @ C-USA DN)
G4: #7 Tulane 66 #10 North Texas 61
G5: #6 Old Dominion 73 #14 Marshall 58
G6: #5 U T E P 77 #12 East Carolina 68
G7: #9 Charlotte 80 #8 U A B 70
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13 (all games televised online @ C-USA DN)
G8: #2 Tulsa 70 (13-3/19-12) #7 Tulane 49
G9: #3 Middle Tennessee 62 (13-3/24-8) #6 Old Dominion 48
G10: #4 Southern Miss. 64 (13-3/27-5) #5 U T E P 56
G11: #1 Louisiana Tech 86 #9 Charlotte 65
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14 (both games televised on CBS SN)
G12: #2 Tulsa (13-3/19-12) vs. #3 Middle Tennessee (13-3/24-8)—4:00 PM
G13: #4 Southern Miss. (13-3/27-5) vs. #1 Louisiana Tech (13-3/26-6)—6:30 PM
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15 (on CBS)
Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner—11:35 AM
Horizon League
Location—First Round Games played at the higher seed. The quarterfinal and semifinal round games will be played at Green Bay, and the championship game will be played at the higher seed.
Opening Round—Tuesday, March 4
G1: #5 Milwaukee 83 #8 Detroit 73
G2: #4 Valparaiso 73 #9 Illinois-Chicago 63
G3: #6 Oakland 96 #7 Youngstown St. 92 ot
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 7
G4: #3 Wright St. 73 #6 Oakland 57
G5: #5 Milwaukee 74 #4 Valparaiso 57
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G6: #3 Wright St. 68 (10-6/20-13) #2 Cleveland St. 63
G7: #5 Milwaukee 73 #1 Green Bay 66 ot
Championship Game—Tuesday, March 11
#5 Milwaukee 69 #3 Wright St. 63
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Location—Mass Mutual Center, Springfield, MA
Opening Round—Thursday, March 6
G1: #8 Rider 71 #9 Monmouth 60
G2: #7 St. Peter’s 65 #10 Fairfield 62 ot
G3: #11 Niagara 78 #6 Marist 76
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G4: #1 Iona 94 #8 Rider 71
G5: #4 Canisius 71 #5 Siena 69
G6: #2 Manhattan 72 #7 St. Peter’s 58
G7: #3 Quinnipiac 89 #11 Niagara 80
Semifinal Round—Sunday, March 9
G8: #1 Iona 75 #4 Canisius 72
G9: #2 Manhattan 87 #3 Quinnipiac 68
Championship Game—Monday, March 10
#2 Manhattan 71 #1 Iona 68
Mid-American Conference
Location—Opening Round at higher seed; all other rounds at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Opening Round—Monday, March 10
G1: #5 Ohio 76 #12 Ball St. 64
G2: #8 Miami (O) 71 #9 Kent St. 64
G3: #6 Eastern Michigan 72 #11 Central Michigan 60
G4: #7 Northern Illinois 54 #10 Bowling Green 51 ot
2nd Round—Wednesday, March 12
G5: #5 Ohio 63 #8 Miami (O) 55
G6: #6 Eastern Michigan 53 #7 Northern Illinois 48
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G7: #4 Akron 83 #6 Ohio 77
G8: #6 Eastern Michigan 69 #3 Buffalo 64
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G9: #1 Western Michigan (14-4/21-9) vs. #4 Akron (12-6/21-11)—6:30 PM
G10: #2 Toledo (14-4/26-5) vs. #6 Eastern Michigan (10-8/21-13)—9:00 PM
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner—6:30 PM on ESPN2
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Location: Norfolk Scope Arena, Norfolk, VA
Opening Round—Monday, March 10 & Tuesday, March 11
G1: #4 Norfolk St. 78 #13 Maryland-Eastern Shore 74
G2: #5 Savannah St. 61 #12 South Carolina St. 47
G3: #8 Howard 53 #9 North Carolina A&T 47
G4: #7 Coppin St. 75 #10 Bethune-Cookman 68
G5: #6 Florida A&M 65 #11 Delaware St. 61
Quarterfinal Round—Wednesday, March 12 & Thursday, March 13
G6: #1 UNC-Central 92 #8 Howard 46
G7: #7 Coppin St. 83 #2 Hampton 77
G8: #3 Morgan St. 81 #6 Florida A&M 68
G9: #4 Norfolk St. 57 #5 Savannah St. 47
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G10: #1 UNC-Central (15-1/26-5) vs. #4 Norfolk St. (11-5/19-13)—6:00 PM
G11: #7 Coppin St. (7-9/12-19) vs. #3 Morgan St. (11-5/14-15)—8:30 PM
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner—6:00 PM on ESPNU
Missouri Valley Conference (Arch Madness)
Location: Scottrade Center, St. Louis
All Games until the Championship on MVC TV Network
Opening Round—Thursday, March 6
G1: #9 Evansville 69 #8 Drake 61
G2: #10 Loyola (Chi) 74 (4-14/10-21) #7 Bradley 72
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 7
G3: #1 Wichita St. 80 #9 Evansville 58
G4: #4 Missouri St. 53 #5 Illinois St. 48
G5: #2 Indiana St. 75 #10 Loyola (Chi) 62
G6: #6 Southern Illinois 63 #3 Northern Iowa 58
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G7: #1 Wichita St. 67 Missouri St. 42
G8: #2 Indiana St. 62 #6 Southern Illinois 59
Championship Game—Sunday, March 9
#1 Wichita St. 83 #2 Indiana St. 69
Mountain West Conference
Location—Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Utah St. 73 (7-11/18-13) #9 Colorado St. 69
G2: #7 Fresno St. 61 #10 Air Force 59
G3: #6 Boise St. 83 #11 San Jose St. 52
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G4: #1 San Diego St. 73 #8 Utah St. 39
G5: #4 U N L V 71 #5 Wyoming 67
G6: #2 New Mexico 93 #7 Fresno St. 77
G7: #6 Boise St. 75 #3 Nevada 62
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G8: #1 San Diego St. (16-2/28-3) vs. #4 U N L V (10-8/20-12)—9:00 PM on CBSSN
G9: #2 New Mexico (15-3/25-6) vs. #6 Boise St, (9-9/21-12)—11:30 PM on CBSSN
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner—6:00 PM on CBS
Northeast Conference
Location—All Games Played On Campus Sites of Higher Seeds
Tournament Re-seeds teams after quarterfinal round (like NFL Playoffs)
Quarterfinal Round—Wednesday, March 5 (All Games at 7:00 PM)
G1: #1 Robert Morris 60 #8 Fairleigh-Dickinson 53
G2: #2 Wagner 83 #7 Central Connecticut 59
G3: #6 St. Francis (PA) 55 #3 Bryant 54
G4: #5 Mount St. Mary’s 72 #4 St. Francis (NY) 71
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G5: #5 Mount St. Mary’s 77 #2 Wagner 52
G6: #1 Robert Morris 60 #6 St. Francis (PA) 57
Championship Game—Tuesday, March 11
#5 Mount St. Mary’s 88 #1 Robert Morris 71
Ohio Valley Conference
Location—Municipal Auditorium, Nashville
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 5
G1: #5 Tennessee Tech 74 #8 SIU-Edwards. 67
G2: #6 Southeast Missouri 79 #7 E. Illinois 61
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 6
G3: #4 Morehead St. 76 #5 Tennessee Tech 61
G4: #3 Eastern Kentucky 84 #6 S.E. Missouri 76
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 7
G5: #1 Belmont 86 #4 Morehead St. 63
G6: #3 Eastern Kentucky 86 #2 Murray St. 83
Championship Game—Saturday, March 8
#3 Eastern Kentucky 79 #1 Belmont 73
Pac-12 Conference
Location—MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Utah 67 #9 Washington 61
G2: #5 Colorado 59 #12 Southern Cal 56
G3: #7 Oregon 88 #10 Oregon St. 74
G4: #6 Stanford 74 #11 Washington St. 63
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G5: #1 Arizona 71 #8 Utah 39
G6: #5 Colorado 59 #4 California 56
G7: #2 U C L A 82 #7 Oregon 63
G8: #6 Stanford 79 #3 Arizona St. 58
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G9: #1 Arizona (15-3/29-3) vs. #5 Colorado (10-8/23-10)—9:00 PM on Pac-12 Network
G10: #2 U C L A (12-6/24-8) vs. #6 Stanford (10-8/21-11)—11:30 PM on Fox Sports 1
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner—6:00 PM on Fox Sports 1
Patriot League
Location—All Games Played on Campus Sites at Higher Seed
Opening Round—Monday, March 3
G1: #9 Lafayette 84 #8 Loyola (MD) 71
G2: #7 Colgate #10 Navy 51
Quarterfinal Round—Wednesday, March 5
G3: #1 Boston U. 91 #9 Lafayette 54
G4: #5 Army 72 #4 Bucknell 71
G5: #3 Holy Cross 54 #6 Lehigh 48
G6: #2 American 59 #7 Colgate 50
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G7: #1 Boston U 91 #5 Army 70
G8: #2 American 57 #3 Holy Cross 46
Championship Game—Wednesday, March 12
#2 American 55 #1 Boston U 36
Southeastern Conference
Location—Georgia Dome, Atlanta
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #13 South Carolina 74 (5-13/13-19) #12 Auburn 56
G2: #14 Mississippi St. 82 #11 Vanderbilt 68
2nd Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #8 Missouri 91 #9 Texas A&M 83 2ot
G4: South Carolina 71 #5 Arkansas 69
G5: #7 L S U 68 #10 Alabama 56
G6: #6 Ole Miss 78 (9-9/19-13) #14 Mississippi St. 66
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: #1 Florida (18-0/29-2) vs. #8 Missouri (9-9/22-10)—1:00 PM on ESPNU
G8: #4 Tennessee (11-7/20-11) vs. South Carolina (5-13/14-19)—3:30 PM on ESPNU
G9: #2 Kentucky (12-6/22-9) vs. #7 L S U (9-9/19-12)—7:00 PM on SEC-TV/ESPN3
G10: #3 Georgia (12-6/18-12) vs. #6 Ole Miss (9-9/19-13)—9:30 PM on SEC-TV/ESPN3
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 15
G11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner—1:00 PM on ABC
G12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner—3:30 PM on ABC
Championship Game—Sunday, March 16
Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner—3:15 PM on ESPN
Southern Conference
Location—U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, NC
Opening Round—Friday, March 7
G1: #8 Samford 70 #9 Appalachian St. 56
G2: #7 Georgia Southern 65 #10 Furman 50
G3: #11 Citadel 86 #6 UNCG 76
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G4: #1 Davidson 77 #8 Samford 54
G5: #5 Western Carolina 66 #4 Elon 64
G6: #7 Georgia Southern 62 #2 Chattanooga 55
G7: #3 Wofford 68 #11 Citadel 51
Semifinal Round—Sunday, March 9
G8: #5 Western Carolina 99 #1 Davidson 97 ot
G9: #3 Wofford 71 #7 Georgia Southern 57
Championship Game—Monday, March 10
#3 Wofford 56 #5 Western Carolina 53
Southland Conference
Location—Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Nicholls St. 71 #5 Southeast Louisiana 64
G2: #6 Oral Roberts 66 #7 McNeese St. 62
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #4 Northwestern St. 88 #8 Nicholls St. 72
G4: #3 Sam Houston St. 70 #6 Oral Roberts 61
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G5: #1 Stephen F. Austin (18-0/29-2) vs. #4 Northwestern St. (12-6/17-13)—6:00 PM on ESPN3
G6: #2 Texas A&M—C.C. (14-4/17-14) vs. #3 Sam Houston St. (13-5/22-9)—8:30 PM on ESPN3
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner—8:30 PM on ESPN2
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Location—Toyota Center, Houston
Note: Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Grambling, Mississippi Valley St., and Southern are ineligible for the NCAA Tournament, and if one of these teams wins the SWAC Tournament, the league will select its representative for the automatic bid.
Opening Round—Tuesday, March 11
G1: #10 Grambling 84 #7 Jackson St. 75
G2: #8 Prairie View 79 #9 Mississippi Valley 63
Quarterfinal Round—Wednesday, March 12 & Thursday, March 13
G3: #2 Texas Southern 79 Grambling 54
G4: #8 Prairie View 64 #1 Southern 46
G5: #3 Alabama St. 64 #6 Alcorn St. 51
G6: #5 Alabama A&M 69 #4 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 50
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: #2 Texas Southern (12-6/17-14) vs. #3 Alabama St. (12-6/19-11)—3:30 PM
G8: #8 Prairie View (6-12/10-22) vs. #5 Alabama A&M (10-8/14-15)—9:30 PM
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner—4:30 PM on ESPN2
Summit League
Location—Sioux Falls Arena, Sioux Falls, SD
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8 & Sunday, March 9
G1: #2 IPFW 85 #7 IUPUI 47
G2: #4 Denver 71 (8-6/16-14) #5 S. Dakota 55
G3: #3 S. Dakota St. 71 #6 W. Illinois 50
Semifinal Round—Monday, March 10
G4: #1 N. Dakota St. 83 #4 Denver 48
G5: #2 IPFW 64 #3 S. Dakota St. 60
Championship Game—Tuesday, March 11
#1 North Dakota St. 60 #2 IPFW 57
Sun Belt Conference
Location—Lakefront Arena, New Orleans
Opening Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #5 U A L R 74 #8 Troy 61
G2: #6 UT-Arlington 68 (9-9/15-16) #7 UL-Monroe 65
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G3: #4 Arkansas St. (10-8/18-12) vs. #5 U A L R (9-9/15-16)—7:00 PM on Sun Belt Network
G4: #3 UL-Lafayette (11-7/20-11) vs. #6 UT-Arlington (9-9/15-16)—9:30 PM on Sun Belt Network
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 15
G5: #1 Georgia St. (17-1/24-7) vs. Game 3 winner—3:00 PM on Sun Belt Network
G6: #2 Western Kentucky (12-6/20-11) vs. Game 4 winner—5:30 PM on Sun Belt Network
Championship Game—Sunday, March 16
Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner—1:00 PM on ESPN2
West Coast Conference
Location—Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
Opening Round—Thursday, March 6
G1: #10 Loyola Marymount 67 #7 Portland 64
G2: #9 Santa Clara 81 #8 Pacific 64
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G3: #3 San Francisco 69 #6 San Diego 60
G4: #2 B Y U 85 #10 Loyola Marymount 74
G5: #1 Gonzaga 77 #9 Santa Clara 75
G6: #4 St. Mary’s 80 #5 Pepperdine 69
Semifinal Round—Monday, March 10
G7: #2 B Y U 79 ot #3 San Francisco 77
G8: #1 Gonzaga 70 #4 St. Mary’s 54
Championship Game—Tuesday, March 11
#1 Gonzaga 75 #2 B Y U 64
Western Athletic Conference
Location—Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #1 Utah Valley 83 #8 Texas-Pan American 63
G2: #5 Idaho 73 #4 Mo.-Kansas City 70
G3: #6 Cal St.-Bakersfield 68 #3 Chicago St. 62
G4: #2 New Mexico St. 70 #7 Seattle 68
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G5: #1 Utah Valley (13-3/20-10) vs. #5 Idaho (7-9/15-17)—9:00 PM
G6: #6 Cal St.-Bakersfield (5-11/13-18) vs. #2 New Mexico St. (12-4/24-9)—11:30 PM
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner—10:00 PM on ESPNU
Last Updated: March 13, 2014 6:20 AM EDT
Headlines
American holds top-seed Boston U to 36 points to win the Patriot League’s automatic bid
Oklahoma St. wins impressively in opening round Big 12 Conference Tournament game
Colorado’s win over Southern Cal moves the Buffs into the safe zone off The Bubble
Utah defeats Washington to stay in the race
Oregon drops rival Oregon St. to secure a berth
Georgetown’s bubble bursts
Baylor becomes Safe for sure with opening round Big 12 victory
Stanford tops Washington St. to move from Bubble to Safe.
Already In The Field of 68 (5 Teams)
1. Harvard (26-4)
2. Eastern Kentucky (24-9)
3. Mercer (26-8)
4. Wichita St. (34-0)
5. Coastal Carolina (21-12)
6. Delaware (25-9)
7. Manhattan (25-7)
8. Wofford (20-12)
9. Mount St. Mary’s (16-16)
10. North Dakota St. (25-6)
11. Milwaukee (21-13)
12. Gonzaga (28-6)
13. American (20-12)
The Bubbler
The higher up each team is on this bubble list, the better. Colorado has now moved from The Bubble to Safe status. As of today, just 10 teams on The Bubble will make the NCAA Tournament, while teams 11 through 20 are on the outside, looking in. Teams listed at numbers 7 through 10 are the last four in. Teams listed at numbers 11 through 14 comprise the first four out. As conference tournament upsets occur, the bubble teams in the tournament will begin to shrink. So, far, no major upsets have occurred that would add teams to the field and remove the number of Bubble teams from the “in” list.
1. S M U
2. Pittsburgh
3. Oklahoma St.
4. St. Joseph’s
5. Tennessee
6. Nebraska
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7. B Y U
8. Dayton
9. Xavier
10. Arkansas
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11. Minnesota
12. California
13. Providence
14. St. John’s
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15. Missouri
16. Utah
17. Green Bay
18. West Virginia
19. Southern Mississippi
20. Louisiana Tech
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
Leagues Earning A Dance Ticket Today
None
Lower Seed Upsets
Big East–#10 DePaul ends Georgetown’s NCAA Tourney hopes
MEAC–#7 Coppin St. upsets #2 Hampton and now gets a day off before the semifinals
SWAC–#8 Prairie View, a 9-22 team, eliminates top-seed Southern U
Schedules & Results
All times are Eastern Daylight
American Athletic Conference
Location—Fedex Forum, Memphis
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #7 Rutgers 72 #10 South Florida 68
G2: #9 Central Florida 94 #8 Temple 90 2 ot
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #3 S M U (12-6/23-8) vs. #6 Houston (8-10/16-15)—1:00 PM on ESPNU
G4: #2 Louisville (15-3/26-5) vs. #7 Rutgers (5-13/12-20)—3:00 PM on ESPNU
G5: #1 Cincinnati (15-3/26-5) vs. #9 Central Florida (4-14/13-17)—7:00 PM on ESPNU
G6: #4 Connecticut (12-6/24-7) vs. #5 Memphis (12-6/23-8)—9:00 PM on ESPNU
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner—6:00 PM on ESPN or ESPN2
G8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner—8:00 PM on ESPN or ESPN2
Championship Game
Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner—6:00 PM on ESPN
America East Conference
Location—SEFCU Arena, Albany, NY
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G1: #1 Vermont 77 #8 New Hampshire 60
G2: #4 Albany 86 #5 UMBC 56
G3: #2 Stony Brook 80 #7 Maine 54
G4: #3 Hartford 69 #6 Binghamton 42
Semifinal Round—Sunday, March 9
G5: #4 Albany 67 #1 Vermont 58
G6: #2 Stony Brook 64 #3 Hartford 61
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
#4 Albany (9-7/17-14) vs. #2 Stony Brook (13-3/23-9)—11:30 AM on ESPN2
Atlantic 10 Conference
Location—Barclay’s Center, Brooklyn
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #13 Fordham 70 #12 George Mason 67
2nd Round—Thursday, March 13
G2: #8 La Salle (7-9/15-15) vs. #9 St. Bonaventure (6-10/16-14)—12:00 Noon on NBC Sports Regional
G3: #5 Dayton (10-6/22-9) vs. #13 Fordham (2-14/10-20)—2:30 PM on NBCSN
G4: #7 Richmond (8-8/18-13) vs. #10 Duquesne (5-11/13-16)—6:30 PM on NBCSN
G5: #6 U Mass (10-6/23-7) vs. #11 Rhode Island (5-11/14-17)—9:00 PM on NBC Sports Regional
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G6: #1 St. Louis (13-3/26-5) vs. Game 2 winner—12:00 Noon on NBCSN
G7: #4 St. Joseph’s (11-5/21-9) vs. Game 3 winner—2:30 PM on NBCSN
G8: #2 V C U (12-4/24-7) vs. Game 4 winner—6:30 PM on NBCSN
G9: #3 George Washington (11-5/23-7) vs. Game 5 winner—9:00 PM on NBCSN
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 15
G10: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner—1:30 PM on CBSSN
G11: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner—4:00 PM on CBSSN
Championship Game—Sunday, March 16
Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner—1:00 PM on CBS
Atlantic Coast Conference
Location—Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #12 Wake Forest 81 #13 Notre Dame 69
G2: #10 Miami 57 #15 Virginia Tech 53
G3: #11 Georgia Tech 73 #14 Boston College 70 ot
2nd Round—Thursday, March 13
G4: #8 Maryland (9-9/17-14) vs. #9 Florida St. (9-9/18-12)—12:00 Noon on ESPNU
G5: #5 Pittsburgh (11-7/23-8) vs. #12 Wake Forest (6-12/17-15)—2:00 PM on ESPNU
G6: #7 North Carolina St. (9-9/19-12) vs. #10 Miami (7-11/17-15)—7:00 PM on ESPNU
G7: #6 Clemson (10-8/19-11) vs. #11 Georgia Tech (6-12/16-16)—9:00 PM on ESPNU
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G8: #1 Virginia (16-2/25-6) vs. Game 4 winner—12:00 Noon on ESPN2
G9: #4 North Carolina (13-5/23-8) vs. Game 5 winner—2:00 PM on ESPN2
G10: #2 Syracuse (14-4/27-4) vs. Game 6 winner—7:00 PM on ESPN2
G11: #3 Duke (13-5/24-7) vs. Game 7 winner—9:00 PM on ESPN2
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 15
G12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner—1:00 PM on ESPN
G13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner—3:00 PM on ESPN
Championship Game—Sunday, March 16
Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner—1:00 PM on ESPN
Atlantic Sun Conference
Location—All Games Played on Campus Sites of Higher Seed
Quarterfinal Round—Tuesday, March 4
G1: #1 Florida Gulf Coast 77 #8 Stetson 55
G2: #4 East Tennessee 89 #5 Lipscomb 88 2ot
G3: #2 Mercer 85 #7 Jacksonville 64
G4: #3 USC-Upstate 80 #6 North Florida 74
Semifinal Round—Thursday, March 6
G5: #1 Florida Gulf Coast 69 #4 East Tennessee 64
G6: #2 Mercer 78 #3 USC-Upstate 75 2ot
Championship Game—Sunday, March 9
#2 Mercer 68 #1 Florida Gulf Coast 60
Big 12 Conference
Location—Sprint Center, Kansas City
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Oklahoma St. 80 (8-10/21-11) #9 Texas Tech 62
G2: #7 Baylor 76 #10 T C U 68
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #4 Iowa St. (11-7/23-7) vs. #5 Kansas St. (10-8/20-11)—12:30 PM on ESPN2
G4: #1 Kansas (14-4/23-8) vs. #8 Oklahoma St. (8-10/21-11)—3:00 PM on ESPN2
G5: #2 Oklahoma (12-6/23-8) vs. #7 Baylor (9-9/22-10)—7:00 PM on ESPN3
G6: #3 Texas (11-7/22-9) vs. #6 West Virginia (9-9/17-14)—9:30 PM on ESPN3
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner—7:00 PM on ESPNU or ESPN3
G8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 9 winner—9:30 PM on ESPNU or ESPN3
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner—9:00 PM on ESPN
Big East Conference
Location—Madison Square Garden, New York City
All Games Televised on Fox Sports 1
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Seton Hall 51 (6-12/16-16) #9 Butler 50
G2: #10 DePaul 60 #7 Georgetown 56
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #1 Villanova (16-2/28-3) vs. #8 Seton Hall (6-12/16-16)—12:00 Noon
G4: #4 Providence (10-8/20-11) vs. #5 St. John’s (10-8/20-11)—2:30 PM
G5: #2 Creighton (14-4/24-6) vs. #10 DePaul (3-15/12-20)—7:00 PM
G6: #3 Xavier (10-8/20-11) vs. #6 Marquette (9-9/17-14)—9:30 PM
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner—7:00 PM
G8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner—9:30 PM
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner—8:30 PM
Big Sky Conference
Location: Dee Events Center (Weber St.), Ogden, UT
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #2 North Dakota (12-8/15-15) vs. #7 Sacramento St. (10-10/14-15)—4:05 PM
G2: #3 Northern Arizona (12-8/15-16) vs. #6 Northern Colorado (11-9/17-12)—6:30 PM
G3: #4 Montana (12-8/17-12) vs. #5 Portland St. (11-9/16-13)—9:00 PM
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G4: Highest Remaining seed vs. 2nd Highest Remaining seed—6:30 PM
G5: Weber St. (14-6/17-11) vs. Lowest Remaining seed—9:05 PM
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner—8:00 PM on ESPNU
Big South Conference
Location—The HTC Center, Conway, SC (Myrtle Beach)
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 5
G1: #4S Winthrop 77 vs. #5N Liberty 65
G2: #3N Radford 78 vs. #6S Presbyterian 73
G3: #5S Chas. Southern 81 #4N Campbell 71
G4: #3S Gardner-Webb 81 #6N Longwood 65
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 7
G5: #4S Winthrop 62 #1N High Point 60
G6: #2S UNC-Asheville 96 #3N Radford 87
G7: #1S Coastal Carolina 73 #5S Chas. Southern 68 2ot
G8: #2N VMI 90 #3S Gardner-Webb 77
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G9: #4S Winthrop 80 #2S UNC-Asheville 79
G10: #1S Coastal Carolina 66 #2N V M I 62
Championship Game—Sunday, March 9
#1S Coastal Carolina 76 #4S Winthrop 61
Big Ten Conference
Location—Banker’s Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
Opening Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #8 Indiana (7-11/17-14) vs. #9 Illinois (7-11/18-13)—12:00 Noon on Big Ten Network
G2: #5 Ohio St. (10-8/23-8) vs. #12 Purdue (5-13/15-16)—2:30 PM on Big Ten Network
G3: #7 Minnesota (8-10/19-12) vs. #10 Penn St. (6-12/15-16)—6:30 PM on ESPN2
G4: #6 Iowa (9-9/20-11) vs. #11 Northwestern (6-12/13-18)—9:00 PM on ESPN2
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G5: #1 Michigan (15-3/23-7) vs. Game 1 winner—12:00 Noon on ESPN or ESPN2
G6: #4 Nebraska (11-7/19-11) vs. Game 2 winner—2:30 PM on ESPN or ESPN2
G7: #2 Wisconsin (12-6/25-6) vs. Game 3 winner—6:30 PM on Big Ten Network
G8: #3 Michigan St. (12-6/23-8) vs. Game 4 winner—9:00 PM on Big Ten Network
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 15
G9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner—1:40 PM on CBS
G10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner—4:20 PM on CBS
Championship Game—Sunday, March 16
Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner—3:30 PM on CBS
Big West Conference
Location—Honda Center, Anaheim
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #2 U C S B (12-4/21-8) vs. #7 Cal Poly (6-10/10-19)—3:00 PM on Prime Ticket
G2: #3 Long Beach St. (10-6/14-16) vs. #6 Cal St. Fullerton (6-10/11-19)—5:30 PM on Prime Ticket
G3: #1 UC-Irvine (13-3/22-10) vs. #8 UC-Riverside (5-11/10-20)—9:00 PM on Prime Ticket
G4: #4 Hawaii (9-7/20-10) vs. #5 Cal St. Northridge (7-9/15-17)—11:30 PM on Prime Ticket
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G5: Highest Remaining Seed vs. Lowest Remaining Seed—9:30 PM on ESPN3
G6: 2nd Highest Remaining Seed vs. 3rd Highest Remaining Seed—12:00 Midnight on ESPNU
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner—10:30 PM on ESPN2
Colonial Athletic Association
Location—Baltimore Arena, Baltimore
Opening Round—Friday, March 7
G1: #8 Hofstra 78 #9 UNC-Wilmington 70
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G2: #1 Delaware 87 (14-2/23-9) #8 Hofstra 76
G3: #5 Northeastern 90 (7-9/11-20) #4 Drexel 81
G4: #2 Towson 80 (13-3/23-9) #7 James Madison 71
G5: #3 William & Mary 70 (10-6/19-11) #6 Charleston 59
Semifinal Round—Sunday, March 9
G6: #1 Delaware 87 #5 Northeastern 74
G7: #3 William & Mary 75 #2 Towson 71
Championship Game—Monday, March 10
#1 Delaware 75 #3 William & Mary 74
Conference USA
Location—Don Haskins Center, El Paso, TX
Opening Round—Tuesday, March 11 (all games televised online @ C-USA DN)
G1: #10 North Texas 63 #15 Rice 62 ot
G2: #14 Marshall 63 #11 Florida Atlantic 59
G3: #12 East Carolina 79 #13 U T S A 76
2nd Round—Wednesday, March 12 (all games televised online @ C-USA DN)
G4: #7 Tulane 66 #10 North Texas 61
G5: #6 Old Dominion 73 #14 Marshall 58
G6: #5 U T E P 77 #12 East Carolina 68
G7: #9 Charlotte 80 #8 U A B 70
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13 (all games televised online @ C-USA DN)
G8: #2 Tulsa (13-3/18-12) vs. #7 Tulane (8-8/17-15)—2:00 PM
G9: #3 Middle Tennessee (13-3/23-8) vs. #6 Old Dominion (9-7/17-16)—4:30 PM
G10: #4 Southern Miss. (13-3/26-5) vs. #5 U T E P (12-4/23-9)—8:00 PM
G11: #1 Louisiana Tech (13-3/25-6) vs. #9 Charlotte (7-9/17-13)—10:30 PM
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14 (both games televised on CBS SN)
G12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner—4:00 PM
G13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner—6:30 PM
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15 (on CBS)
Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner—11:35 AM
Horizon League
Location—First Round Games played at the higher seed. The quarterfinal and semifinal round games will be played at Green Bay, and the championship game will be played at the higher seed.
Opening Round—Tuesday, March 4
G1: #5 Milwaukee 83 #8 Detroit 73
G2: #4 Valparaiso 73 #9 Illinois-Chicago 63
G3: #6 Oakland 96 #7 Youngstown St. 92 ot
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 7
G4: #3 Wright St. 73 #6 Oakland 57
G5: #5 Milwaukee 74 #4 Valparaiso 57
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G6: #3 Wright St. 68 (10-6/20-13) #2 Cleveland St. 63
G7: #5 Milwaukee 73 #1 Green Bay 66 ot
Championship Game—Tuesday, March 11
#5 Milwaukee 69 #3 Wright St. 63
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Location—Mass Mutual Center, Springfield, MA
Opening Round—Thursday, March 6
G1: #8 Rider 71 #9 Monmouth 60
G2: #7 St. Peter’s 65 #10 Fairfield 62 ot
G3: #11 Niagara 78 #6 Marist 76
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G4: #1 Iona 94 #8 Rider 71
G5: #4 Canisius 71 #5 Siena 69
G6: #2 Manhattan 72 #7 St. Peter’s 58
G7: #3 Quinnipiac 89 #11 Niagara 80
Semifinal Round—Sunday, March 9
G8: #1 Iona 75 #4 Canisius 72
G9: #2 Manhattan 87 #3 Quinnipiac 68
Championship Game—Monday, March 10
#2 Manhattan 71 #1 Iona 68
Mid-American Conference
Location—Opening Round at higher seed; all other rounds at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Opening Round—Monday, March 10
G1: #5 Ohio 76 #12 Ball St. 64
G2: #8 Miami (O) 71 #9 Kent St. 64
G3: #6 Eastern Michigan 72 #11 Central Michigan 60
G4: #7 Northern Illinois 54 #10 Bowling Green 51 ot
2nd Round—Wednesday, March 12
G5: #5 Ohio 63 #8 Miami (O) 55
G6: #6 Eastern Michigan 53 #7 Northern Illinois 48
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G7: #4 Akron (12-6/20-11) vs. #6 Ohio (11-7/23-10)—6:30 PM
G8: #3 Buffalo (13-5/19-9) vs. #6 Eastern Michigan (10-8/20-13)—9:00 PM
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G9: #1 Western Michigan (14-4/21-9) vs. Game 7 winner—6:30 PM
G10: #2 Toledo (14-4/26-5) vs. Game 8 winner—9:00 PM
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner—6:30 PM on ESPN2
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Location: Norfolk Scope Arena, Norfolk, VA
Opening Round—Monday, March 10 & Tuesday, March 11
G1: #4 Norfolk St. 78 #13 Maryland-Eastern Shore 74
G2: #5 Savannah St. 61 #12 South Carolina St. 47
G3: #8 Howard 53 #9 North Carolina A&T 47
G4: #7 Coppin St. 75 #10 Bethune-Cookman 68
G5: #6 Florida A&M 65 #11 Delaware St. 61
Quarterfinal Round—Wednesday, March 12 & Thursday, March 13
G6: #1 UNC-Central 92 #8 Howard 46
G7: #7 Coppin St. 83 #2 Hampton 77
G8: #3 Morgan St. (11-5/13-15) vs. #6 Florida A&M (8-8/14-17)—3/13 @ 6:00 PM
G9: #4 Norfolk St. (11-5/18-13) vs. #5 Savannah St. (10-6/18-13)—3/13 @ 8:30 PM
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G10: #1 UNC-Central (15-1/26-5) vs. Game 9 winner—6:00 PM
G11: #7 Coppin St. (7-9/12-19) vs. Game 8 winner—8:30 PM
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner—6:00 PM on ESPNU
Missouri Valley Conference (Arch Madness)
Location: Scottrade Center, St. Louis
All Games until the Championship on MVC TV Network
Opening Round—Thursday, March 6
G1: #9 Evansville 69 #8 Drake 61
G2: #10 Loyola (Chi) 74 (4-14/10-21) #7 Bradley 72
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 7
G3: #1 Wichita St. 80 #9 Evansville 58
G4: #4 Missouri St. 53 #5 Illinois St. 48
G5: #2 Indiana St. 75 #10 Loyola (Chi) 62
G6: #6 Southern Illinois 63 #3 Northern Iowa 58
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G7: #1 Wichita St. 67 Missouri St. 42
G8: #2 Indiana St. 62 #6 Southern Illinois 59
Championship Game—Sunday, March 9
#1 Wichita St. 83 #2 Indiana St. 69
Mountain West Conference
Location—Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Utah St. 73 (7-11/18-13) #9 Colorado St. 69
G2: #7 Fresno St. 61 #10 Air Force 59
G3: #6 Boise St. 83 #11 San Jose St. 52
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G4: #1 San Diego St. (16-2/27-3) vs. #8 Utah St. (7-11/18-13)—3:00 PM on CBSSN
G5: #4 U N L V (10-8/19-12) vs. #5 Wyoming (9-9/18-13)—5:30 PM on CBSSN
G6: #2 New Mexico (15-3/24-6) vs. #7 Fresno St. (9-9/17-15)—9:00 PM on CBSSN
G7: #3 Nevada (10-8/15-16) vs. #6 Boise St. (9-9/20-12)—11:30 PM on CBSSN
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G8: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner—9:00 PM on CBSSN
G9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner—11:30 PM on CBSSN
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner—6:00 PM on CBS
Northeast Conference
Location—All Games Played On Campus Sites of Higher Seeds
Tournament Re-seeds teams after quarterfinal round (like NFL Playoffs)
Quarterfinal Round—Wednesday, March 5 (All Games at 7:00 PM)
G1: #1 Robert Morris 60 #8 Fairleigh-Dickinson 53
G2: #2 Wagner 83 #7 Central Connecticut 59
G3: #6 St. Francis (PA) 55 #3 Bryant 54
G4: #5 Mount St. Mary’s 72 #4 St. Francis (NY) 71
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G5: #5 Mount St. Mary’s 77 #2 Wagner 52
G6: #1 Robert Morris 60 #6 St. Francis (PA) 57
Championship Game—Tuesday, March 11
#5 Mount St. Mary’s 88 #1 Robert Morris 71
Ohio Valley Conference
Location—Municipal Auditorium, Nashville
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 5
G1: #5 Tennessee Tech 74 #8 SIU-Edwards. 67
G2: #6 Southeast Missouri 79 #7 E. Illinois 61
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 6
G3: #4 Morehead St. 76 #5 Tennessee Tech 61
G4: #3 Eastern Kentucky 84 #6 S.E. Missouri 76
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 7
G5: #1 Belmont 86 #4 Morehead St. 63
G6: #3 Eastern Kentucky 86 #2 Murray St. 83
Championship Game—Saturday, March 8
#3 Eastern Kentucky 79 #1 Belmont 73
Pac-12 Conference
Location—MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Utah 67 #9 Washington 61
G2: #5 Colorado 59 #12 Southern Cal 56
G3: #7 Oregon 88 #10 Oregon St. 74
G4: #6 Stanford 74 #11 Washington St. 63
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G5: #1 Arizona (15-3/28-3) vs. #8 Utah (9-9/21-10)—3:00 PM on Pac-12 Network
G6: #4 California (10-8/19-12) vs. #5 Colorado (10-8/22-10)—5:30 PM on Pac-12 Network
G7: #2 U C L A (12-6/23-8) vs. #7 Oregon (10-8/23-8)—9:00 PM on Pac-12 Network
G8: #3 Arizona St. (10-8/21-10) vs. #6 Stanford (10-8/20-11)—11:30 PM on Fox Sports 1
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner—9:00 PM on Pac-12 Network
G10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner—11:30 PM on Fox Sports 1
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner—6:00 PM on Fox Sports 1
Patriot League
Location—All Games Played on Campus Sites at Higher Seed
Opening Round—Monday, March 3
G1: #9 Lafayette 84 #8 Loyola (MD) 71
G2: #7 Colgate #10 Navy 51
Quarterfinal Round—Wednesday, March 5
G3: #1 Boston U. 91 #9 Lafayette 54
G4: #5 Army 72 #4 Bucknell 71
G5: #3 Holy Cross 54 #6 Lehigh 48
G6: #2 American 59 #7 Colgate 50
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G7: #1 Boston U 91 #5 Army 70
G8: #2 American 57 #3 Holy Cross 46
Championship Game—Wednesday, March 12
#2 American 55 #1 Boston U 36
Southeastern Conference
Location—Georgia Dome, Atlanta
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #13 South Carolina 74 (5-13/13-19) #12 Auburn 56
G2: #14 Mississippi St. 82 #11 Vanderbilt 68
2nd Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #8 Missouri (9-9/21-10) vs. #9 Texas A&M (8-10/17-14)—1:00 PM on SEC-TV/ESPN3
G4: #5 Arkansas (10-8/21-10) vs. South Carolina (5-13/13-19)—3:30 PM on SEC-TV/ESPN3
G5: #7 L S U (9-9/18-12) vs. #10 Alabama (7-11/13-18)—7:00 PM on SEC-TV/ESPN3
G6: #6 Ole Miss (9-9/18-13) vs. #14 Mississippi St. (3-15/14-18)—9:30 PM on SEC-TV/ESPN3
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: #1 Florida (18-0/29-2) vs. Game 3 winner—1:00 PM on ESPNU
G8: #4 Tennessee (11-7/20-11) vs. Game 4 winner—3:30 PM on ESPNU
G9: #2 Kentucky (12-6/22-9) vs. Game 5 winner—7:00 PM on SEC-TV/ESPN3
G10: #3 Georgia (12-6/18-12) vs. Game 6 winner—9:30 PM on SEC-TV/ESPN3
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 15
G11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner—1:00 PM on ABC
G12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner—3:30 PM on ABC
Championship Game—Sunday, March 16
Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner—3:15 PM on ESPN
Southern Conference
Location—U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, NC
Opening Round—Friday, March 7
G1: #8 Samford 70 #9 Appalachian St. 56
G2: #7 Georgia Southern 65 #10 Furman 50
G3: #11 Citadel 86 #6 UNCG 76
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G4: #1 Davidson 77 #8 Samford 54
G5: #5 Western Carolina 66 #4 Elon 64
G6: #7 Georgia Southern 62 #2 Chattanooga 55
G7: #3 Wofford 68 #11 Citadel 51
Semifinal Round—Sunday, March 9
G8: #5 Western Carolina 99 #1 Davidson 97 ot
G9: #3 Wofford 71 #7 Georgia Southern 57
Championship Game—Monday, March 10
#3 Wofford 56 #5 Western Carolina 53
Southland Conference
Location—Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, TX
Opening Round—Wednesday, March 12
G1: #8 Nicholls St. 71 #5 Southeast Louisiana 64
G2: #6 Oral Roberts 66 #7 McNeese St. 62
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G3: #4 Northwestern St. (12-6/16-13) vs. #8 Nicholls St. (10-8/14-14)—6:00 PM at southland.org
G4: #3 Sam Houston St. (13-5/21-9) vs. #6 Oral Roberts (10-8/17-15)—8:30 PM at southland.org
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G5: #1 Stephen F. Austin (18-0/29-2) vs. Game 3 winner—6:00 PM on ESPN3
G6: #2 Texas A&M—C.C. (14-4/17-14) vs. Game 4 winner—8:30 PM on ESPN3
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner—8:30 PM on ESPN2
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Location—Toyota Center, Houston
Note: Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Grambling, Mississippi Valley St., and Southern are ineligible for the NCAA Tournament, and if one of these teams wins the SWAC Tournament, the league will select its representative for the automatic bid.
Opening Round—Tuesday, March 11
G1: #10 Grambling 84 #7 Jackson St. 75
G2: #8 Prairie View 79 #9 Mississippi Valley 63
Quarterfinal Round—Wednesday, March 12 & Thursday, March 13
G3: #2 Texas Southern 79 Grambling 54
G4: #8 Prairie View 64 #1 Southern 46
G5: #3 Alabama St. (12-6/18-11) vs. #6 Alcorn St. (9-9/12-18)—1:30 PM on Thu
G6: #4 Arkanas-Pine Bluff (11-7/13-17) vs. #5 Alabama A&M (10-8/13-15) 9:00 PM on Thu
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G7: #2 Texas Southern (12-6/17-14) vs. Game 5 winner—3:30 PM
G8: #8 Prairie View (6-12/10-22) vs. Game 6 winner—9:30 PM
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner—4:30 PM on ESPN2
Summit League
Location—Sioux Falls Arena, Sioux Falls, SD
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8 & Sunday, March 9
G1: #2 IPFW 85 #7 IUPUI 47
G2: #4 Denver 71 (8-6/16-14) #5 S. Dakota 55
G3: #3 S. Dakota St. 71 #6 W. Illinois 50
Semifinal Round—Monday, March 10
G4: #1 N. Dakota St. 83 #4 Denver 48
G5: #2 IPFW 64 #3 S. Dakota St. 60
Championship Game—Tuesday, March 11
#1 North Dakota St. 60 #2 IPFW 57
Sun Belt Conference
Location—Lakefront Arena, New Orleans
Opening Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #5 U A L R (9-9/14-16) vs. #8 Troy (6-12/11-19)—7:00 PM on Sun Belt Network
G2: #6 UT-Arlington (9-9/14-16) vs. #7 UL-Monroe (7-11/10-16)—9:30 PM on Sun Belt Network
Quarterfinal Round—Friday, March 14
G3: #4 Arkansas St. (10-8/18-12) vs. Game 1 winner—7:00 PM on Sun Belt Network
G4: #3 UL-Lafayette (11-7/20-11) vs. Game 2 winner—9:30 PM on Sun Belt Network
Semifinal Round—Saturday, March 15
G5: #1 Georgia St. (17-1/24-7) vs. Game 3 winner—3:00 PM on Sun Belt Network
G6: #2 Western Kentucky (12-6/20-11) vs. Game 4 winner—5:30 PM on Sun Belt Network
Championship Game—Sunday, March 16
Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner—1:00 PM on ESPN2
West Coast Conference
Location—Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
Opening Round—Thursday, March 6
G1: #10 Loyola Marymount 67 #7 Portland 64
G2: #9 Santa Clara 81 #8 Pacific 64
Quarterfinal Round—Saturday, March 8
G3: #3 San Francisco 69 #6 San Diego 60
G4: #2 B Y U 85 #10 Loyola Marymount 74
G5: #1 Gonzaga 77 #9 Santa Clara 75
G6: #4 St. Mary’s 80 #5 Pepperdine 69
Semifinal Round—Monday, March 10
G7: #2 B Y U 79 ot #3 San Francisco 77
G8: #1 Gonzaga 70 #4 St. Mary’s 54
Championship Game—Tuesday, March 11
#1 Gonzaga 75 #2 B Y U 64
Western Athletic Conference
Location—Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
Quarterfinal Round—Thursday, March 13
G1: #1 Utah Valley (13-3/19-10) vs. #8 Texas-Pan American (5-11/9-22)—3:00 PM
G2: #4 Mo.-Kansas City (7-9/10-19) vs. #5 Idaho (7-9/14-17)—5:30 PM
G3: #3 Chicago St. (8-8/13-18) vs. #6 Cal St.-Bakersfield (5-11/12-18)—9:00 PM
G4: #2 New Mexico St. (12-4/23-9) vs. #7 Seattle (5-11/13-16)—11:30 PM
Semifinal Round—Friday, March 14
G5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner—9:00 PM
G6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner—11:30 PM
Championship Game—Saturday, March 15
Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner—10:00 PM on ESPNU
The Pi-Rate Ratings 