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2024 Conference Tournament Central
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<p>Your one-stop shop for 2024 NCAA Division I men’s basketball conference tournament brackets, schedules, TV/streaming info, and final scores. </p> <p id="y774IQ"><strong>Prior seasons: </strong><a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2023/2/1/23578547/mens-division-1-ncaa-college-basketball-conference-tournaments-central-2023-tv-brackets-scores">2023</a><strong> </strong><a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2022/2/15/22902637/mens-division-1-ncaa-college-basketball-conference-tournaments-central-2022-tv-brackets-scores">2022</a> <a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/22289578/men-s-division-1-ncaa-college-basketball-conference-tournament-central-2021-schedule-tv-brackets">2021</a><strong> </strong><a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2020/1/14/20874097/2020-conference-tournaments-brackets-schedule-tv-scores-college-basketball">2020</a><strong> </strong><a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2019/2/25/18068668/2019-conference-tournaments-brackets-schedule-tv-scores-college-basketball">2019</a><strong> </strong><a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2018/2/13/16716738/2018-conference-tournaments-brackets-schedule-tv-scores-college-basketball">2018</a> <a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2016/10/27/13434804/2017-conference-tournaments-brackets-schedule-tv-scores-college-basketball">2017</a> <a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2015/7/15/8975501/2016-conference-tournaments-brackets-schedule-tv-scores-college-basketball">2016</a> <a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2015/3/1/8127147/2015-conference-tournaments-brackets-schedule-tv-scores-college-basketball">2015</a> </p>
<p id="CtFzN8"><em>All times are p.m. Eastern unless noted. All TV info courtesy of the conference’s official websites or </em><br><a href="http://mattsarzsports.com/Season/Contents/basketball202223"><em>Matt’s College Sports on TV site</em></a><em>. Graphics by Chris Dobbertean using logos from </em><a href="http://sportslogos.net/"><em>SportsLogos.net</em></a> <em>and </em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/"><em>Wikipedia</em></a><em>.</em></p>
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<h1 id="7jFHIU">Championship Games On 03/16 Or 03/17</h1>
<h2 id="mvsCu7"><a href="https://americaeast.com/feature/2024-Mens-AEHoops-Championship">America East</a></h2>
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<p id="PdYt6U"><em>Sat., March 9; Tues., March 12; and Sat., March 16: Higher seeds host </em>(<a href="https://americaeast.com/documents/2024/3/5//Men_8_team_bracket.png?id=12024">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Vermont </em></p>
<p id="R8TY3c"><strong>Did not qualify: </strong>NJIT (7-21, 3-13, 9th place)</p>
<h3 id="NyT3Qm">Quarterfinals (Sat., March 9)</h3>
<p id="R439FC"><em>Game 1: </em>(8) UAlbany (13-19, 5-11) 72, <strong>(1) Vermont 75</strong><br><em>Game 2: </em>(7) UMBC (11-20, 6-10) 89, <strong>(2) UMass Lowell 94 </strong>(OT)<br><em>Game 3:</em> (6) Maine (15-17, 7-9) 58, <strong>(3) Bryant 84</strong><br><em>Game 4:</em> (5) Binghamton (15-15, 7-9) 64, <strong>(4) New Hampshire 77</strong></p>
<h3 id="czKktz">Semifinals (Tues., March 12)</h3>
<p id="0f3gsH"><em>Game 5:</em> (4) New Hampshire (16-14, 7-9) 59,<strong> (1) Vermont 66</strong><br><em>Game 6: </em>(3) Bryant (20-13, 11-5) 70, <strong>(2) UMass Lowell 77</strong></p>
<h3 id="EbpJIu">Championship (Sat., March 16)</h3>
<p id="YD2UkB"><em>Game 7: </em>(2)<strong> </strong>UMass Lowell (22-9, 11-5) 61, <strong>(1) VERMONT (28-6, 15-1) 66</strong></p>
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<h2 id="GbR1yl"><a href="http://www.theamerican.org/mbb">American Athletic</a></h2>
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<p id="9nhbJs"><em>Wed.–Sun., March 13–17: Fort Worth, Texas </em>(<a href="https://theamerican.org/documents/2024/3/11//2024_MBB_Bracket.pdf">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: UAB</em></p>
<h3 id="HVtcHh">First Round (Wed., March 13)</h3>
<p id="i2bTj6"><em>Game 1:</em> (13) Rice (11-21, 5-13) 81, <strong>(12) Wichita State 88</strong><br><em>Game 2:</em> (14) UTSA (11-21, 5-13) 61, <strong>(11) Temple 64</strong></p>
<h3 id="K6eCsa">Second Round (Thurs., March 14)</h3>
<p id="0bGCuz"><em>Game 3: </em>(9) Tulsa (16-15, 7-11) 79, <strong>(8) East Carolina 84</strong><br><em>Game 4:</em> <strong>(12) Wichita State</strong> <strong>71</strong>, (5) Memphis (22-10, 11-7) 65<br><em>Game 5:</em> (10) Tulane (14-17, 5-13) 71, <strong>(7) North Texas 81</strong><br><em>Game 6: </em><strong>(11) Temple 75</strong>, (6) SMU (20-11, 11-7) 60</p>
<h3 id="eSBMNr">Quarterfinals (Fri., March 15)</h3>
<p id="vuM51Y"><em>Game 7: </em>(8) East Carolina (15-18, 7-11) 59, <strong>(1) South Florida 81</strong><br><em>Game 8: </em>(12) Wichita State (15-19, 5-13) 60, <strong>(4) UAB 72</strong><br><em>Game 9: </em>(7) North Texas (18-14, 10-8) 71, <strong>(2) Florida Atlantic 77</strong><br><em>Game 10: </em><strong>(11) Temple 58</strong>, (3) Charlotte (19-12, 13-5) 54</p>
<h3 id="te59Ac">Semifinals (Sat., March 16)</h3>
<p id="xz5fYJ"><em>Game 11: </em><strong>(4) UAB 93</strong>, (1) South Florida (24-7, 16-2) 83<br><em>Game 12: </em><strong>(11) Temple 74</strong>, (2) Florida Atlantic (25-8, 14-4) 73</p>
<h3 id="ddzq6P">Championship (Sun., March 17)</h3>
<p id="ALACGD"><em>Game 13: </em>(11) Temple (16-20, 5-13) 69, <strong>(4) UAB (23-11, 12-6) 85</strong></p>
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<h2 id="iMJ8rH"><a href="https://atlantic10.com/sports/2023/7/27/MBB24.aspx">Atlantic 10</a></h2>
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<p id="zf0TNO"><em>Tues.–Thurs., March 12–14 and Sat. and Sun., March 16 and 17: Brooklyn </em>(<a href="https://atlantic10.com/documents/2024/3/9//24MBB_Bracket.pdf?id=7924">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Duquesne </em></p>
<h3 id="aRlAGu">First Round (Tues., March 12)</h3>
<p id="BdIKqP"><em>Game 1: </em>(13) Davidson (15-17, 5-13) 63, <strong>(12) Fordham 71 </strong>(OT)<br><em>Game 2:</em> (15) George Washington (15-17, 4-14) 60, <strong>(10) La Salle 61</strong><br><em>Game 3: </em><strong>(14) Saint Louis 74</strong>, (11) Rhode Island (12-20, 6-12) 71</p>
<h3 id="4xFqbq">Second Round (Wed., March 13)</h3>
<p id="3EJhfW"><em>Game 4:</em> (9) <strong>Saint Joseph’s 64</strong>, (8) George Mason (20-12, 9-9) 57<br><em>Game 5: </em>(12) Fordham (13-20, 6-12) 62, <strong>(5) VCU 69</strong><br><em>Game 6:</em> (10) La Salle (16-17, 6-12) 73, <strong>(7) St. Bonaventure 75</strong><br><em>Game 7: </em>(14) Saint Louis (13-20, 5-13) 73, <strong>(6) Duquesne 83</strong></p>
<h3 id="Sx9v18">Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)</h3>
<p id="hFNYAw"><em>Game 8: </em><strong>(9) Saint Joseph’s 66</strong>, (1) Richmond (23-9, 15-3) 61<br><em>Game 9: </em><strong>(5) VCU 73</strong>, (4) UMass (20-10, 11-7) 59<br><em>Game 10: </em><strong>(7) St. Bonaventure 75</strong>, (2) Loyola Chicago (23-9, 15-3) 74 (2OT)<br><em>Game 11: </em><strong>(6) Duquesne 65</strong>, (3) Dayton (24-7, 14-4) 57</p>
<h3 id="OgKkS9">Semifinals (Sat., March 16)</h3>
<p id="mlTFXP"><em>Game 12: </em>(9) Saint Joseph’s (21-13, 9-9) 60, <strong>(5) VCU 66</strong><br><em>Game 13:</em> (7) St. Bonaventure (20-13, 9-9) 60, <strong>(6) Duquesne 70</strong></p>
<h3 id="B17K4o">Championship (Sun., March 17)</h3>
<p id="NMthXi"><em>Game 14: </em><strong>(6) DUQUESNE (24-11, 10-8)</strong> <strong>57</strong>, (5) VCU (22-13, 11-7) 51</p>
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<h2 id="sqCkYh"><a href="https://theacc.com/feature/2024-mens-basketball-tournament">ACC</a></h2>
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<p id="HaDbw6"><em>Tues.–Sat., March 12–16: Washington, D.C. </em>(<a href="https://theacc.com/documents/2023/11/17//23_24_MBB_MBBT_Bracket_15Team.pdf?id=2267">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: NC State</em></p>
<h3 id="VOW6CC">First Round (Tues., March 12)</h3>
<p id="vRrtyi"><em>Game 1: </em>(13) Georgia Tech (14-18, 7-13) 80, <strong>(12) Notre Dame 84</strong><br><em>Game 2:</em> (15) Louisville (8-24, 3-17) 85, <strong>(10) NC State 94</strong><br><em>Game 3: </em>(14) Miami (15-17, 6-14) 65, <strong>(11) Boston College 81</strong></p>
<h3 id="kW71it">Second Round (Wed., March 13)</h3>
<p id="sAwoCD"><em>Game 4:</em> <strong>(9) Florida State 86</strong>, (8) Virginia Tech (18-14, 10-10) 76<br><em>Game 5: </em>(12) Notre Dame (13-20, 7-13) 59, <strong>(5) Wake Forest 72</strong><br><em>Game 6:</em> <strong>(10) NC State 83</strong>, (7) Syracuse (20-12, 11-9) 65<br><em>Game 7: </em><strong>(11) Boston College 76</strong>, (6) Clemson (21-11, 11-9) 55</p>
<h3 id="4ofLTC">Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)</h3>
<p id="3I4ZH9"><em>Game 8: </em>(9) Florida State (17-16, 10-10) 67, <strong>(1) North Carolina 92</strong><br><em>Game 9: </em>(5) Wake Forest (20-13, 11-9) 69, <strong>(4) Pittsburgh 81</strong><br><em>Game 10: </em><strong>(10) NC State 74</strong>, (2) Duke (24-8, 15-5) 69<br><em>Game 11: </em>(11) Boston College (19-15, 8-12) 60, <strong>(3) Virginia 66</strong></p>
<h3 id="ak9Klp">Semifinals (Fri., March 15)</h3>
<p id="DiCNc5"><em>Game 12: </em>(4) Pittsburgh (22-11, 12-8) 65, <strong>(1) North Carolina 72</strong><br><em>Game 13:</em> <strong>(10) NC State 73</strong>, (3) Virginia (23-10, 13-7) 65 (OT)</p>
<h3 id="QHbKTn">Championship (Sat., March 16)</h3>
<p id="3y0Z37"><em>Game 14: </em><strong>(10) NC STATE (22-14, 9-11)</strong> <strong>84</strong>, (1) North Carolina (27-7, 17-3) 76</p>
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<a href="https://big12sports.com/tournaments/?id=1025">Big </a><a href="https://big12sports.com/feature/2024-Big-12-MBB-Championship">12</a>
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<p id="mwvOQ2"><em>Tues.–Sat., March 12–16: Kansas City, Mo. </em>(<a href="https://big12sports.com/documents/2024/1/19//2024_MBB_Championship_Bracket.pdf?id=7246">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Iowa State</em></p>
<h3 id="k3SWFT">First Round (Tues., March 12)<em>.</em>
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<p id="3Bjbz6"><em>Game 1: </em>(13) Oklahoma State (12-20, 4-14) 62, <strong>(12) UCF 77</strong><br><em>Game 2:</em> (14) West Virginia (9-23, 4-14) 85, <strong>(11) Cincinnati 90</strong></p>
<h3 id="VuLrnN">Second Round (Wed., March 13)</h3>
<p id="6Ao9jp"><em>Game 3: </em>(12) UCF (17-15, 7-11) 73, <strong>(5) BYU 87</strong><br><em>Game 4:</em> (9) Oklahoma (20-12, 8-10) 70, <strong>(8) TCU 77</strong><br><em>Game 5: </em><strong>(10) Kansas State 78</strong>, (7) Texas (20-12, 9-9) 74 <br><em>Game 6:</em> <strong>(11) Cincinnati 72</strong>, (6) Kansas (22-10, 10-8) 52</p>
<h3 id="V74ymO">Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)</h3>
<p id="r0BSpi"><em>Game 7:</em> (5) BYU (23-10, 10-8) 67,<strong> (4) Texas Tech 81</strong><br><em>Game 8:</em> (8) TCU (21-12, 9-9) 45, <strong>(1) Houston 60</strong><br><em>Game 9:</em> (10) Kansas State (19-14, 8-10) 57, <strong>(2) Iowa State 76</strong><br><em>Game 10:</em> (11) Cincinnati (20-14, 7-11) 56,<strong> (3) Baylor 68</strong></p>
<h3 id="xi2lfe">Semifinals (Fri., March 15)</h3>
<p id="hqhKaI"><em>Game 11: </em>(4) Texas Tech (23-10, 11-7) 59, <strong>(1) Houston 82</strong><br><em>Game 12:</em> (3) Baylor (23-10, 11-7) 62, <strong>(2) Iowa State 76</strong></p>
<h3 id="stfMSG">Championship (Sat., March 16)</h3>
<p id="BORnEV"><em>Game 13:</em> <strong>(2) IOWA STATE (27-7, 13-5) 69</strong>, (1) Houston (30-4, 15-3) 41</p>
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<h2 id="jguJFJ"><a href="https://www.bigeast.com/tournaments/?id=166">Big East</a></h2>
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<p id="ZXyaNz"><em>Wed.–Sat., March 13–16: New York </em>(<a href="https://www.bigeast.com/documents/2024/3/9//2024_MBB_Basketball_Bracket.pdf">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: UConn </em></p>
<h3 id="dUgH3h">First Round (Wed., March 13)</h3>
<p id="fMDX8w"><em>Game 1:</em> <strong>(9) Xavier 76</strong>, (8) Butler (18-14, 9-11) 72<br><em>Game 2:</em> (10) Georgetown (9-23, 2-18) 56, <strong>(7) Providence 74</strong><br><em>Game 3:</em> (11) DePaul (3-29, 0-20) 57, <strong>(6) Villanova 58</strong></p>
<h3 id="GJY0Jq">Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)</h3>
<p id="So0Dll"><em>Game 4: </em>(9) Xavier (16-17, 9-11) 60, (1) <strong>UConn 87</strong><br><em>Game 5: </em><strong>(5) St. John’s 91</strong>, (4) Seton Hall (20-12, 13-7) 72<br><em>Game 6: </em><strong>(7) Providence 78</strong>, (2) Creighton (23-9, 14-6) 73<br><em>Game 7: </em>(6) Villanova (18-15, 10-10) 65, <strong>(3) Marquette 71</strong></p>
<h3 id="CeIyG4">Semifinals (Fri., March 15)</h3>
<p id="udDGRV"><em>Game 8:</em><em><strong> </strong></em>(5) St. John’s (20-13, 11-9) 90, <strong>(1) UConn 95</strong><br><em>Game 9: </em>(7) Providence (21-13, 10-10) 68, <strong>(3) Marquette 79</strong> </p>
<h3 id="OqZBzG">Championship (Sat., March 16)</h3>
<p id="RUJzcH"><em>Game 10: </em>(3) Marquette (25-9, 14-6) 57, <strong>(1) CONNECTICUT (31-3, 18-2) 73</strong></p>
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<h2 id="39GioR"><a href="https://bigten.org/sports/2023/9/14/2024_MBB_Tourn.aspx?">Big Ten</a></h2>
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<p id="bil1XC"><em>Wed.–Sun., March 13–17: Minneapolis </em>(<a href="https://bigten.org/documents/2023/12/6//2024_MBB_Tournament_Bracket.pdf?id=9571">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Illinois </em></p>
<h3 id="YcEpBM">First Round (Wed., March 13)</h3>
<p id="Sh716G"><em>Game 1: </em>(13) Rutgers (15-17, 7-13) 51, <strong>(12) Maryland 65</strong><br><em>Game 2:</em> (14) Michigan (8-24, 3-17) 57,<strong> (11) Penn State 66</strong></p>
<h3 id="h5r7xB">Second Round (Thurs., March 14)</h3>
<p id="fN1oeX"><em>Game 3:</em> (9) Minnesota (18-14, 9-11) 67,<strong> (8) Michigan State 77</strong><br><em>Game 4: </em>(12) Maryland (16-17, 7-13) 56,<strong> (5) Wisconsin 87</strong><br><em>Game 5:</em> <strong>(10) Ohio State 90</strong>, (7) Iowa (18-14, 10-10) 78<br><em>Game 6: </em>(11) Penn State (16-17, 9-11) 59, <strong>(6) Indiana 61</strong></p>
<h3 id="fs4T6B">Quarterfinals (Fri., March 15)</h3>
<p id="yXV8gi"><em>Game 7: </em>(8) Michigan State (19-13, 10-10) 62, <strong>(1) Purdue 67</strong><br><em>Game 8: </em><strong>(5) Wisconsin 70</strong>, (4) Northwestern (21-11, 12-8) 61<br><em>Game 9: </em>(10) Ohio State (20-13, 9-11) 74, <strong>(2) Illinois 77</strong><br><em>Game 10: </em>(6) Indiana (19-14, 10-10) 66, <strong>(3) Nebraska 93</strong></p>
<h3 id="1qB6oL">Semifinals (Sat., March 16)</h3>
<p id="Twlp0B"><em>Game 11:</em><em><strong> </strong></em><strong>(5) Wisconsin 76</strong>, (1) Purdue (29-4, 17-3) 75 (OT)<br><em>Game 12:</em> (3) Nebraska (23-10, 12-8) 87, <strong>(2) Illinois 98</strong></p>
<h3 id="jlQb9k">Championship (Sun., March 17)</h3>
<p id="qGTFfc"><em>Game 13: </em>(5) Wisconsin (22-13, 11-9) 87, <strong>(2) ILLINOIS (26-8, 14-6) 93</strong></p>
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<p id="0NVWa6"><em>Wed.–Sat., March 13–16: Henderson, Nev. </em>(<a href="https://bigwest.org/tournaments/brackets/2024-Hercules-Tires-Big-West-Mens-Basketball-Championship/30">Interactive Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Long Beach State</em></p>
<p id="avLl0W"><strong>Did not qualify: </strong>Cal State Fullerton (14-18, 7-13, 10th) and Cal Poly (4-28, 0-20, 11th).</p>
<p id="dzJx3q"><strong>Not participating: </strong>UC San Diego (21-11, 15-5, 2nd, reclassifying to Division I, year 4 of 4) </p>
<h3 id="uWwfp1">First Round (Wed., March 13)</h3>
<p id="JEfwIU"><em>Game 1: </em>(8) Cal State Bakersfield (13-19, 8-12) 78, <strong>(5) UC Riverside 83</strong><br><em>Game 2: </em><strong>(7) CSUN 87</strong>, (6) UC Santa Barbara (16-15, 9-11) 84 (OT)</p>
<h3 id="gdBI9n">Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)</h3>
<p id="fNMZ16"><em>Game 3:</em> (7) CSUN (19-15, 9-11) 68, <strong>(3) Hawai’i 75</strong><br><em>Game 4:</em> (5) UC Riverside (16-18, 10-10) 67, <strong>(4) Long Beach State 86</strong></p>
<h3 id="GgJ3St">Semifinals (Fri., March 15)</h3>
<p id="uJC10p"><em>Game 5: </em><strong>(4) Long Beach State 83</strong>, (1) UC Irvine (24-9, 17-3) 79<br><em>Game 6:</em> (3) Hawai’i (20-14, 11-9) 65, <strong>(2) UC Davis 68</strong></p>
<h3 id="u9T5dJ">Championship (Sat., March 16)</h3>
<p id="7Zklbn"><em>Game 7:</em> <strong>(4) LONG BEACH STATE (21-14, 10-10) 74</strong>, (2) UC Davis (20-13, 14-6) 70</p>
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<h2 id="yXcXlu"><a href="https://conferenceusa.com/sports/2024/3/6/rocket_city_hoops_2024.aspx">CUSA</a></h2>
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<p id="Go2BTv"><em>Tues.–Sat., March 12–16: Huntsville, Ala. </em>(<a href="https://conferenceusa.com/documents/2023/10/17//bkbch24_bracket_men_final.pdf?id=34030">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Western Kentucky</em></p>
<h3 id="u9JDFL">First Round (Tues., March 12)</h3>
<p id="7jDQbk"><em>Game 1:</em><em><strong> </strong></em><strong>(9) FIU 76</strong>, (8) Jacksonville State (14-18, 6-10) 67</p>
<h3 id="IBaYuu">Quarterfinals (Wed., March 13)</h3>
<p id="8Bn4oh"><em>Game 2:</em> (9) FIU (11-22, 5-11) 59, <strong>(1) Sam Houston 78</strong><br><em>Game 3: </em><strong>(7) Middle Tennessee 70</strong>, (2) Louisiana Tech (22-10, 12-4) 67</p>
<h3 id="4brCoz">Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)</h3>
<p id="M4gpOk"><em>Game 4:</em> <strong>(5) UTEP 66</strong>, (4) Liberty (18-14, 7-9) 57<br><em>Game 5: </em>(6) New Mexico State (13-19, 7-9) 69, <strong>(3) Western Kentucky 89</strong></p>
<h3 id="fQVA49">Semifinals (Fri., March 15)</h3>
<p id="bbkK3f"><em>Game 6: </em><strong>(5) UTEP 65</strong>, (1) Sam Houston (21-12, 13-3) 63<br><em>Game 7:</em> (7) Middle Tennessee (14-19, 7-9) 54, <strong>(3) Western Kentucky 85</strong></p>
<h3 id="gyZsRk">Championship (Sat., March 16)</h3>
<p id="jLU3vg"><em>Game 8: </em>(5) UTEP (18-16, 7-9) 71, <strong>(3) WESTERN KENTUCKY (22-11, 8-8) 78</strong></p>
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<h2 id="kr3wju"><a href="https://ivyleague.com/feature/ivymadness2024">Ivy League</a></h2>
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<p id="eCCsR1"><em>Sat. and Sun., March 16 and 17: New York</em><br><em>Champion: Yale</em></p>
<p id="1UXTco"><strong>Did not qualify: </strong>Harvard (14-13, 5-9, 5th), Columbia (13-14, 4-10, 6th), Penn (11-18, 3-11, 7th), Dartmouth (6-21, 2-12, 8th)</p>
<h3 id="nrsJLG">Semifinals (Sat., March 16)</h3>
<p id="eER6pm"><em>Game 1:</em> <strong>(4) Brown 90</strong>, (1) Princeton (24-4, 12-2) 81<br><em>Game 2:</em> (3) Cornell (22-7, 11-3) 57, <strong>(2) Yale 69</strong></p>
<h3 id="GbrdIT">Championship (Sun., March 17)</h3>
<p id="KTpibp"><em>Game 3: </em>(4) Brown (13-18, 8-6) 61, <strong>(2) YALE (22-9, 11-3) 62</strong></p>
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<h2 id="R7sKSi"><a href="https://maacsports.com/feature/2024BasketballChampionships">MAAC</a></h2>
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<p id="0E2OQE"><em>Tues.–Sat., March 12–16: Atlantic City, N.J. </em>(<a href="https://maacsports.com/documents/2023/11/16//2024_MAAC_Men_s_Basketball_Bracket.pdf?id=13029">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Saint Peter’s</em></p>
<h3 id="1v5UhP">First Round (Tues., March 12)</h3>
<p id="UbrqGe"><em>Game 1:</em> <strong>(9) Canisius 77</strong>, (8) Mount St. Mary’s (13-19, 9-11) 61<br><em>Game 2:</em> (10) Manhattan (7-23, 4-16) 57, <strong>(7) Iona 60</strong><br><em>Game 3:</em> (11) Siena (4-28, 3-17) 65, <strong>(6) Niagara 67</strong></p>
<h3 id="w5qz50">Quarterfinals (Wed., March 13)</h3>
<p id="Q57gEp"><em>Game 4: </em>(9) Canisius (14-18, 8-12) 52, <strong>(1) Quinnipiac 76</strong><br><em>Game 5: </em>(7) Iona (16-17, 10-10) 63, <strong>(2) Fairfield 68</strong></p>
<h3 id="dOVaGD">Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)</h3>
<p id="30nYPX"><em>Game 6: </em>(6) Niagara (16-16, 11-9) 59, <strong>(3) Marist 65</strong><br><em>Game 7: </em><strong>(5) Saint Peter’s 50</strong>, (4) Rider (15-17, 12-8) 48</p>
<h3 id="QHx7zH">Semifinals (Fri., March 15)</h3>
<p id="XsaezW"><em>Game 8:</em> <strong>(5) Saint Peter’s 62</strong>, (1) Quinnipiac (24-9, 15-5) 60<br><em>Game 9: </em>(3) Marist (18-12, 12-8) 61, <strong>(2) Fairfield 65</strong></p>
<h3 id="QA18jM">Championship (Sat., March 16)</h3>
<p id="lKcclO"><em>Game 10: </em><strong>(5) SAINT PETER’S (19-13, 12-8) 68</strong>, (2) Fairfield (22-12, 14-6) 63</p>
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<h2 id="oOm1O1"><a href="https://getsomemaction.com/tournaments/?id=223&path=mbball">MAC</a></h2>
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<p id="oQNVIg"><em>Thurs.–Sat., March 14–16: Cleveland </em>(<a href="https://getsomemaction.com/documents/2024/3/8//MBBBracket24.pdf">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Akron</em></p>
<p id="5iHmWT"><strong>Did not qualify: </strong>Ball State (15-17, 7-11, 9th), Eastern Michigan (13-18, 6-12, 10th), Northern Illinois (11-20, 5-13, 11th), Buffalo (4-27, 2-16, 12th)</p>
<h3 id="WFVJZ3">Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)</h3>
<p id="rJVe6x"><em>Game 1:</em> <strong>(8) Kent State 67</strong>, (1) Toledo (20-12, 14-4) 59<br><em>Game 2:</em> <strong>(5) Bowling Green 66</strong>, (4) Central Michigan (18-14, 12-6) 56<br><em>Game 3: </em>(7) Miami (Ohio) (15-17, 9-9) 63, <strong>(2) Akron 75</strong><br><em>Game 4:</em> (6) Western Michigan (12-20, 9-9) 55, <strong>(3) Ohio 82</strong></p>
<h3 id="B8BnV6">Semifinals (Fri., March 15)</h3>
<p id="mY5wcS"><em>Game 5: </em><strong>(8) Kent State 73</strong>, (5) Bowling Green (20-13, 10-8) 60<br><em>Game 6:</em> (3) Ohio (20-13, 13-5) 62,<strong> (2) Akron 65</strong></p>
<h3 id="aGt6S2">Championship (Sat., March 16)</h3>
<p id="Mu3DAK"><em>Game 7: </em>(8) Kent State (17-17, 8-10) 61, <strong>(2) AKRON (24-10, 13-5) 62</strong></p>
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<h2 id="6hQfr7"><a href="https://meacsports.com/tournaments/?id=2617">MEAC</a></h2>
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<p id="xsrS0h"><em>Wed.–Sat., March 13–16: Norfolk, Va. </em>(<a href="https://meacsports.com/documents/2024/3/8//2024_MBB_BBT_Bracket_with_spray_paint.pdf">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Howard</em></p>
<p id="9KsQpH"><strong>Note: </strong>Game numbering includes women’s tournament.</p>
<h3 id="IudxvN">Quarterfinals (Wed., March 13)</h3>
<p id="ARICqM"><em>Game 3: </em>(8) Coppin State (2-27, 1-13) 51, <strong>(1) Norfolk State 75</strong><br><em>Game 4:</em> (7) Maryland-Eastern Shore (9-20, 4-10) 81,<strong> (2) North Carolina Central 87</strong></p>
<h3 id="26HUAt">Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)</h3>
<p id="DS4hSj"><em>Game 7: </em>(5) Morgan State (11-20, 7-7) 65, <strong>(4) Howard 78</strong><br><em>Game 8:</em> <strong>(6) Delaware State 71</strong>, (3) South Carolina State (14-18, 9-5) 58</p>
<h3 id="LlOTuw">Semifinals (Fri., March 15)</h3>
<p id="dSdyRD"><em>Game 11: </em>(4) <strong>Howard (17-16, 9-5) </strong>80, (1) Norfolk State (22-11, 11-3) 74<br><em>Game 12: </em><strong>(6) Delaware State 71</strong>, (2) North Carolina Central (18-13, 9-5) 58</p>
<h3 id="DqX2HR">Championship (Sat., March 16)</h3>
<p id="BpVszp"><em>Game 13: </em>(6) Delaware State (15-18, 6-8) 67, <strong>(4) HOWARD (18-16, 9-5) 70</strong></p>
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<h2 id="C07gOM"><a href="https://themw.com/mbballchamp/">MW</a></h2>
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<p id="JEw1a1"><em>Wed.–Sat., March 13–16: Las Vegas </em>(<a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/themw-com/2024/03/88ea944e-2024-mbb-bracket.pdf">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: New Mexico </em></p>
<h3 id="5clXll">First Round (Wed., March 13)</h3>
<p id="a0rzy1"><em>Game 1:</em> <strong>(9) Fresno State 75</strong>, (8) Wyoming (15-17, 8-10) 73<br><em>Game 2: </em>(10) San José State (9-23, 2-16) 62, <strong>(7) Colorado State 72</strong><br><em>Game 3:</em> (11) Air Force (9-22, 2-16) 56, <strong>(6) New Mexico 82</strong></p>
<h3 id="CUPAtM">Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)</h3>
<p id="7NHtC9"><em>Game 4: </em>(9) Fresno State (12-21, 4-14) 75, <strong>(1) Utah State 87</strong> (OT)<br><em>Game 5: </em><strong>(5) San Diego State 74</strong>, (4) UNLV (19-12, 12-6) 71 (OT)<br><em>Game 6: </em><strong>(7) Colorado State 85</strong>, (2) Nevada (26-7, 13-5) 78<br><em>Game 7: </em><strong>(6) New Mexico 76</strong>, (3) Boise State (22-10, 13-5) 66</p>
<h3 id="LCH0cV">Semifinals (Fri., March 15)</h3>
<p id="3SI8AI"><em>Game 8: </em><strong>(5) San Diego State 86</strong>, (1) Utah State (27-6, 14-4) 70<br><em>Game 9: </em>(7) Colorado State (24-10, 10-8) 61, <strong>(6) New Mexico 74</strong></p>
<h3 id="qNjTHN">Championship (Sat., March 16)</h3>
<p id="8HOdn7"><em>Game 10:</em> <strong>(6) NEW MEXICO (26-9, 10-8)</strong> <strong>68</strong>, (5) San Diego State (24-10, 11-7) 71</p>
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<h2 id="YSn1jb"><a href="https://pac-12.com/2024-pac-12-mens-basketball-tournament">Pac-12</a></h2>
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<p id="qRTr2c"><em>Wed.–Sat., March 13–16: Las Vegas </em>(<a href="https://static.pac-12.com/sports/basketball-m/2024-tournament/2024_MBBT_Bracket.pdf">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Oregon</em></p>
<h3 id="CX4Cq4">First Round (Wed., March 13)</h3>
<p id="pA7opP"><em>Game 1: </em><strong>(9) USC 80</strong>, (8) Washington (17-15, 9-11) 74<br><em>Game 2:</em> (12) Oregon State (13-19, 5-15) 57, <strong>5 UCLA 67</strong><br><em>Game 3:</em><strong> (10) Stanford</strong> <strong>87</strong>, (7) California (13-19, 9-11) 76<br><em>Game 4:</em> (11) Arizona State (14-18, 8-12) 57, <strong>(6) Utah 90</strong></p>
<h3 id="yYiGul">Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)</h3>
<p id="1ea7tC"><em>Game 5:</em> (9) USC (15-18, 8-12) 49, <strong>(1) Arizona 70</strong><br><em>Game 6:</em> 5 UCLA (16-17, 10-10) 66, <strong>(4) Oregon 68</strong><br><em>Game 7: </em>(10) Stanford (14-18, 8-12) 62, <strong>(2) Washington State 79</strong><br><em>Game 8:</em> (6) Utah (19-14, 9-11) 58, <strong>(3) Colorado 72</strong></p>
<h3 id="XgDMoe">Semifinals (Fri., March 15)</h3>
<p id="pEubvu"><em>Game 9: </em><strong>(4) Oregon 67</strong>, (1) Arizona (25-8, 15-5) 59<br><em>Game 10:</em> <strong>(3) Colorado 58</strong>, (2) Washington State (24-9, 14-6) 52</p>
<h3 id="mfHxEl">Championship (Sat., March 16)</h3>
<p id="kfWN7d"><em>Game 11: </em><strong>(4) OREGON (23-11, 12-8)</strong> <strong>75</strong>, (3) Colorado (24-10, 13-7) 68</p>
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<h2 id="Y5g9J9"><a href="https://www.secsports.com/article/11037442/championship-men-basketball">SEC</a></h2>
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<p id="sobD0X"><em>Wed.–Sun., March 13–17: Nashville, Tenn. </em>(<a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/secsports-prod/upload/2024/03/10/7eef6c23-9da0-435f-8842-08825d6e51df.pdf">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Auburn</em></p>
<h3 id="xrafl7">First Round (Wed., March 13)</h3>
<p id="PoKdIa"><em>Game 1: </em>(13) Vanderbilt (9-23, 4-14) 85, <strong>(12) Arkansas 90 </strong>(OT)<br><em>Game 2:</em> (14) Missouri (8-24, 0-18) 59, <strong>(11) Georgia 64</strong></p>
<h3 id="qTuxnX">Second Round (Thurs., March 14)</h3>
<p id="r3vA8J"><em>Game 3:</em> <strong>(9) Mississippi State 70</strong>, (8) LSU (17-15, 9-9) 60<br><em>Game 4: </em>(12) Arkansas (16-17, 6-12) 66, <strong>(5) South Carolina 80</strong><br><em>Game 5:</em> (10) Ole Miss (20-12, 7-11) 71, <strong>(7) Texas A&M 80</strong><br><em>Game 6: </em>(11) Georgia (17-16, 6-12) 80, <strong>(6) Florida 85</strong></p>
<h3 id="TjGpEA">Quarterfinals (Fri., March 15)</h3>
<p id="IKQD41"><em>Game 7: </em><strong>(9) Mississippi State 73</strong>, (1) Tennessee (24-8, 14-4) 56 <br><em>Game 8: </em>(5) South Carolina (26-67 13-5) 55, <strong>(4) Auburn 86</strong><br><em>Game 9: </em><strong>(7) Texas A&M</strong> <strong>97</strong>, (2) Kentucky (23-9, 13-5) 87<br><em>Game 10: </em>(6) <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>102</strong>, (3) Alabama (21-11, 13-5) 88</p>
<h3 id="eYqN3N">Semifinals (Sat., March 16)</h3>
<p id="K8nIAw"><em>Game 11: </em>(9) Mississippi State (21-13, 8-10) 66, <strong>(4) Auburn</strong> <strong>73</strong><br><em>Game 12:</em> (7) Texas A&M (20-14, 9-9) 90, <strong>(6) Florida 95</strong></p>
<h3 id="6pvIx7">Championship (Sun., March 17)</h3>
<p id="r2kVow"><em>Game 13: </em>(6) Florida (24-11, 11-7) 67, <strong>(4) AUBURN (27-7, 13-5) 86</strong></p>
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<h2 id="BWSp6C"><a href="https://swac.org/sports/2022/8/11/MBB_0811223329.aspx">SWAC</a></h2>
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<p id="Ky9kvG"><em>Wed.–Sat., March 13–16: Birmingham, Ala. </em>(<a href="https://swac.org/documents/2024/3/12//2024_SWAC_Mens_and_Womens_Basketball_Tournament_Brackets_with_Seeds.pdf?id=3520">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Grambling</em></p>
<p id="RzAgYR"><strong>Did not qualify:</strong> Arkansas-Pine Bluff (13-18, 8-10, 9th), Prairie View A&M (10-21, 5-13, 10th), Florida A&M (6-23, 4-14), and Mississippi Valley State (1-30, 1-17, 12th)</p>
<h3 id="UpPXWj">Quarterfinals (Wed., March 13)</h3>
<p id="82D28R"><em>Game 1: </em><strong>(7) Alabama A&M 75</strong>, (2) Alcorn State (14-18, 13-5) 63<br><em>Game 2:</em> (8) Alabama State (13-19, 8-10) 50, <strong>(1) Grambling 56</strong></p>
<h3 id="34vkcW">Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)</h3>
<p id="zZQ76Z"><em>Game 3: </em>(6) Jackson State (15-17, 11-7) 62, <strong>(3) Texas Southern 73</strong><br><em>Game 4:</em> <strong>(5) Bethune-Cookman 73</strong>, (4) Southern (18-14, 12-6) 58</p>
<h3 id="hDo5Yi">Semifinals (Fri., March 15)</h3>
<p id="kg9lIm"><em>Game 5: </em>(5) Bethune-Cookman (17-16, 11-7) 53, <strong>(1) Grambling 75</strong><br><em>Game 6:</em> (7) Alabama A&M (11-22, 9-9) 65, <strong>(3) Texas Southern 72</strong></p>
<h3 id="5KyuOv">Championship (Sat., March 16)</h3>
<p id="wQp5GH"><em>Game 7: </em>(3) Texas Southern (16-16, 12-6) 66, <strong>(1) GRAMBLING (20-14, 14-4) 75</strong></p>
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<h2 id="eUWk1l"><a href="https://wacsports.com/tournaments/?id=9">WAC</a></h2>
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<p id="kAsdWs"><em>Wed.–Sat., March 13–16: Las Vegas </em>(<a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/wacsports.com/documents/2024/3/10/2024_WAC_Basketball_Bracket.pdf">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Grand Canyon</em></p>
<p id="1UB69d"><strong>Participating, but ineligible for the NCAA/NIT: </strong>Tarleton State (reclassifying to Division I, year 4 of 4)<br><strong>Did not qualify: </strong>Utah Tech (11-20, 7-13, 9th, reclassifying to Division I, year 4 of 4), Southern Utah (10-21, 5-15, 10th), UTRGV (6-25, 2-18, 11th)</p>
<h3 id="8FAfSO">First Round (Wed., March 13)</h3>
<p id="gli62R"><em>Game 1: </em><strong>(8) Cal Baptist (5) 74</strong>, Utah Valley (16-16, 11-9) 63 (OT)<br><em>Game 2:</em> (7) Abilene Christian (15-17, 10-10) 57, <strong>(6) Stephen F. Austin 60</strong></p>
<h3 id="a0aJHG">Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)</h3>
<p id="YD6x2b"><em>Game 3:</em> (8) Cal Baptist (16-17, 8-12) 57, <strong>(4) Seattle U 81</strong><br><em>Game 4:</em>(6) Stephen F. Austin (18-15, 10-10) 78, <strong>(3) UT Arlington 109</strong></p>
<h3 id="93xj6s">Semifinals (Fri., March 15)</h3>
<p id="aI5yE3"><em>Game 5: </em>(4) Seattle U (19-14, 11-9) 72, <strong>(1) Grand Canyon</strong> <strong>80</strong><br><em>Game 6:</em> (3) <strong>UT Arlington 87</strong>, (2) Tarleton State (23-9, 16-4) 84</p>
<h3 id="Kh9c4k">Championship (Sat., March 16)</h3>
<p id="2uDMNI"><em>Game 11: </em>(3) UT Arlington (20-14, 13-7) 74, <strong>(1) GRAND CANYON (29-4, 17-3) 89</strong></p>
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<h1 id="plypLf">Championship Games On or Before Wednesday, 03/13</h1>
<h2 id="61MJcg"><a href="https://asunsports.org/tournaments/?id=11">ASUN</a></h2>
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<p id="HVCWih"><em>Mon. and Tues., March 4 and 5; Thurs., March 7; and Sun., March 10: Campus sites </em>(<a href="https://asunsports.org/documents/2023/10/30//MBB_Bracket_2024.pdf">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Stetson</em></p>
<p id="kkINBc"><strong>Did not qualify: </strong>Central Arkansas (9-23, 5-11, 11th) and Bellarmine (8-23, 4-12, 12th, reclassifying to Division I, year 4 of 4)</p>
<p id="askiMs"><strong>Participating, but not eligible for the NCAA/NIT: </strong>Queens (reclassifying to Division I, year 2 of 4)</p>
<h3 id="YMPfYf">First Round (Mon., March 4)</h3>
<p id="raUbvG"><em>Game 1:</em> <strong>(10) Jacksonville 92</strong>, (9) Kennesaw State (15-6, 6-10) 86<br><em>Game 2: </em><strong>(8) Queens 69</strong>, (7) FGCU (14-18, 8-8) 63</p>
<h3 id="FOq2n8">Quarterfinals (Tues., March 5)</h3>
<p id="DvkAKX"><em>Game 3:</em> <strong>(10) Jacksonville 67</strong>, (1) Eastern Kentucky (17-14, 12-5) 65<br><em>Game 4: </em>(5) North Florida (16-16, 9-7) 98, <strong>(4) Austin Peay 101 </strong>(OT)<br><em>Game 5: </em>(8) Queens (14-19, 7-9) 71, <strong>(2) Stetson 83</strong><br><em>Game 6: </em><strong>(6) North Alabama 77</strong>, (3) Lipscomb (20-12, 11-5) 75</p>
<h3 id="8ZTqpA">Semifinals (Thurs., March 7)</h3>
<p id="U7PTk5"><em>Game 7: </em>(10) Jacksonville (16-17, 5-11) 87, <strong>(2) Stetson 88</strong><br><em>Game 8: </em>(6) North Alabama (15-17, 8-8) 71, <strong>(4) Austin Peay 77</strong></p>
<h3 id="rM0EZ0">Championship (Sun., March 10)</h3>
<p id="ZB0piU"><em>Game 9: </em>(4) Austin Peay (19-15, 10-6) 91,<strong> (2) STETSON (22-12, 11-5) 94</strong></p>
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<h2 id="nCnnHk"><a href="https://bigskyconf.com/tournaments/?id=635">Big Sky</a></h2>
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<p id="Y8jQwX"><em>Sat.–Wed., March 9–13: Boise, Idaho </em>(<a href="https://bigskyconf.com/documents/2024/3/4//MBB_BRACKET_FINAL_PDF.pdf?id=8334">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Montana State </em></p>
<h3 id="0OrNJ4">First Round (Sat., March 9)</h3>
<p id="qpOTfc"><em>Game 1:</em> <strong>(10) Sacramento State 72</strong>, (9) Idaho (11-21, 5-13) 64<br><em>Game 2:</em><strong> (8) Idaho State 68</strong>, (7) Northern Arizona (14-19, 7-11) 60</p>
<h3 id="JKDSzj">Quarterfinals (Sun., March 10)</h3>
<p id="7Se3ZA"><em>Game 3: </em><strong>(10) Sacramento State 74</strong>, (1) Eastern Washington (21-11, 15-3) 69<br><em>Game 4: </em><strong>(8) Idaho State 83</strong>, (2) Northern Colorado (19-13, 12-6) 76</p>
<h3 id="CUYbXY">Quarterfinals (Mon., March 11)</h3>
<p id="0Qx7aR"><em>Game 5: </em><strong>(5) Montana State</strong> <strong>91</strong>, (4) Weber State (20-12, 11-7) 82<br><em>Game 6: </em>(6) Portland State (17-15, 8-10) 81, <strong>(3) Montana 87</strong></p>
<h3 id="Bj1JBH">Semifinals (Tues., March 12)</h3>
<p id="ed5Rlx"><em>Game 7: </em>(10) Sacramento State (10-24, 4-14) 71, <strong>(5) Montana State 74</strong><br><em>Game 8: </em>(8) Idaho State (14-20, 7-11) 58, <strong>(3) Montana 72</strong></p>
<h3 id="QmMA0L">Championship (Wed., March 13)</h3>
<p id="x4WoLx"><em>Game 9: </em><strong>(5) MONTANA STATE (17-17, 9-9) 85</strong>, (3) Montana (23-11, 12-6) 70</p>
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<h2 id="TxctBA"><a href="https://bigsouthsports.com/feature/24basketballchamps">Big South</a></h2>
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<p id="EaRNIi"><em>Wed., March 6 and Fri.–Sun., March 8–10: High Point, N.C. </em>(<a href="https://bigsouthsports.com/documents/2023/12/13//2024_Men_s_Basketball_Championship_Bracket.pdf">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Longwood</em></p>
<h3 id="Z01i7O">First Round (Wed., March 6)</h3>
<p id="zzuQX8"><em>Game 1: </em><strong>(9) Radford 67</strong>, (8) USC Upstate (10-20, 5-11) 60</p>
<h3 id="1VHbNI">Quarterfinals (Fri., March 8)</h3>
<p id="RFiY3m"><em>Game 2:</em> (9) Radford (16-17, 5-11) 63, <strong>(1) High Point 77</strong><br><em>Game 3:</em> <strong>(5) Longwood 69</strong>, (4) Winthrop (17-15, 8-8) 56<br><em>Game 4: </em>(7) Charleston Southern (10-20, 6-10) 55, <strong>(2) UNC Asheville 60</strong><br><em>Game 5:</em> (6) Presbyterian (14-18, 6-10) 60,<strong> (3) Gardner-Webb 61</strong></p>
<h3 id="HcH3wq">Semifinals (Sat., March 9)</h3>
<p id="JuqNiI"><em>Game 6: </em><strong>(5) Longwood 80</strong>, (1) High Point (25-8, 13-3) 79 (OT)<br><em>Game 7:</em> (3) Gardner-Webb (17-16, 11-5) 72, <strong>(2) UNC Asheville 83</strong> (OT)</p>
<h3 id="xW6Yvh">Championship (Sun., March 10)</h3>
<p id="MgT5Qo"><em>Game 8:</em><em><strong> </strong></em><strong>(5) LONGWOOD (21-13, 6-10) 85</strong>, (2) UNC Asheville (22-12, 12-4) 59</p>
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<h2 id="G9RwbY"><a href="https://caasports.com/tournaments/?id=212">CAA</a></h2>
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<p id="b9tVkp"><em>Fri.–Tues., March 8–12: Washington, D.C. </em>(<a href="https://caasports.com/documents/2024/2/9//2024_CAA_MBB_Champ_Bracket.pdf">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Charleston </em></p>
<h3 id="SwcmDa">First Round (Fri., March 8)</h3>
<p id="RcPOzi"><em>Game 1: </em><strong>(13) William & Mary 79</strong>, (12) North Carolina A&T (7-25, 5-13) 62<br>Game 2: <strong>(14) Hampton 56</strong>, (11) Elon (13-19, 6-12) 55</p>
<h3 id="NZtN1n">Second Round (Sat., March 9)</h3>
<p id="a0gdZf"><em>Game 3:</em> (9) Campbell (14-18, 8-10) 67, <strong>(8) Monmouth 90</strong><br><em>Game 4:</em> (13) William & Mary (10-23, 4-14) 56, <strong>(5) Towson 67</strong><br><em>Game 5:</em> (10) Northeastern (12-20, 7-11) 65, <strong>(7) Stony Brook 75</strong><br><em>Game 6:</em> (14) Hampton (9-24, 3-15) 50, <strong>(6) Delaware 80</strong></p>
<h3 id="UjuBkJ">Quarterfinals (Sun., March 10)</h3>
<p id="ng4LdG"><em>Game 7:</em> (8) Monmouth (18-15, 10-8) 59, <strong>(1) Charleston 83</strong><br><em>Game 8:</em> <strong>(5) Towson 66</strong>, (4) UNCW (21-10, 12-6) 56<br><em>Game 9:</em><strong> (7) Stony Brook 91</strong>, (2) Drexel (20-12, 13-5) 88 (2OT)<br><em>Game 10:</em> (6) Delaware (19-14, 10-8) 58, <strong>(3) Hofstra 73</strong></p>
<h3 id="pGphDR">Semifinals (Mon., March 11)</h3>
<p id="4q5HVW"><em>Game 11: </em>(5) Towson (19-15, 11-7) 56, <strong>(1) Charleston 61</strong><br><em>Game 12:</em> <strong>(7) Stony Brook 63</strong>, (3) Hofstra (20-13, 12-6) 59</p>
<h3 id="IizNNd">Championship (Tues., March 12)</h3>
<p id="RGN1Sm"><em>Game 13: </em>(7) Stony Brook (20-14, 10-8) 79, <strong>(1) CHARLESTON (27-7, 15-3) 82 </strong>(OT)</p>
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<h2 id="NnOmwo"><a href="https://horizonleague.org/tournaments/?id=75">Horizon League</a></h2>
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<p id="mIiRko"><em>Tues. and Thurs., March 5 and 7: Campus sites</em><br><em>Mon. and Tues., March 6 and 7: Indianapolis </em>(<a href="https://horizonleague.org/documents/2023/8/25/2024_Men_s_Basketball_Bracket_8_25_23.pdf">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Oakland</em></p>
<h3 id="clWDvN">First Round (Tues., March 5)</h3>
<p id="LZiQj3"><em>Game 1: </em>(11) Detroit Mercy (1-31, 1-19) 79, <strong>(6) Milwaukee 83</strong><br><em>Game 2:</em> (10) IUPUI (6-26, 2-18) 66, <strong>(7) Cleveland State 85</strong><br><em>Game 3:</em> (9) Robert Morris (10-22, 6-14) 63,<strong> (8) Purdue Fort Wayne 78</strong></p>
<h3 id="3p5NCF">Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 7)</h3>
<p id="r8VKX1"><em>Game 5:</em> (8) Purdue Fort Wayne (21-12, 11-9) 65, <strong>(1) Oakland 75</strong><br><em>Game 6:</em> <strong>(7) Cleveland State 82</strong>, (2) Youngstown State (22-10, 14-6) 70<br><em>Game 7: </em><strong>(6) Milwaukee 95</strong>, (3) Green Bay (18-14, 13-7) 84<br><em>Game 8:</em> <strong>(5) Northern Kentucky 99</strong>, (4) Wright State (18-14, 13-7) 97 (OT)</p>
<h3 id="iP9Evp">Semifinals (Mon., March 11)</h3>
<p id="gH07BC"><em>Game 9: </em>(7) Cleveland State (20-14, 11-9) 71, <strong>(1) Oakland 74</strong><br><em>Game 10:</em> <strong>(6) Milwaukee 82</strong>, (5) Northern Kentucky (18-15, 12-8) 75</p>
<h3 id="PEb6gu">Championship (Tues., March 12)</h3>
<p id="6nYjtY"><em>Game 11: </em>(6) Milwaukee (20-15, 12-8) 76, <strong>(1) OAKLAND (23-11, 15-5) 83</strong></p>
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<h2 id="6AtZwH"><a href="https://mvc-sports.com/feature/24Arch">MVC</a></h2>
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<p id="L1jU1d"><em>Thurs.–Sun., March 7–10: St. Louis, Mo. </em>(<a href="https://mvc-sports.com/documents/2024/3/4//2024_MVC_MBB_Bracket.pdf?id=4736">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Drake</em></p>
<h3 id="7VP4MR">First Round (Thurs., March 7)</h3>
<p id="jZBbcH"><em>Game 1: </em><strong>(9) Missouri State 60</strong>, (8) Murray State (12-20, 9-11) 35<br><em>Game 2:</em> (12) Valparaiso (7-25, 3-17) 61, <strong>(5) Belmont 86</strong><br><em>Game 3:</em><em><strong> </strong></em><strong>(10) Evansville 59</strong>, (7) Illinois State (15-17, 9-11) 53<br><em>Game 4:</em> <strong>(11) UIC 84</strong>, (6) Southern Illinois (19-20, 11-9) 82 (2OT)</p>
<h3 id="qZlFAx">Quarterfinals (Fri., March 8)</h3>
<p id="Nidhu6"><em>Game 5:</em> (9) Missouri State (17-16, 18-12) 59, <strong>(1) Indiana State 75</strong><br><em>Game 6:</em> (5) Belmont (20-13, 12-8) 62, <strong>(4) Northern Iowa 67</strong><br><em>Game 7:</em> (10) Evansville (16-17, 6-14) 58, <strong>(2) Drake 79</strong><br><em>Game 8:</em> (11) UIC (12-21, 4-16) 47,<strong> (3) Bradley 74</strong></p>
<h3 id="GQM1e2">Semifinals (Sat., March 9)</h3>
<p id="UliFwe"><em>Game 9: </em>(4) Northern Iowa (19-14, 12-8) 72, <strong>(1) Indiana State 94</strong><br><em>Game 10:</em> (3) Bradley (22-11, 13-7) 67, <strong>(2) Drake 72</strong></p>
<h3 id="Co2Yy8">Championship (Sun., March 10)</h3>
<p id="l0S1XQ"><em>Game 11: </em><strong>(2) DRAKE (28-6, 16-4) 84</strong>, (1) Indiana State (28-6, 17-3) 80</p>
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<h2 id="ogrwqF"><a href="https://northeastconference.org/tournaments/?id=310">NEC</a></h2>
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<p id="eV767z"><em>Wed., March 6; Sat., March 9; and Tues., March 12: Higher seeds host </em><br><em>Champion: Wagner</em></p>
<p id="WMuevk"><strong>Did not qualify: </strong>Stonehill (4-27, 2-14, 9th, reclassifying to Division I, year 2 of 4)<br><strong>Participating, but ineligible for the NCAA/NIT: </strong>Le Moyne (reclassifying to Division I, year 1 of 4)</p>
<h3 id="40ue4b">Quarterfinals (Wed., March 6)</h3>
<p id="ogNq0M"><em>Game 1: </em>(8) Saint Francis (8-22, 3-13) 62, <strong>(1) Central Connecticut 71</strong><br><em>Game 2: </em>(7) LIU (7-22, 6-10) 66, <strong>(2) Merrimack 72</strong><br><em>Game 3:</em> <strong>(6) Wagner 60</strong>, (3)<strong> </strong>Sacred Heart (16-16, 10-6) 57<br><em>Game 4:</em> (5) Fairleigh Dickinson (15-17, 9-7) 61, <strong>(4) Le Moyne 82</strong></p>
<h3 id="NqzQTH">Semifinals (Sat., March 9)</h3>
<p id="szY0eg"><em>Game 5: </em><strong>(6) Wagner 66</strong>, (1) Central Connecticut (20-11, 13-3) 56<br><em>Game 6: </em>(4)<strong> </strong>Le Moyne (15-17, 9-7) 51, <strong>(2) Merrimack 61</strong></p>
<h3 id="f6yMRj">Championship (Tues., March 12)</h3>
<p id="732zsj"><em>Game 7: </em><strong>(6) WAGNER (16-15, 7-9) 54</strong>, (2)<strong> </strong>Merrimack (21-12, 13-3) 47</p>
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<h2 id="gX3Yr4"><a href="https://ovcsports.com/feature/evansville2024">OVC</a></h2>
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<p id="TfbmkE"><em>Wed.–Sat., March 6–9: Evansville, Ind. </em>(<a href="https://ovcsports.com/documents/2024/3/2//2024_OVC_Men_s_Basketball_Tournament_Bracket.pdf?id=18124">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Morehead State</em></p>
<p id="YdgBI5"><strong>Participating but ineligible for the NCAA/NIT: </strong>Southern Indiana (reclassifying to Division I, year 2 of 4)</p>
<p id="bxo2a4"><strong>Did not qualify:</strong> Tennessee Tech (10-21, 5-13, 9th), Southeast Missouri State (9-22, 4-14, 10th), Lindenwood (9-22, 3-15, 11th, reclassifying to Division I, year 2 of 4)</p>
<h3 id="OT509G">First Round (Wed., March 6)</h3>
<p id="EnepEG"><em>Game 1:</em> (8) Southern Indiana (8-24, 5-13) 64, <strong>(5) Tennessee State 78</strong><br><em>Game 2:</em> (7) Eastern Illinois (14-18, 8-10) 57, <strong>(6) SIU Edwardsville 68</strong></p>
<h3 id="trcYLY">Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 7)</h3>
<p id="X1PeIt"><em>Game 3:</em> (5) Tennessee State (18-15, 10-8) 59, <strong>(4) Western Illinois 61</strong><br><em>Game 4:</em> (6) SIU Edwardsville (17-16, 9-9) 63, <strong>(3) Morehead State 78</strong></p>
<h3 id="xV1yqa">Semifinals (Fri., March 8)</h3>
<p id="oN63oA"><em>Game 5:</em> (4) Western Illinois (21-12, 13-5) 57, <strong>(1) Little Rock 82</strong><br><em>Game 6:</em> <strong>(3) Morehead State 84</strong>, (2) UT Martin (21-11, 14-4) 78</p>
<h3 id="tJ4SWC">Championship (Sat., March 9)</h3>
<p id="UyeYNI"><em>Game 7: </em><strong>(3) MOREHEAD STATE (26-8, 14-4) 69</strong>, (1) Little Rock (21-12, 14-4) 55</p>
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<h2 id="iAqgKW"><a href="https://patriotleague.org/tournaments/?id=392">Patriot League</a></h2>
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<p id="dugnFH"><em>Tues., March 5; Thurs., March 7; Sun., March 10; and Wed., March 13: Higher seeds host </em>(<a href="https://patriotleague.org/documents/2024/3/2//2024MBKBPLtourneybracket.pdf">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Colgate </em></p>
<h3 id="3MBzQP">First Round (Tues., March 5)</h3>
<p id="gVQfVA"><em>Game 1: </em><strong>(9) Holy Cross 84</strong>, (8) Army West Point (10-22, 6-12) 68<br><em>Game 2:</em><strong> </strong>(10) Loyola Maryland (7-25, 5-13) 48, <strong>(7) Navy 64</strong></p>
<h3 id="o5dKHG">Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 7)</h3>
<p id="GWAedi"><em>Game 3:</em> (9) Holy Cross (10-23, 6-12) 64, <strong>(1) Colgate 81</strong><br><em>Game 4:</em> <strong>(5) Bucknell 80</strong>, (4) American (16-16, 10-8) 57<br><em>Game 5:</em> (7) Navy (13-18, 8-10) 61, <strong>(2) Boston U. 70</strong><br><em>Game 6:</em> <strong>(6) Lehigh 76</strong>, (3) Lafayette (11-21, 10-8) 61</p>
<h3 id="ChXOQx">Semifinals (Sun., March 10)</h3>
<p id="swfzgb"><em>Game 7: </em>(5) Bucknell (14-19, 10-8) 65, <strong>(1) Colgate 68</strong><br><em>Game 8:</em> <strong>(6) Lehigh 84</strong>, (2) Boston U. (16-17, 10-8) 79 (OT)</p>
<h3 id="4qvkgD">Championship (Wed., March 13)</h3>
<p id="eQfCty"><em>Game 9: </em>(6) Lehigh (14-18, 9-9) 55, <strong>(1) COLGATE (24-9, 16-2) 74</strong></p>
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<h2 id="qhvrAM"><a href="https://soconsports.com/sports/2023/11/9/2024BasketballChamps.aspx?path=mbball">SoCon</a></h2>
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<p id="U2LNLA"><em>Fri.–Mon., March 8–11: Asheville, N.C. </em>(<a href="https://soconsports.com/documents/2024/3/2//24MBK.pdf">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: Samford </em></p>
<h3 id="BGtlA9">First Round (Fri., March 8)</h3>
<p id="lKSMOs"><em>Game 1: </em>(9) The Citadel (11-21, 3-15) 76, <strong>(8) Mercer 84</strong><br><em>Game 2:</em> (10) VMI (4-28, 1-17) 66, <strong>(7) ETSU 98</strong></p>
<h3 id="sWVbOF">Quarterfinals (Sat., March 9)</h3>
<p id="GZteyF"><em>Game 3:</em> (8) Mercer (16-17, 8-10) 57, <strong>(1) Samford 70</strong><br><em>Game 4:</em> <strong>(7) ETSU 73</strong>, (2) UNCG (21-11, 12-6) 62<br><em>Game 5:</em> (6) Wofford (17-15, 10-8) 57, <strong>(3) Chattanooga 75</strong><em> </em><br><em>Game 6:</em> <strong>(5) Furman 79</strong>, (4) Western Carolina (22-10, 11-7) 76 (OT)</p>
<h3 id="q6Ebnr">Semifinals (Sun., March 10)</h3>
<p id="4BGXtz"><em>Game 7: </em>(5) Furman (17-16, 10-8) 77, <strong>(1) Samford 84</strong><br><em>Game 8:</em> <strong>(7) ETSU 85</strong>, (3) Chattanooga (21-12, 12-6) 84 (OT)</p>
<h3 id="UOYXiD">Championship (Mon., March 11)</h3>
<p id="wAbUgj"><em>Game 9: </em>(7) ETSU (19-16, 8-10) 69, <strong>(1) SAMFORD (29-5, 15-3) 76</strong></p>
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<h2 id="CuL5va"><a href="https://www.southland.org/tournaments/?id=194&path=general">Southland</a></h2>
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<p id="6OIPFa"><em>Sun.–Wed., March 10–13: Lake Charles, La. </em>(<a href="https://indd.adobe.com/view/db9cf4f3-60d9-4e09-a787-520d5ac3f73e">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: McNeese</em></p>
<p id="j8Psej"><strong>Participating but ineligible for the NCAA/NIT: </strong>Texas A&M-Commerce (reclassifying to Division I, year 2 of 4)</p>
<p id="AoeQfO"><strong>Did not qualify:</strong> Houston Christian (6-23, 4-14, 9th), Incarnate Word (8-23, 3-15, 10th)</p>
<h3 id="K5G3J5">First Round (Sun., March 10)</h3>
<p id="T41Tlv"><em>Game 1: </em><strong>(8) New Orleans 78</strong>, (5) Southeastern Louisiana (15-17, 10-8) 66<br><em>Game 2: </em><strong>(7) Texas A&M-Commerce 69</strong>, (6) Northwestern State (9-23, 7-11) 64</p>
<h3 id="YPKeax">Quarterfinals (Mon., March 11)</h3>
<p id="1ODiCl"><em>Game 3: </em>(8) New Orleans (10-23, 4-14) 57, <strong>(4) Lamar 71</strong><br><em>Game 4: </em>(7) Texas A&M-Commerce (13-20, 6-12) 51, <strong>(3) Nicholls 72</strong></p>
<h3 id="fcKFRi">Semifinals (Tues., March 12)</h3>
<p id="9jPGqt"><em>Game 5: </em>(4) Lamar (19-14, 12-6) 57, <strong>(1) McNeese 76</strong><br><em>Game 6:</em> <strong>(3) Nicholls 81</strong>, (2) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (21-11, 14-4) 73 (OT)</p>
<h3 id="RJvssb">Championship (Wed., March 13)</h3>
<p id="hKmGZG"><em>Game 7: </em>(3) Nicholls (20-14, 13-5) 76, <strong>(1) McNEESE (30-3, 17-1) 92</strong></p>
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<h2 id="IRTmma"><a href="https://thesummitleague.org/tournaments/?id=248">Summit League</a></h2>
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<p id="RXWAIY"><em>Fri.–Tues., March 8–12: Sioux Falls, S.D. </em>(<a href="https://thesummitleague.org/documents/2024/3/3//24_MBB_Bracket.pdf">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: South Dakota State</em></p>
<p id="QOYlVi"><strong>Participating but ineligible for the NCAA/NIT: </strong>St. Thomas (reclassifying to Division I, year 2 of 5)</p>
<h3 id="8wWtJ8">First Round (Fri., March 8)</h3>
<p id="NO1gRG"><em>Game 1: </em>(9) South Dakota (12-20, 5-11) 62, <strong>(8) Oral Roberts 77</strong></p>
<h3 id="GXqD5q">Quarterfinals (Sat., March 9)</h3>
<p id="UTQGEA"><em>Game 2: </em>(8) Oral Roberts (12-19, 5-11) 63, <strong>(1) South Dakota State 79 </strong><br><em>Game 3: </em><strong>(7) Denver 61</strong>, (2) Kansas City (15-16, 10-6) 60</p>
<h3 id="iz7gXo">Quarterfinals (Sun., March 10)</h3>
<p id="FH2CYU"><em>Game 4: </em>(5) North Dakota State (15-17, 8-8) 58,<strong> (4) St. Thomas 68</strong><br><em>Game 5:</em><em><strong> </strong></em><strong>(6) Omaha 73</strong>, (3) North Dakota (18-14, 10-6) 72</p>
<h3 id="45B61d">Semifinals (Mon., March 11)</h3>
<p id="2PfeeI"><em>Game 6: </em>(4) St. Thomas (20-13, 9-7) 49, <strong>(1) South Dakota State 59</strong><br><em>Game 7:</em> <strong>(7) Denver 66</strong>, (6) Omaha (15-18, 7-9) 63</p>
<h3 id="MMNVXY">Championship (Tues., March 12)</h3>
<p id="wPS9kN"><em>Game 8: </em>(7) Denver (17-16, 6-10) 68, <strong>(1) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (22-12, 12-4) 76</strong></p>
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<h2 id="76qWgp"><a href="https://sunbeltsports.org/sports/2023/8/13/24mbb_champ.aspx">Sun Belt</a></h2>
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<p id="3UsA7S"><em>Tues., March 5; Thurs. March 7; and Sat.–Mon., March 9–11: Pensacola, Fla. </em>(<a href="https://sunbeltsports.org/documents/2023/12/4/2024_Men_s_Basketball_Bracket.pdf">PDF Bracket</a>)<br><em>Champion: James Madison</em></p>
<h3 id="BhPXfu">First Round (Tues., March 5)</h3>
<p id="lEkEzt"><em>Game 1: </em><strong>(13) Coastal Carolina 75</strong>, (12) ULM (11-19, 6-12) 71<br><em>Game 2:</em> (14) Old Dominion (7-25, 3-15) 83, <strong>(11) Texas State 92</strong> (OT)</p>
<h3 id="62hNHq">Second Round (Thurs., March 7)</h3>
<p id="MOzSJC"><em>Game 3:</em> <strong>(9) Georgia Southern 76</strong>, (8) South Alabama (16-16, 8-10) 71<br><em>Game 4:</em> (13) Coastal Carolina (9-22, 5-13) 66, <strong>(5) Louisiana 80</strong><br><em>Game 5: </em><strong>(11) Texas State 75</strong>, (6) Southern Miss. (16-16, 9-9) 59<br><em>Game 6:</em> <strong>(10) Marshall 86</strong>, (7) Georgia State (14-17, 8-10) 74</p>
<h3 id="17klnn">Quarterfinals (Sat., March 9)</h3>
<p id="9ViWWI"><em>Game 7:</em> (9) Georgia Southern (9-24, 8-10) 80, <strong>(1) App State 85</strong> (OT)<br><em>Game 8:</em> (5) Louisiana (19-14, 10-8) 62, <strong>(4) Arkansas State 89</strong><br><em>Game 9: </em><strong>(11) Texas State 74</strong>, (3) Troy (20-12, 13-5) 65<br><em>Game 10:</em> (10) Marshall (13-20, 7-11) 64, <strong>(2) James Madison 81</strong></p>
<h3 id="JWG2OA">Semifinals (Sun., March 10)</h3>
<p id="Z598Jb"><em>Game 11: </em><strong>(4) Arkansas State 67</strong>, (1) App State (27-6, 16-2) 65<br><em>Game 12:</em> (11) Texas State (17-18, 7-11) 68, <strong>(2) James Madison 73</strong></p>
<h3 id="yC2JUU">Championship (Mon., March 11)</h3>
<p id="5ANPsu"><em>Game 13: </em>(4) Arkansas State (18-16, 11-7) 71, <strong>(2) JAMES MADISON (31-3, 15-3) 91</strong></p>
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<h2 id="stvNVM"><a href="https://wccsports.com/tournaments/?id=111">WCC</a></h2>
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<p id="WulWdW"><em>Thurs.–Sat., March 7–9 and Mon.–Tues., March 11–12: Las Vegas </em>(<a href="https://wccsports.com/documents/2024/3/3//2024_Credit_Union_1_West_Coast_Conference_Men_s_Basketball_Championship_Bracket_1.pdf">PDF Bracket</a>)<em> </em><br><em>Champion: Saint Mary’s</em></p>
<h3 id="Jv9qHK">First Round (Thurs., March 7)</h3>
<p id="LbrhFO"><em>Game 1: </em>(9) Pacific (6-26, 0-16) 43, <strong>(8) Pepperdine 102</strong></p>
<h3 id="MjFJFo">Second Round (Fri., March 8)</h3>
<p id="Q2iXMV"><em>Game 2:</em> (8) Pepperdine (13-20, 5-11) 52, <strong>(5) San Diego 57</strong><br><em>Game 3:</em> (7) Loyola Marymount (12-19, 5-11) 70,<strong> (6) Portland 78</strong></p>
<h3 id="9iUy50">Quarterfinals (Sat., March 9)</h3>
<p id="AOOKZ8"><em>Game 4:</em> (5) San Diego (18-15, 7-9) 79, <strong>(4) Santa Clara 104</strong><br><em>Game 5:</em> (6) Portland (12-21, 5-11) 51, <strong>(3) San Francisco 74</strong></p>
<h3 id="fGaR4c">Semifinals (Mon., March 11)</h3>
<p id="2n5Nyv"><em>Game 6: </em>(4) Santa Clara (20-13, 10-6) 65, <strong>(1) Saint Mary’s 79</strong><br><em>Game 7:</em> (3) San Francisco (23-10, 11-5) 77, <strong>(2) Gonzaga 89</strong></p>
<h3 id="kLuurR">Championship (Tues., March 12)</h3>
<p id="up9pn1"><em>Game 8: </em>(2) Gonzaga (25-7, 14-2) 60, <strong>(1) SAINT MARY’S (26-7, 15-1) 69</strong> </p>
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https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/24031406/2024-mens-college-basketball-division-i-conference-tournament-central
ChrisDobbertean
2024-03-18T09:19:14-04:00
2024-03-18T09:19:14-04:00
Bracketology 2024: College Basketball Coast To Coast Recap Show And My Performance
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<figcaption>Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption>
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<p>I saved my many, many criticisms of the 2024 version of the Selection Committee for my chat with T.J. and Ari, so please listen.</p> <p id="F5TQsZ">Before getting to the show, a quick recap of <a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2024/3/17/24104215/bracketology-2024-college-basketball-mens-ncaa-tournament-bracket-projection-bubble-tv-final">my performance</a>:</p>
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<li id="NLeWjB">1 at-large miss (Oklahoma out, Virginia in)</li>
<li id="qBB1Yt">39 teams seeded exactly (improvement of 1 from 2023, but still 6 lower than in 2022)</li>
<li id="6nVQdm">15 seeded within 1 line (drop from 24 in 2023 and 21 in 2022)</li>
<li id="KJmUKb">11 seeded within 2 lines (rise from 4 in 2023 and 1 in 2022)</li>
<li id="xYtGlP">2 seeded within 3 lines (rise from 1 in 2023 and 0 in 2022)</li>
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<p id="iYxhfn">My biggest misses were BYU (6, projected 4), Florida (7, projected 5), almost the entire Mountain West (only San Diego State’s seeding matched my projection, everyone else was at least 2 seeds lower, with Boise State and Nevada 3 lines lower), and any sort of name brand—who inevitably ended up seeded higher than expected (other than Duke and Kentucky, who flipped)—Gonzaga, Michigan State, Texas, and Texas A&M.</p>
<p id="RXeQNf">It really seemed like the Committee didn’t take bad losses into account as much as in the past—that’s a good thing on balance, but unexpected nonetheless.</p>
<p id="uzJcyQ">Now to the show: </p>
<div id="OmR6la"><div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 80%;"><iframe src="https://widget.spreaker.com/player?episode_id=59082272&playlist=show&cover_image_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net%2Fimages.spreaker.com%2Foriginal%2F6322ad65571da2bb8be2a25553aab700.jpg" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div>
<p id="yhUrVp">This was truly a loaded program at almost two hours, covering all of the bases.</p>
<p id="mdsekA">First, Ari Russell and I joined T.J. Rives to cover what the selection committee got right and wrong (you know how I feel), especially with some teams seeded times by brand name/popularity in March vs. an actual earned ranking. I also shared my thoughts on the toughest region and a possible Final Four team from that region. I didn’t say much about the Big East’s three bids because Ari covered that, as he was at the Big East Tournament, along with Adam Zagoria of NJ.com and <a href="http://Zagsblog.com">Zagsblog.com</a>. Besides their reaction to the league’s low bid total, they shared their thoughts on UConn’s title and their place as the overall No. 1 seed in the bracket.</p>
<p id="hZ9MoF">Then, you’ll hear from old friend Matt Zemek of Trojanswire.com with more on the West, including Oregon stealing a bid in the final Pac12 by beating Arizona and Colorado. He also has some comments on the Mountain West’s bid total and seeding.</p>
<p id="7QynCP">Next, Tyler Jones of the “Jones Report” show/podcast and Chat Sports is aboard from the Southwest, talking Big 12 and being at the American Athletic Conference tourney in Ft. Worth, which UAB won. </p>
<p id="YcMjFt">Jason Powers of the “Powers on Sports Podcast” is back from Vegas after joining T.J. at the Mountain West Tournament. He thinks all of the Alabama teams got jobbed by having to go all the way out to Spokane, Washington (I also discussed this in my segment.), and he shares his upset picks.</p>
<p id="t818xo">Finally, the guys are joined by DeShaun Tate of 92.9 FM “The Game” in Atlanta and Tate’s Take the Podcast to talk about the ACC’s selection, bracket gifts and snubs, possible upsets, and more.</p>
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ChrisDobbertean
2024-03-17T17:41:13-04:00
2024-03-17T17:41:13-04:00
Bracketology 2024: FINAL Text-Only Bracket and Seed List
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<figcaption>A vintage look at the top four seeds in each region of the final projected NCAA men’s D1 tournament bracket of 2024. The numbers in the upper left corner of each team’s logo represents its place in the overall seed list. | Graphic by Chris Dobbertean using logos (primarily) from <a class="ql-link" href="http://sportslogos.net/" target="_blank">SportsLogos.net</a>.</figcaption>
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<p>The 1-68 seed list and, for those using screen readers, a text-only version of the <a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2024/3/17/24104215/bracketology-2024-college-basketball-mens-ncaa-tournament-bracket-projection-bubble-tv-final">final projected NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship bracket</a>.</p> <h2 id="Nhw2Wr">Text-Only Bracket for Screen Readers</h2>
<h2 id="0YSC03">First Four</h2>
<h3 id="FQanjZ">Tuesday</h3>
<p id="oygRwX">West: To Charlotte (Thursday): (16) HOWARD (MEAC) vs. MONTANA STATE (Big Sky)</p>
<p id="bfYtLo">Midwest: To Pittsburgh (Thursday): (11) Oklahoma vs. Colorado</p>
<h3 id="l5fKzx">Wednesday</h3>
<p id="LAQvIC">East: To Brooklyn (Friday): (16) GRAMBLING (SWAC) vs. WAGNER (NEC)</p>
<p id="IznoN6">South: To Memphis (Friday): (11) Texas A&M vs. Michigan State</p>
<h2 id="pu4VW5">(1) East (Boston)</h2>
<p id="zbwkT2"><em>Brooklyn (Friday and Sunday)</em><br>(1) CONNECTICUT (Big East) vs. (16) GRAMBLING/WAGNER<br>(8) Dayton vs. (9) NEW MEXICO (MW)</p>
<p id="mAZA0T"><em>Spokane (Friday and Sunday) </em><br>(5) Wisconsin vs. (12) SAMFORD (SoCon)<br>(4) Kansas vs. (13) VERMONT (AE)</p>
<p id="BnrrVD"><em>Pittsburgh (Thursday and Saturday) </em><br>(6) South Carolina vs. (11) OREGON (Pac-12)<br>(3) Duke vs. (14) OAKLAND (Horizon)</p>
<p id="0bqESm"><em>Omaha (Thursday and Saturday)</em><br>(7) Gonzaga vs. (10) DRAKE (MVC)<br>(2) IOWA STATE (Big 12) vs. (15) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (Summit)</p>
<h2 id="4yE8UP">(2) Midwest (Detroit)</h2>
<p id="wyRyB7"><em>Indianapolis (Friday and Sunday)</em><br>(1) Purdue vs. (16) LONGWOOD (Big South)<br>(8) Colorado State vs. (9) Texas</p>
<p id="tMYIuR"><em>Brooklyn (Friday and Sunday) </em><br>(5) Alabama vs. (12) JAMES MADISON (Sun Belt)<br>(4) Baylor vs. (13) YALE (Ivy)</p>
<p id="B1Afaw"><em>Pittsburgh (Thursday and Saturday)</em><br>(6) Utah State vs. (11) Oklahoma/Colorado<br>(3) AUBURN (SEC) vs. (14) COLGATE (Patriot)</p>
<p id="LHQhvW"><em>Indianapolis (Friday and Sunday) </em><br>(7) Clemson vs. (10) GRAND CANYON (WAC)<br>(2) Marquette vs. (15) SAINT PETER’S (MAAC)</p>
<h2 id="7KRKYt">(3) South (Dallas)</h2>
<p id="7qSwVL"><em>Memphis (Friday and Sunday)</em><br>(1) Houston vs. (16) STETSON (ASUN)<br>(8) Washington State vs. (9) Northwestern</p>
<p id="kEIo8A"><em>Spokane (Friday and Sunday) </em><br>(5) San Diego State vs. (12) DUQUESNE (A 10)<br>(4) Kentucky vs. (13) UAB (American)</p>
<p id="SekNvA"><em>Memphis (Friday and Sunday) </em><br>(6) Texas Tech vs. (11) Texas A&M/Michigan State<br>(3) Creighton vs. (14) AKRON (MAC)</p>
<p id="jvEF0x"><em>Charlotte (Thursday and Saturday) </em><br>(7) Boise State vs. (10) TCU<br>(2) Tennessee vs. (15) WESTERN KENTUCKY (CUSA)</p>
<h2 id="XXXza9">(4) West (Los Angeles)</h2>
<p id="8vLDTz"><em>Charlotte (Thursday and Saturday) </em><br>(1) North Carolina (ACC) vs. (16) HOWARD/MONTANA STATE<br>(8) Nebraska vs. (9) Mississippi State</p>
<p id="4efdKb"><em>Salt Lake City (Thursday and Saturday) </em><br>(5) Florida vs. (12) McNEESE (Southland)<br>(4) BYU vs. (13) CHARLESTON (CAA)</p>
<p id="Hzrg9o"><em>Omaha (Thursday and Saturday) </em><br>(6) SAINT MARY’S (WCC) vs. 11 NC STATE (ACC)<br>(3) ILLINOIS (Big Ten) vs. (14) MOREHEAD STATE (OVC)</p>
<p id="vxKCb6"><em>Salt Lake City (Thursday and Saturday) </em><br>(7) Nevada vs. (10) Florida Atlantic<br>(2) Arizona vs. (15) LONG BEACH STATE (Big West)</p>
<h2 id="8bx4fT">Ins and Outs (1)</h2>
<p id="kIGYjW"><strong>IN: </strong>Duquesne (A 10)<br><strong>OUT: </strong>VCU (A 10)</p>
<h2 id="qspl7t">Rundown</h2>
<h3 id="QwrnjR">Cut Line Breakdown</h3>
<p id="oVXfyL"><strong>Last 4 Byes: </strong>Mississippi State, Texas, Florida Atlantic, TCU<br><strong>Last 4 In: </strong>Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Michigan State, Colorado<br><strong>First 4 Out: </strong>Indiana State, Virginia, St. John’s,<strong> </strong>Seton Hall,<br><strong>Next 4 Out: </strong>Providence, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest, Cincinnati</p>
<p id="lgjqom"><strong>Lowest-ranked </strong><a href="https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings"><strong>NET</strong></a><strong> at-large: </strong>Northwestern (53)<br><strong>Lowest-ranked </strong><a href="https://kenpom.com/"><strong>KenPom</strong></a><strong> at-large: </strong>South Carolina (49)<br><strong>Highest-ranked NET exclusion: </strong>Indiana State (29)<br><strong>Highest-ranked KenPom exclusion: </strong>St. John’s (26)</p>
<h2 id="Yk4NFi">Bids By Conference</h2>
<p id="pgs7FD"><strong>22</strong> single-bid conferences</p>
<p id="jO8VJs"><strong>Big 12 (9):</strong> Houston, Iowa State (auto), Baylor, BYU, Kansas, Texas Tech, Texas, TCU, Oklahoma (First Four)<br><strong>SEC (8): </strong>Tennessee, Auburn (auto), Kentucky, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Texas A&M (First Four)<br><strong>Big Ten (6):</strong> Purdue, Illinois (auto), Wisconsin, Nebraska, Northwestern, Michigan State (First Four)<br><strong>Mountain West (6): </strong>San Diego State, Utah State, Nevada, Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico (auto)<br><strong>ACC (4):</strong> North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, NC State (auto)<br><strong>Pac-12 (4): </strong>Arizona, Washington State, Colorado (First Four), Oregon (auto)<br><strong>Big East (3): </strong>UConn (auto), Creighton, Marquette<br><strong>American (2):</strong> Florida Atlantic, UAB (auto)<br><strong>A 10 (2): </strong>Dayton, Duquesne (auto)<br><strong>WCC (2): </strong>Saint Mary’s (auto), Gonzaga</p>
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<h2 id="sSfUc9">Seed List</h2>
<p id="YCh1Wz"><em>* indicates auto bid holder</em></p>
<p id="r20qW8">(1) UConn*, Purdue, Houston, North Carolina<br>(2) Tennessee, Iowa State*, Arizona, Marquette<br>(3) Creighton, Duke, Illinois*, Auburn*<br>(4) Baylor, BYU, Kansas, Kentucky<br>(5) Wisconsin, Alabama, San Diego State, Florida<br>(6) Saint Mary’s*, Texas Tech, South Carolina, Utah State<br>(7) Nevada, Gonzaga, Clemson, Boise State<br>(8) Dayton, Colorado State, Washington State, Nebraska<br>(9) New Mexico*, Northwestern, Mississippi State, Texas<br>(10) Drake*, Florida Atlantic, TCU, Grand Canyon*<br>(11) Oklahoma (First Four), Texas A&M (First Four), Michigan State (First Four), Colorado (First Four), Oregon*, NC State*<br>(12) James Madison*, McNeese*, Duquesne*, Samford*<br>(13) Yale*, Charleston*, Vermont*, UAB*<br>(14) Oakland*, Akron*, Colgate*, Morehead State*<br>(15) South Dakota State*, Western Kentucky*, Saint Peter’s*, Long Beach State*<br>(16) Longwood*, Stetson*, Howard* (First Four), Montana State* (First Four), Grambling* (First Four), Wagner* (First Four)</p>
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ChrisDobbertean
2024-03-17T17:40:43-04:00
2024-03-17T17:40:43-04:00
Bracketology 2024: FINAL
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<figcaption>A vintage look at the Cut Line picture for the final projected men’s NCAA D1 tournament bracket of 2024 | Graphic by Chris Dobbertean using logos from <a class="ql-link" href="http://sportslogos.net/" target="_blank">SportsLogos.net</a> and <a class="ql-link" href="https://twitter.com/college_logos" target="_blank">College Sports Logos on Twitter</a>.</figcaption>
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<p>UAB took care of Temple in the American final and Yale escaped Brown at the buzzer to end Ivy Madness. That means this bracket looks very similar to this morning’s. (I did make some adjustments to the 5/12 and 4/13, however). Thank you for reading this season, and I’ll have a recap along with my picks soon.</p> <p id="CvmDk9"><a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2024/3/17/24104160/bracketology-2024-college-basketball-mens-ncaa-tournament-bracket-projection-text-seed-list-final"><strong>Text-Only Bracket for Screen Readers and Seed List</strong></a></p>
<h2 id="LWXqzN">Key</h2>
<ul>
<li id="LlF0tm">Conference logos indicate auto bid holders. If the conference logo is fused to the team logo, the team won its conference tournament and earned the auto bid.</li>
<li id="ohCjU8">Colors next to seed numbers represent movement relative to <a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2024/3/17/24103898/bracketology-2024-college-basketball-mens-ncaa-tournament-bracket-projection-bubble-tv-03-17">Sunday morning’s bracket</a>: gold (new entrant), green (up 1+ seed line), red (down 1+ seed line)</li>
</ul>
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<h2 id="8bx4fT">Ins and Outs (1)</h2>
<p id="kIGYjW"><strong>IN: </strong>Duquesne (A 10)<br><strong>OUT: </strong>VCU (A 10)</p>
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<p id="lgjqom"><strong>Lowest-ranked </strong><a href="https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings"><strong>NET</strong></a><strong> at-large: </strong>Northwestern (53)<br><strong>Lowest-ranked </strong><a href="https://kenpom.com/"><strong>KenPom</strong></a><strong> at-large: </strong>South Carolina (49)<br><strong>Highest-ranked NET exclusion: </strong>Indiana State (29)<br><strong>Highest-ranked KenPom exclusion: </strong>St. John’s (26)</p>
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<p id="ed8tYa"><strong>22 single-bid conferences</strong></p>
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ChrisDobbertean
2024-03-17T12:20:56-04:00
2024-03-17T12:20:56-04:00
Bracketology 2024: Text-Only Bracket and Seed List—Selection Sunday Morning
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<figcaption>A vintage look at the top four seeds in each region of the projected NCAA men’s D1 tournament bracket for Selection Sunday morning, March 17, 2024. The numbers in the upper left corner of each team’s logo represents its place in the overall seed list. | Graphic by Chris Dobbertean using logos (primarily) from <a class="ql-link" href="http://sportslogos.net/" target="_blank">SportsLogos.net</a>.</figcaption>
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<p>The 1-68 seed list and, for those using screen readers, a text-only version of the <a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2024/3/17/24103898/bracketology-2024-college-basketball-mens-ncaa-tournament-bracket-projection-bubble-tv-03-17">projected NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship bracket for the morning of March 17, 2024</a>. One final projection for the road will arrive before the Selection Show (6 p.m. Eastern, CBS). </p> <h2 id="Nhw2Wr">Text-Only Bracket for Screen Readers</h2>
<h2 id="0YSC03">First Four</h2>
<h3 id="FQanjZ">Tuesday</h3>
<p id="oygRwX">West: To Charlotte (Thursday): (16) HOWARD (MEAC) vs. MONTANA STATE (Big Sky)</p>
<p id="bfYtLo">Midwest: To Pittsburgh (Thursday): (11) Oklahoma vs. Colorado</p>
<h3 id="l5fKzx">Wednesday</h3>
<p id="LAQvIC">East: To Brooklyn (Friday): (16) GRAMBLING (SWAC) vs. WAGNER (NEC)</p>
<p id="IznoN6">South: To Memphis (Friday): (11) Texas A&M vs. Michigan State</p>
<h2 id="pu4VW5">(1) East (Boston)</h2>
<p id="zbwkT2"><em>Brooklyn (Friday and Sunday)</em><br>(1) CONNECTICUT (Big East) vs. (16) GRAMBLING/WAGNER<br>(8) Dayton vs. (9) NEW MEXICO (MW)</p>
<p id="mAZA0T"><em>Spokane (Friday and Sunday) </em><br>(5) Wisconsin vs. (12) SAMFORD (SoCon)<br>(4) Kansas vs. (13) CHARLESTON (CAA)</p>
<p id="BnrrVD"><em>Pittsburgh (Thursday and Saturday) </em><br>(6) South Carolina vs. (11) OREGON (Pac-12)<br>(3) Duke vs. (14) OAKLAND (Horizon)</p>
<p id="0bqESm"><em>Omaha (Thursday and Saturday)</em><br>(7) Gonzaga vs. (10) DRAKE (MVC)<br>(2) IOWA STATE (Big 12) vs. (15) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (Summit)</p>
<h2 id="4yE8UP">(2) Midwest (Detroit)</h2>
<p id="wyRyB7"><em>Indianapolis (Friday and Sunday)</em><br>(1) Purdue vs. (16) LONGWOOD (Big South)<br>(8) Colorado State vs. (9) Texas</p>
<p id="tMYIuR"><em>Brooklyn (Friday and Sunday) </em><br>(5) Alabama vs. (12) JAMES MADISON (Sun Belt)<br>(4) Baylor vs. (13) Yale (Ivy)</p>
<p id="B1Afaw"><em>Pittsburgh (Thursday and Saturday)</em><br>(6) Utah State vs. (11) Oklahoma/Colorado<br>(3) Auburn (SEC) vs. (14) COLGATE (Patriot)</p>
<p id="LHQhvW"><em>Indianapolis (Friday and Sunday) </em><br>(7) Clemson vs. (10) GRAND CANYON (WAC)<br>(2) Marquette vs. (15) SAINT PETER’S (MAAC)</p>
<h2 id="7KRKYt">(3) South (Dallas)</h2>
<p id="7qSwVL"><em>Memphis (Friday and Sunday)</em><br>(1) Houston vs. (16) STETSON (ASUN)<br>(8) Washington State vs. (9) Northwestern</p>
<p id="kEIo8A"><em>Spokane (Friday and Sunday) </em><br>(5) San Diego State vs. (12) Virginia Commonwealth (A 10)<br>(4) Kentucky vs. (13) VERMONT (AE)</p>
<p id="SekNvA"><em>Memphis (Friday and Sunday) </em><br>(6) Texas Tech vs. (11) Texas A&M/Michigan State<br>(3) Creighton vs. (14) AKRON (MAC)</p>
<p id="jvEF0x"><em>Charlotte (Thursday and Saturday) </em><br>(7) Boise State vs. (10) TCU<br>(2) Tennessee vs. (15) WESTERN KENTUCKY (CUSA)</p>
<h2 id="XXXza9">(4) West (Los Angeles)</h2>
<p id="8vLDTz"><em>Charlotte (Thursday and Saturday) </em><br>(1) North Carolina (ACC) vs. (16) HOWARD/MONTANA STATE<br>(8) Nebraska vs. (9) Mississippi State</p>
<p id="4efdKb"><em>Salt Lake City (Thursday and Saturday) </em><br>(5) Florida vs. (12) McNEESE (Southland)<br>(4) BYU vs. (13) Alabama-Birmingham (American)</p>
<p id="Hzrg9o"><em>Omaha (Thursday and Saturday) </em><br>(6) SAINT MARY’S (WCC) vs. 11 NC STATE (ACC)<br>(3) Illinois vs. (14) MOREHEAD STATE (OVC)</p>
<p id="vxKCb6"><em>Salt Lake City (Thursday and Saturday) </em><br>(7) Nevada vs. (10) Florida Atlantic<br>(2) Arizona vs. (15) LONG BEACH STATE (Big West)</p>
<h2 id="8bx4fT">Ins and Outs (6)</h2>
<p id="kIGYjW"><strong>IN: </strong>Long Beach State (Big West), NC State (ACC), Oregon (Pac-12), Saint Peter’s (MAAC), UAB (American), Yale (Ivy)<br><strong>OUT: </strong>Fairfield (MAAC), Princeton (Ivy), St. John’s, South Florida (American), UC Davis (Big West) Virginia</p>
<h2 id="qspl7t">Rundown</h2>
<h3 id="QwrnjR">Cut Line Breakdown</h3>
<p id="oVXfyL"><strong>Last 4 Byes: </strong>Mississippi State, Texas, Florida Atlantic, TCU<br><strong>Last 4 In: </strong>Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Michigan State, Colorado<br><strong>First 4 Out: </strong>Indiana State, Virginia, St. John’s,<strong> </strong>Seton Hall, <br><strong>Next 4 Out: </strong>Providence, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest, Cincinnati</p>
<p id="lgjqom"><strong>Lowest-ranked </strong><a href="https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings"><strong>NET</strong></a><strong> at-large: </strong>Northwestern (53)<br><strong>Lowest-ranked </strong><a href="https://kenpom.com/"><strong>KenPom</strong></a><strong> at-large: </strong>South Carolina (49)<br><strong>Highest-ranked NET exclusion: </strong>Indiana State (29)<br><strong>Highest-ranked KenPom exclusion: </strong>St. John’s (26)</p>
<h2 id="Yk4NFi">Bids By Conference</h2>
<p id="pgs7FD"><strong>22</strong> single-bid conferences</p>
<p id="jO8VJs"><strong>Big 12 (9):</strong> Houston, Iowa State (auto), Baylor, BYU, Kansas, Texas Tech, Texas, TCU, Oklahoma (First Four)<br><strong>SEC (8): </strong>Tennessee, Auburn (auto), Kentucky, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Texas A&M (First Four)<br><strong>Big Ten (6):</strong> Purdue, Illinois (auto), Wisconsin, Nebraska, Northwestern, Michigan State (First Four)<br><strong>Mountain West (6): </strong>San Diego State, Utah State, Nevada, Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico (auto)<br><strong>ACC (4):</strong> North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, NC State (auto)<br><strong>Pac-12 (4): </strong>Arizona, Washington State, Colorado (First Four), Oregon (auto)<br><strong>Big East (3): </strong>UConn (auto), Creighton, Marquette<br><strong>American (2):</strong> Florida Atlantic, UAB (auto)<br><strong>A 10 (2): </strong>Dayton, VCU (auto)<br><strong>WCC (2): </strong>Saint Mary’s (auto), Gonzaga</p>
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<h2 id="sSfUc9">Seed List</h2>
<p id="YCh1Wz"><em>* indicates auto bid holder</em></p>
<p id="r20qW8">(1) UConn*, Purdue, Houston, North Carolina<br>(2) Tennessee, Iowa State*, Arizona, Marquette<br>(3) Creighton, Duke, Illinois*, Auburn*<br>(4) Baylor, BYU, Kansas, Kentucky<br>(5) Wisconsin, Alabama, San Diego State, Florida<br>(6) Saint Mary’s*, Texas Tech, South Carolina, Utah State<br>(7) Nevada, Gonzaga, Clemson, Boise State<br>(8) Dayton, Colorado State, Washington State, Nebraska<br>(9) New Mexico*, Northwestern, Mississippi State, Texas<br>(10) Drake*, Florida Atlantic, TCU, Grand Canyon*<br>(11) Oklahoma (First Four), Texas A&M (First Four), Michigan State (First Four), Colorado (First Four), Oregon*, NC State*<br>(12) James Madison*, McNeese*, VCU*, Samford*<br>(13) Yale*, Charleston*, Vermont*, UAB*<br>(14) Oakland*, Akron*, Colgate*, Morehead State*<br>(15) South Dakota State*, Western Kentucky*, Saint Peter’s*, Long Beach State*<br>(16) Longwood*, Stetson*, Howard* (First Four), Montana State* (First Four), Grambling* (First Four), Wagner* (First Four)</p>
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ChrisDobbertean
2024-03-17T12:20:18-04:00
2024-03-17T12:20:18-04:00
Bracketology 2024: Happy Selection Sunday!
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<figcaption>A vintage look at the Cut Line picture for the projected men’s NCAA D1 tournament bracket for Selection Sunday morning, March 17, 2024. | Graphic by Chris Dobbertean using logos from <a class="ql-link" href="http://sportslogos.net/" target="_blank">SportsLogos.net</a> and <a class="ql-link" href="https://twitter.com/college_logos" target="_blank">College Sports Logos on Twitter</a>.</figcaption>
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<p>Unfortunately, it may not be a happy day for several bubble teams who saw their hopes snuffed out as Saturday unfolded. </p> <p id="CvmDk9"><a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2024/3/17/24103836/bracketology-2024-college-basketball-mens-ncaa-tournament-bracket-projection-text-seed-list-03-17"><strong>Text-Only Bracket for Screen Readers and Seed List</strong></a></p>
<h2 id="LWXqzN">Key</h2>
<ul>
<li id="LlF0tm">Conference logos indicate auto bid holders. If the conference logo is fused to the team logo, the team won its conference tournament and earned the auto bid.</li>
<li id="ohCjU8">Colors next to seed numbers represent movement relative to <a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2024/3/16/24103047/bracketology-2024-college-basketball-mens-ncaa-tournament-bracket-projection-bubble-tv-03-16">Saturday’s bracke</a>t: gold (new entrant), green (up 1+ seed line), red (down 1+ seed line)</li>
</ul>
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<h2 id="8bx4fT">Ins and Outs (6)</h2>
<p id="kIGYjW"><strong>IN: </strong>Long Beach State (Big West), NC State (ACC), Oregon (Pac-12), Saint Peter’s (MAAC), UAB (American), Yale (Ivy)<br><strong>OUT: </strong>Fairfield (MAAC), Princeton (Ivy), St. John’s, South Florida (American), UC Davis (Big West) Virginia</p>
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<p id="lgjqom"><strong>Lowest-ranked </strong><a href="https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings"><strong>NET</strong></a><strong> at-large: </strong>Northwestern (53)<br><strong>Lowest-ranked </strong><a href="https://kenpom.com/"><strong>KenPom</strong></a><strong> at-large: </strong>South Carolina (49)<br><strong>Highest-ranked NET exclusion: </strong>Indiana State (29)<br><strong>Highest-ranked KenPom exclusion: </strong>St. John’s (26)</p>
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<p id="WaffLw"><strong>22 single-bid conferences</strong></p>
<p id="KuCnPl">I did my number crunching and final analysis (other than shifting the bottom four seed lines depending on the Ivy, Atlantic 10, and American title games). Over the last few days, I’ve been digging into the numbers of my biggest misses over the past couple of seasons to use that information in this year’s projection, which is why you’ll see some shifts compared to <a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2024/3/16/24103414/bracketology-2024-college-basketball-mens-ncaa-tournament-bracket-projection-bubble-update-03-16">last night</a>. That post will give you a good rundown of why we are where we are.</p>
<p id="ghbTKa">The teams that should be worried the most are Michigan State (no bad losses, but 9-14 in Quad 1 and 2 games), Texas A&M (still, since they’re 13-10 in Quad 1 and 2 games, but 7-4 in Quad 3 and 4 contests), TCU (352nd of 362 in non-conference scheduling, but no bad losses), and Colorado (10-10 in Quad 1 and 2 games, but only four wins over teams in the field: a regular season sweep of Oregon, a home win over Washington State, and a home win over Grambling).</p>
<p id="efaXBz">On the other hand, I would not be surprised if one of the Big East teams snuck in or if Virginia got in because of its 10-10 record in Quad 1 and 2 games (with no bad losses), even if the Cavaliers’ inability to score is beyond painful at this point.</p>
<h2 id="CSSu7f">Sunday’s Schedule</h2>
<p id="VpgMUg">All times are Eastern.</p>
<p id="PySvkk"><strong>Ivy Championship: </strong>Brown vs. Yale, 12 p.m. (ESPN2)<br>The Bears are on a seven-game win streak, including an 84-81 overtime win over the Bulldogs in New Haven back on March 9th. I currently have Yale as a 13, but Brown would end up on line 16 and might spare Howard the trip to Dayton.</p>
<p id="o2KKUs"><strong>Atlantic 10 Championship: </strong>Duquesne vs. VCU, 1 p.m. (CBS)<br>The Rams can clinch a second consecutive bid, while the Dukes last qualified in 1977. VCU is slotted on line 12 (but are not an at-large candidate). Duquesne would likely replace the Rams in that spot with a win.</p>
<p id="1j1JSY"><strong>SEC Championship: </strong>Florida vs. Auburn, 1 p.m. (ESPN)<br>The Tigers were promoted to the 3 line, while the Gators moved up to a 5. I wouldn’t expect that to change no matter what happens because these Sunday afternoon power-conference finals rarely move the needle for the Committee, if ever.</p>
<p id="TmdsRx"><strong>American Championship:</strong> Temple vs. UAB, 3:15 (ESPN)<br>Currently, the Blazers are slotted as a 13, but at 15-19 against Division I opponents, the Owls are a possible 16 seed with a win.</p>
<p id="ljhVRS"><strong>Big Ten Championship: </strong>Wisconsin vs. Illinois, 3:30 (CBS)<br>It’s a similar story in Minneapolis for the Fighting Illini (a 3 currently) and Badgers (a 5). I wouldn’t expect much of a change with this very late tip.</p>
<p id="luiZoT">There will be one last bracket projection, right before the Selection Show. </p>
https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2024/3/17/24103898/bracketology-2024-college-basketball-mens-ncaa-tournament-bracket-projection-bubble-tv-03-17
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2024-03-16T23:53:29-04:00
2024-03-16T23:53:29-04:00
Bracketology 2024: Saturday Evening Update (11:53 p.m. Eastern)
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<figcaption>A vintage look at the Cut Line picture for the projected men’s NCAA D1 tournament bracket for late Selection Eve, March 16, 2024. | Graphic by Chris Dobbertean using logos from <a class="ql-link" href="http://sportslogos.net/" target="_blank">SportsLogos.net</a> and <a class="ql-link" href="https://twitter.com/college_logos" target="_blank">College Sports Logos on Twitter</a>. Donald Duck (©️ Disney)</figcaption>
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<p>Oregon and NC State popped two teams’ bubbles tonight. I have a preliminary idea of whom, but will look through résumés again in the morning.</p> <h2 id="QwrnjR">Top Line And Cut Line Breakdown (Updated at 6:30 p.m. Eastern)</h2>
<p id="sms7hu">Teams in <strong>bold</strong> are in action today. Changes are in ALL CAPS.</p>
<p id="tJcTqb"><strong>Current No. 1 seeds: CONNECTICUT </strong>(won), <strong>PURDUE</strong> (lost), <strong>HOUSTON </strong>(lost), <strong>North Carolina </strong>(lost)<br>Current No. 2 seeds: Tennessee, <strong>Iowa State </strong>(won),<strong> </strong>Arizona, <strong>Marquette </strong>(lost)</p>
<p id="0IiSj3"><strong>Last 4 Byes: </strong>NORTHWESTERN, MICHIGAN STATE, TEXAS, <strong>FLORIDA ATLANTIC</strong> (lost)<br><strong>Last 4 In: TEXAS A&M</strong> (lost), OKLAHOMA, TCU, <strong>COLORADO</strong> (lost)<br><strong>First 4 Out: </strong>ST. JOHN’S,<strong> </strong>SETON HALL, VIRGINIA, INDIANA STATE <br><strong>Next 4 Out: </strong>PROVIDENCE, PITTSBURGH, WAKE FOREST, OHIO STATE</p>
<p id="LNV31F">With South Florida’s semifinal loss to UAB, the American dropped down to one bid. But then FAU fell to Temple, knocking the Boca Owls back into the at-large pool. FAU and Northwestern are back in the “Last Four Byes,” after New Mexico was promoted out of the Dayton quartet by winning the Mountain West title. Meanwhile, Seton Hall returns to the “First Four Out” following its short cameo in the field. Virginia and St. John’s joined the Pirates after NC State and Oregon took the ACC and Pac-12 auto bids, while Michigan State drops into the “Last Four Byes” and A&M joins a “Last Four In” group that might as well be an SEC/Big 12 Challenge (at least looking at future alignment).</p>
<p id="0tlNBT">On the top line, UConn all but sealed the No. 1 overall seed by defeating Marquette in the Big East final, while Purdue jumped Houston after the Cougars got run out of Kansas City by Iowa State. North Carolina remains on the top line despite its loss to the Wolfpack.</p>
<p id="BXRSDw">More on Sunday morning ...</p>
https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2024/3/16/24103414/bracketology-2024-college-basketball-mens-ncaa-tournament-bracket-projection-bubble-update-03-16
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2024-03-16T18:06:15-04:00
2024-03-16T18:06:15-04:00
Bracketology 2024: The Bubble Collapses
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<figcaption>A vintage look at the Cut Line picture for the projected men’s NCAA D1 tournament bracket for Saturday, March 16, 2024. | Graphic by Chris Dobbertean using logos from <a class="ql-link" href="http://sportslogos.net/" target="_blank">SportsLogos.net</a> and <a class="ql-link" href="https://twitter.com/college_logos" target="_blank">College Sports Logos on Twitter</a>. Donald Duck (©️ Disney)</figcaption>
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<p>After Friday’s action, particularly the drama-filled evening, there are very few at-large places available. Plus, the four No. 1 seeds are virtually set in stone.</p> <p id="CvmDk9"><a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2024/3/16/24102963/bracketology-2024-college-basketball-mens-ncaa-tournament-bracket-projection-text-seed-list-03-16"><strong>Text-Only Bracket for Screen Readers and Seed List</strong></a></p>
<h2 id="LWXqzN">Key</h2>
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<li id="ohCjU8">Colors next to seed numbers represent movement relative to <a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2024/3/15/24101845/bracketology-2024-college-basketball-mens-ncaa-tournament-bracket-projection-march-15">Friday’s bracket</a>: gold (new entrant), green (up 1+ seed line), red (down 1+ seed line)</li>
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<h2 id="8bx4fT">Ins and Outs (6)</h2>
<p id="kIGYjW"><strong>IN: </strong>Colorado (Pac-12), Fairfield (MAAC), Howard (MEAC), Texas A&M, UC Davis (Big West), Western Kentucky (CUSA)<br><strong>OUT: </strong>Norfolk State (MEAC), Pittsburgh, Providence, Quinnipiac (MAAC), Sam Houston (CUSA), UC Irvine (Big West)</p>
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<p id="Y7IelK"><strong>Bubbling Under:</strong> Cincinnati, Villanova, Kansas State, App State</p>
<p id="lgjqom"><strong>Lowest-ranked </strong><a href="https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings"><strong>NET</strong></a><strong> at-large: </strong>Virginia (55)<br><strong>Lowest-ranked </strong><a href="https://kenpom.com/"><strong>KenPom</strong></a><strong> at-large: </strong>Virginia (68)<br><strong>Highest-ranked NET exclusion: </strong>Indiana State (30)<br><strong>Highest-ranked KenPom exclusion: </strong>Wake Forest (31)</p>
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<p id="ctqJt3"><strong>22 single-bid conferences</strong></p>
<h2 id="HM266o">Saturday’s Slate</h2>
<p id="cRVCJq">The number of games left is dropping—after 52 Thursday and 36 on Friday, there are only 23 on the schedule, all of which have bracket impact. That’s because 13 bids will be awarded between now and the arrival of Selection Sunday in the Pacific Time Zone, and the 10 other games will determine who will play for the five bids up for grabs tomorrow.</p>
<p id="OuotsP">All tip times are p.m. Eastern unless noted. An asterisk (*) indicates the tip time is approximate.</p>
<p id="trFAL8">You can also find the schedule for all of today’s games at the top of <a href="https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/24031406/2024-mens-college-basketball-division-i-conference-tournament-central">Conference Tournament Central</a>.</p>
<h2 id="xofCiA">Championship Games</h2>
<p id="tmv9IC"><strong>America East: </strong>(2) UMass Lowell at (1) Vermont, 11 a.m. (ESPN2)<br><strong>MEAC: </strong>(6) Delaware State vs. (4) Howard, 1 (ESPN2)<br>The defending champion Bison knocked off top-seeded Norfolk State. <br><strong>MW:</strong> (6) New Mexico vs. (5) San Diego State, 6 (CBS/<a href="https://tunein.com/radio/College-Basketball-Coast-to-Coast-s239278/">College Basketball Coast to Coast</a> (radio))<br>The Lobos are now 22nd in the NET. Unless they get their doors completely blown off—to historic levels—I don’t see how they’re left out after getting this far.<br><strong>Big 12:</strong> (2) Iowa State vs. (1) Houston, 6 (ESPN)<br>The Cyclones aren’t as secure on the 2 line as the Cougars are on the 1.<br><strong>Big East: </strong>(3) Marquette vs. (1) UConn, 6:30 (Fox)<br>It’s a similar story for the Golden Eagles and Huskies. <br><strong>MAC:</strong> (8) Kent State vs. (2) Akron, 7:30 (ESPN2)<br><strong>MAAC:</strong> (5) Saint Peter’s vs. (2) Fairfield, 7:30 (ESPNU)<br>The Peacocks upset top-seeded Quinnipiac last night.<br><strong>ACC: </strong>(10) NC State vs. (1) North Carolina, 8:30 (ESPN)<br>I don’t think the Wolfpack will make it without the auto bid.<br><strong>CUSA: </strong>(5) UTEP vs. (3) WKU, 8:30 (CBSSN)<br>The Miners eliminated regular-season champ Sam Houston in the semifinals.<br><strong>Big West: </strong>(4) Long Beach State vs. (2) UC Davis, 9:30 (ESPN2)<br>The Beach took down No. 1 UC Irvine in Friday’s first semifinal.<br><strong>SWAC: </strong>(3) Texas Southern vs. (1) Grambling, 9:30 (ESPNU)<br>Winner will undoubtedly join the MEAC champ, Montana State, and Wagner in Dayton.<br><strong>Pac-12:</strong> (4) Oregon vs. (3) Colorado, 10:30 (Fox)<br>If the Buffs win, only they’ll go. If the Ducks win, both may reach the field.<br><strong>WAC: </strong>(3) UT Arlington vs. (1) Grand Canyon, 11:30 (ESPNU)</p>
<h2 id="RE0Z9s">Semifinals</h2>
<p id="tuu1G0"><strong>Ivy: </strong>(4) Brown vs. (1) Princeton, 11 a.m. (ESPNU)<br><strong>Big Ten:</strong> (5) Wisconsin vs. (1) Purdue, 1 (CBS)<br>A Boilermaker loss would crack the door for either UConn or Houston to jump to No. 1 overall with wins.<br><strong>SEC: </strong>(9) Mississippi State vs. (4) Auburn, 1 (ESPN)<br>The Bulldogs should safe after dominating Tennessee yesterday.<br><strong>Atlantic 10:</strong> (9) Saint Joseph’s vs. (5) VCU, 1 (CBSSN)<br>Last year’s champs are the highest-remaining seed in Brooklyn after Friday’s chaos.<br><strong>Ivy: </strong>(3) Cornell vs. (2) Yale, 2 (ESPNU)<br><strong>American: </strong>(4) UAB vs. (1) South Florida, 3 (ESPN2)<br>Bubble fans will need to root for the Blazers. After yesterday, there may not be room for the Bulls if they don’t win the auto bid.<br><strong>Big Ten: </strong>(3) Nebraska vs. (2) Illinois, 3:30* (CBS)<br>The Huskers are in a good place after demolishing Indiana, while Illinois could drop back down to the 4 line with a loss.<br><strong>SEC: </strong>(7) Texas A&M vs. (6) Florida, 3:30* (ESPN)<br>The Aggies’ 7-5 record against Quads 1 and 2 still gives me pause, but their 7-6 Quad 1 record is far better than the 4-7 one Rutgers built last season when it was left out after also racking up five Quad 3 losses. However, A&M may need to win this game to avoid Dayton. <br><strong>Atlantic 10: </strong>(7) St. Bonaventure vs. (6) Duquesne, 3:30* (CBSSN)<br><strong>American:</strong> (11) Temple vs. (2) Florida Atlantic, 5:30* (ESPN2)<br>Bubble fans will also want to cheer on the FAU Owls because the Temple Owls could create a serious problem tomorrow afternoon with a victory.</p>
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