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2023-24 Men’s College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)
A regularly updated list of the 2023-24 men’s college basketball season’s exempt multiple-team events (MTEs) and non-exempt tournaments, which will eventually include schedule and TV information. If you have any additions (non-Rothstein tweets, I already see those), email them to bloggingthebracket at gmail dot com or tweet them to me @ChrisDobbertean.
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2023-24 Men’s College Basketball Neutral-Site Games
A regularly updated list of the 2023-24 men’s college basketball season’s neutral-site games—be they showcases, classics, or one-off contests. If you have any additions email them to bloggingthebracket at gmail dot com or tweet them to me @ChrisDobbertean.
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Bracketology 2023: One Final Look at the Bubble
With no bid thieves lurking around on this Selection Sunday, the Cut Line picture is solid as we wait for the real bracket at 6 p.m. Eastern.
Bracketology 2023: Text-Only Bracket and Seed List—FINAL
The 1-68 seed list and, for those using screen readers, a text-only version of the final bracket projection for 2023.
2023 Southeastern Conference Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
Alabama travels to Nashville knowing an SEC Tournament title might result in the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA bracket, but there’s plenty of seeding intrigue in the remainder of the bracket.
2023 American Athletic Conference Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
Houston is more than likely to find itself on the top seed line on Sunday evening, while Memphis has seen its position relative to the cut line gradually improve. The question for the rest of the country is whether the American grabs a third bid via a surprise auto bid winner.
2023 Big Ten Conference Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
Between Purdue at the top and Minnesota and Ohio State at the bottom, the conference race was a jumbled mess. That means what happens at the United Center over the rest of the week will play an outsized role in how the March Madness field eventually looks.
2023 Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
Usually, the Atlantic 10 Tournament gives bubble teams an extended case of heartburn. That won’t be the case in 2023, as early season struggles ensured the conference will send just one of its 15 teams to this edition of the NCAAs.
2023 Ivy League Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
While Yale is the top seed for the fifth edition of Ivy Madness, No. 2 seed Princeton gets to host the festivities at Jadwin Gym.
Bracketology 2023: Text-Only Bracket and Seed List for the Morning of March 12, 2023
The 1-68 seed list and, for those using screen readers, a text-only version of the Selection Sunday morning bracket.
NCAA Men’s Tournament Picks: Proceed With Caution
My picks ... they were not so good in 2022.
Bracketology 2023: One Last Projection for the Road
This final version is only slightly different than this morning’s offering.
Conference Tournament Central 2023
Your one-stop shop for 2023 NCAA Division I men’s basketball conference tournament brackets, schedules, TV/streaming info, and final scores.
Bracketology 2023: Happy Selection Sunday!
And it is indeed a happy day for me, since yesterday’s results mean the hours before the Selection Show won’t be quite as hectic as in most years.
2023 Pac-12 Conference Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
While UCLA and Arizona will be playing for a spot on the top seed line of the NCAA bracket, everyone else will just be trying to get in.
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
The event returns to Greensboro, North Carolina with only top-seeded Miami, second-seeded Virginia, and fourth-seeded Duke NCAA locks. Former lock NC State, former conference leaders Pitt and Clemson, and former preseason No. 1 UNC all need to make runs this week to ensure their places in the field of 68.
2023 Big East Conference Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
The Big East’s No. 1, 2, and 4 seeds all look like they’ll end up somewhere on the top four line of the NCAA bracket on Sunday. How high each finishes will depend in part on what happens at MSG this week.
2023 Mountain West Conference Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
Three or four? How many bids will the Mountain West pick up on Sunday? We’ll have a better idea after Saturday evening’s final in Las Vegas.
2023 Conference USA Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
The final iteration of this event for Conference USA 3.0 could very well end with the league sending two teams to March Madness.
2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
Last season, second-seeded Saint Peter’s claimed the title, then became America’s darlings thanks to a run to the Elite Eight as a 15 seed. While the Peacocks are unlikely to repeat, Iona, Rider, Siena, Quinnipiac, and the rest will look to repeat SPU’s success—starting in Atlantic City.
2023 Mid-American Conference Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
The MAC’s top eight head to Cleveland for an event that is known for unpredictability thanks to how closely matched the contenders typically are.
2023 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
Howard has a great chance to make its first NCAA trip in over 30 years, while a first-ever trip for Maryland-Eastern Shore is also a possibility.
2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
Second-seeded Grambling State may never have a better chance to earn its first-ever NCAA bid. However, the SWAC’s traditional powers will stand in the Tigers’ way in Birmingham.
2023 Big West Conference Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
A trio of University of California campuses head up this season’s field, with Cal State Fullerton and Hawai’i capable of taking the title from them in Henderson, Nevada.
2023 Western Athletic Conference Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
After one year with a stepladder bracket, the WAC returns to a traditional format this season—other than the way the field was seeded, that is.
2023 America East Playoffs: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
Vermont won the conference title by three games over UMass Lowell, so naturally the perennial champs from Burlington are a heavy favorite yet again.
Conference Tournament Basics 2023
Many of this season’s conference tourney innovations are realignment-driven, and more will surely be in the pipeline as expansion continues over the next few seasons.
2023 Patriot League Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
Can Colgate pull off the three-peat and secure a fourth straight bid (apologies for 2020, BU)?
2023 Big Sky Conference Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
This season, the Big Sky Tournament will be played earlier in Selection Week than in the past, which will give the conference improved exposure on actual television.
2023 Southland Conference Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
This year’s Southland Tournament has a new site and new schedule, which will see the final played three days earlier than in the recent past.
Bracketology 2023: The Bubble Is About To Start Percolating
Once again, I made only slight changes to the previous bracket, but the days of early Selection Week stability are about to disappear.
Bracketology 2023: Text-Only Bracket and Seed List for March 8, 2023
The 1-68 seed list and, for those using screen readers, a text-only version of Wednesday’s bracket.
2023 Big 12 Conference Tournament: Schedule, Bracket, Recent History, TV/Streaming Info
Seven? Eight? Nine? What happens in Kansas City this week will determine how many bids the country’s best top-to-bottom conference grabs on Selection Sunday.
Bracketology 2023: A Closer Look At The Cut Line’s Neighborhood
Good luck trying to figure these teams out. Of these eight teams, only Utah State and Vanderbilt can save themselves from an anxious wait until Sunday at 6 Eastern.