Championship Week Video Notebook: Day 10

WELCOME SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS!!  We hope you enjoyed your pasta dinner!!  CLICK HERE to view our Survival Board and make sure that your initial voting is turning out the way it’s supposed to!!

The Hoops HD Mock Selection Committee has begun its deliberations.  CLICK HERE to view the results of our initial voting on John Stalica’s Hoops HD Committee Report.  

It is the eve of the busiest day of Championship Week with all of the power conferences and multi-bid leagues getting underway.  We run through all the action and look back at what was a very busy Wednesday as well with another automatic bid being punched as Bucknell won the Patriot League.  The Hoops HD Selection Committee has started its deliberations, and we show you the results of our initial voting.  And as always, we begin with our mailbag and end with an update of our Survival Board.

THURSDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK ACTION

ACC
Format: Ladder (top four seeds bye into quarterfinals)
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, March 9 – Quarterfinals
12:00 PM – (1) North Carolina vs (9) Miami, ESPN
2:30 PM – (4) Louisville vs (5) Duke, ESPN
7:00 PM – (2) Florida State vs (7) Virginia Tech, ESPN
9:30 PM – (3) Notre Dame vs (6) Virginia, ESPN

BIG 12
Format: Standard
Location: Kansas City, MO
Thursday, March 9 – Quarterfinals
12:30 PM – (4) Iowa State vs (5) Oklahoma State, ESPN2
3:00 PM – (1) Kansas vs (8) TCU, ESPN2
7:00 PM – (2) West Virginia vs (10) Texas, ESPNU
9:30 PM – (3) Baylor vs (6) Kansas State, ESPNU

PAC-12
Format: Standard
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Thursday, March 9 – Quarterfinals
3:00 PM – (1) Oregon vs (8) Arizona State, Pac-12 Network
5:30 PM – (4) Utah vs (5) California, Pac-12 Network
9:00 PM – (2) Arizona vs (7) Colorado, Pac-12 Network
11:30 PM – (3) UCLA vs (6) USC, ESPN

BIG EAST
Format: Standard
Location: New York City
Thursday, March 9 – Quarterfinals
12:00 PM – (1) Villanova vs (8) St. John’s, FS1
2:30 PM – (4) Marquette vs (5) Seton Hall, FS1
7:00 PM – (2) Butler vs (7) Xavier, FS1
9:30 PM – (3) Providence vs (6) Creighton, FS1

MOUNTAIN WEST
Format: Standard
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Thursday, March 9 – Quarterfinals
3:00 PM – (1) Nevada vs (9) Utah State, CBS Sports Network
5:30 PM – (4) Fresno State vs (5) New Mexico, CBS Sports Network
9:00 PM – (2) Colorado State vs (10) Air Force, CBS Sports Network
11:30 PM – (3) Boise State vs (6) San Diego State, CBS Sports Network

CONFERENCE USA
Format: Standard
Location: Birmingham, AL
Thursday, March 9 – Quarterfinals
12:30 PM – (1) Middle Tennessee vs (9) Texas-San Antonio, ASN
3:00 PM – (4) UTEP vs (5) Rice, ASN
6:30 PM – (2) Louisiana Tech vs (7) UAB, ASN
9:00 PM – (3) Old Dominion vs 6/11, ASN

MID-AMERICAN
Format: Standard
Location: Campus sites (first round); Cleveland, OH (second round through championship)
Thursday, March 9 – Quarterfinals
12:00 PM – (1) Akron vs (8) Eastern Michigan, Local TV/espn3
2:30 PM – (4) Ball State vs (5) Western Michigan, Local TV/espn3
6:30 PM – (2) Ohio University vs (7) Toledo, Local TV/espn3
9:00 PM – (3) Buffalo vs (6) Kent State, Local TV/espn3

WAC
Format: Standard
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Note: Grand Canyon is ineligible for the WAC tournament as a transitional team.
Thursday, March 9 – Quarterfinals
5:00 PM – (4) Utah Valley vs (5) Seattle, wacsports.com
7:30 PM – (2) New Mexico State vs (7) Chicago State, wacsports.com
10:00 PM – (3) UMKC vs (6) Texas-Rio Grande Valley, Local TV/wacsports.com

BIG SKY
Format: Standard
Location: Reno, NV
Thursday, March 9 – Quarterfinals
3:00 PM – (1) North Dakota vs (8) Portland State, watchbigsky.com
5:30 PM – (4) Idaho vs (5) Montana, watchbigsky.com
8:30 PM – (2) Eastern Washington vs (7) Sacramento State, watchbigsky.com
11:00 PM – (3) Weber State vs (11) Southern Utah, watchbigsky.com

BIG WEST
Format: Standard with Re-seed for Semifinals
Location: Anaheim, CA
Note: Only the top 8 of the Big West’s 9 teams qualify for the Big West tournament.
Thursday, March 9 – Quarterfinals
3:00 PM – (2) UC-Davis vs (7) Cal Poly, Local TV/Fox College Sports-Pacific
5:30 PM – (3) Cal State-Fullerton vs (6) Cal State-Northridge, Local TV/Fox College Sports-Pacific
9:00 PM – (1) UC-Irvine vs (8) UC-Riverside, Fox College Sports-Pacific
11:30 PM – (4) Long Beach State vs (5) Hawai’i, Local TV/Fox College Sports-Pacific

SOUTHLAND
Format: Ladder (top two seeds bye into semifinals)
Location: Katy, TX
Thursday, March 9 – Quarterfinals
6:00 PM – (4) Houston Baptist vs (5) Sam Houston State, espn3
8:30 PM – (3) Stephen F. Austin vs (6) Lamar, espn3

MEAC
Format: Standard
Location: Norfolk, VA
Thursday, March 9 – Quarterfinals
6:00 PM – (3) Morgan State vs (11) Howard, espn3
8:30 PM – (4) Hampton vs (5) Maryland-Eastern Shore, espn3

BIG TEN
Format: Ladder (top four seeds bye into quarterfinals)
Location: Washington, DC
Thursday, March 9 – Second Round
12:00 PM – (8) Michigan vs (9) Illinois, BTN
2:30 PM – (5) Michigan State vs (13) Penn State, BTN
6:30 PM – (7) Iowa vs (10) Indiana, ESPN2
9:00 PM – (6) Northwestern vs (14) Rutgers, ESPN2

SEC
Format: Ladder (top four seeds bye into quarterfinals)
Location: Nashville, TN
Thursday, March 9 – Second Round
1:00 PM – (8) Georgia vs (9) Tennessee, SEC Network
3:30 PM – (5) Alabama vs (12) Mississippi State, SEC Network
7:00 PM – (7) Vanderbilt vs (10) Texas A&M, SEC Network
9:30 PM – (6) Ole Miss vs (14) Missouri, SEC Network

ATLANTIC TEN
Format: Ladder (top four seeds bye into quarterfinals)
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Thursday, March 9 – Second Round
12:00 PM – (8) La Salle vs (9) Davidson, NBC Sports Network
2:30 PM – (5) St. Bonaventure vs (12) Massachusetts, NBC Sports Network
6:30 PM – (7) George Mason vs (10) Fordham, NBC Sports Network
9:00 PM – (6) George Washington vs (11) Saint Louis, NBC Sports Network

AMERICAN
Format: Standard
Location: Hartford, CT
Thursday, March 9 – First Round
3:30 PM – (8) Temple vs (9) East Carolina, ESPNU
6:00 PM – (7) Tulsa vs (10) Tulane, ESPNEWS
8:30 PM – (6) Connecticut vs (11) South Florida, ESPNEWS

And for all you radio lovers, below is an mp3 version of the show…