We are only 2 days away from Selection Sunday as we continue to make our NCAA tourney predictions. Last March HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel correctly picked 65 of the 68 teams that made the tourney, each of which was within 1 spot of their actual seed, including 37 right on the money. He will spend the upcoming days predicting which 68 teams will hear their names called on Selection Sunday. See below for his list of who would make the cut if they picked the field today and let us know if you agree or disagree in the comments section. To see how we stack up with other websites (ranked 3rd out of 88 entries over the past 3 years), check out: www.bracketmatrix.com
SEED: TEAM (CONFERENCE)
1: Villanova (Big East)
1: Kansas (Big 12)
1: North Carolina (ACC)
1: Gonzaga (WCC): AUTO-BID
16: North Dakota (Big Sky)
16: Jacksonville State (OVC): AUTO-BID
16: South Dakota State (Summit): AUTO-BID
16: NC Central (MEAC)
16: New Orleans (Southland)
16: Mount St. Mary’s (NEC): AUTO-BID
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Thursday of Championship Week. It’s the busiest day in all of March. We review all of the action as 50 teams were eliminated from our Survival Board. Highlights include Xavier’s big win against Butler which should put them safely inside the bubble, TCU’s surprising upset over Kansas, a huge quarterfinal day in the ACC, and much much much more.
Format: Ladder (top four seeds bye into quarterfinals) Location: Brooklyn, NY
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
7:00 PM – (1) North Carolina vs (5) Duke, ESPN
9:30 PM – (2) Florida State vs (3) Notre Dame, ESPN
BIG 12 Format: Standard Location: Kansas City, MO
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
7:00 PM – (4) Iowa State vs (8) TCU, ESPN2
9:30 PM – (2) West Virginia vs (6) Kansas State, ESPN2
BIG EAST Format: Standard Location: New York City
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
6:30 PM – (1) Villanova vs (5) Seton Hall, FS1
9:00 PM – (6) Creighton vs (7) Xavier, FS1
PAC-12 Format: Standard Location: Las Vegas, NV
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
9:00 PM – (1) Oregon vs (5) California, Pac-12 Network
11:30 PM – (2) Arizona vs (3) UCLA, ESPN
MOUNTAIN WEST Format: Standard Location: Las Vegas, NV
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
10:00 PM – (1) Nevada vs (4) Fresno State, CBS Sports Network
12:30 AM – (2) Colorado State vs (6) San Diego State, CBS Sports Network
CONFERENCE USA Format: Standard Location: Birmingham, AL
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
12:30 PM – (1) Middle Tennessee vs (4) UTEP, CBS Sports Network
3:00 PM – (2) Louisiana Tech vs (6) Marshall, CBS Sports Network
Saturday, March 11 – Championship
MID-AMERICAN Format: Standard Location: Campus sites (first round); Cleveland, OH (second round through championship)
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
5:30 PM – (1) Akron vs (4) Ball State, CBS Sports Network
8:00 PM – (2) Ohio University vs (6) Kent State, CBS Sports Network
WAC Format: Standard Location: Las Vegas, NV
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
9:00 PM – (1) Cal State-Bakersfield vs (4) Utah Valley, espn3
11:30 PM – (2) New Mexico State vs (3) UMKC, espn3
BIG SKY Format: Standard Location: Reno, NV
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
8:30 PM – (1) North Dakota vs (4) Idaho, watchbigsky.com
11:00 PM – (2) Eastern Washington vs (3) Weber State, watchbigsky.com
SOUTHLAND Format: Ladder (top two seeds bye into semifinals) Location: Katy, TX
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
6:00 PM – (1) New Orleans vs (5) Sam Houston State, espn3
8:30 PM – (2) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs (3) Stephen F. Austin, espn3
BIG WEST Format: Standard with Re-seed for Semifinals Location: Anaheim, CA
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
9:30 PM – (1) UC-Irvine vs (4) Long Beach State, espn3
12:00 AM – (2) UC-Davis vs (3) Cal State-Fullerton, ESPNU
MEAC Format: Standard Location: Norfolk, VA
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
6:00 PM – (1) North Carolina Central vs (5) Maryland-Eastern Shore, espn3
8:30 PM – (2) Norfolk State vs (11) Howard, espn3
SWAC Format: Standard Location: Campus Sites (Quarterfinals); Houston, TX (Semifinals and Championship)
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
3:30 PM – (1) Texas Southern vs (5) Grambling State, TBA
9:30 PM – (2) Alcorn State vs (3) Southern, TBA
Saturday, March 11 – Championship
BIG TEN Format: Ladder (top four seeds bye into quarterfinals) Location: Washington, DC
Friday, March 10 – Quarterfinals
12:00 PM – (1) Purdue vs (8) Michigan, ESPN
2:30 PM – (4) Minnesota vs (5) Michigan State, ESPN
6:30 PM – (2) Wisconsin vs (10) Indiana, BTN
9:00 PM – (3) Maryland vs (6) Northwestern, BTN
SEC Format: Ladder (top four seeds bye into quarterfinals) Location: Nashville, TN
Friday, March 10 – Quarterfinals
1:00 PM – (1) Kentucky vs (8) Georgia, SEC Network
3:30 PM – (4) South Carolina vs (5) Alabama, SEC Network
7:00 PM – (2) Florida vs (7) Vanderbilt, SEC Network
9:30 PM – (3) Arkansas vs (6) Ole Miss, SEC Network
ATLANTIC TEN Format: Ladder (top four seeds bye into quarterfinals) Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Friday, March 10 – Quarterfinals
12:00 PM – (1) Dayton vs (9) Davidson, NBC Sports Network
2:30 PM – (4) Rhode Island vs (5) St. Bonaventure, NBC Sports Network
6:30 PM – (2) VCU vs (7) George Mason, NBC Sports Network
9:00 PM – (3) Richmond vs (6) George Washington, NBC Sports Network
AMERICAN Format: Standard Location: Hartford, CT
Friday, March 10 – Quarterfinals
12:00 PM – (1) SMU vs (9) East Carolina, ESPN2
2:30 PM – (4) UCF vs (5) Memphis, ESPN2
7:00 PM – (2) Cincinnati vs (7) Tulsa, ESPNU
9:30 PM – (3) Houston vs (6) Connecticut, ESPNU
SUN BELT Format: Standard Location: New Orleans, LA
Friday, March 10 – Quarterfinals
12:30 PM – (1) Texas-Arlington vs (8) Coastal Carolina, espn3
3:00 PM – (4) Texas State vs (12) Louisiana-Monroe, espn3
6:00 PM – (2) Georgia State vs (7) Louisiana-Lafayette, espn3
8:30 PM – (3) Georgia Southern vs (6) Troy, espn3
And for all you radio lovers, below is an mp3 version of the show…
Tonight is the first official night that our Hoops HD Committee met via Skype conference call to begin bracketing the field for the 2017 NCAA Tournament. After last night’s results, our committee was charged with filling the remaining 6 at-large sports plus another at-large spot guaranteed to open up due to the ACC having all remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament.
Our first order of business was awarding the 2017 Centenary Award – the honor went to Alabama A&M. Their prize for winning the award will be their placement on the Under Consideration Board for the duration of the committee meetings. We also began to shrink the Under Consideration Board down to 26 candidates that have a realistic shot at inclusion to the field. We began to discuss the remaining teams and then each individual committee member would choose 8 teams from the list that were Under Consideration. The top 8 vote-getters would then be ranked 1 through 8. In the first wave of balloting, we added Michigan, Northwestern, Arkansas and Seton Hall to the field. (That’s right Wildcat fans – go ahead and start contacting your travel agents for next week!) The remaining 4 teams carried over and then, after further debates, each committee member would choose 4 more teams from the Under Consideration list. The top 4 vote-getters would then be ranked 1 through 8 with the 4 carry-overs.
Since there were only 3 open at-large spots at the time of the vote, the top 3 teams were added into the field: Marquette, Michigan State and Xavier. The Musketeers got voted in after their win against Butler in the Big East tournament. It was at this point that our committee stopped for the night. After Creighton beat Providence, we were assured of a spot in the Big East opening up, so we will fill that spot during tomorrow night’s meetings. We will also begin the process of filling in the Master seed list – depending on time, we will add up to 32 teams (8 seed lines) to the master seed list for tomorrow night’s meetings. Other spots will eventually open up (i.e. Big 12, Big 10, SEC), but with TCU and Kansas State scoring upsets in the Big 12 Tournament, there is still a chance for a bid thief to surface in a major conference.
Below is the Selection Board through tonight’s games: (note that teams highlighted in orange in the Under Consideration board have been eliminated from their respective conference tournaments)
HoopsHD is always hovering around the edge of legitimacy (see Puppet, The), but thanks to the good folks at the Big 10 we are kicking it up a notch this week with a media credential to the Big 10 Tourney in DC. From his prime perch in the 2nd row Jon Teitel will be bringing you daily updates of much of the action from the Verizon Center via a series of photo essays. Day 1 tipped off with 2 games (Penn State-Nebraska and Rutgers-Ohio State) and there was as much excitement off the court as on it.
You know it is a big deal because you cannot even get out of the Gallery Place metro stop without seeing all of the signs:
After spending most of the past 2 decades in Chicago and Indianapolis, the Big 10 tourney heads to DC this week before traveling north to Madison Square Garden next March. I had to work at my other job all afternoon so I assumed that I was going to miss all of Game 1, but thanks to an Ed Morrow layup in the final 30 seconds of regulation I was able to make it courtside for overtime. Despite not having a single senior on their roster, Penn State came out strong with a 12-2 run to take control in OT en route to a 76-67 win. Shep Garner scored 16 PTS for the Nittany Lions, but the big story came later that night when I learned that his cousin flew in for the game, an aspiring rapper…named Flavor Flav! My own best sighting of the day was when I was heading to the postgame press conference and almost bumped into ESPN sideline reporter Molly McGrath. Not only is she even more beautiful in person than on TV, but she actually stepped aside and waved me through so I could get by even though I was happy to yield the right of way: go Molly! At the press conference I failed to come up with a suitable question for Nebraska coach Tim Miles, but the big news was that his AD sent out a tweet that Miles will be back next year despite only winning 3 games over the past 2 months.
Then I asked Penn State FR PF Mike Watkins how he was able to play so well (18 PTS/11 REB/Big Ten Tourney-record 8 BLK) after a below-average performance against the Huskers on Valentine’s Day, and he just said that he had been working hard in practice during the past few weeks.
Game #2 featured a Rutgers team who had won only 3 games since Christmas by a combined 6 PTS facing an Ohio State team who has played in more Big 10 Tourney games over the past 13 years than anyone else. However, there is a reason that Coach Steve Pikiell led his former school (Stony Brook) to the postseason each of the past 5 years: the guy just knows how to win games in March. Somehow he did it last night despite his leading scorer (Corey Sanders) shooting 2-10 FG and his 2nd-leading scorer (Deshawn Freeman) fouling out with only 10 PTS. The key was Nigel Johnson, who scored 21 PTS while making a career-high 8-8 FT. I asked Nigel after the game if he had a lot of family/friends at the game since he grew up in Ashburn, VA, and he said that he indeed had quite a large cheering section in the building.
It also helped that Rutgers out-rebounded the Buckeyes 49-31 and that Ohio State left a ton of points at the FT line by only making 15-28 (and how do you shoot 54.2 FG% in the 1st half but only 23.8 FG% in the 2nd half?!). I asked OSU SO PG CJ Jackson if he got any satisfaction from playing some of the best basketball of his career over the past 2-3 weeks even though they had just lost to the Scarlet Knights, but he admitted that the only thing he cared about at that moment was that he and his teammates had not been able to come out on top.
I still cannot get over the amazing seat I had on press row, as I was THIS close to the court:
…which allowed me to get great views of the Ohio State band/mascot:
It is also fascinating to look around and see other blasts from the past all over the arena: Buckeyes student assistant Greg Oden (who actually sat in the 1st row of the stands rather then on the bench), Compass Media radio analyst/NBA champion Rick Mahorn (sitting about 5 seats away from me on press row), BTN coordinating producer Bill Friedman (my former co-worker from 20 years ago in Bristol), etc. I did not get to attend the 1st 2 games on Thursday afternoon, but am heading out soon to catch Iowa-Indiana and then it’s off to a nearby bar to watch Arizona-Colorado in the Pac-12 quarterfinals with some fellow Wildcats. I hope everyone is enjoying Championship Week as much as I am, and check back tomorrow for my Day 2 photo essay about the Hawkeyes-Hoosiers!
We are only 3 days away from Selection Sunday as we continue to make our NCAA tourney predictions. Last March HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel correctly picked 65 of the 68 teams that made the tourney, each of which was within 1 spot of their actual seed, including 37 right on the money. He will spend the upcoming days predicting which 68 teams will hear their names called on Selection Sunday. See below for his list of who would make the cut if they picked the field today and let us know if you agree or disagree in the comments section. To see how we stack up with other websites (ranked 3rd out of 88 entries over the past 3 years), check out: www.bracketmatrix.com
SEED: TEAM (CONFERENCE)
1: Villanova (Big East)
1: Kansas (Big 12)
1: North Carolina (ACC)
1: Gonzaga (WCC): AUTO-BID
16: South Dakota State (Summit): AUTO-BID
16: North Dakota (Big Sky)
16: Jacksonville State (OVC): AUTO-BID
16: NC Central (MEAC)
16: New Orleans (Southland)
16: Mount St. Mary’s (NEC): AUTO-BID
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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…
Championship Week Video Notebook: Day 11
WELCOME SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS!! We have dissected all of today’s action for you, and have outlined what teams you need to be putting into the field!! CLICK HERE to view our Survival Board
CLICK HERE for our Hoops HD Selection Committee Report
Thursday of Championship Week. It’s the busiest day in all of March. We review all of the action as 50 teams were eliminated from our Survival Board. Highlights include Xavier’s big win against Butler which should put them safely inside the bubble, TCU’s surprising upset over Kansas, a huge quarterfinal day in the ACC, and much much much more.
FRIDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK ACTION
ACC
Format: Ladder (top four seeds bye into quarterfinals)
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
7:00 PM – (1) North Carolina vs (5) Duke, ESPN
9:30 PM – (2) Florida State vs (3) Notre Dame, ESPN
BIG 12
Format: Standard
Location: Kansas City, MO
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
7:00 PM – (4) Iowa State vs (8) TCU, ESPN2
9:30 PM – (2) West Virginia vs (6) Kansas State, ESPN2
BIG EAST
Format: Standard
Location: New York City
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
6:30 PM – (1) Villanova vs (5) Seton Hall, FS1
9:00 PM – (6) Creighton vs (7) Xavier, FS1
PAC-12
Format: Standard
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
9:00 PM – (1) Oregon vs (5) California, Pac-12 Network
11:30 PM – (2) Arizona vs (3) UCLA, ESPN
MOUNTAIN WEST
Format: Standard
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
10:00 PM – (1) Nevada vs (4) Fresno State, CBS Sports Network
12:30 AM – (2) Colorado State vs (6) San Diego State, CBS Sports Network
CONFERENCE USA
Format: Standard
Location: Birmingham, AL
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
12:30 PM – (1) Middle Tennessee vs (4) UTEP, CBS Sports Network
3:00 PM – (2) Louisiana Tech vs (6) Marshall, CBS Sports Network
Saturday, March 11 – Championship
MID-AMERICAN
Format: Standard
Location: Campus sites (first round); Cleveland, OH (second round through championship)
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
5:30 PM – (1) Akron vs (4) Ball State, CBS Sports Network
8:00 PM – (2) Ohio University vs (6) Kent State, CBS Sports Network
WAC
Format: Standard
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
9:00 PM – (1) Cal State-Bakersfield vs (4) Utah Valley, espn3
11:30 PM – (2) New Mexico State vs (3) UMKC, espn3
BIG SKY
Format: Standard
Location: Reno, NV
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
8:30 PM – (1) North Dakota vs (4) Idaho, watchbigsky.com
11:00 PM – (2) Eastern Washington vs (3) Weber State, watchbigsky.com
SOUTHLAND
Format: Ladder (top two seeds bye into semifinals)
Location: Katy, TX
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
6:00 PM – (1) New Orleans vs (5) Sam Houston State, espn3
8:30 PM – (2) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs (3) Stephen F. Austin, espn3
BIG WEST
Format: Standard with Re-seed for Semifinals
Location: Anaheim, CA
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
9:30 PM – (1) UC-Irvine vs (4) Long Beach State, espn3
12:00 AM – (2) UC-Davis vs (3) Cal State-Fullerton, ESPNU
MEAC
Format: Standard
Location: Norfolk, VA
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
6:00 PM – (1) North Carolina Central vs (5) Maryland-Eastern Shore, espn3
8:30 PM – (2) Norfolk State vs (11) Howard, espn3
SWAC
Format: Standard
Location: Campus Sites (Quarterfinals); Houston, TX (Semifinals and Championship)
Friday, March 10 – Semifinals
3:30 PM – (1) Texas Southern vs (5) Grambling State, TBA
9:30 PM – (2) Alcorn State vs (3) Southern, TBA
Saturday, March 11 – Championship
BIG TEN
Format: Ladder (top four seeds bye into quarterfinals)
Location: Washington, DC
Friday, March 10 – Quarterfinals
12:00 PM – (1) Purdue vs (8) Michigan, ESPN
2:30 PM – (4) Minnesota vs (5) Michigan State, ESPN
6:30 PM – (2) Wisconsin vs (10) Indiana, BTN
9:00 PM – (3) Maryland vs (6) Northwestern, BTN
SEC
Format: Ladder (top four seeds bye into quarterfinals)
Location: Nashville, TN
Friday, March 10 – Quarterfinals
1:00 PM – (1) Kentucky vs (8) Georgia, SEC Network
3:30 PM – (4) South Carolina vs (5) Alabama, SEC Network
7:00 PM – (2) Florida vs (7) Vanderbilt, SEC Network
9:30 PM – (3) Arkansas vs (6) Ole Miss, SEC Network
ATLANTIC TEN
Format: Ladder (top four seeds bye into quarterfinals)
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Friday, March 10 – Quarterfinals
12:00 PM – (1) Dayton vs (9) Davidson, NBC Sports Network
2:30 PM – (4) Rhode Island vs (5) St. Bonaventure, NBC Sports Network
6:30 PM – (2) VCU vs (7) George Mason, NBC Sports Network
9:00 PM – (3) Richmond vs (6) George Washington, NBC Sports Network
AMERICAN
Format: Standard
Location: Hartford, CT
Friday, March 10 – Quarterfinals
12:00 PM – (1) SMU vs (9) East Carolina, ESPN2
2:30 PM – (4) UCF vs (5) Memphis, ESPN2
7:00 PM – (2) Cincinnati vs (7) Tulsa, ESPNU
9:30 PM – (3) Houston vs (6) Connecticut, ESPNU
SUN BELT
Format: Standard
Location: New Orleans, LA
Friday, March 10 – Quarterfinals
12:30 PM – (1) Texas-Arlington vs (8) Coastal Carolina, espn3
3:00 PM – (4) Texas State vs (12) Louisiana-Monroe, espn3
6:00 PM – (2) Georgia State vs (7) Louisiana-Lafayette, espn3
8:30 PM – (3) Georgia Southern vs (6) Troy, espn3
And for all you radio lovers, below is an mp3 version of the show…