Hoops HD Hardball Championship Week – Wednesday Edition

AMERICA EAST (2ND ROUND) – ESPN+

UMass-Lowell and Maine won yesterday to advance to the double-elimination portion of the bracket.

AMERICAN (2ND ROUND) – ESPN+

Memphis and Wichita State won yesterday to advance to the double-elimination portion of the bracket. Our good friend Rocco Miller is also in Clearwater, Florida watching the American Tournament; you can follow him HERE to follow for live updates.

ACC (QUARTERFINAL ROUND) – ACC Network

Pittsburgh is still alive trying to win 5 games in 5 days to clinch the auto bid, but now face a major challenge today as Florida State begins their postseason run. It was Virginia Tech’s turn to win a 17-10 shootout over Notre Dame.

ATLANTIC SUN (2ND AND 3RD ROUND) – ESPN+

North Alabama beat Jacksonville in the only game that was able to be played yesterday; Florida Gulf Coast will play Central Arkansas to complete the 2nd round today. After this game, the double elimination rounds will begin at approximately 1 PM today, weather permitting.

ATLANTIC 10 (2ND AND 3RD ROUND) – ESPN+

Rhode Island and VCU won the opening games in the A-10 Tournament yesterday; George Mason will start today’s quadruple header with the first elimination game.

BIG EAST (1ST AND 2ND ROUND) – ESPN+

Both of the opening round games were rained out yesterday; the opening round will start at noon today and there will be an 8 PM elimination game tonight. Friday and Saturday are very much in flux with rain in the forecast for both days.

BIG SOUTH (2ND AND 3RD ROUND) – ESPN+

Charleston Southern and USC-Upstate advanced to the winners’ bracket; Radford and Longwood will play in the first elimination game in the losers’ bracket this morning at 9 AM.

B1G (3RD ROUND) – B1G Network

Michigan State and Washington both advanced to the single elimination quarterfinal round that begins tomorrow. Iowa will play Purdue and Michigan will play Ohio State to decide the final two quarterfinal spots this afternoon.

BIG 12 (QUARTERFINAL ROUND) – ESPN+

All remaining 8 teams will be in action today; this includes a Kansas team that won their first regular season title in 80 years! While Kansas does figure to be a regional host, playing for a super regional host site may be a bit of a long shot.

BIG WEST (2ND ROUND) – ESPN+

Cal State-Fullerton won the lone game yesterday against Hawai’i; they advance to the double elimination round today as they take on regular season champion UC-Santa Barbara.

COASTAL (2ND AND 3RD ROUNDS) – ESPN+

UNC-Wilmington and Hofstra won their openers yesterday; Charleston and Monmouth will play this morning in the first elimination game in the CAA.

CONFERENCE USA (POOL PLAY, DAY 2) – ESPN+

Western Kentucky, Sam Houston and Dallas Baptist were the winners yesterday; Sam Houston has a chance to win their pool today while the other two teams are idle today until pool play wraps up tomorrow.

HORIZON LEAGUE (2ND AND 3RD ROUND) – ESPN+

Oakland defeated Youngstown State to advance to the double elimination round today. There will be one elimination game played tonight after the 2nd round is complete.

METRO ATLANTIC (2ND AND 3RD ROUND) – ESPN+

Merrimack and Fairfield won to advance in the winners’ bracket; Marist defeated Canisius to advance in the losers’ bracket.

MID-AMERICAN (2ND AND 3RD ROUND) – ESPN+

Northern Illinois and Toledo advanced to the winners’ bracket with their wins yesterday; the first elimination game will pit Ball State against Western Michigan. Per our colleague Rocco Miller, keep an eye on Kent State as they are another possible at-large candidate for the NCAA Tournament field.

MISSOURI VALLEY (2ND AND 3RD ROUND) – ESPN+

Murray State and Southern Illinois advanced in the winners’ bracket yesterday; today’s first elimination game will pit Evansville against Illinois State.

MOUNTAIN WEST (Hybrid, 6-team bracket) – Mountain West Network

The Mountain West gets underway today with a pair of single elimination games in the first round. The tournament will then revert to a 4-team double elimination round beginning tomorrow. Note that Oregon State does not play in the Mountain West for baseball as they are an independent this season (but Washington State does play in the Mountain West this season).

NEC (Double elimination, 4-team bracket) – ESPN+

The Northeast Conference finally gets underway today with a 4-team double elimination bracket. Should Le Moyne win the conference tournament, the other team that advances to the championship game will clinch the auto bid since the Dolphins are not eligible as a transitional team.

OHIO VALLEY (2ND AND 3RD ROUND) – ESPN+

Yesterday, Little Rock and SE Missouri State advanced in the winners’ bracket; Southern Indiana and Lindenwood were relegated to the losers’ bracket and await the losers of the SIUE-Little Rock and Eastern Illinois-SEMO games.

PATRIOT LEAGUE

Congratulations to the Holy Cross Crusaders on winning the second auto bid to the NCAA Tournament; they defeated Bucknell 14-11 to go to the NCAA Tournament for the 2nd straight season.

SEC (QUARTERFINAL ROUND) – SEC Network

The waiting game begins for both Vanderbilt and LSU as both teams were eliminated from the SEC Tournament. Kind of a rarity here as the top 8 seeds have all advanced to the quarterfinal round.

SOUTHERN (3RD ROUND) – ESPN+

Both Samford and The Citadel won yesterday to advance in the winners’ bracket; there will also be 2 elimination games played later today after Mercer and Western Carolina also begin tournament play.

SOUTHLAND (CHAMPIONSHIP, BEST-OF-3) – ESPN+

The Southland Conference Championship Series gets underway as Lamar hosts McNeese in a best-of-3 series to determine the auto bid winner.

SUMMIT (2ND ROUND) – Summit League Network

South Dakota State and Northern Colorado won their openers, meaning that the top two seeds in the Summit will face off today in an elimination game to start the day.

SUN BELT (2ND AND 3RD ROUND) – ESPN+

There were a pair of upsets in the bottom bracket; Texas State and Louisiana both won which means the #2 seed Coastal Carolina and #3 seed Appalachian State face off in an elimination game this afternoon.

SWAC (2ND AND 3RD ROUND) – SWAC TV

Chalk has held so far with the top 4 seeds (Bethune-Cookman, Alabama State, Southern and Florida A&M) advancing to the winners’ bracket.

WEST COAST (2ND ROUND) – ESPN+

Saint Mary’s and San Francisco both advanced to the double elimination portion of the bracket with their wins last night.

WAC (2ND AND 3RD ROUND) – ESPN+

Sacramento State and Utah Tech advanced to the winners’ bracket with their wins yesterday; UT-Arlington defeated Abilene Christian in the first elimination game of the bracket.

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