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2014 Men's College Basketball Conference Tournament Information

Before the field of 68 is revealed, 32 teams will earn their conferences' automatic bids. Blogging The Bracket has information on each conference tournament -- sites, dates, and even the names of the unlucky teams who will be frozen out. TV info from network websites/announcements and Matt's College Sports on TV Website.

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Here's a complete list of conference tournament information for the 2013-14 season, including information about which teams will sit their respective leagues' elimination events out, either due to APR failings or a pending conference move.

Unconfirmed dates are tentative and based on a Selection Sunday date of March 16, 2014. Please e-mail any updates to bloggingthebracket at gmail dot com.

Conference Site Dates Defending Champions

America East

Early rounds:
Albany, N.Y.: SEFCU Center (source)
Championship:
at highest remaining seed

Quarterfinals: Mar. 8
Semifinals: Mar. 9
Championship: Mar. 15

Stony Brook
(reg. season)
Albany
(tournament)

American Athletic Conference

Memphis, Tenn.
FedEx Forum

First Round: Mar. 12
Quarterfinals: Mar. 13
Semifinals: Mar. 14
Championship: Mar. 15

Inaugural season

Atlantic 10

Brooklyn
Barclays Center
(source)

First Round: Mar. 13
Quarterfinals: Mar. 14
Semifinals: Mar. 15
Championship:
Mar. 16

Saint Louis
(double)

Atlantic Coast

Greensboro, N.C.
Greensboro Coliseum
(source)

First Round: Mar. 13
Quarterfinals: Mar. 14
Semifinals: Mar. 15
Championship:
Mar. 16

Miami
(double)

Atlantic Sun

Campus sites

Quarterfinals: Mar. 4
Semifinals: Mar. 6
Championship: Mar. 9 (source)

Mercer
(regular season)
Florida Gulf Coast
(tournament)

Big 12

Kansas City, Mo.
Sprint Center (source)

First Round: Mar. 12
Quarterfinals: Mar. 13
Semifinals: Mar. 14
Championship: Mar. 15

Kansas
(double)

Big East

New York City
Madison Square Garden (source)

First Round: Mar. 12
Quarterfinals: Mar. 13
Semifinals: Mar. 14
Championship: Mar. 15

Georgetown, Marquette (regular season co-champs)
Louisville
(regular season co-champ and tournament, departed for AAC)

Big Sky

Regular season champion hosts (source)

Quarterfinals: Mar. 13
Semifinals: Mar. 14
Championship: Mar. 15

Montana
(double)

Big South

Myrtle Beach, S.C.
HTC Center (source)

First Round: Mar. 5
Quarterfinals: Mar. 7
Semifinals: Mar. 8
Championship: Mar. 9

Charleston Southern
and High Point
(reg. season co-champs)
Liberty
(tournament)

Big Ten

Indianapolis, Ind.
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (source)

First Round: Mar. 13
Quarterfinals: Mar. 14
Semifinals: Mar. 15
Championship: Mar. 16

Indiana
(reg, season)
Ohio State
(tournament)

Big West

Anaheim, Calif.
Honda Center

Quarterfinals: Mar. 13
Semifinals: Mar. 14
Championship: Mar. 15

Long Beach State
(reg. season)
Pacific
(tournament, departed for WCC)

Colonial Athletic

Baltimore, Md.
1st Mariner Bank Arena (source)

First Round: Mar. 7
Quarterfinals: Mar. 8
Semifinals: Mar. 9
Championship: Mar. 10

Northeastern
(reg. season)
James Madison
(tournament)

Conference USA

El Paso, Tex.
Haskins Center (source)

First Round: Mar. 11
Second Round: Mar. 12
Quarterfinals: Mar. 13
Semifinals: Mar. 14
Championship: Mar. 15

Note: New member Florida International is ineligible for the postseason due to a low APR score. (source)

Memphis
(double, departed for AAC)

Horizon League

First Round: campus sites
Quarterfinals and Semifinals:
at regular season champion
Championship:
at highest remaining seed

First Round: Mar. 4
Quarterfinals: Mar. 7
Semifinals: Mar. 8
Championship: Mar. 11

Valparaiso
(double)

Ivy League

Regular season champion earns NCAA bid

Not Applicable

Harvard
(reg. season)

Metro Atlantic Athletic

Springfield, Mass.
MassMutual Center (source)

First Round: Mar. 7
Quarterfinals: Mar. 8
Semifinals: Mar. 9
Championship: Mar. 10

Niagara
(reg. season)
Iona
(tournament)

Mid-American

First Round: campus sites
Second Round-Final: Cleveland
Quicken Loans Arena

First Round: Mar. 10
Second Round: Mar. 12
Quarterfinals: Mar. 13
Semifinals: Mar. 14
Championship: Mar. 15

Akron
(double)

Mid-Eastern Athletic

Norfolk, Va.
The Scope
(source)

First Round: Mar. 11
Quarterfinals: Mar. 12-13
Semifinals: Mar. 14
Championship: Mar. 15

Norfolk State
(reg. season)
N.C. A&T
(tournament)

Missouri Valley

St. Louis, Mo.
Scottrade Center

First Round: Mar. 6
Quarterfinals: Mar. 7
Semifinals: Mar. 8
Championship: Mar. 9

Creighton
(double, departed for Big East)

Mountain West

Las Vegas
Thomas & Mack Center (source)

First Round: Mar. 12
Quarterfinals: Mar. 13
Semifinals: Mar. 14
Championship: Mar. 15

New Mexico
(double)

Northeast

Campus sites

Quarterfinals: Mar. 5
Semifinals: Mar. 8
Championship: Mar. 11

Robert Morris
(regular season)
Long Island U.
(tournament)

Ohio Valley

Nashville
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (source)

First Round: Mar. 5
Quarterfinals: Mar. 6
Semifinals: Mar. 7
Championship: Mar. 8

Belmont
(double)

Pac-12

Las Vegas
MGM Grand Garden Arena (source)

First Round: Mar. 12
Quarterfinals: Mar. 13
Semifinals: Mar. 14
Championship: Mar. 15

UCLA
(regular season)
Oregon
(tournament)

Patriot League

Campus sites

First Round: Mar. 3 Quarterfinals: Mar. 5
Semifinals: Mar. 8
Championship: Mar. 12
(source)

Bucknell
(double)

Southeastern

Atlanta, Ga.
Georgia Dome
(source)

First Round: Mar. 12
Second Round: Mar. 13
Quarterfinals: Mar. 14
Semifinals: Mar. 15
Championship:
Mar. 16

Florida
(regular season)
Mississippi
(tournament)

Southern

Asheville, N.C.
Asheville Civic Center (source)

First Round: Mar. 7
Quarterfinals: Mar. 8
Semifinals: Mar. 9
Championship: Mar. 10

Davidson
(double)

Southland

Katy, Tex.
Merrell Center
(source)

Quarterfinals: Mar. 14
Semifinals: Mar. 15
Championship: Mar. 16
(source)

Note: New conference member New Orleans is ineligible for the postseason due to a low APR score. (source)

Stephen F. Austin
(reg. season)
Northwestern State
(tournament)

Southwestern Athletic

Houston
Toyota Center
(source)

Quarterfinals: Mar. 12-13
Semifinals: Mar. 14
Championship: Mar. 15

Note: Arkansas Pine Bluff (source), Grambling State (source), Mississippi Valley State (source), and Southern (source) are ineligible for the postseason due to low APR scores.

Texas Southern
(regular season, ineligible for tournament)
Southern U.
(tournament)

Summit League

Sioux Falls, S.D.
Sioux Falls Civic Center (source)

Quarterfinals: Mar. 8-9
Semifinals: Mar. 10
Championship: Mar. 11

South Dakota State
(double)

Sun Belt

New Orleans
Lakefront Arena (source)

First Round: Mar. 13
Quarterfinals: Mar. 14
Semifinals: Mar. 15
Championship: Mar. 16
(source)

Middle Tennessee
(reg. season, departed fot C-USA)
Western Kentucky
(tournament)

West Coast

Las Vegas
Orleans Arena (source)

First Round: Mar. 6
Quarterfinals: Mar. 8
Semifinals: Mar. 10
Championship: Mar. 11

Gonzaga
(double)

Western Athletic

Las Vegas
Orleans Arena (source)

Quarterfinals: Mar. 13
Semifinals: Mar. 14
Championship: Mar. 15

Louisiana Tech
(reg. season, departed for C-USA)
New Mexico State
(tournament)

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