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America East
March 9, 12, and 16: Higher seeds host (Bracket)
Champion: Vermont Catamounts
The ninth-place finisher, New Hampshire, did not qualify.
Quarterfinals (Sat., March 9)
Game 1: No. 6 Albany (12-20, 7-9) 54, No. 3 UMBC 62
Game 2: No. 5 UMass Lowell (15-17, 7-9) 70, No. 4 HARTFORD 78
Game 3: No. 8 Maine (5-27, 3-13) 57, No. 1 VERMONT 73
Game 4: No. 7 BINGHAMTON 78, No. 2 Stony Brook (24-8, 12-4) 72
Semifinals (Tue., March 12)
Game 5: No. 7 Binghamton (10-23, 5-11) 51, No. 1 VERMONT 84
Game 6: No. 4 Hartford (18-15, 10-6) 85, No. 3 UMBC 90 (2OT)
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 7: No. 3 UMBC (21-13, 11-5) 49, No. 1 VERMONT (27-6, 14-2) 66
American Athletic
March 14-17: Memphis, Tenn. (Bracket)
Champion: Cincinnati Bearcats
First Round (Thu., March 14)
Game 1: No. 9 UCONN 80, No. 8 South Florida (19-13, 8-10) 73
Game 2: No. 12 Tulane (4-27, 0-18) 68, No. 5 MEMPHIS 83
Game 3: No. 10 SMU 74, No. 7 Tulsa (18-14, 8-10) 65
Game 4: No. 11 East Carolina (10-21, 3-15) 57, No. 6 WICHITA STATE 73
Quarterfinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 5: No. 9 UConn (16-17, 6-12) 45, No. 1 HOUSTON 82
Game 6: No. 5 MEMPHIS 79, No. 4 UCF (23-8, 13-5) 55
Game 7: No. 10 SMU (15-17, 6-12) 74, No. 2 CINCINNATI 82
Game 8: No. 6 WICHITA STATE 80, No. 3 Temple (23-9, 13-5) 74
Semifinals (Sat., March 16)
Game 9: No. 5 Memphis (21-13, 11-7) 58, No. 1 HOUSTON 61
Game 10: No. 6 Wichita State (19-14, 10-8) 63, No. 2 CINCINNATI 66
Championship (Sun., March 17)
Game 11: No. 2 CINCINNATI (28-6, 14-4) 69, No. 1 Houston (31-3, 16-2) 57
Atlantic 10
March 13-17: Brooklyn, N.Y. (Bracket)
Champion: Saint Louis Billikens
First Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 1: No. 13 UMass (11-21, 4-14) 64, No. 12 GEORGE WASHINGTON 68 (OT)
Game 2: No. 14 Fordham (12-20, 3-15) 50, No. 11 RICHMOND 52
Second Round (Thu., March 14)
Game 3: No. 9 La Salle (10-21, 8-10) 57, No. 8 RHODE ISLAND 76
Game 4: No. 12 George Washington (9-24, 4-14) 57, No. 5 GEORGE MASON 61
Game 5: No. 10 SAINT JOSEPH’S 92, No. 7 Duquesne (19-13, 10-8) 86
Game 6: No. 11 Richmond (13-20, 6-12) 68, No. 6 SAINT LOUIS 71
Quarterfinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 7: No. 8 RHODE ISLAND 75, No. 1 VCU (26-7, 16-2) 70
Game 8: No. 5 George Mason (18-15, 11-7) 57, No. 4 St. Bonaventure (17-15, 12-6) 68
Game 9: No. 10 Saint Joseph’s (14-19, 6-12) 60, No. 2 DAVIDSON 70
Game 10: No. 6 SAINT LOUIS 64, No. 3 Dayton (21-11, 13-5) 55
Semifinals (Sat., March 16)
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Game 11: No. 8 Rhode Island (18-15, 9-9) 51, No. 4 ST. BONAVENTURE (18-15, 12-6) 68
Game 12: No. 6 SAINT LOUIS 67, No. 2 Davidson (24-9, 14-4) 44
Championship (Sun., March 17)
Game 13: No. 6 SAINT LOUIS (23-12, 10-8) 55, No. 4 St. Bonaventure (18-16, 12-6) 53
ACC
March 12-16: Charlotte, N.C. (Bracket)
Champion: Duke Blue Devils
First Round (Tue., March 12)
Game 1: No. 13 Wake Forest (11-20, 4-14) 71, No. 12 MIAMI 79
Game 2: No. 15 NOTRE DAME 78, No. 10 Georgia Tech (14-18, 6-12) 71
Game 3: No. 14 PITT 80, No. 11 Boston College (14-17, 5-13) 70
Second Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 4: No. 9 Clemson (19-13, 9-9) 58, No. 8 N.C. STATE 59
Game 5: No. 12 Miami (14-18, 5-13) 56, No. 5 VIRGINIA TECH 71
Game 6: No. 15 Notre Dame (14-19, 3-15) 53, No. 7 LOUISVILLE 75
Game 7: No. 14 Pitt (14-19, 3-15) 59, No. 6 SYRACUSE 73
Quarterfinals (Thu., March 14)
Game 8: No. 8 N.C. State (22-11, 9-9) 56, No. 1 VIRGINIA 72
Game 9: No. 5 Virginia Tech (24-8, 12-6) 63, No. 4 FLORIDA STATE 65 (OT)
Game 10: No. 7 Louisville (20-13, 10-8) 70, No. 2 NORTH CAROLINA 83
Game 11: No. 6 Syracuse (20-13, 10-8) 72, No. 3 DUKE 84
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 12: No. 4 FLORIDA STATE 69, No. 1 Virginia (29-3, 16-2) 59
Game 13: No. 3 DUKE 74, No. 2 North Carolina (27-6, 16-2) 73
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 14: No. 4 Florida State (27-7, 13-5) 63, No. 3 DUKE (29-5, 14-4) 73
ASUN
March 4, 7, and 10: Higher seeds host (Bracket)
Champion: Liberty Flames
North Alabama, in its first transitional season, was not eligible for the automatic bid, but participated. The ninth-place finisher, Stetson, did not qualify.
Quarterfinals (Mon., March 4)
Game 1: No. 8 Kennesaw State (6-26, 3-13) 71, No. 1 LIPSCOMB 86
Game 2: No. 5 NJIT 82, No. 4 FGCU (14-18, 9-7) 78
Game 3: No. 6 North Alabama (10-22, 7-9) 66, No. 3 NORTH FLORIDA 76
Game 4: No. 7 Jacksonville (12-20, 5-11) 58, No. 2 LIBERTY 72
Semifinals (Thu., March 7)
Game 5: No. 5 NJIT (21-12, 8-8) 55, No. 1 LIPSCOMB 78
Game 6: No. 3 North Florida (16-17, 9-7) 63, No. 2 LIBERTY 71
Championship (Sun., March 10)
Game 7: No. 2 LIBERTY (28-6, 14-2) 74, No. 1 Lipscomb (25-7, 14-2) 68
Big 12
March 13-16: Kansas City, Mo. (Bracket)
Champion: Iowa State Cyclones
First Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 1: No. 9 Oklahoma State (12-20, 5-13) 70, No. 8 TCU 73
Game 2: No. 10 WEST VIRGINIA (13-19, 4-14) 72, No. 7 Oklahoma (19-13, 7-11) 71
Quarterfinals (Thu., March 14)
Game 3: No. 5 IOWA STATE 83, No. 4 Baylor (19-13, 10-8) 66
Game 4: No. 8 TCU (20-13, 7-11) 61, No. 1 KANSAS STATE 70
Game 5: No. 10 WEST VIRGINIA 79, No. 2 Texas Tech (26-6, 14-4) 74
Game 6: No. 6 Texas (16-16, 8-10) 57, No. 3 KANSAS 65
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 7: No. 5 IOWA STATE 63, No. 1 Kansas State (25-8, 14-4) 59
Game 8: No. 10 West Virginia (14-20, 4-14) 74, No. 3 KANSAS 88
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 9: No. 5 IOWA STATE (23-11, 9-9) 78, No. 3 Kansas (27-9, 12-6) 66
Big East
March 13-16: New York (Bracket)
Champion: Villanova Wildcats
First Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 1: No. 9 Butler (16-16, 7-11) 57, No. 8 PROVIDENCE 80
Game 2: No. 10 DePaul (15-15, 7-11) 74, No. 7 ST. JOHN’S 82
Quarterfinals (Thu., March 14)
Game 3: No. 8 Providence (18-15, 7-11) 62, No. 1 VILLANOVA 73
Game 4: No. 5 Creighton (18-14, 9-9) 61, No. 4 XAVIER 63
Game 5: No. 7 St. John’s (21-12, 8-10) 54, No. 2 MARQUETTE 86
Game 6: No. 6 Georgetown (19-13, 9-9) 57, No. 3 SETON HALL 73
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 7: No. 4 Xavier (18-15, 9-9) 67, No. 1 VILLANOVA 71 (OT)
Game 8: No. 3 SETON HALL 81, No. 2 Marquette (24-9, 12-6) 79
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 9: No. 3 Seton Hall (20-13, 9-9) 72, No. 1 VILLANOVA (25-9, 13-5) 74
Big Sky
March 13-16: Boise, Idaho (Bracket)
Champion: Montana Grizzlies
First Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 1: No. 9 SACRAMENTO STATE 72, No. 8 Northern Arizona (10-21, 8-12), 60
Game 2: No. 10 Idaho State (11-19, 7-14) 80, No. 7 SOUTHERN UTAH 94
Game 3: No. 11 Idaho (5-27, 2-18) 71, No. 6 MONTANA STATE 75
Quarterfinals (Thu., March 14)
Game 4: No. 9 Sacramento State (15-16, 8-12) 73, No. 1 MONTANA 79
Game 5: No. 5 Portland State (16-16, 11-9) 71, No. 4 WEBER STATE 81
Game 6: No. 7 SOUTHERN UTAH 83, No. 2 Northern Colorado (21-11, 15-5) 63
Game 7: No. 6 Montana State (15-17, 11-9) 84, No. 3 EASTERN WASHINGTON 90
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 8: No. 4 Weber State (18-15, 11-9) 49, No. 1 MONTANA 78
Game 9: No. 7 Southern Utah (16-16, 9-11) 61, No. 3 EASTERN WASHINGTON 77
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 10: No. 3 Eastern Washington (16-18, 12-8) 62, No. 1 MONTANA (25-8, 16-4) 68
Big South
March 5: Higher seeds host (Bracket)
March 7-8: Buies Creek, N.C.
March 10: Radford, Va.
Champion: Gardner-Webb Bulldogs
First Round (Tue., March 5)
Game 1: No. 10 UNC Asheville (4-27, 2-14) 59, No. 7 PRESBYTERIAN 106
Game 2: No. 11 USC Upstate (6-26, 1-15) 52, No. 6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 71
Game 3: No. 9 Longwood (15-17, 5-11) 71, No. 8 HAMPTON 77
Quarterfinals (Thu., March 7)
Game 3: No. 7 Presbyterian (18-15, 9-7) 76, No. 2 RADFORD 84
Game 4: No. 6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 77, No. 3 Winthrop (18-12, 10-6) 63
Game 5: No. 8 Hampton (15-16, 9-7) 77, No. 1 CAMPBELL 86
Game 6: No. 5 High Point (16-15, 9-7) 69, No. 4 GARDNER-WEBB 75
Semifinals (Fri., March 8)
Game 7: No. 6 Charleston Southern (17-15, 9-7) 54, No. 2 RADFORD 63
Game 8: No. 4 GARDNER-WEBB 79, No. 1 Campbell (20-12, 12-4) 74
Championship (Sun., March 10)
Game 9: No. 4 GARDNER-WEBB (23-11, 10-6) 76, No. 2 Radford (22-11, 12-4) 65
Big Ten
March 13-17: Chicago, Ill. (Bracket)
Champion: Michigan State Spartans
First Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 1: No. 13 NEBRASKA 68, No. 12 Rutgers (14-17, 7-13) 61
Game 2: No. 14 Northwestern (13-19, 4-16) 69, No. 11 ILLINOIS 74 (OT)
Second Round (Thu., March 14)
Game 3: No. 9 Indiana (17-15, 8-12) 75, No. 8 OHIO STATE 79
Game 4: No. 13 NEBRASKA 69, No. 5 Maryland (22-10, 13-7) 61
Game 5: No. 10 Penn State (14-18, 7-13) 72, No. 7 MINNESOTA 77
Game 6: No. 11 Illinois (12-21, 7-13) 62, No. 6 IOWA 83
Quarterfinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 7: No. 8 Ohio State (19-14, 8-12) 70, No. 1 MICHIGAN STATE 77
Game 8: No. 13 Nebraska (18-16, 6-14) 62, No. 4 WISCONSIN 66
Game 9: No. 7 MINNESOTA 75, No. 2 Purdue (23-9, 16-4) 73
Game 10: No. 6 Iowa (22-11, 10-10) 53, B
Semifinals (Sat., March 16)
Game 11: No. 4 Wisconsin (23-10, 14-6) 55, No. 1 MICHIGAN STATE 67
Game 12: No. 7 Minnesota (21-13, 9-11) 49, No. 3 MICHIGAN 76
Championship (Sun., March 17)
Game 13: No. 3 Michigan (28-6, 15-5) 60, No. 1 MICHIGAN STATE (28-6, 16-4) 65
Big West
March 14-16: Anaheim, Calif. (Bracket)
Champion: UC Irvine Anteaters
The ninth-place finisher, Cal Poly, did not qualify.
Quarterfinals (Thu., March 14)
Game 1: No. 7 CSUN (13-20, 7-9) 68, No. 2 UC SANTA BARBARA 71
Game 2: No. 6 UC Davis (11-20, 7-9) 71, No. 3 CAL STATE FULLERTON 75 (OT)
Game 3: No. 8 UC Riverside (10-23, 4-12) 44, No. 1 UC IRVINE 63
Game 4: No. 5 LONG BEACH STATE 68, No. 4 Hawai’i (18-13, 9-7) 66
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 5 No. 5 Long Beach State (15-19, 8-8) 67, No. 1 UC IRVINE 75
Game 6: No. 3 CAL STATE FULLERTON 64, No. 2 UC Santa Barbara (22-10, 10-6) 58
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 7: No. 3 Cal State Fullerton (16-17, 10-6) 64, No. 1 UC IRVINE (30-5, 15-1) 92
CAA
March 9-12: North Charleston, S.C. (Bracket)
Champion: Northeastern Huskies
First Round (Sat., March 9)
Game 1: No. 9 Towson (10-22, 6-12) 73, No. 8 JAMES MADISON 74
Game 2: No. 10 UNCW 93, No. 7 Elon (11-21, 7-11) 86
Quarterfinals (Sun., March 10)
Game 3: No. 8 James Madison (14-19, 6-12) 67, No. 1 HOFSTRA 76
Game 4: No. 5 DELAWARE 85, No. 4 William & Mary (14-17, 10-8) 79
Game 5: No. 10 UNCW (10-23, 5-13) 59, No. 2 NORTHEASTERN 80
Game 6: No. 6 Drexel (13-19, 7-11) 61, No. 3 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 73
Semifinals (Mon., March 11)
Game 7: No. 5 Delaware (16-17, 8-10) 74, No. 1 HOFSTRA 78 (OT)
Game 8: No. 3 College of Charleston (24-9, 12-6) 67, No. 2 NORTHEASTERN 70
Championship (Tue., March 12)
Game 9: No. 2 NORTHEASTERN (23-10, 14-4) 82, No. 1 Hofstra (27-7, 15-3) 74
C-USA
March 13-16: Frisco, Texas (Bracket)
Champion: Old Dominion Monarchs
The 13th- and 14th-place finishers, Charlotte and UTEP, did not qualify.
First Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 1: No. 9 FAU (17-15, 8-10) 56, No. 8 LOUISIANA TECH 57
Game 2: No. 12 Middle Tennessee (11-21, 8-10) 61, No. 5 UAB 70
Game 3: No. 10 NORTH TEXAS 71, No. 7 FIU (19-13, 10-8) 57
Game 4: No. 11 Rice (13-19, 8-10) 65, No. 6 MARSHALL 82
Quarterfinals (Thu., March 14)
Game 5: No. 8 Louisiana Tech (20-13, 9-9) 56, No. 1 OLD DOMINION 57
Game 6: No. 5 UAB 85, No. 4 UTSA (17-15, 11-7) 76
Game 7: No. 10 North Texas (21-12, 8-10) 51, No. 2 WKU 67
Game 8: No. 6 Marshall (19-14, 11-7) 73, No. 3 SOUTHERN MISS 82
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 9: No. 5 UAB (20-14, 10-8) 59, No. 1 OLD DOMINION 61
Game 10: No. 3 Southern Miss. (20-12, 11-7) 59, No. 2 WKU 70
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 11: No. 2 WKU (20-14, 11-7) 56, No. 1 OLD DOMINION (26-8, 13-5) 62
Horizon
March 5-6: Campus sites (Bracket)
March 11-12: Detroit, Mich.
Champion: Northern Kentucky Norse
The ninth- and 10th-place finishers, the Cleveland State Vikings and Milwaukee Panthers, did not qualify.
Quarterfinals (Tue., March 5)
Game 1: No. 8 IUPUI (16-16, 8-10) 56, No. 1 WRIGHT STATE 71
Game 2: No. 5 UIC (16-16, 10-8) 77, No. 4 GREEN BAY 82
Quarterfinals (Wed., March 6)
Game 3: No. 7 Detroit Mercy (11-20, 8-10) 88, No. 2 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 99
Game 4: No. 6 Youngstown State (12-20, 8-10) 84, No. 3 OAKLAND 88
Semifinals (Mon., March 11)
Game 5: No. 4 Green Bay (17-16, 10-8) 54, No. 1 WRIGHT STATE 66
Game 6: No. 3 Oakland (16-17, 11-7) 63, No. 2 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 64
Championship (Tue., March 12)
Game 7: No. 2 NORTHERN KENTUCKY (26-8, 13-5) 77, No. 1 Wright State (21-13, 13-5) 66
Ivy
March 16-17: New Haven, Conn. (Schedule)
Champion: Yale Bulldogs
The fifth- through eighth-place finishers, Brown, Cornell, Columbia, and Dartmouth did not qualify.
Semifinals (Sat., March 16)
Game 1: No. 4 Penn (19-12, 7-7) 58, No. 1 HARVARD 66
Game 2: No. 3 Princeton (16-12, 8-6) 77, No. 2 YALE 83
Championship (Sun., March 17)
Game 3: No. 2 YALE (22-7, 10-4) 97, No. 1 Harvard (18-11, 10-4) 85
MAAC
March 7-11: Albany, N.Y. (Bracket)
Champion: Iona Gaels
First Round (Thu., March 7)
Game 1: No. 9 SAINT PETER’S 71, No. 8 Marist (12-19, 7-11) 68 (OT)
Game 2: No. 10 Fairfield (9-22, 6-12) 53, No. 7 MANHATTAN 57
Game 3: No. 11 Niagara (13-19, 6-12) 72, No. 6 MONMOUTH 76
Quarterfinals (Fri., March 8)
Game 4: No. 9 Saint Peter’s (10-22, 6-12) 71, No. 1 IONA 73
Game 5: No. 7 Manhattan (11-21, 8-10) 65, No. 2 CANISIUS 69 (OT)
Quarterfinals (Sat., March 9)
Game 6: No. 6 MONMOUTH 98, No. 3 Quinnipiac (16-13, 11-7) 92
Game 7: No. 5 SIENA 87, No. 4 Rider (16-15, 11-7) 81
Semifinals (Sun., March 10)
Game 8: No. 5 Siena (17-16, 11-7) 57, No. 1 IONA 73
Game 9: No. 6 MONMOUTH 73, No. 2 Canisius (15-17, 11-7) 59
Championship (Mon., March 11)
Game 10: No. 6 Monmouth (13-22, 10-8) 60, No. 1 IONA (17-15, 12-6) 81
MAC
March 11: Higher seeds host (Bracket)
March 14-16: Cleveland, Ohio
Champion: Buffalo Bulls
First Round (Mon., March 11)
Game 1: No. 9 Miami (15-17, 7-11) 51, No. 8 AKRON 80
Game 2: No. 12 Western Michigan (8-24, 2-16) 67, No. 5 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 81
Game 3: No. 10 Ohio (14-17, 6-12) 61, No. 7 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 80
Game 4: No. 11 BALL STATE 61, No. 6 Eastern Michigan (15-17, 9-9) 43
Quarterfinals (Thu., March 14)
Game 5: No. 8 Akron (17-16, 8-10) 46, No. 1 BUFFALO 82
Game 6: No. 5 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 89, No. 4 Kent State (22-10, 11-7) 81
Game 7: No. 7 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 80, No. 2 Toledo (25-7, 13-5) 76
Game 8: No. 11 Ball State (16-17, 6-12) 86, No. 3 BOWLING GREEN 99
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 9: No. 5 Central Michigan (23-11, 10-8) 81, No. 1 BUFFALO 85
Game 10: No. 7 Northern Illinois (17-17, 8-10) 67, No. 3 BOWLING GREEN 71
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 11: No. 3 Bowling Green (22-12, 12-6) 73, No. 1 BUFFALO (31-3, 16-2) 87
MEAC
March 11-16: Norfolk, Va. (Bracket)
Champion: N.C. Central Eagles
Florida A&M is ineligible for the postseason and will not participate.
Note: Game numbering also includes the women’s tournament.
First Round (Mon., March 11)
Game 3: No. 11 DELAWARE STATE 71, No. 6 Savannah State (11-20, 8-8) 67
First Round (Tue, March 12)
Game 6: No. 9 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 63, No. 8 Maryland Eastern Shore (7-25, 5-11) 54
Game 7: No. 10 Morgan State (9-21, 4-12) 71, No. 7 COPPIN STATE 81
Quarterfinals (Wed., March 13)
Game 10: No. 9 South Carolina State (8-26, 5-11) 73, No. 1 NORFOLK STATE 78
Game 11: No. 7 Coppin State (8-25, 7-9) 79, No. 2 NORTH CAROLINA A&T 82 (OT)
Quarterfinals (Thu., March 14)
Game 14: No. 11 Delaware State (6-25, 2-14) 57, No. 3 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 75
Game 15: No. 5 Bethune-Cookman (14-17, 9-7) 71, No. 4 HOWARD 80
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 18: No. 4 Howard (17-16, 10-6) 69, No. 1 NORFOLK STATE 75
Game 19: No. 3 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 65, No. 2 North Carolina A&T (19-13, 13-3) 63
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 20: No. 3 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (18-15, 10-6) 50, No. 1 Norfolk State (21-13, 14-2) 47
MVC
March 7-10: St. Louis, Mo. (Bracket)
Champion: Bradley Braves
First Round (Thu., March 7)
Game 1: No. 9 VALPARAISO 77, No. 8 Indiana State (15-16, 7-11) 55
Game 2: No. 10 Evansville (11-21, 5-13) 60, No. 7 ILLINOIS STATE 65
Quarterfinals (Fri., March 8)
Game 3: No. 9 Valparaiso (15-18, 7-11) 54, No. 1 LOYOLA CHICAGO 67
Game 4: No. 5 BRADLEY 61, No. 4 Missouri State (16-16, 10-8) 58
Game 5: No. 7 Illinois State (17-16, 9-9) 62, No. 2 DRAKE 78
Game 6: No. 6 NORTHERN IOWA 61, No. 3 Southern Illinois (17-15, 10-8) 58
Semifinals (Sat., March 9)
Game 7: No. 5 BRADLEY 53, No. 1 Loyola Chicago (20-13, 12-6) 51
Game 8: No. 6 NORTHERN IOWA 60, No. 2 Drake (24-9, 12-6) 58
Championship (Sun., March 10)
Game 9: No. 6 Northern Iowa (16-18, 9-9) 54, No. 5 BRADLEY (20-14, 9-9) 57
MW
March 13-16: Las Vegas, Nev. (Bracket)
Champion: Utah State Aggies
First Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 1: No. 9 Colorado State (12-20, 7-11) 57, No. 8 BOISE STATE 66
Game 2: No. 10 Wyoming (8-24, 4-14) 68, No. 7 NEW MEXICO 78
Game 3: No. 11 San José State (4-27, 1-17) 56, No. 6 AIR FORCE 87
Quarterfinals (Thu., March 14)
Game 4: No. 8 Boise State (13-20, 7-11) 69, No. 1 NEVADA 77
Game 5: No. 5 UNLV (17-14, 7-11) 55, No. 4 SAN DIEGO STATE 63
Game 6: No. 7 New Mexico (14-18, 7-11) 83, No. 2 UTAH STATE 91
Game 7: No. 6 Air Force (14-18, 8-10) 50, No. 3 FRESNO STATE 76
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 8: No. 4 SAN DIEGO STATE 65, No. 1 Nevada (29-4, 15-3) 56
Game 9: No. 3 Fresno State (23-9, 13-5) 60, No. 2 UTAH STATE 85
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 10: No. 4 San Diego State (21-13, 11-7) 57, No. 2 UTAH STATE (28-6, 15-3) 64
NEC
March 6, 9, and 12: Higher seeds host (Bracket)
Champion: Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
The ninth- and 10th-place finishers, Mount St. Mary’s and Central Connecticut State, did not qualify.
Quarterfinals (Wed., March 6)
Game 1: No. 8 Bryant (10-20, 7-11) 63, No. 1 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 67
Game 2: No. 7 Wagner (13-17, 8-10) 46, No. 2 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 84
Game 3: No. 6 LIU BROOKLYN 71, No. 3 Sacred Heart (15-17, 11-7) 62
Game 4: No. 5 St. Francis Brooklyn (17-15, 9-9) 65, No. 4 ROBERT MORRIS 69 (OT)
Semifinals (Sat., March 9)
Game 5: No. 4 Robert Morris (17-16, 11-7) 62, No. 2 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 66
Game 6: No. 6 LIU Brooklyn (16-16, 9-9) 64, No. 1 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 72
Championship (Tue., March 12)
Game 7: No. 2 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON (20-13, 12-6) 85, No. 1 St. Francis (Pa.) (18-14, 12-6) 76
OVC
March 6-9: Evansville, Ind. (Bracket)
Champion: Murray State Racers
The ninth-through-12th-place finishers, Tennessee State, Eastern Kentucky, Southeast Missouri State, and Tennessee Tech, did not qualify.
First Round (Wed., March 6)
Game 1: No. 8 SIU Edwardsville (10-21, 6-12) 68, No. 5 MOREHEAD STATE 72
Game 2: No. 7 UT MARTIN 78, No. 6 Eastern Illinois (14-18, 7-11) 71
Quarterfinals (Thu., March 7)
Game 3: No. 5 Morehead State (13-20, 8-10) 81, No. 4 AUSTIN PEAY 95
Game 4: No. 7 UT Martin (12-19, 6-12) 81, No. 3 JACKSONVILLE STATE 88
Semifinals (Fri., March 8)
Game 5: No. 4 Austin Peay (22-11, 13-5) 67, No. 1 BELMONT 83
Game 6: No. 3 Jacksonville State (24-9, 15-3) 74, No. 2 MURRAY STATE 76
Championship (Sat., March 9)
Game 7: No. 2 MURRAY STATE (27-4, 16-2) 77, No. 1 Belmont (26-5, 16-2) 65
Pac-12
March 13-16: Las Vegas, Nev. (Bracket)
Champion: Oregon Ducks
First Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 1: No. 9 Arizona (17-15, 8-10) 65, No. 8 USC 78
Game 2: No. 12 California (8-23, 3-15) 51, No. 5 COLORADO 56
Game 3: No. 10 Stanford (15-16, 8-10) 72, No. 7 UCLA 79
Game 4: No. 11 Washington State (11-21, 4-14) 51, No. 6 OREGON 84
Quarterfinals (Thu., March 14)
Game 5: No. 8 USC (16-17, 8-10) 75, No. 1 WASHINGTON 78
Game 6: No. 5 COLORADO 73, No. 4 Oregon State (18-13, 10-8) 65
Game 7: No. 7 UCLA (17-16, 9-9) 72, No. 2 ARIZONA STATE 83
Game 8: No. 6 OREGON 66, No. 3 Utah (17-14, 11-7) 54
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 9: No. 5 Colorado (21-12, 10-8) 61, No. 1 WASHINGTON 66
Game 10: No. 6 OREGON 79, No. 2 Arizona State (22-10, 12-6) 75
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 11: No. 6 OREGON (23-12, 10-8) 68, No. 1 Washington (26-8, 15-3) 48
Patriot
March 5, 7, 10, and 13: Higher seeds host (Bracket at bottom of page)
Champion: Colgate Raiders
First Round (Tue., March 5)
Game 1: No. 9 Loyola (Md.) (11-21, 7-11) 63, No. 8 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 71
Game 2: No. 10 HOLY CROSS 79, No. 7 Lafayette (10-20, 7-11) 74
Quarterfinals (Thu., March 7)
Game 3: No. 8 Boston University (15-18, 7-11) 69, No. 1 COLGATE 81
Game 4: No. 5 NAVY 60, No. 4 American (15-15, 9-9) 56
Game 5: No. 10 Holy Cross (16-17, 6-12) 65, No. 2 BUCKNELL 77
Game 6: No. 6 Army West Point (13-19, 8-10) 70, No. 3 LEHIGH 73
Semifinals (Sun., March 10)
Game 7: No. 5 Navy (12-19, 7-10) 70, No. 1 COLGATE 80
Game 8: No. 3 Lehigh (20-11, 12-6) 75, No. 2 BUCKNELL 97
Championship (Wed., March 13)
Game 9: No. 2 Bucknell (21-12, 13-5) 80, No. 1 COLGATE (24-10, 13-5) 94
SEC
March 13-17: Nashville, Tenn. (Bracket)
Champion: Auburn Tigers
First Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 1: No. 13 Georgia (11-21, 2-16) 61, No. 12 MISSOURI 71
Game 2: No. 14 Vanderbilt (9-23, 0-18) 52, No. 11 TEXAS A&M 69
Second Round (Thu., March 14)
Game 3: No. 9 Arkansas (17-15, 8-10) 50, No. 8 FLORIDA 66
Game 4: No. 12 Missouri (15-17, 5-13) 71, No. 5 AUBURN 81
Game 5: No. 10 ALABAMA 62, No. 7 Ole Miss (20-12, 10-8) 57
Game 6: No. 11 Texas A&M (14-18, 6-12) 54, No. 6 MISSISSIPPI STATE 80
Quarterfinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 7: No. 8 FLORIDA 76, No. 1 LSU (26-6, 16-2) 73
Game 8: No. 5 AUBURN 73, No. 4 South Carolina (16-16, 11-7) 64
Game 9: No. 10 Alabama (18-15, 8-10) 55, No. 2 KENTUCKY 73
Game 10: No. 6 Mississippi State (23-10, 10-8) 76, No. 3 TENNESSEE 83
Semifinals (Sat., March 16)
Game 11: No. 8 Florida (19-15, 9-9) 62, No. 5 AUBURN 65
Game 12: No. 3 TENNESSEE 82, No. 2 Kentucky (27-6, 15-3) 78
Championship (Sun., March 17)
Game 13: No. 5 AUBURN (26-9, 11-7) 84, No. 3 Tennessee (28-6, 15-3) 64
SoCon
March 8-11: Asheville, N.C. (Bracket)
Champion: Wofford Terriers
First Round (Fri., March 8)
Game 1: No. 9 Western Carolina (7-25, 4-14) 83, No. 8 VMI 96
Game 2: No. 10 The Citadel (12-18, 4-14) 71, No. 7 SAMFORD 100
Quarterfinals (Sat., March 9)
Game 3: No. 8 VMI (11-21, 4-14) 72, No. 1 WOFFORD 99
Game 4: No. 5 Chattanooga (12-20, 7-11) 64, No. 4 ETSU 68
Game 5: No. 7 Samford (17-16, 6-12) 70, No. 2 UNCG 77
Game 6: No. 6 Mercer (11-20, 6-12) 74, No. 3 FURMAN 85
Semifinals (Sun., March 10)
Game 7: No. 4 ETSU (24-9, 13-5) 72, No. 1 WOFFORD 81
Game 8: No. 3 Furman (25-7, 13-5) 62, No. 2 UNCG 66
Championship (Mon., March 11)
Game 9: No. 2 UNCG (28-6, 15-3) 58, No. 1 WOFFORD (29-4, 18-0) 70
Southland
March 13-16: Katy, Texas (Bracket)
Champion: Abilene Christian Wildcats
The ninth- through 13th-place finishers, Stephen F. Austin, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, McNeese State, Incarnate Word, did not qualify.
First Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 1: No. 8 Houston Baptist (12-18, 8-10) 79, No. 5 LAMAR 81
Game 2: No. 7 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 73, No. 6 Texas A&M Corpus Christi (14-18, 9-9) 53
Quarterfinals (Thu., March 14)
Game 3: No. 5 Lamar (20-13, 12-6) 72, No. 4 NEW ORLEANS 76
Game 4: No. 7 Central Arkansas (14-19, 8-10) 65, No. 3 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 79
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 5: No. 4 NEW ORLEANS 79, No. 1 Sam Houston State (21-11, 16-2) 76
Game 6: No. 3 Southeastern Louisiana (17-16, 12-6) 66, No. 2 ABILENE CHRISTIAN 69
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 7: No. 4 New Orleans (19-13, 12-6) 60, No. 2 ABILENE CHRISTIAN (27-6, 14-4) 77
SWAC
March 12: Higher seeds host (Bracket)
March 15-16: Birmingham, Ala.
Champion: Prairie View A&M Panthers
The 10th-place finisher, Mississippi Valley State, did not qualify. Alabama A&M is ineligible for the postseason and will not participate.
Quarterfinals (Tue., March 12)
Game 1: No. 8 Alcorn State (10-21, 6-12) 66, No. 1 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 86
Game 2: No. 5 Arkansas Pine Bluff (13-19, 10-8) 52, No. 4 GRAMBLING STATE 59
Game 3: No. 7 Southern (7-25, 6-12) 70, No. 2 TEXAS SOUTHERN 80
Game 4: No. 6 ALABAMA STATE 58, No. 3 Jackson State (13-19, 10-8) 49
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 5: No. 4 Grambling State (17-16, 10-8) 71, No. 1 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 81
Game 6: No. 6 Alabama State (12-19, 9-9) 66, No. 2 TEXAS SOUTHERN 80
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 7: No. 2 Texas Southern (21-13, 14-4) 86, No. 1 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (22-12, 17-1) 92
Summit
March 9-12: Sioux Falls, S.D. (Bracket)
Champion: North Dakota State Bison
The ninth-place finisher, Denver, did not qualify.
Quarterfinals (Sat., March 9)
Game 1: No. 8 WESTERN ILLINOIS 79, No. 1 South Dakota State (24-8, 14-2) 76
Game 2: No. 7 North Dakota (12-18, 6-10) 76, No. 2 OMAHA 81
Quarterfinals (Sun., March 10)
Game 3: No. 5 Oral Roberts (11-21, 7-9) 73, No. 4 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 86
Game 4: No. 6 South Dakota (13-17, 7-9) 70, No. 3 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 96
Semifinals (Mon., March 11)
Game 5: No. 8 Western Illinois (10-21, 4-12) 73, No. 4 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 76
Game 6: No. 3 Purdue Fort Wayne (18-15, 9-7) 60, No. 2 OMAHA 61
Championship (Tue., March 12)
Game 7: No. 4 NORTH DAKOTA STATE (18-15, 9-7) 73, No. 2 Omaha (21-11, 13-3) 63
Sun Belt
March 12: Higher seeds host
March 14-17: New Orleans, La. (Bracket)
Champion: Georgia State Panthers
The 11th- and 12th-place finishers, Little Rock and Troy, did not qualify.
First Round (Tue., March 12)
Game 1: No. 9 Arkansas State (13-19, 7-11) 67, No. 8 SOUTH ALABAMA 75
Game 2: No. 10 Appalachian State (11-21, 6-12) 80, No. 7 ULM 89
Second Round (Thu., March 14)
Game 3: No. 8 SOUTH ALABAMA 70. No. 5 Louisiana (19-13, 10-8) 69
Game 4: No. 7 ULM 80, No. 6 Coastal Carolina (15-16, 9-9) 50
Quarterfinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 5: No. 8 South Alabama (17-17, 8-10) 67, No. 4 TEXAS STATE 79
Game 6: No. 7 ULM (18-15, 9-9) vs. No. 3 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 81
Semifinals (Sat., March 16)
Game 7: No. 4 Texas State (24-9, 12-6) 46, No. 1 GEORGIA STATE 59
Game 8: No. 3 Georgia Southern (21-12, 12-6) 58, No. 2 UT ARLINGTON (24-8, 12-6) 67
Championship (Sun., March 17)
Game 9: No. 2 UT Arlington (24-9, 12-6) 64, No. 1 GEORGIA STATE (24-9, 13-5) 73
WCC
March 7-9, 11-12: Las Vegas, Nev. (Bracket)
Champion: Saint Mary’s Gaels
First Round (Thu., March 7)
Game 1: No. 9 Pacific (14-18, 4-12) 53, No. 8 PEPPERDINE 61
Game 2: No. 10 Portland (7-25, 0-16) 47, No. 7 SAN DIEGO 67
Second Round (Fri., March 8)
Game 3: No. 8 PEPPERDINE 68, No. 5 Loyola Marymount (20-11, 8-8) 65
Game 4: No. 7 SAN DIEGO 62, No. 6 Santa Clara (16-15, 8-8) 45
Quarterfinals (Sat., March 9)
Game 5: No. 8 PEPPERDINE 89, No. 4 San Francisco (21-1-0, 9-7) 72
Game 6: No. 6 SAN DIEGO 80, No. 3 BYU (19-12, 11-5) 57
Semifinals (Mon., March 11)
Game 7: No. 8. Pepperdine (16-18, 6-10) 74, No. 1 GONZAGA 100
Game 8: No. 7 San Diego (21-14, 7-9) 62, No. 2 SAINT MARY’S 69
Championship (Tue., March 12)
Game 9: No. 2 SAINT MARY’S (22-11, 11-5) 60, No. 1 Gonzaga (30-3, 16-0) 47
WAC
March 14-16: Las Vegas, Nev. (Bracket)
Champion: New Mexico State Aggies
The Cal Baptist Lancers, in their first transitional season, will not participate.
Quarterfinals (Thu., March 14)
Game 1: No. 8 Chicago State (3-29, 0-16) 49, No. 1 NEW MEXICO STATE 86
Game 2: No. 5 Cal State Bakersfield (16-15, 7-9) 70, No. 4 UTRGV 85
Game 3: No. 7 UMKC (11-21, 6-10) 64, No. 2 UTAH VALLEY 70
Game 4: No. 6 Seattle (18-14, 6-10) 75, No. 3 GRAND CANYON 84
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 5: No. 4 UTRGV (19-16, 9-7) 72, No. 1 NEW MEXICO STATE 79
Game 6: No. 3 GRAND CANYON 78, No. 2 Utah Valley (24-9, 12-4) 74
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 7: No. 3 Grand Canyon (20-13, 10-6) 57, No. 1 NEW MEXICO STATE (30-4, 15-1) 89
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