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Chronological Schedule
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Tip Time (ET) | Conference | Round | Matchup | Outlet | Season Series |
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Tip Time (ET) | Conference | Round | Matchup | Outlet | Season Series |
11:30 a.m. | Big Sky | First Round | 9. Sacramento State vs. 8. Weber State | Pluto.tv | Home split |
12 p.m. | ACC | Second Round | 9. Miami (Fla.) vs. 8. Clemson | ESPN | UM 1-0 (A) |
1 p.m. | Atlantic 10 | First Round | 13. Saint Joseph's vs. 12. George Mason | ESPN+ ($) | GMU 1-0 (H) |
2 p.m. (approx.) | Big Sky | First Round | 10. Idaho vs. 7. Southern Utah | Pluto.tv | SUU sweep |
2:30 p.m. (approx.) | ACC | Second Round | 13. Pittsburgh vs. 5. NC State | ESPN | NCSU 1-0 (H) |
3 p.m. | Pac-12 | First Round | 9. Utah vs. 8. Oregon State | Pac-12 Networks | Home split |
3:30 p.m. (approx.) | Atlantic 10 | First Round | 14. Fordham vs. 11. George Washington | ESPN+ ($) | FU sweep |
4:30 p.m. (approx.) | Big Sky | First Round | 11. Idaho State vs. 6. Northern Arizona | Pluto.tv | Road split |
5:30 p.m. (approx.) | Pac-12 | First Round | 12. Washington vs. 5. Arizona | Pac-12 Networks | Road split |
6 p.m. | MEAC | Quarterfinals | 8. Delaware State vs. 1. NC Central | FloHoops.com ($) | Home split |
6 p.m. | Big Ten | First Round | 13. Northwestern vs. 12. Minnesota | BTN | UM sweep |
6 p.m. | Southland | First Round | 8. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. 5. Northwestern St. | ESPN+ ($) | CC 1-0 (H) |
7 p.m. | MAAC | Quarterfinals | 9. Manhattan vs. 1. Siena | ESPN3 | Home split |
7 p.m. | Sun Belt | Quarterfinals | 5. Georgia Southern at 4. Georgia State | ESPN+ ($) | Road split |
7 p.m. | ACC | Second Round | 10. Boston College vs. 7. Notre Dame | ESPN2 | Road split |
7 p.m. | Big East | First Round | 9. St. John's vs. 8. Georgetown | FS1 | GU sweep. |
7 p.m. | Big 12 | First Round | 9. Iowa State vs. No. 8 Oklahoma State | ESPNU | Home split |
7 p.m. | SEC | First Round | 13. Georgia vs. 12. Ole Miss | SEC Network | UM 1-0 (A) |
7 p.m. | C-USA | First Round | 9. Florida Atlantic vs. 8 Old Dominion | ESPN+ ($) | ODU sweep (H) |
7:30 p.m. | Patriot | Championship | 3. Boston University at 1. Colgate | CBSSN | CU sweep |
7:30 p.m. | C-USA | First Round | 12. Rice vs. 5. FIU | ESPN+ ($) | RU 1-0 (H) |
8 p.m. | Sun Belt | Quarterfinals | 6. Appalachian State at 3. Texas State | ESPN+ ($) | Home split |
8:30 p.m. (approx.) | MEAC | Quarterfinals | 10. Howard vs. 2. North Carolina A&T | FloHoops.com ($) | A&T 1-0 (H) |
8:30 p.m. (approx.) | Big Ten | First Round | 14. Nebraska vs. 11. Indiana | BTN | IU sweep |
8:30 p.m. (approx.) | Southland | First Round | 7. McNeese State vs. 6. Lamar | ESPN+ ($) | Road split |
9 p.m. | Pac-12 | First Round | 10. California vs. 7. Stanford | Pac-12 Networks | Home split |
9:30 p.m. (approx.) | MAAC | Quarterfinals | 7. Iona vs. 2. Saint Peter's | ESPN3 | SPU sweep |
9:30 p.m. (approx.) | ACC | Second Round | 14. North Carolina vs. 6. Syracuse | ESPN2 | UNC 1-0 (A) |
9:30 p.m. (approx.) | Big East | First Round | 10. DePaul vs. 7. Xavier | FS1 | XU sweep |
9:30 p.m. (approx.) | Big 12 | First Round | 10. Kansas State vs. 7. TCU | ESPNU | TCU sweep |
9:30 p.m. (approx.) | SEC | First Round | 14. Vanderbilt vs. 11. Arkansas | SEC Network | UA 1-0 (H) |
9:30 p.m. (approx.) | C-USA | First Round | 10. UTSA vs. 7. UAB | ESPN+ ($) | 1-1 (2x @UTSA) |
10 p.m. (approx.) | C-USA | First Round | 11. UTEP vs. 6. Marshall | ESPN+ ($) | MU 1-0 (A) |
11:30 p.m. (approx.) | Pac-12 | First Round | 11. Washington State vs. 6. Colorado | Pac-12 Networks | CU 1-0 (H) |
Patriot League Championship
No. 3 Boston University Terriers (20-13, 12-6) at No. 1 Colgate Raiders (25-8, 14-4), 7:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
The Raiders swept the season series.
Barring any conference tournament cancelations beyond the Ivy League, this is the last automatic bid up for grabs before Saturday’s frenzied schedule. Colgate is looking for a second straight trip to the NCAAs, while BU last qualified as the America East champ in 2011 under current Penn State coach Pat Chambers.
Big Sky First Round
Pluto.tv will stream all three games.
Game 1: No. 9 Sacramento State Hornets (15-14, 8-12) vs. No. 8 Weber State Wildcats (12-19, 8-12), 11:30 a.m.
The season series was a home split.
Game 2: No. 10 Idaho Vandals (8-23, 4-16) vs. No. 7 Southern Utah Thunderbirds (16-15, 9-11), approx. 2 p.m.
The Thunderbirds swept the season series.
Game 3: No. 11 Idaho State Bengals (7-22, 4-16) vs. No. 6 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (16-13, 10-10), approx. 4:30 p.m.
The season series was a road split.
Today’s winners advance to meet the top three seeds, who seem to be heads and shoulders above the conference’s other eight teams.
ACC Second Round
Game 3: No. 9 Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes (15-15, 7-13) vs. No. 8 Clemson Tigers (), 12 p.m. (ESPN)
The Hurricanes won the pair’s lone meeting of the season on the road.
Game 4: No. 13 Pittsburgh Panthers (16-16, 6-14)vs. No. 5 NC State Wolfpack (19-12, 10-10), approx. 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
The Wolfpack won the pair’s lone meeting of the season at home.
Game 5: No. 10 Boston College Eagles (13-18, 7-13) vs. No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (19-12, 10-10), 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
The season series was a road split.
Game 6: No. 14 North Carolina Tar Heels (14-18, 6-14) vs. No. 6 Syracuse Orange (17-14, 10-10), approx. 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
The Tar Heels won the pair’s lone meeting of the season on the road.
Just one of these games, Pitt-NC State, has real bubble implications, with Notre Dame really needing to beat the Virginia Cavaliers tomorrow to get into the picture and Syracuse requiring a run to Saturday. And that’s going to be tough for the Orange since they’ve struggled mightily against UNC since joining the ACC.
Atlantic 10 First Round
ESPN+ ($) will stream both games.
Game 1: No. 13 Saint Joseph’s Hawks (6-25, 2-16) vs. No. 12 George Mason Patriots (16-15, 5-13), 1 p.m.
The Patriots won the pair’s lone regular-season meeting at home.
Game 2: No. 14 Fordham Rams (8-22, 2-16) vs. No. 11 George Washington Colonials (12-19, 6-12), approx. 3:30 p.m.
The Rams swept the season series.
The A 10’s four-worst teams square off in Brooklyn.
Pac-12 First Round
Pac-12 Networks will air all four games.
Game 1: No. 9 Utah Utes (16-14, 7-11) vs. No. 8 Oregon State Beavers (17-13, 7-11), 3 p.m.
The season series was a home split.
Game 2: No. 12 Washington Huskies (15-16, 5-13) vs. No. 5 Arizona Wildcats (20-11, 10-8), approx. 5:30 p.m.
The season series was a road split.
Game 3: No. 10 California Golden Bears (13-18, 7-11) vs. No. 7 Stanford Cardinal (20-11, 9-9), 9 p.m.
The season series was a home split.
Game 4: No. 11 Washington State Cougars (15-16, 6-12) vs. No. 6 Colorado Buffaloes (21-10, 10-8), approx. 11:30 p.m.
The Buffaloes won the pair’s lone meeting of the season at home.
Stanford can’t afford a second loss to Cal, while Arizona could find itself in bubble trouble if it loses to Washington for a second time in as many games.
MEAC Quarterfinals, Night One
FloHoops.com ($) will stream both games.
Game 7: No. 8 Delaware State Hornets (6-25, 4-12) vs. No. 1 North Carolina Central Eagles (17-13, 13-3), 6 p.m.
The season series was a home split.
Game 8: No. 10 Howard Bison (4-28, 1-15) vs. No. 2 North Carolina A&T Aggies (16-15, 12-4), approx. 8:30 p.m.
The Aggies won the pair’s lone meeting at home.
The top two seeds should cruise tonight and await Thursday’s winners in Friday night’s semifinals.
Big Ten First Round
BTN will air both games.
Game 1: No. 13 Northwestern Wildcats (8-22, 3-17) vs. No. 12 Minnesota Golden Gophers (14-16, 8-12), 6 p.m.
The Golden Gophers swept the season series.
Game 2: No. 14 Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-24, 2-18) vs. No. 11 Indiana Hoosiers (19-12, 9-11), approx. 8:30 p.m.
The Hoosiers swept the season series.
With Minnesota now under .500, Indiana is the only bubble team in action tonight in Indianapolis. The Hoosiers will be in real trouble with a loss to shorthanded—and barely in the NET top 200—Nebraska.
Southland First Round
ESPN+ ($) will stream both games.
Game 1: No. 8 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (14-17, 10-10) vs. No. 5 Northwestern State Demons (14-15, 11-9), 6 p.m.
The Islanders won the pair’s lone meeting at home.
Game 2: No. 7 McNeese State Cowboys (15-16, 10-10) vs. No. 6 Lamar Cardinals (16-15, 10-10), approx. 8:30 p.m.
The season series was a road split.
Like the OVC, the Southland has a stepladder bracket, so the top two seeds, the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Abilene Christian Wildcats, won’t see the floor in Katy until Friday night.
MAAC Quarterfinals, Night One
ESPN3 will stream both games.
Game 4: No. 9 Manhattan Jaspers (13-17, 8-12) vs. No. 1 Siena Saints (19-10, 15-5), 7 p.m.
The season series was a home split.
Game 5:No. 7 Iona Gaels (12-16, 9-11) vs. No. 2 Saint Peter’s Peacocks (17-12, 14-6), approx. 9:30 p.m.
The Peacocks swept the season series.
Like the MEAC, the tonight’s winners won’t play again until Friday’s semifinals. Note that Iona will look to extend its conference tournament win streak to 14 tonight.
Sun Belt Quarterfinals
ESPN+ ($) will stream both games.
Game 5: No. 5 Georgia Southern Eagles (19-13, 12-8) at No. 4 Georgia State Panthers (19-12, 12-8), 7 p.m.
The season series was a road split.
Game 6: No. 6 Appalachian State Mountaineers (18-14, 11-9) at No. 3 Texas State Bobcats (20-11, 13-7), 8 p.m.
The season series was a home split.
Tonight’s victors will join the top two seeds, the Little Rock Trojans and South Alabama Jaguars, in New Orleans for Saturday’s semifinals.
Big East First Round
FS1 will air both games.
Game 1: No. 9 St. John’s Red Storm (16-15, 5-13) vs. No. 8 Georgetown Hoyas (15-16, 5-13), 7 p.m.
The Hoyas swept the season series.
Game 2: No. 10 DePaul Blue Demons (15-16, 3-15) vs. No. 7 Xavier Musketeers (19-12, 8-10), approx. 9:30 p.m.
The Musketeers swept the season series.
With seeds eight through 10 having stumbled through conference play, Xavier is the only team in action tonight at Madison Square Garden with an at-large chance. That might go up in smoke with a loss to DePaul.
Big 12 First Round
ESPNU will air both games.
Game 1: No. 9 Iowa State Cyclones (12-19, 5-13) vs. No. 8 Oklahoma State Cowboys (17-14, 7-11), 7 p.m.
The season series was a home split.
Game 2: No. 10 Kansas State Wildcats (10-21, 3-15) vs. No. 7 TCU Horned Frogs (16-15, 7-11), approx. 9:30 p.m.
The Horned Frogs swept the season series.
None of these teams are on the bubble at the moment, but Oklahoma State could get there with wins tonight and tomorrow (over the Kansas Jayhawks).
SEC First Round
SEC Network will air both games.
Game 1: No. 13 Georgia Bulldogs (15-16, 5-13) vs. No. 12 Ole Miss Rebels (15-16, 6-12), 7 p.m.
The Rebels won the pair’s only regular-season meeting on the road.
Game 2: No. 14 Vanderbilt Commodores (11-20, 3-15) vs. No. 11 Arkansas Razorbacks (19-12, 7-11), approx. 9:30 p.m.
The Razorbacks won the pair’s only regular-season meeting at home.
It’s a similar story in the SEC, with bubble-adjacent Arkansas looking to avoid a loss to Vanderbilt, something both the Alabama Crimson Tide and South Carolina Gamecocks could not do last week.
C-USA First Round
ESPN+ ($) will stream all four games.
Game 1: No. 9 Florida Atlantic Owls (16-15, 8-10) vs. No. 8 Old Dominion Monarchs (13-18, 9-9), 7 p.m. (Court A)
The Monarchs swept the Owls this season with both games at home.
Game 2: No. 12 Rice Owls (15-16, 7-11) vs. No. 5 FIU Panthers (18-13, 9-9), 7:30 p.m. (Court B)
The Owls won the pair’s lone meeting of the season at home.
Game 3: No. 10 UTSA Roadrunners (13-18, 7-11) vs. No. 7 UAB Blazers (18-13, 9-9), approx. 9:30 p.m. (Court A)
The pair split their two meetings this season, both at UTSA.
Game 4: No. 11 UTEP Miners (17-14, 8-10) vs. No. 6 Marshall Thundering Herd (16-15, 10-8), approx. 10 p.m. (Court B)
The Thundering Herd won the pair’s lone meeting of the season on the road.
It’s four games on two courts in Frisco, Texas tonight, with the victors moving on to meet the top four seeds in Thursday’s quarterfinals.
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