On the latest Video Notebook, Kyle Lamb — the internet’s foremost expert on the selection process — joins in once again and begins walking us through exactly what the Selection Committee is doing today and tomorrow, and shows us the results of a first ballot. We also review Thursday’s busy schedule, preview Friday (Viewing Guide below) and update the Survival Board (see below). All that and more!
Conference Tournament Viewing Guide
This is the list of conference tournament games on the schedule for today, together with their available television/webstreaming options. Please note that I only list webstreams for games without national television coverage, even if a stream may also be available. “Local TV” means that the game does not have full national coverage and you should check your local listings. All times are Eastern.
Friday, March 14
American Semifinal:
7:00 PM – (2) Louisville vs (6) Houston, ESPN2
9:30 PM – (1) Cincinnati vs (4) Connecticut, ESPN2
ACC Quarterfinal:
12:00 PM – (1) Virginia vs (9) Florida State, ESPN2
2:30 PM – (4) North Carolina vs (5) Pittsburgh, ESPN2
7:00 PM – (2) Syracuse vs (7) North Carolina State, ESPN
9:30 PM – (3) Duke vs (6) Clemson, ESPN
Atlantic Ten Quarterfinal:
12:00 PM – (1) Saint Louis vs (9) St. Bonaventure, NBCSN
2:30 PM – (4) St. Joseph’s vs (5) Dayton, NBCSN
6:30 PM – (2) VCU vs (7) Richmond, NBCSN
9:00 PM – (3) George Washington vs (6) Massachusetts, NBCSN
Big East Semifinal:
7:00 PM – (4) Providence vs (8) Seton Hall, FS1
9:30 PM – (2) Creighton vs (3) Xavier, FS1
Big Sky Semifinal:
6:30 PM – (2) North Dakota vs (5) Portland State, bigskyconf.com
9:00 PM – (1) Weber State vs (6) Northern Colorado, bigskyconf.com
Big Ten Quarterfinal:
12:00 PM – (1) Michigan vs (9) Illinois, ESPN
2:30 PM – (4) Nebraska vs (5) Ohio State, ESPN
6:30 PM – (2) Wisconsin vs (7) Minnesota, BTN
9:00 PM – (3) Michigan State vs (11) Northwestern, BTN
Big Twelve Semifinal:
7:00 PM – (1) Kansas vs (4) Iowa State, ESPNU
9:30 PM – (3) Texas vs (7) Baylor, ESPNU
Big West Semifinal:
9:30 PM – (1) UC-Irvine vs (7) Cal Poly, espn3
12:00 AM – (3) Long Beach State vs (5) Cal State-Northridge, ESPNU
Conference USA Semifinal:
4:00 PM – (2) Tulsa vs (3) Middle Tennessee, CBS-SN
6:30 PM – (1) Louisiana Tech vs (4) Southern Miss, CBS-SN
MAC Semifinal:
6:30 PM – (1) Western Michigan vs (4) Akron, Local TV/espn3
9:00 PM – (2) Toledo vs (6) Eastern Michigan, Local TV/espn3
MEAC Semifinal:
6:00 PM – (1) North Carolina Central vs (4) Norfolk State, meachoops.com
8:30 PM – (3) Morgan State vs (7) Coppin State, meachoops.com
Mountain West Semifinal:
9:00 PM – (1) San Diego State vs (4) UNLV, CBS-SN
11:30 PM – (2) New Mexico vs (6) Boise State, CBS-SN
Pac Twelve Semifinal:
9:00 PM – (1) Arizona vs (5) Colorado, Pac-12 Network
11:30 PM – (2) UCLA vs (6) Stanford, FS1
SEC Quarterfinal:
1:00 PM – (1) Florida vs (8) Missouri, ESPNU
3:30 PM – (4) Tennessee vs (13) South Carolina, ESPNU
7:00 PM – (2) Kentucky vs (7) LSU, Local TV/espn3
9:30 PM – (3) Georgia vs (6) Ole Miss, Local TV/espn3
Southland Semifinal:
6:00 PM – (1) Stephen F. Austin vs (4) Northwestern State, espn3
8:30 PM – (2) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs (3) Sam Houston State, espn3
Sun Belt Quarterfinal:
7:00 PM – (4) Arkansas State vs (5) Arkansas-Little Rock, Local TV/espn3
9:30 PM – (3) Louisiana-Lafayette vs (6) Texas-Arlington, Local TV/espn3
SWAC Semifinal:
3:30 PM – (2) Texas Southern vs (3) Alabama State, No Coverage
9:30 PM – (5) Alabama A&M vs (8) Prairie View A&M, No Coverage
WAC Semifinal:
9:00 PM – (1) Utah Valley vs (5) Idaho, wacsports.com (PPV)
11:30 PM – (2) New Mexico State vs (6) Cal State-Bakersfield, wacsports.com (PPV)
HoopsHD Tournament Survival Board
Last Update: Saturday, March 15, 2014 1:45 AM
LEGEND:
CHAMPION (BOLD AND ALL CAPS)
Locks (Bold)
Under Consideration (Italics)
Lose and You’re Screwed (normal text)
88 TEAMS REMAINING!!!!!
ACC – 7 (Virginia, Syracuse, Duke, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, NC State, Florida State)
AMERICA EAST – 2 (Stony Brook, Albany)
AMERICAN ATHLETIC – 5 (Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis, UConn, SMU)
ATLANTIC TEN – 7 (Saint Louis, VCU, George Washington, UMass, Dayton, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Bonaventure)
ATLANTIC SUN – 1 (MERCER)
BIG TWELVE – 7 (Kansas, Iowa State, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Baylor, Oklahoma State)
BIG EAST – 4 (Creighton, Villanova, Xavier, Providence)
BIG SKY – 2 (Weber State, North Dakota)
BIG SOUTH – 1 (COASTAL CAROLINA)
BIG TEN – 8 (Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois)
BIG WEST – 2 (CS Northridge, Cal Poly)
COLONIAL – 1 (DELAWARE)
CONFERENCE USA – 2 (Louisiana Tech, Tulsa)
HORIZON LEAGUE – 2 (MILWAUKEE, Green Bay)
INDEPENDENT – 0
IVY LEAGUE – 1 (HARVARD)
METRO ATLANTIC– 1 (MANHATTAN)
MEAC – 2 (NCCU, Morgan State)
MID-AMERICAN – 2 (Toledo, Western Michigan)
MISSOURI VALLEY – 1 (WICHITA STATE)
MOUNTAIN WEST – 2 (San Diego State, New Mexico)
NORTHEAST – 1 (MOUNT SAINT MARY’S)
OHIO VALLEY – 2 (EASTERN KENTUCKY, Belmont)
PAC TWELVE – 7 (Arizona, UCLA, Stanford, California, Colorado, Arizona State, Oregon)
PATRIOT LEAGUE – 1 (AMERICAN)
SEC – 4 (Florida, Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee)
SOUTHERN – 1 (WOFFORD)
SOUTHLAND – 2 (SFA, Sam Houston State)
SUN BELT – 4 (Georgia State, Western Kentucky, Arkansas State, Louisiana Lafayette)
SWAC – 2 (Texas Southern, Prairie View A&M)
SUMMIT LEAGUE – 1 (NORTH DAKOTA STATE)
WEST COAST – 2 (GONZAGA, BYU)
WAC – 2 (New Mexico State, Idaho)
Conference Tournament Video Notebook, Viewing Guide and Survival Board – Saturday, March 15
One Day left until Selection Sunday! As we move towards the end of Championship Week, Kyle joins David and I again to review exactly where the Committee stands as of tonight. While David has, unfortunately, been banned from the real Committee room, our mock committee has selected 6 more at-large bid winners and preliminarily seeded the first 8 seed lines. We discuss how the committee will deal with results from Saturday and Sunday games, review all of Friday’s action, and preview every game on Saturday (Viewing Guide below). Finally, our Survival Board has been updated (see below as well). All that and more!!
Conference Tournament Viewing Guide
This is the list of conference tournament games on the schedule for today, together with their available television/webstreaming options. Please note that I only list webstreams for games without national television coverage, even if a stream may also be available. “Local TV” means that the game does not have full national coverage and you should check your local listings. All times are Eastern.
Saturday, March 15
America East Championship:
11:30 AM – (2) Stony Brook vs (4) Albany, ESPN2
American Championship:
6:00 PM – (2) Louisville vs (4) Connecticut, ESPN
ACC Semfinal:
1:00 PM – (1) Virginia vs (5) Pittsburgh, ESPN
3:30 PM – (3) Duke vs (7) North Carolina State, ESPN
Atlantic Ten Semifinal:
1:30 PM – (4) St. Joseph’s vs (9) St. Bonaventure, CBS-SN
4:00 PM – (2) VCU vs (3) George Washington, CBS-SN
Big East Championship:
8:30 PM – (2) Creighton vs (4) Providence, FS1
Big Sky Championship:
8:00 PM – (1) Weber State vs (2) North Dakota, ESPNU
Big Ten Semifinal:
1:30 PM – (1) Michigan vs (5) Ohio State, CBS
4:00 PM – (2) Wisconsin vs (3) Michigan State, CBS
Big Twelve Championship:
9:00 PM – (4) Iowa State vs (7) Baylor, ESPN
Big West Championship:
10:30 PM – (5) Cal State-Northridge vs (7) Cal Poly, ESPN2
Conference USA Championship:
11:30 AM – (1) Louisiana Tech vs (2) Tulsa, CBS
MAC Championship:
6:30 PM – (1) Western Michigan vs (2) Toledo, ESPN2
MEAC Championship:
6:00 PM – (1) North Carolina Central vs (3) Morgan State, ESPNU
Mountain West Championship:
6:00 PM – (1) San Diego State vs (2) New Mexico, CBS
Pac Twelve Championship:
6:00 PM – (1) Arizona vs (2) UCLA, FS1
SEC Semifinal:
1:00 PM – (1) Florida vs (4) Tennessee, ABC
3:30 PM – (2) Kentucky vs (3) Georgia, ABC
Southland Championship:
8:30 PM – (1) Stephen F. Austin vs (3) Sam Houston State, ESPN2
Sun Belt Semifinal:
3:00 PM – (1) Georgia State vs (4) Arkansas State, Local TV/espn3
5:30 PM – (2) Western Kentucky vs (3) Louisiana-Lafayette, Local TV/espn3
SWAC Championship:
4:30 PM – (2) Texas Southern vs (8) Prairie View A&M, ESPN2
WAC Championship:
10:00 PM – (2) New Mexico State vs (5) Idaho, ESPNU
HoopsHD Tournament Survival Board
Last Update: Saturday, March 15, 2014 11:45 AM
LEGEND:
CHAMPION (BOLD AND ALL CAPS)
Locks (Bold)
Under Consideration (Italics)
Lose and You’re Screwed (normal text)
78 TEAMS REMAINING!!!!!
ACC – 7 (Virginia, Syracuse, Duke, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, NC State, Florida State)
AMERICA EAST – 1 (ALBANY)
AMERICAN ATHLETIC – 5 (Cincinnati, LOUISVILLE, Memphis, UConn, SMU)
ATLANTIC TEN – 6 (Saint Louis, Virginia Commonwealth, George Washington, UMass, Dayton, Saint Joseph’s)
ATLANTIC SUN – 1 (MERCER)
BIG TWELVE – 7 (Kansas, IOWA STATE, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Baylor, Oklahoma State)
BIG EAST – 4 (Creighton, Villanova, Xavier, PROVIDENCE)
BIG SKY – 1 (WEBER STATE)
BIG SOUTH – 1 (COASTAL CAROLINA)
BIG TEN – 8 (Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois)
BIG WEST – 1 (CAL POLY)
COLONIAL – 1 (DELAWARE)
CONFERENCE USA – 3 (Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss, TULSA)
HORIZON LEAGUE – 2 (MILWAUKEE, Green Bay)
INDEPENDENT – 0
IVY LEAGUE – 1 (HARVARD)
METRO ATLANTIC– 1 (MANHATTAN)
MEAC – 1 (NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL)
MID-AMERICAN – 1 (WESTERN MICHIGAN)
MISSOURI VALLEY – 1 (WICHITA STATE)
MOUNTAIN WEST – 2 (San Diego State, NEW MEXICO)
NORTHEAST – 1 (MOUNT SAINT MARY’S)
OHIO VALLEY – 2 (EASTERN KENTUCKY, Belmont)
PAC TWELVE – 7 (Arizona, UCLA, Stanford, California, Colorado, Arizona State, Oregon)
PATRIOT LEAGUE – 1 (AMERICAN)
SEC – 4 (Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri)
SOUTHERN – 1 (WOFFORD)
SOUTHLAND – 1 (STEPHEN F. AUSTIN)
SUN BELT – 2 (Georgia State, Louisiana Lafayette)
SWAC – 1 (TEXAS SOUTHERN)
SUMMIT LEAGUE – 1 (NORTH DAKOTA STATE)
WEST COAST – 2 (GONZAGA, Brigham Young)
WAC – 1 (NEW MEXICO STATE)