NCAA Basketball Conference Tourney Predictions

We're finally getting to one of my favorite times of the year.  March Madness.  Before you can start penciling in your brackets, conference tournaments will provide some excitement before the Big Dance.  I am going to break down every single conference tournament from Patriot League to the ACC.

Note: I will be updating the article as Regular Season Action ends and seeds are finalized.


Atlantic Sun
Campus Sites (February 26-March 4)

Standings:
149 Florida Gulf Coast 21-10 (12-2) .. Won 2
112 Lipscomb 20-9 (10-4) .. Won 5
288 Jacksonville 14-17 (8-6) .. Won 2
258 NJIT 14-15 (7-7) .. Won 1
225 North Florida 13-18 (7-7) .. Lost 1
291 Kennesaw State 10-19 (6-8) .. Lost 2
329 Stetson 12-19 (4-10) .. Lost 1
346 USC Upstate 7-24 (2-12) .. Lost 4

Quarterfinals
8 USC Upstate 64 @ 1 Florida Gulf Coast 83
-FGCU swept season series
5 North Florida 81 @ 4 NJIT 87
-Home split
6 Kennesaw State 74 @ 3 Jacksonville 72
-Home split
7 Stetson 70 @ 2 Lipscomb 82
-Lipscomb swept season series

Semifinals
4 NJIT 69 @ 1 FGCU 80
-FGCU swept season series
6 Kennesaw State 75 @ 2 Lipscomb 84
-Lipscomb swept season series

Championship
2 Lipscomb 88 @ 1 FGCU 84
-Road split

Big South
Campus Sites (February 27) UNC-Asheville (March 1-2)
Highest Remaining Seed (March 4)

Standings:
120 UNC-Asheville 20-11 (13-5) .. Lost 1
140 Radford 19-12 (12-6) .. Won 4
170 Winthrop 18-11 (12-6) .. Lost 2
259 Campbell 16-14 (10-8) .. Won 1
237 Liberty 18-13 (9-9) .. Won 1
233 Gardner-Webb 14-17 (9-9) .. Won 2
253 High Point 14-15 (9-9) .. Lost 1
256 Charleston Southern 14-15 (9-9) .. Won 2
316 Presbyterian 11-20 (4-14) .. Lost 3
343 Longwood 6-25 (3-15) .. Lost 12

First Round
10 Longwood 65 @ 7 High Point 81
-High Point swept season series
9 Presbyterian 72 @ 8 Charleston Southern 73
-Road Split




Quarterfinals
8 Charleston Southern 68 @ 1 UNC-Asheville 79
-UNC-Asheville swept season series
5 Liberty 70, 4 Campbell 67
-Campbell swept season series
3 Winthrop 87, 6 Gardner-Webb 66
-Winthrop swept season series
2 Radford 69, 7 High Point 64
-Road Split

Semifinals
5 Liberty 77 @ 1 UNC-Asheville 83
-Road Split
3 Winthrop 78, 2 Radford 67
-Home Split

Championship
3 Winthrop 83 @ UNC-Asheville 91
-Home Split

Patriot
Campus Sites (February 27, March 1, 4 and 7)

Standings:
80 Bucknell 22-9 (16-2) .. Won 5
194 Colgate 17-12 (12-6) .. Won 3
189 Navy 20-11 (11-7) .. Won 1
206 Lehigh 16-13 (11-7) .. Won 8
223 Boston U. 14-15 (10-8) .. Won 2
280 Holy Cross 11-18 (8-10) .. Lost 1
315 Lafayette 9-20 (7-11) .. Lost 2
330 Loyola (MD) 8-21 (6-12) .. Lost 5
270 Army West Point 13-16 (6-12) .. Lost 6
332 American 6-23 (3-15) .. Lost 3

First Round
9 Army West Point 57 @ 8 Loyola (MD) 55
-Home Split
10 American 70 @ 7 Lafayette 78
-Lafayette swept season series

Quarterfinals
9 Army West Point 74 @ 1 Bucknell 86
-Bucknell swept season series
5 Boston U. 80 @ 4 Lehigh 83
-Home Split
6 Holy Cross 54 @ 3 Navy 75
-Navy swept season series
7 Lafayette 69 @ 2 Colgate 76
-Lafayette swept season series

Semifinals
4 Lehigh 72 @ 1 Bucknell 80
-Home Split
3 Navy 62 @ 2 Colgate 64
-Colgate swept season series

Championship
2 Colgate 63 @ 1 Bucknell 67
-Bucknell swept season series

Northeast
Campus Sites (February 28, March 3 & 6)

Note: 9th and 10th place finishers do not qualify for conference tournament and teams are reseeded in each round of the tournament

Standings:
104 Wagner 21-8 (14-4) .. Lost 1
209 Mount St. Mary's 18-13 (12-6) .. Won 3
157 St. Francis (PA) 18-11 (12-6) .. Won 5
251 LIU-Brooklyn 15-16 (10-8) .. Won 2
272 St. Francis (NY) 13-17 (10-8) .. Lost 2
267 Fairleigh Dickinson 12-17 (9-9) .. Won 1
207 Robert Morris 15-16 (9-9) .. Lost 3
265 Central Connecticut State 14-17 (7-11) .. Won 1
322 Sacred Heart 10-21 (5-13) .. Lost 1
339 Bryant 3-28 (2-16) .. Lost 4

Quarterfinals
8 Central Connecticut State 58 @ 1 Wagner 74
-Wagner swept season series
5 St. Francis (NY) 77 @ 4 LIU-Brooklyn 79
-Home Split
6 Fairleigh Dickinson 63 @ 3 St. Francis (PA) 80
-St. Francis (PA) swept season series
7 Robert Morris 55 @ 2 Mount St. Mary's 74
-Mount St. Mary's swept season series

Semifinals
4 LIU-Brooklyn 70 @ 1 Wagner 73
-Home Split
3 St. Francis (PA) 66 @ 2 Mount St. Mary's 63
-Mount St. Mary's swept season series

Championship
3 St. Francis (PA) 74 @ 1 Wagner 82
-Wagner swept season series



Ohio Valley
San Antonio, TX (February 28, March 1-3)

Standings:
67 Murray State 24-5 (16-2) .. Won 11
77 Belmont 23-8 (15-3) .. Won 1
169 Austin Peay 17-13 (12-6) .. Lost 1
170 Jacksonville State 20-11 (11-7) .. Won 2
159 Tennessee Tech 18-13 (10-8) .. Lost 1
173 Tennessee State 15-14 (10-8) .. Lost 3
252 SE Missouri State 14-17 (8-10) .. Lost 2
263 Eastern Illinois 11-18 (7-11) .. Won 1
282 SIU-Edwardsville 9-20 (5-13) .. Lost 3
275 Eastern Kentucky 11-20 (5-13) .. Lost 1
309 UT Martin 10-21 (5-13) .. Won 1
289 Morehead State 8-21 (4-14) .. Won 2
Note: SE Missouri State are ineligible and the bottom three eligible finishers will not qualify

First Round
5 Tennessee Tech 68, 8 SIU-Edwardsville 60
-Tennessee Tech won the only meeting on the road
6 Tennessee State 71, 7 Eastern Illinois 61
-Tennessee State swept season series

Quarterfinals
4 Jacksonville State 74, 5 Tennessee Tech 73
-Jacksonville State swept season series
3 Austin Peay 72, 6 Tennessee State 68
-Tennessee State won the only meeting at home

Semifinals
1 Murray State 81, 4 Jacksonville State 65
-Home Split
2 Belmont 84, 3 Austin Peay 69
-Belmont won the only meeting at home

Championship
1 Murray State 87, 2 Belmont 84
-Belmont won the only meeting at home

Big Ten
New York, NY (February 28-March 4)

Standings:
14 Michigan State 28-3 (16-2) .. Won 12
18 Ohio State 24-7 (15-3) .. Won 2
9 Purdue 26-5 (15-3) .. Won 3
58 Nebraska 22-9 (13-5) .. Won 2
25 Michigan 24-7 (13-5) .. Won 5
110 Indiana 16-14 (9-9) .. Lost 2
84 Penn State 19-12 (9-9) .. Lost 3
65 Maryland 19-12 (8-10) .. Lost 1
121 Wisconsin 14-17 (7-11) .. Lost 1
158 Northwestern 15-16 (6-12) .. Lost 6
152 Minnesota 15-16 (4-14) .. Lost 1
165 Iowa 13-18 (4-14) .. Won 1
168 Illinois 14-17 (4-14) .. Won 1
212 Rutgers 13-18 (3-15) .. Lost 3

First Round
12 Iowa 89, 13 Illinois 84
-Iowa won the only meeting on the road
11 Minnesota 76, 14 Rutgers 68
-Minnesota won the only meeting at home

Second Round
8 Maryland 78, 9 Wisconsin 61
-Maryland won the only meeting at home
5 Michigan 71, 12 Iowa 56
-Michigan swept season series
7 Penn State 69, 10 Northwestern 63
-Home Split
6 Indiana 78, 11 Minnesota 67
-Indiana swept season series

Quarterfinals
1 Michigan State 87, 8 Maryland 59
-Michigan State swept season series
5 Michigan 68, 4 Nebraska 60
-Nebraska won only meeting at home
3 Purdue 77, 6 Indiana 56
-Purdue won only meeting on the road
2 Ohio State 81, 7 Penn State 67
-Penn State swept season series

Semifinals
1 Michigan State 66, 5 Michigan 61
-Michigan won only meeting on the road
3 Purdue 74, 2 Ohio State 72
-Ohio State won only meeting on the road

Championship
3 Purdue 73, 1 Michigan State 70
-Michigan State won only meeting at home


Missouri Valley
St. Louis, MO (March 1-4)

Standings
33 Loyola-Chicago 25-5 (15-3) .. Won 7
93 Southern Illinois 19-12 (11-7) .. Lost 2
85 Illinois State 16-14 (10-8) .. Lost 1
160 Drake 16-15 (10-8) .. Lost 2
114 Bradley 19-12 (9-9) .. Lost 1
172 Indiana State 13-17 (8-10) .. Won 2
133 Missouri State 17-14 (7-11) .. Lost 4
137 Evansville 17-14 (7-11) .. Won 1
142 Northern Iowa 15-15 (7-11) .. Won 2
177 Valparaiso 15-16 (6-12) .. Won 1

First Round
9 Northern Iowa 65, 8 Evansville 64
-Home Split
7 Missouri State 68, 10 Valparaiso 61
-Missouri State swept season series

Quarterfinals
1 Loyola-Chicago 75, 9 Northern Iowa 52
-Loyola-Chicago swept season series
5 Bradley 73, 4 Drake 68
-Drake swept season series
3 Illinois State 78, 6 Indiana State 72
-Home Split
7 Missouri State 77, 2 Southern Illinois 73
-Southern Illinois swept season series

Semifinals
1 Loyola-Chicago 82, 5 Bradley 73
-Home Split
3 Illinois State 77, 7 Missouri State 65
-Illinois State swept season series

Championship
1 Loyola-Chicago 88, 3 Illinois State 78
-Loyola-Chicago swept season series








MAAC
Albany, NY (March 1-5)

Standings:
65 Rider 22-8 (15-3) .. Won 1
113 Canisius 21-10 (15-3) .. Won 2
164 Niagara 19-12 (12-6) .. Won 1
126 Iona 17-13 (11-7) .. Lost 1
219 Manhattan 14-16 (9-9) .. Won 1
194 Fairfield 14-15 (9-9) .. Won 4
292 Quinnipiac 10-20 (7-11) .. Lost 3
191 Monmouth 11-19 (7-11) .. Lost 1
269 St. Peter's 12-17 (6-12) .. Won 2
290 Siena 8-23 (4-14) .. Lost 4
320 Marist 6-24 (4-14) .. Lost 2

First Round
8 Monmouth 76, 9 St. Peter's 57
-Home Split
6 Fairfield 69, 11 Marist 68
-Home Split
10 Siena 77, 7 Quinnipiac 73
-Quinnipiac swept season series

Quarterfinals
1 Rider 84, 8 Monmouth 78
-Home Split
4 Iona 85, 5 Manhattan 74
-Iona swept season series
6 Fairfield 71, 3 Niagara 67
-Home Split
2 Canisius 84, 10 Siena 68
-Home Split

Semifinals
4 Iona 82, 1 Rider 80
-Home Split
2 Canisius 83, 6 Fairfield 77
-Canisius won only meeting at home

Championship
4 Iona 72, 2 Canisius 68
-Canisius swept season series


Southern
Asheville, NC (March 1-5)

Standings:
82 UNC-Greensboro 24-7 (15-3) .. Won 3
95 East Tennessee State 23-8 (14-4) .. Lost 3
93 Furman 22-9 (13-5) .. Won 6
167 Mercer 18-13 (11-7) .. Won 8
131 Wofford 20-11 (11-7) .. Lost 1
211 Western Carolina 13-18 (8-10) .. Won 1
283 Samford 10-21 (6-12) .. Lost 1
284 Citadel 10-20 (5-13) .. Lost 2
300 VMI 9-20 (4-14) .. Won 1
316 Chattanooga 9-22 (3-15) .. Lost 5

First Round
8 Citadel 94, 9 VMI 90
-VMI swept season series
10 Chattanooga 83, 7 Samford 80
-Home Split

Quarterfinals
1 UNC Greensboro 82, 8 Citadel 67
-UNC Greensboro swept season series
5 Wofford 75, 4 Mercer 71
-Mercer swept season series
3 Furman 87, 6 Western Carolina 55
-Furman swept season series
2 East Tennessee State 80, 10 Chattanooga 67
-East Tennessee State swept season series

Semifinals
1 UNC Greensboro, 5 Wofford
-UNC Greensboro swept season series

3 Furman 73, 2 East Tennessee State 63
-Road Split

Championship
1 UNC Greensboro 83, 3 Furman 78
UNC-Greensboro swept season series


West Coast
Las Vegas, NV (March 1-6)

Standings:
29 Gonzaga 27-4 (17-1) .. Won 11
38 Saint Mary's 27-4 (16-2) .. Won 3
85 BYU 22-9 (11-7) .. Lost 1
150 San Francisco 17-14 (9-9) .. Lost 1
180 Pacific 14-17 (9-9) .. Lost 3
144 San Diego 18-12 (9-9) .. Won 1
247 Santa Clara 11-19 (8-10) .. Lost 2
259 Loyola Marymount 10-19 (5-13) .. Won 2
271 Portland 10-21 (4-14) .. Lost 6
326 Pepperdine 5-25 (2-16) .. Won 1

First Round
8 Loyola Marymount 62, 9 Portland 58
-Portland swept season series
7 Santa Clara 70, 10 Pepperdine 67
-Santa Clara swept season series

Quarterfinals
1 Gonzaga 84, 8 Loyola Marymount 59
-Gonzaga swept season series
4 San Francisco 72, 5 Pacific 68
-San Francisco swept season series
3 BYU 76, 6 San Diego 74
-Home Split
2 Saint Mary's 83, 7 Santa Clara 56
-Saint Mary's swept season series

Semifinals
1 Gonzaga 73, 4 San Francisco 54
-Gonzaga swept season series
2 Saint Mary's 68, 3 BYU 65
-Saint Mary's swept season series 

Championship
1 Gonzaga 77, 2 Saint Mary's 71
-Away Split


Horizon League
Detroit, MI (March 2-6)

Standings:
107 Northern Kentucky 22-8 (15-3) .. Won 3
106 Wright State 22-9 (14-4) .. Won 1
236 Illinois-Chicago 17-14 (12-6) .. Lost 2
179 Oakland 18-13 (10-8) .. Won 1
289 IUPUI 11-18 (8-10) .. Lost 1
234 Milwaukee 15-16 (8-10) .. Lost 1
309 Green Bay 12-19 (7-11) .. Won 2
311 Cleveland State 9-22 (6-12) .. Won 1
319 Youngstown State 8-23 (6-12) .. Lost 3
306 Detroit 8-23 (4-14) .. Lost 3

First Round
8 Cleveland State 78, 9 Youngstown State 73
-Away Split
7 Green Bay 91, 10 Detroit 87
-Green Bay swept season series

Quarterfinals
1 Northern Kentucky 80, 8 Cleveland State 59
Northern Kentucky swept season series
4 Oakland 76, 5 IUPUI 73
-Home Split
3 Illinois-Chicago 64, 6 Milwaukee 59
-Illinois-Chicago swept season series
2 Wright State 73, 7 Green Bay 62
-Wright State swept season series

Semifinals
4 Oakland 82, 1 Northern Kentucky 77
-Away Split
2 Wright State 71, 3 Illinois-Chicago 56
-Wright State swept season series

Championship
2 Wright State 62, 4 Oakland 46
-Wright State swept season series


Colonial
North Charleston, SC (March 3-6)

Standings:
73 College of Charleston 23-7 (14-4) .. Lost 1
61 Northeastern 21-9 (14-4) .. Won 7
107 Hofstra 19-11 (12-6) .. Won 4
91 William & Mary 18-11 (11-7) .. Won 2
147 Towson 18-13 (8-10) .. Lost 3
256 UNC-Wilmington 10-20 (7-11) .. Won 1
243 Delaware 13-18 (6-12) .. Won 1
244 Drexel 12-19 (6-12) .. Lost 1
266 James Madison 10-21 (6-12) .. Won 1
196 Elon 14-17 (6-12) .. Lost 6

First Round
10 Elon 79, 7 Delaware 73
-Home Split
9 James Madison 68, 8 Drexel 67
-Home Split

Quarterfinals
1 College of Charleston 71, 9 James Madison 64
-College of Charleston swept season series
4 William & Mary, 5 Towson
-Towson swept season series
3 Hofstra 87, 6 UNC-Wilmington 82
-Home Split
2 Northeastern 77, 10 Elon 63
-Northeastern swept season series

Semifinals
1 College of Charleston 68, 5 Towson 59
-Home Split
2 Northeastern 72, 3 Hofstra 69
-Away Split

Championship
2 Northeastern 65, 1 College of Charleston 64
-College of Charleston swept season series

America East
Campus Sites (March 3, 6 & 10)

Note: 9th place team did not qualify and teams are reseeded each round with the higher seed hosting

Standings:
56 Vermont 25-6 (15-1) .. Won 3
143 UMBC 21-10 (12-4) .. Won 2
203 Hartford 18-12 (11-5) .. Lost 1
124 Albany 22-9 (10-6) .. Won 2
221 Stony Brook 12-18 (7-9) .. Lost 1
311 New Hampshire 10-20 (6-10) .. Lost 5
292 UMass Lowell 12-17 (6-10) .. Won 1
338 Maine 6-25 (3-13) .. Lost 6
318 Binghamton 11-20 (2-14) .. Lost 4

Quarterfinals
8 Maine 59 @ 1 Vermont 81
-Vermont swept season series
5 Stony Brook 61 @ 4 Albany 79
-Albany swept season series
6 New Hampshire @ 3 Hartford
-Hartford swept season series
7 UMass Lowell @ 2 UMBC
-UMBC swept season series

Semifinals
4 Albany 58 @ 1 Vermont 60
-Vermont swept season series
3 Hartford 55 @ 2 UMBC 72
-UMBC swept season series

Championship
2 UMBC 64 @ 1 Vermont 78
-Vermont swept season series

MAC
Campus Sites (March 5)
Cleveland, OH (March 7-10)

Standings:
East
32 Buffalo 23-8 (15-3) .. Won 3
170 Kent State 15-16 (9-9) .. Lost 1
156 Miami (Ohio) 15-16 (8-10) .. Lost 2
194 Bowling Green 16-15 (7-11) .. Lost 5
202 Ohio 14-16 (7-11) .. Won 2
242 Akron 13-17 (6-12) .. Won 1
West
84 Toledo 21-10 (13-5) .. Lost 1
106 Eastern Michigan 20-11 (11-7) .. Won 6
108 Ball State 19-12 (10-8) .. Lost 3
157 Western Michigan 17-14 (9-9) .. Lost 2
174 Central Michigan 18-13 (7-11) .. Won 2
234 Northern Illinois 13-18 (6-12) .. Won 1

First Round
9 Bowling Green 71 @ 8 Central Michigan 82
-Central Michigan won only meeting on the road
12 Northern Illinois 67 @ 5 Kent State 73
-Northern Illinois won only meeting at home
11 Akron 55 @ 6 Western Michigan 68
-Western Michigan won only meeting at home
10 Ohio 71 @ 7 Miami (Ohio) 67
-Ohio Swept season series

Quarterfinals
1 Buffalo 84, 8 Central Michigan 70
-Buffalo won only meeting at home
5 Kent State 67, 4 Ball State 64
-Home Split
6 Western Michigan 70, 3 Eastern Michigan 67
-Western Michigan won only meeting on the road
2 Toledo 68, 10 Ohio 62
-Toledo swept season series

Semifinals
1 Buffalo 80, 5 Kent State 78
-Home Split
2 Toledo 84, 6 Western Michigan 73
-Toledo won only meeting at home

Championship
1 Buffalo 91, 2 Toledo 88
-Buffalo won only meeting at home

MEAC
Norfolk, VA (March 5-10)

Standings:
238 Hampton 17-14 (12-4) .. Won 8
279 Bethune-Cookman 18-13 (12-4) .. Won 1
189 Savannah State 15-16 (12-4) .. Won 2
235 North Carolina A&T 18-13 (11-5) .. Lost 1
267 Norfolk State 13-18 (11-5) .. Lost 1
314 NC Central 15-15 (9-7) .. Won 1
332 Morgan State 11-18 (7-9) .. Lost 1
336 Howard 10-22 (7-9) .. Won 1
335 Florida A&M 8-24 (7-9) .. Lost 1
330 South Carolina State 10-21 (6-10) .. Lost 2
346 Coppin State 5-26 (5-11) .. Lost 5
345 Maryland-Eastern Shore 7-24 (3-13) .. Won 1
350 Delaware State 4-27 (2-14) .. Won 1

First Round
4 North Carolina A&T 67, 13 Delaware State 54
-North Carolina A&T swept season series
5 Norfolk State 82, 12 Maryland-Eastern Shore 64
-Norfolk State won only meeting on the road
8 Howard 72, 9 Florida A&M 67
-Home Split
6 NC Central 82, 11 Coppin State 60
-NC Central won only meeting at home
10 South Carolina State 64, 7 Morgan State 59
-South Carolina State won only meeting on the road

Quarterfinals
1 Hampton 88, 8 Howard 73
-Hampton won only meeting on the road
4 North Carolina A&T, 5 Norfolk State
-North Carolina A&T won only meeting at home
6 NC Central 70, 3 Savannah State 64
-Savannah State won the only meeting at home
2 Bethune-Cookman 77, 10 South Carolina State 62
-Bethune-Cookman won the only meeting at home


Semifinals
4 North Carolina A&T 81, 1 Hampton 78
-North Carolina A&T won the only meeting at home
6 NC Central 65, 2 Bethune-Cookman 64
-Bethune-Cookman won the only meeting at home

Championship
6 NC Central 73, 4 North Carolina A&T 69
-Home Split

Big Sky
Reno, NV (March 6, 8-10)

Standings:
96 Montana 23-7 (16-2) .. Won 3
114 Idaho 22-8 (14-4) .. Won 3
132 Eastern Washington 18-13 (13-5) .. Won 6
160 Weber State 20-10 (13-5) .. Won 1
110 Northern Colorado 20-11 (11-7) .. Lost 1
152 Portland State 19-12 (9-9) .. Won 1
260 Idaho State 14-15 (9-9) .. Lost 1
228 North Dakota 11-19 (6-12) .. Lost 1
276 Montana State 13-18 (6-12) .. Lost 6
269 Southern Utah 11-18 (5-13) .. Lost 2
305 Sacramento State 7-24 (4-14) .. Won 1
313 Northern Arizona 5-26 (2-16) .. Lost 3

First Round
9 Montana State 81, 8 North Dakota 79
-Home Split
5 Northern Colorado 87, 12 Northern Arizona 64
-Northern Colorado won the only meeting at home
6 Portland State 79, 11 Sacramento State 74
-Sacramento State swept season series
7 Idaho State 64, 10 Southern Utah 62
-Home Split

Quarterfinals
1 Montana 90, 9 Montana State 68
-Montana swept season series
5 Northern Colorado 73, 4 Weber State 70
-Weber State swept season series
6 Portland State 89, 3 Eastern Washington 87
-Home Split
2 Idaho 86, 7 Idaho State 75
-Idaho State won the only meeting at home

Semifinals
1 Montana 88, 5 Northern Colorado 79
-Montana swept season series
6 Portland State 78, 2 Idaho 74
-Portland State won only matchup on the road

Championship
1 Montana 83, 6 Portland State 78
-Montana swept season series

SWAC
Houston, TX (March 6, 9-10)

Standings:
250 Grambling State 17-14 (13-5) .. Won 2
311 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 12-20 (12-6) .. Won 1
239 Prairie View A&M 15-17 (12-6) .. Won 4
241 Texas Southern 12-19 (12-6) .. Won 4
316 Southern 14-17 (10-8) .. Lost 3
329 Jackson State 12-19 (9-9) .. Lost 2
332 Alabama State 8-22 (8-10) .. Lost 1
347 Alcorn State 11-20 (7-11) .. Lost 2
349 Mississippi Valley State 4-27 (4-14) .. Lost 1
350 Alabama A&M 3-28 (3-15)

Note: Alabama A&M & Grambling State are ineligible for the NCAA Tournament.

Quarterfinals
8 Mississippi Valley State 59 @ 1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 85
-Arkansas-Pine Bluff swept season series
5 Jackson State 54 @ 4 Southern 58
-Away Split
6 Alabama State 82 @ 3 Texas Southern 96
-Texas Southern swept season series
7 Alcorn State 58 @ 2 Prairie View A&M 72
-Prairie View A&M swept season series

Semifinals
4 Southern 77, 1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 74
-Home Split
3 Texas Southern 78, 2 Prairie View A&M 71
-Home Split

Championship
3 Texas Southern 82, 4 Southern 76
-Texas Southern swept season series

**NOTE: For the sake of time, I will be doing a quicker rundown as some things came up and I won't have enough time to do full breakdowns for the rest of the tournaments before they start. ACC
Brooklyn, NY (March 6-10)

Standings:
1 Virginia 28-2 (17-1) .. Won 5
4 Duke 25-6 (13-5) .. Won 1
25 Miami (FL) 22-8 (11-7) .. Won 4
11 Clemson 22-8 (11-7) .. Lost 1
55 NC State 21-10 (11-7) .. Won 1
6 North Carolina 22-9 (11-7) .. Lost 2
50 Virginia Tech 21-10 (10-8) .. Lost 1
44 Florida State 20-10 (9-9) .. Won 1
46 Louisville 19-12 (9-9) .. Lost 2
66 Notre Dame 18-13 (8-10) .. Lost 1
40 Syracuse 19-12 (8-10) .. Won 1
99 Boston College 17-14 (7-11) .. Lost 1
146 Georgia Tech 13-18 (6-12) .. Won 2
148 Wake Forest 11-19 (4-14) .. Lost 2
210 Pittsburgh 8-23 (0-18) .. Lost 18

First Round
12 Boston College over 13 Georgia Tech
10 Notre Dame over 15 Pittsburgh
11 Syracuse over 14 Wake Forest

Second Round
9 Louisville over 8 Florida State
5 NC State over 12 Boston College
6 North Carolina over 11 Syracuse
10 Notre Dame over 7 Virginia Tech

Quarterfinals
1 Virginia over 9 Louisville
5 NC State over 4 Clemson
6 North Carolina over 3 Miami (FL)
10 Notre Dame over 2 Duke

Semifinals
1 Virginia over 5 NC State
6 North Carolina over 10 Notre Dame

Championship
1 Virginia over 6 North Carolina

Atlantic 10
Washington D.C. (March 7-11)

Standings:
16 Rhode Island 23-6 (15-3) .. Lost 2
21 St. Bonaventure 24-6 (14-4) .. Won 12
81 Davidson 18-11 (13-5) .. Won 1
153 Saint Joseph's 15-15 (10-8) .. Won 3
203 George Mason 15-16 (9-9) .. Lost 1
147 Saint Louis 16-15 (9-9) .. Lost 2
186 Richmond 11-19 (9-9) .. Lost 1
138 VCU 17-14 (9-9) .. Won 1
134 Dayton 14-16 (8-10) .. Won 1
246 Duquesne 16-15 (7-11) .. Lost 1
195 George Washington 14-17 (7-11) .. Lost 1
193 La Salle 13-18 (7-11) .. Lost 1
244 Massachusetts 12-19 (5-13) .. Won 1
288 Fordham 9-21 (4-14) .. Lost 6

First Round
12 La Salle over 13 Massachusetts
11 George Washington over 14 Fordham

Second Round
8 VCU over 9 Dayton
12 La Salle over 5 George Mason
6 Saint Louis over 11 George Washington
7 Richmond, 10 Duquesne

Quarterfinals
1 Rhode Island over 8 VCU
12 La Salle over 4 Saint Joseph's 
3 Davidson over 6 Saint Louis
2 St. Bonaventure over 7 Richmond

Semifinals
1 Rhode Island over 12 La Salle

3 Davidson over 2 St. Bonaventure

Championship3 Davidson over 1 Rhode Island

Big East
New York, NY (March 7-10)

Standings:
3 Xavier 27-4 (15-3) .. Won 3
2 Villanova 27-4 (14-4) .. Won 2
27 Seton Hall 21-10 (10-8) .. Won 1
35 Creighton 21-10 (10-8) .. Lost 1
43 Providence 19-12 (10-8) .. Won 1
45 Butler 19-12 (9-9) .. Lost 2
57 Marquette 18-12 (9-9) .. Won 2
151 Georgetown 15-14 (5-13) .. Lost 4
92 St. John's 15-16 (4-14) .. Lost 1
180 DePaul 11-19 (4-14) .. Lost 2

First Round
9 St. John's over 8 Georgetown
7 Marquette over 10 DePaul

Quarterfinals
1 Xavier over 9 St. John's
4 Creighton over 5 Providence
6 Butler over 3 Seton Hall
2 Villanova over 7 Marquette

Semifinals
4 Creighton over 1 Xavier
2 Villanova over 6 Butler

Championship
2 Villanova over 4 Creighton

Pac-12
Las Vegas, NV (March 7-10)

Standings:
18 Arizona 24-7 (14-4) .. Won 2
34 USC 21-10 (12-6) .. Lost 1
47 Utah 19-10 (11-7) .. Won 1
38 UCLA 20-10 (11-7) .. Won 1
72 Stanford 17-14 (11-7) .. Won 1
67 Oregon 20-11 (10-8) .. Won 1
63 Washington 20-11 (10-8) .. Lost 1
86 Colorado 16-14 (8-10) .. Lost 1
58 Arizona State 20-10 (8-10) .. Lost 1
144 Oregon State 15-15 (7-11) .. Won 1
173 Washington State 12-18 (4-14) .. Lost 1
213 California 8-23 (2-16) .. Lost 7

First Round
5 Stanford over 12 California
6 Oregon over 11 Washington State
10 Oregon State over 7 Washington 
9 Arizona State over 8 Colorado 

Quarterfinals
9 Arizona State over 1 Arizona
4 UCLA over 5 Stanford
6 Oregon over 3 Utah
2 USC over 10 Oregon State

Semifinals
9 Arizona State over 4 UCLA
2 USC over 6 Oregon

Championship
2 USC over 9 Arizona State

Conference USA
Frisco, TX (March 7-10)

Standings:
Middle Tennessee 24-6 (16-2)
Old Dominion 24-6 (15-3)
Western Kentucky 22-9 (14-4)
Marshall 21-10 (12-6)
UTSA 18-13 (11-7)
UAB 19-12 (10-8)
North Texas 15-16 (8-10)
Florida International 14-17 (8-10)
Southern Miss 14-17 (7-11)
Louisiana Tech 16-15 (7-11)
Florida Atlantic 12-18 (6-12)
UTEP 11-19 (6-12)
Rice 7-24 (4-14)
Charlotte 6-23 (2-16)

First Round
5 UTSA over 12 UTEP
6 UAB over 11 Florida Atlantic
10 Louisiana Tech over 7 North Texas 
9 Southern Miss over 8 FIU 

Quarterfinals
1 Middle Tennessee over 9 Southern Miss
4 Marshall over 5 UTSA
6 UAB over 3 Western Kentucky
2 Old Dominion over 10 Louisiana Tech

Semifinals
1 Middle Tennessee over 4 Marshall
2 Old Dominion over 6 UAB

Championship
1 Middle Tennessee over 2 Old Dominion


Big 12
Kansas City, MO (March 7-10)

Standings:
Kansas 24-7 (13-5)
Texas Tech 23-8 (11-7)
West Virginia 22-9 (11-7)
Kansas State 21-10 (10-8)
TCU 21-10 (9-9)
Baylor 18-13 (8-10)
Texas 18-13 (8-10)
Oklahoma State 18-13 (8-10)
Oklahoma 18-12 (8-10)
Iowa State 13-17 (4-14)

First Round
7 Texas over 10 Iowa State
9 Oklahoma over 8 Oklahoma State

Quarterfinals
1 Kansas over 9 Oklahoma
5 TCU over 4 Kansas State
3 West Virginia over 6 Baylor
2 Texas Tech over 7 Texas

Semifinals
1 Kansas over 5 TCU
3 West Virginia over 2 Texas Tech

Championship
3 West Virginia over 1 Kansas


Mountain West
Las Vegas, NV (March 7-10)

Standings:
Nevada 26-6 (15-3)
Boise State 23-7 (13-5)
New Mexico 17-14 (12-6)
Fresno State 21-10 (11-7)
San Diego State 19-10 (11-7)
Wyoming 19-12 (10-8)
Utah State 15-16 (8-10)
UNLV 19-12 (8-10)
Air Force 12-18 (6-12)
Colorado State 11-20 (4-14)
San Jose State 4-25 (1-17)

First Round
6 Wyoming over 11 San Jose State
7 Utah State over 10 Colorado State
8 UNLV over 9 Air Force

Quarterfinals
8 UNLV over 1 Nevada
5 San Diego State over 4 Fresno State
3 New Mexico over 6 Wyoming
2 Boise State over 7 Utah State

Semifinals
5 San Diego State over 8 UNLV
2 Boise State over 3 New Mexico

Championship
2 Boise State over 5 San Diego State


SEC
St. Louis, MO (March 7-11)

Standings:
Auburn 25-6 (13-5)
Tennessee 23-7 (13-5)
Florida 20-11 (11-7)
Kentucky 21-10 (10-8)
Missouri 20-11 (10-8)
Arkansas 21-10 (10-8)
Mississippi State 21-10 (9-9)
Texas A&M 20-11 (9-9)
Alabama 17-14 (8-10)
LSU 17-13 (8-10)
South Carolina 16-15 (7-11)
Georgia 16-14 (7-11)
Vanderbilt 12-19 (6-12)
Mississippi 12-19 (5-13)

First Round
11 South Carolina over 14 Mississippi
12 Georgia over 13 Vanderbilt

Second Round
12 Georgia over 5 Missouri
6 Arkansas over 11 South Carolina
10 LSU over 7 Mississippi State
9 Alabama over 8 Texas A&M

Quarterfinals
9 Alabama over 1 Auburn
4 Kentucky over 12 Georgia
3 Florida over 6 Arkansas
2 Tennessee over 10 LSU

Semifinals
4 Kentucky over 9 Alabama
2 Tennessee over 3 Florida

Championship
2 Tennessee over 4 Kentucky


Southland
Katy, TX (March 7-11)

Standings:
SE Louisiana 21-10 (15-3)
Nicholls State 21-10 (15-3)
Stephen F. Austin 25-6 (14-4)
Sam Houston State 18-13 (12-6)
New Orleans 14-15 (11-7)
Lamar 19-12 (11-7)
Central Arkansas 16-15 (10-8)
Texas A&M-CC 11-17 (8-10)
Abilene Christian 16-15 (8-10)
McNeese State 11-17 (8-10)
Incarnate Word 7-21 (2-16)
Houston Baptist 6-25 (2-16)
Northwestern State 4-25 (1-17)

First Round
5 New Orleans over 8 Texas A&M-CC
6 Lamar over 7 Central Arkansas

Quarterfinals
3 Stephen F. Austin over 6 Lamar
4 Sam Houston State over 5 New Orleans

Semifinals
1 SE Louisiana over 4 Sam Houston State
3 Stephen F. Austin over 2 Nicholls State

Championship
3 Stephen F. Austin over 1 SE Louisiana


Summit
Sioux Falls, SD (March 7-11)

Standings:
53 South Dakota State 25-6 (13-1) .. Won 8
89 South Dakota 24-7 (11-3) .. Lost 1
222 Denver 14-14 (8-6) .. Won 4
199 IPFW 18-13 (7-7) .. Lost 1
218 North Dakota State 14-16 (5-9) .. Won 1
242 Oral Roberts 11-20 (5-9) .. Won 1
278 Nebraska-Omaha 9-21 (4-10) .. Lost 4
301 Western Illinois 12-15 (3-11) .. Lost 1

Quarterfinals
1 South Dakota State 100, 8 Western Illinois 72
-South Dakota State swept season series
4 IPFW 83, 5 North Dakota State 82
-IPFW swept season series
3 Denver 64, 6 Oral Roberts 61
-Denver swept season series
2 South Dakota 89, 7 Nebraska-Omaha 68
-South Dakota swept season series

Semifinals
1 South Dakota State, 4 IPFW
South Dakota State swept season series
2 South Dakota 63, 3 Denver 61
-Home Split

Championship
1 South Dakota State 72, 2 South Dakota 67
-Home Split


Sun Belt
New Orleans, LA (March 7-11)

Standings:
Louisiana-Lafayette 26-5 (16-2)
Georgia State 21-10 (12-6)
Georgia Southern 20-11 (11-7)
Texas-Arlington 19-12 (10-8)
Appalachian State 14-17 (9-9)
ULM 15-14 (9-9)
Troy 15-16 (9-9)
Coastal Carolina 14-17 (8-10)
Texas State 14-17 (7-11)
South Alabama 14-17 (7-11)
Arkansas State 11-20 (6-12)
Arkansas-Little Rock 7-24 (4-14)

First Round
5 Appalachian State over 12 Arkansas-Little Rock
6 ULM over 11 Arkansas State
7 Troy over 10 South Alabama
8 Coastal Carolina over 9 Texas State

Quarterfinals
1 Louisiana-Lafayette over 8 Coastal Carolina
4 Texas-Arlington over 5 Appalachian State
3 Georgia Southern over 6 ULM
7 Troy over 2 Georgia State

Semifinals
1 Louisiana-Lafayette over 4 Texas-Arlington
7 Troy over 3 Georgia Southern

Championship
1 Louisiana-Lafayette over 7 Troy


WAC
Las Vegas, NV (March 7-10)

Standings:
New Mexico State 25-5 (12-2)
Utah Valley State 21-9 (10-4)
Grand Canyon 20-10 (9-5)
Seattle 19-12 (8-6)
Texas-Pan American 15-16 (6-8)
UMKC 10-21 (5-9)
Cal State Bakersfield 12-17 (5-9)
Chicago State 3-28 (1-13)

Quarterfinals
1 New Mexico State over 8 Chicago State
4 Seattle over 5 Texas-Pan American
3 Grand Canyon over 6 UMKC
2 Utah Valley State over 7 Cal State Bakersfield

Semifinals
1 New Mexico State over 4 Seattle
3 Grand Canyon over 2 Utah Valley State

Championship
1 New Mexico State over 3 Grand Canyon


AAC
Orlando, FL (March 8-11)

Standings:
Cincinnati 27-4 (16-2)
Wichita State 24-6 (14-4)
Houston 24-6 (14-4)
Tulsa 19-11 (12-6)
Memphis 19-12 (10-8)
UCF 18-12 (9-9)
Temple 16-14 (8-10)
Connecticut 14-17 (7-11)
SMU 16-15 (6-12)
Tulane 14-16 (5-13)
East Carolina 10-19 (4-14)
South Florida 10-21 (3-15)

First Round
5 Memphis over 12 South Florida
6 UCF over 11 East Carolina
7 Temple over 10 Tulane
9 SMU over 8 Connecticut

Quarterfinals
1 Cincinnati over 9 SMU
4 Tulsa over 5 Memphis
3 Houston over 6 UCF
2 Wichita State over 7 Temple

Semifinals
1 Cincinnati over 4 Tulsa
2 Wichita State over 3 Houston

Championship
2 Wichita State over 1 Cincinnati

Big West
Anaheim, CA (March 8-10)

Standings:
UC Davis 21-9 (12-4)
UCSB 22-8 (11-5)
UC Irvine 16-16 (11-5)
CS Fullerton 17-11 (10-6)
Long Beach State 15-17 (9-7)
Hawaii 17-12 (8-8)
Cal Poly 9-21 (4-12)
UC Riverside 9-21 (4-12)
Cal State Northridge 6-24 (3-13)

Quarterfinals
1 UC Davis over 8 UC Riverside
5 Long Beach State over 4 CS Fullerton
6 Hawaii over 3 UC Irvine
2 UCSB over 7 Cal Poly

Semifinals
1 UC Davis over 5 Long Beach State
2 UCSB over 6 Hawaii

Championship
2 UCSB over 1 UC Davis


Ivy League
Philadelphia, PA (March 10-11)

Standings:
Harvard 17-12 (12-2)
U Penn 22-8 (12-2)
Yale 16-14 (9-5)
Cornell 12-15 (6-8)
Princeton 13-16 (5-9)
Columbia 8-19 (5-9)
Brown 11-16 (4-10)
Dartmouth 7-20 (3-11)

Semifinals
1 Harvard over 4 Cornell
2 U Penn over 3 Yale

Championship2 U Penn over 1 Harvard


If you made it this far in my predictions, I appreciate the read! Stay tuned for NCAA Tournament picks.








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