Chronological Conference Tournament Schedule

ACC Semifinal

Game 12: No. 4 Georgia Tech (16-8, 11-6) vs. No. 1 Virginia (18-6, 13-4), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
The Cavaliers won both meetings (home-and-home).
Game 13: No. 6 North Carolina (18-9, 10-6) vs. No. 2 Florida State (15-5, 11-4), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
The season series was a 1-1 home split.

Thanks to Virginia’s win over Syracuse in Thursday’s first quarterfinal, tonight’s doubleheader was supposed to feature four teams who were just playing for seeding. Then, the Cavaliers had to withdraw due to a positive CoVID test. So that means Georgia Tech will now meet the winner of Florida State-North Carolina matchup, with the Seminoles coming off an unexpected bye of their own, thanks to Duke’s withdrawal on Thursday morning.

Big 12 Semifinals

ESPN or ESPN2 will air both games.

Game 7: No. 5 Oklahoma State (19-7, 11-7) vs. No. 1 Baylor (22-1, 13-1), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)
The Bears won both meetings (home-and-home).
Game 8: No. 3 Texas (18-7, 11-6) vs. No. 2 Kansas (20-8, 12-6), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
The Longhorns won both meetings (home-and-home).

While Baylor will want to defeat Oklahoma State to remain ahead of Michigan and Illinois in the race for a No. 1 seed, the Cowboys could better their current No. 3 seed with two more wins. Texas, just ahead of the Pokes on my current seed list, could also move up to the two line on Sunday with two more wins. Of course, Kansas, currently a four seed, has hopes of moving up of its own.

Update 1:57 p.m. ET: Now Texas-Kansas is off due to a positive CoVID test in the Jayhawk program, so it looks like the Longhorns are on to Saturday’s final.

Big East Semifinals

FS1 will air both games.

Game 8: No. 8 Georgetown (11-12, 7-9) vs. No. 5 Seton Hall (14-12, 10-9), 6 p.m.
The season series was a 1-1 home split.
Game 9: No. 3 UConn (15-6, 11-6) vs. No. 2 Creighton (19-7, 14-6), 9 p.m.
The Bluejays won both meetings (home-and-home).

Bubble fans will surely be paying attention to the first game of tonight’s doubleheader at Madison Square Garden, as the Pirates might need to win tonight and tomorrow to reach the field and the Hoyas definitely must. Creighton and UConn are playing for seeding with the Huskies needing every quality win their can get thanks to their CoVID-affected schedule.

Big Sky Semifinals

Pluto.tv will stream both games.

Game 8: No. 5 Montana State (12-9, 8-6) vs. No. 1 Southern Utah (20-3, 12-2), 7 p.m.
The teams have not met.
Game 9: No. 6 Montana (15-12, 7-9) vs. No. 2 Eastern Washington (14-7, 12-3), 10 p.m.
The Eagles won both meetings (home-and-home).

While the top two seeds were able to advance after tricky contests in Boise, third-seeded Weber State and fourth-seeded Idaho State weren’t so lucky.

Big West Semifinals

Game 14: No. 4 UC Davis (10-7, 6-4) vs. No. 1 UC Santa Barbara (20-4, 13-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN3)
The Gauchos won both meetings (at UCD).
Game 15: No. 3 UC Riverside (14-7, 8-4) vs. No. 2 UC Irvine (17-8, 10-4), 12 a.m. 3/13 (ESPNU)
The season series was a 1-1 split (at UCR).

The Big West features five teams from the University of California system (one of whom, UC San Diego, is ineligible for the postseason), five from the California State University system, and Hawai’i. Only the UC schools are standing after Thursday’s quarterfinals in Las Vegas.

C-USA Semifinals

CBSSN will air both games.

Game 10: West No. 2 UAB (22-6, 13-5) vs. East No. 1 Western Kentucky (19-6, 11-3), 12 p.m.
The teams have not met.
Game 11: West No. 3 North Texas (15-9, 9-5) vs. West No. 1 Louisiana Tech (21-6, 12-4), 3 p.m.
The season series was a 1-1 split (at UNT).

With North Texas knocking off East No. 2 seed Old Dominion, today’s semifinals in Frisco, Texas feature yet another first-time meeting—featuring longtime league rivals UAB and WKU, oddly enough—and a rubber match between the West’s two and three seeds.

MAAC Semifinals

ESPN News will air both games.

Game 8: No. 9 Iona (10-5, 6-3) vs. No. 5 Niagara (9-10, 7-9), 6 p.m.
The teams have not met.
Game 9: No. 7 Fairfield (9-16, 7-11) vs. No. 3 Saint Peter’s (14-10, 10-8), approx. 8:30 p.m.
The season series was a 1-1 split (at SPC).

Saint Peter’s was the only one of the MAAC’s top four seeds to advance to this stage, with Niagara knocking off fourth-seeded Fairfield in Thursday’s final contest.

MAC Semifinals

CBSSN will air both games.

Game 9: No. 5 Ohio (14-7, 9-5) vs. No. 1 Toledo (21-7, 15-4), 5 p.m.
The Rockets won the teams’ lone meeting (at home).
Game 10: No. 3 Akron (15-7, 12-6) vs. No. 2 Buffalo (15-7, 12-5), approx. 7:30 p.m.
The Bulls won the teams’ lone meeting (at home).

While the MAC semifinals went nearly chalk, Toledo needed overtime to defeat eighth-seeded Ball State and Ohio defeated No. 4 seed Kent State by 22.

MEAC Semifinal

FloHoops.com ($) will stream both games.

Game 7: North No. 3 Morgan State (13-7, 7-5) vs. North No. 1 Coppin State (9-12, 8-4), 6 p.m.
The Bears won the season series 3-1 (two home, two away).

Like in the ACC’s case, “semifinal” is correct for the MEAC, as South top seed North Carolina A&T State had to end its season due to a positive CoVID test. That means North two seed Norfolk State earned a bye to the final by defeating North Carolina Central in Thursday’s second quarterfinal. Tonight’s lone contest pits the conference’s two Baltimore schools against each other with Kevin Broadus’s Bears and Juan Dixon’s Eagles meeting for a fifth time in 2021.

MW Semifinals

CBSSN will air both games.

Game 8: No. 5 Nevada (16-9, 10-7) vs. No. 1 San Diego State (21-4, 14-3), 9:30 p.m.
The Aztecs won both meetings (at home).
Game 9: No. 3 Colorado State (18-5, 14-4) vs. No. 2 Utah State (19-7, 15-4) , approx. 12 a.m. 03/13
The season series was a 1-1 split (at USU).

Bubble fans will be cheering for San Diego State to defeat Nevada for a third time, following the Wolf Pack’s win over Boise State on Thursday afternoon in Las Vegas. The nightcap between Colorado State and Utah State features two teams in my projected “First Four” for Friday, but it’s not necessarily an elimination game, depending on what happens elsewhere today.

Pac-12 Semifinals

Game 8: No. 5 Oregon State (15-12, 10-10) vs. No. 1 Oregon (20-5, 14-4), 8:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)
The season series was a 1-1 road split.
Game 9: No. 3 Colorado (21-7, 14-6) vs. No. 2 USC (22-6, 15-5), 11:30 p.m. (ESPN)
The Buffaloes won both meetings (home-and-home).

Oregon State, thanks to its overtime win over UCLA, meets archrival Oregon with hopes of becoming a party crasher. While the Ducks defeated the Beavers by an 80-67 count in Corvallis on Sunday, State won the pair’s first meeting in Eugene way back on January 23rd. As for the nightcap, Colorado could defeat USC for a third time. The Trojans had to play two extra sessions to eliminate Utah, while the Buffaloes were able to defeat Cal in regulation, even if the Golden Bears pushed them to the end.

Southland Semifinals

ESPN+ ($) will stream both games.

Game 7: No. 4 Northwestern State (11-17, 9-7) vs. No. 1 Nicholls (17-6, 14-2), 6 p.m.
The Colonels won both meetings (home-and-home).
Game 8: No. 6 Lamar (10-17, 7-10) vs. No. 2 Abilene Christian (21-4, 13-2), 9 p.m.
The Wildcats won both meetings (home-and-home).

Third-seeded Sam Houston State was eliminated by future WAC rival Lamar in Thursday’s second quarterfinal, which sets the Cardinals up for a semifinal against yet another short-timer, ACU. In game one, a pair of Louisiana-based holdovers, Nicholls and Northwestern State, will meet. The Southland really needs one of the top two seeds to qualify to avoid a date in the First Four on Thursday.

SWAC Semifinals

ESPN3 will stream both games.

Game 5: No. 3 Texas Southern (14-8, 10-3) vs. No. 2 Jackson State (12-5, 11-0), 3 p.m.
The teams have not met.
Game 6: No. 4 Grambling State (12-11, 9-6) vs. No. 1 Prairie View A&M (15-4, 13-0), 9:30 p.m.
The Panthers won the teams’ lone meeting (at home).

The top four seeds will meet in Friday’s semifinals in Birmingham, with Grambling needing overtime to eliminate Southern in Thursday’s final quarterfinal.

WAC Semifinals

ESPN+ ($) will stream both games.

Game 3: No. 5 Seattle (12-10, 4-5) vs. No. 1 Grand Canyon (15-6, 9-3), 8 p.m.
The season series was a 1-1 split (at Seattle).
Game 4: No. 3 New Mexico State (11-7, 7-6) vs. No. 2 Utah Valley (11-10, 9-4), 11 p.m.
The season series was a 1-1 split (in El Paso).

There will be no need for auto bid permutations in the WAC, as Seattle eliminated Cal Baptist last night, 83-66, meaning a Lancer team that’s ineligible for the postseason due to its Division I reclassification can’t muddy things up. Traditional power New Mexico State knocked off UT Rio Grande Valley to keep its hopes of a fourth straight NCAA berth alive.

American Athletic Quarterfinals

ESPN2 will air all four games.

Game 4: No. 8 USF (9-12, 4-10) 73 vs. No. 1 Wichita State (15-4, 11-2), 12 p.m.
The Shockers won both meetings (home-and-home).
Game 5: No. 5 Cincinnati (10-10, 8-6) vs. No. 4 SMU (11-4, 7-4), 3 p.m.
The Bearcats won the teams’ lone meeting (on the road).
Game 6: No. 10 Tulane (10-12, 4-12) vs. No. 2 Houston (21-3, 14-3), 7 p.m.
The Cougars won both meetings (home-and-home).
Game 7: No. 6 UCF (11-11, 8-10) vs. No. 3 Memphis (15-7, 11-4), 10 p.m.
The Tigers won both meetings (at home).

With the Shockers a surprise No. 1 seed—and on the wrong side of the cut line when considered as an at-large team—and both Memphis and SMU on the outside looking in, there’s plenty of potential for bubble panic in Fort Worth.

Big Ten Quarterfinals

B1G Network will air all four games.

Game 7: No. 8 Maryland (16-12, 9-11) vs. No. 1 Michigan (19-3, 14-3), 11:30 a.m.
The Wolverines won both meetings (home-and-home).
Game 8: No. 5 Ohio State (19-8, 12-8) vs. No. 4 Purdue (18-8, 13-6), approx. 2 p.m.
The Boilermakers won both meetings (home-and-home).
Game 9: No. 7 Rutgers (15-10, 10-10) vs. No. 2 Illinois (20-6, 16-4), 6:30 p.m.
The Scarlet Knights won the teams’ lone meeting (at home).
Game 10: No. 6 Wisconsin (17-11, 10-10) vs. No. 3 Iowa (20-7, 14-6), approx. 9 p.m.
The Hawkeyes won both meetings (home-and-home).

With all eight of these teams safely in the field at this point, seeding is on the line here, with Michigan and Illinois looking to hold on to their No. 1 seeds, Iowa and Ohio State attempting to move up from line No. 2, and Purdue aiming to hold on to a four.

SEC Quarterfinals

Game 6: No. 9 Mississippi State (15-13, 8-10) vs. No. 1 Alabama (21-6, 16-2), 12 p.m. (ESPN)
The Crimson Tide won both meetings (home-and-home).
Game 7: No. 5 Florida (14-8, 9-7) vs. No. 4 Tennessee (17-7, 10-7), approx. 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
The season series was a 1-1 home split.
Game 8: No. 7 Missouri (16-8, 8-8) vs. No. 2 Arkansas (21-5, 13-4), 7 p.m. (SECN)
The season series was a 1-1 road split.
Game 9: No. 6 Ole Miss (16-10, 10-8) vs. No. 3 LSU (16-8, 11-6), approx. 9:30 p.m. (SECN)
The Tigers won the teams’ lone meeting (on the road).

Bubble teams will also be rooting against the SEC’s two Mississippi schools today, as Ole Miss is currently the third team out of my projected field and the Bulldogs aren’t going to Indiana without the conference’s auto bid. Otherwise, Alabama and Arkansas are playing for places on the one and two lines, respectively, while Tennessee could get itself up to a four seed.