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March Madness: College basketball conference tournament … – USA TODAY
It’s March which means it’s time for the sporting world to turn its attention to the madness that is college basketball.
Across the country, men’s conference tournaments will be held with the 32 winners in each league receiving automatic invitations to the NCAA tournament. The rest of the available spots in the 68-team field will be filled when the selection committee reveals its bracket with fat-large berths on Section Sunday on March 12.
A complete rundown of the postseason schedule for every league tournament as teams fight to punch their ticket to the big dance and also see their seasons come to an end.
At higher-seeded schools
First round
Saturday, March 4
New Hampshire 67, Bryant 60
Massachusetts-Lowell 85, Maine 54
Vermont 84, NJIT 57
Binghamton 67, Maryland-Baltimore County 65
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 7
Massachusetts-Lowell 75, New Hampshire 64
Vermont 79, Binghamton 57
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Vermont 72, Massachusetts-Lowell 59
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At Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas
First round
Thursday, March 9
East Carolina 73, South Florida 58
Central Florida 76, SMU 70
Wichita State 81, Tulsa 63
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
Houston 60, East Carolina 46
Cincinnati 84, Temple 54
Memphis 81, Central Florida 76
Tulane 82, Wichita State 76
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
Houston 69, Cincinnati 48
Memphis 94, Tulane 54
Championship
Sunday, March 12
Memphis 75, Houston 65
At Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.
First round
Tuesday, March 7
Richmond 71, Massachusetts 38
Saint Joseph’s 72, Loyola Chicago 67
La Salle 73, Rhode Island 56
Second round
Wednesday, March 8
Davidson 65, St. Bonaventure 54
George Mason 62, Richmond 57
Saint Joseph’s 87, George Washington 76
La Salle 81, Duquesne 70
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
Virginia Commonwealth 71, Davidson 53
Saint Louis 82, George Mason 54
Dayton 60, Saint Joseph’s 54
Fordham 69, La Salle 61
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
Virginia Commonwealth 90, Saint Louis 68
Dayton 78, Fordham 68
Championship
Sunday, March 12
Virginia Commonwealth 68, Dayton 56
At Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.
First round
Tuesday, March 7
Georgia Tech 61, Florida State 60
Boston College 80, Louisville 62
Virginia Tech 67, Notre Dame 64
Second round
Wednesday, March 8
Wake Forest 77, Syracuse 74
Pittsburgh 89, Georgia Tech 81
North Carolina 85, Boston College 61
North Carolina State 97, Virginia Tech 77
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
Miami (Fla.) 74, Wake Forest 72
Duke 96, Pittsburgh 69
Virginia 68, North Carolina 59
Clemson 80, North Carolina State 54
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Duke 85, Miami (Fla.) 78
Virginia 76, Clemson 56
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Duke 59, Virginia 49
At Higher-Seeded Schools
First round
Monday, February 27
Queens 61, Florida Gulf Coast 55
Bellarmine 76, North Florida 74
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, February 28
Kennesaw State 67, Queens 66
Lipscomb 83, Stetson 70
Liberty 76, Bellarmine 56
Eastern Kentucky 73, North Alabama 48
Semifinals
Thursday, March 2
Liberty 79, Eastern Kentucky 73
Kennesaw State 80, Lipscomb 71
Championship
Sunday, March 5
Kennesaw State 67, Liberty 66
At T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Mo.
First round
Wednesday, March 8
West Virginia 78, Texas Tech 62
Oklahoma State 57, Oklahoma 49
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
Iowa State 78, Baylor 72
Kansas 78, West Virginia 61
Texas 61, Oklahoma State 47
TCU 80, Kansas State 67
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Kansas 71, Iowa State 58
Texas 66, TCU 60
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Texas 76, Kansas 56
At Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.
First round
Wednesday, March 8
St. John’s 76, Butler 63
DePaul 66, Seton Hall 65
Villanova 80, Georgetown 48
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
Marquette 72, St. John’s 70 (OT)
Connecticut 73, Providence 66
Xavier 89, DePaul 84
Creighton 87, Villanova 74
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Marquette 70, Connecticut 68
Xavier 82, Creighton 60
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Marquette 65, Xavier 51
At Idaho Central Arena, Boise, Idaho
First round
Saturday, March 4
Northern Arizona 87, Idaho 76
Northern Colorado 84, Portland State 80
Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 5
Northern Arizona 81, Eastern Washington 80
Montana State 84, Northern Colorado 73
Monday, March 6
Montana 83, Idaho State 74
Weber State 70, Sacramento State 64
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 7
Northern Arizona 83 Montana 71
Montana State 60, Weber State 58
Championship
Wednesday, March 8
Montana State 85, Northern Arizona 78
At Bojangles’ Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C.
First round
Wednesday, March 1
Charleston Southern 72, High Point 70
Campbell 68, Presbyterian 63
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
UNC-Asheville 75, Charleston Southern 66
South Carolina-Upstate 77, Gardner-Webb 76
Campbell 81, Longwood 68
Radford 78, Winthrop 69
Semifinals
Saturday, March 4
UNC-Asheville 66, South Carolina-Upstate 62
Campbell 72, Radford 71
Championship
Sunday, March 5
UNC-Asheville 77, Campbell 73
At United Center, Chicago
First round
Wednesday, March 8
Ohio State 65, Wisconsin 57
Minnesota 78, Nebraska 75
Second round
Thursday, March 9
Rutgers 62, Michigan 50
Ohio State 73, Iowa 69
Penn State 79, Illinois 76
Maryland 70, Minnesota 54
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
Purdue 70, Rutgers 65
Ohio State 68, Michigan State 58
Penn State 67, Northwestern 65 (OT)
Indiana 70, Maryland 60
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
Purdue 80, Ohio State 66
Penn State 77, Indiana 73
Championship
Sunday, March 12
Purdue 67, Penn State 65
At Dollar Loan Center, Henderson, Nev.
First round
Tuesday, March 7
Cal State Bakersfield 51, Cal State Northridge 47
Cal Poly, 88, Long Beach State 68
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
UC Irvine 75, Cal State Bakersfield 51
Cal State-Fullerton 62, Hawaii 60 (OT)
UC Santa Barbara 64, Cal Poly 54
UC Riverside 68, UC Davis 52
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Cal State-Fullerton 83, UC Irvine 80
UC Santa Barbara 92, UC Riverside 87
Championship
Saturday, March 11
UC Santa Barbara 72, Cal State-Fullerton 62
At St. Elizabeth’s East Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington, D.C.
First round
Friday, March 3
Monmouth (N.J.) 100, Hampton 64
Second round
Saturday, March 4
William & Mary 73, Elon 51
Drexel 64, Monmouth (N.J.) 45
Stony Brook 76, North Carolina A&T 61
Delaware 77, Northeastern 74
Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 5
Hofstra 94, William & Mary 46
UNC-Wilmington 73, Drexel 68
College of Charleston 74, Stony Brook 52
Towson 86, Delaware 60
Semifinals
Monday, March 6
UNC-Wilmington 79, Hofstra 73
College of Charleston 77, Towson 72
Championship
Tuesday, March 7
College of Charleston 63, UNC-Wilmington 58
At Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas
First round
Wednesday, March 8
Louisiana Tech 81, Florida International 76 (OT)
Western Kentucky 73, Texas-El Paso 67
Rice 72, Texas-San Antonio 71
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
Florida Atlantic 75, Western Kentucky 51
Middle Tennessee 66, Charlotte 55
North Texas 74, Louisiana Tech 46
Alabama-Birmingham 87, Rice 60
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Florida Atlantic 68, Middle Tennessee 65
Alabama Birmingham 76, North Texas 69
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Florida Atlantic 78, Alabama-Birmingham 56
First round
At higher-seeded schools
Tuesday, February 28
Robert Morris 67, IUPUI 64
Wright State 77, Green Bay 57
Detroit 81, Fort Wayne 68
Quarterfinals
At higher-seeded schools
Thursday, March 2
Northern Kentucky 81, Oakland 74
Youngstown State 71, Detroit 66
Milwaukee 87, Wright State 70
Cleveland State. 75, Robert Morris 70
Semifinals
At Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis
Monday, March 6
Northern Kentucky 75, Youngstown State 63
Cleveland State 93, Milwaukee 80
Championship
At Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis
Tuesday, March 7
Northern Kentucky 63, Cleveland State 61
At Jadwin Gymnasium, Princeton, N.J.
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
Yale 80, Cornell 60
Princeton 77, Penn 70
Championship
Sunday, March 12
Princeton 74, Yale 65
At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J.
First round
Tuesday, March 7
Mount St. Mary’s 67, Canisius 66
St. Peter’s 70, Fairfield 52
Marist 61, Manhattan 50
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 8
Iona 74, Mount St. Mary’s 54
St. Peter’s 70, Rider 62
Thursday, March 9
Marist 75, Quinnipiac 59
Niagara 71, Siena 65
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Iona 71, Niagara 59
Marist 69, St. Peter’s 57
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Iona 76, Marist 55
At Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland
First round
Thursday, March 9
Toledo 91, Miami (Ohio) 75
Ohio 90, Ball State 70
Kent State 76, Northern Illinois 57
Akron 101, Buffalo 77
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Toledo 82, Ohio 75
Kent State 79, Akron 73
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Kent State 93, Toledo 78
At Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Va.
First round
Wednesday, March 8
Howard 91, South Carolina State 55
North Carolina Central 89, Delaware State 59
Thursday, March 9
Maryland-Eastern Shore 80, Morgan State 64
Norfolk State 73, Coppin State 56
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Howard 74, Maryland-Eastern Shore 55
Norfolk State 72, North Carolina Central 65 (OT)
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Howard 65, Norfolk State 64
At Enterprise Center, St. Louis
First round
Thursday, March 2
Northern Iowa 75, Illinois State 62
Indiana State 97, Evansville 58
Murray State 78, Valparaiso 50
Missouri State 74, Illinois-Chicago 57
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
Bradley 72, Northern Iowa 66
Indiana State 94, Belmont 91
Drake 74, Murray State 62
Southern Illinois 54, Missouri State 51
Semifinals
Saturday, March 4
Bradley 71, Indiana State 70
Drake 65, Southern Illinois 52
Championship
Sunday, March 5
Drake 77, Bradley 51
At Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nev.
First round
Wednesday, March 8
Colorado State 67, Fresno State 65
UNLV 78, Air Force 70 (OT)
New Mexico 87, Wyoming 76
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
San Diego State 64, Colorado State 61
San Jose State 81, Nevada 77 (OT)
Boise State 87, UNLV 76 (OT)
Utah State 91 New Mexico 76
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
San Diego State 64, San Jose State 49
Utah State 72, Boise State 62
Championship
Saturday, March 11
San Diego State 62, Utah State 57
At Higher-Seeded Schools
First round
Wednesday, March 1
Sacred Heart 67, Wagner 55
Merrimack 91, LIU 76
St. Francis (Pa.) 83, Central Connecticut State 69
Fairleigh Dickinson 83, St. Francis (N.Y.) 75
Semifinals
Saturday, March 4
Merrimack 71, Sacred Heart 60
Fairleigh Dickinson 70, St. Francis (Pa.) 50
Championship
Tuesday, March 7
Merrimack 67, Fairleigh Dickinson 66
At Ford Center, Evansville, Ind.
First round
Wednesday, March 1
Southeast Missouri 84, Lindenwood 65
SIU-Edwardsville 68, Southern Indiana 54
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2
Southeast Missouri 91, Tennessee State 83
Tennessee-Martin 81, SIU-Edwardsville 75
Semifinals
Friday, March 3
Southeast Missouri 65, Morehead State 58
Tennessee Tech 78, Tennessee-Martin 63
Championship
Saturday, March 4
Southeast Missouri 89, Tennessee Tech 82
At T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nev.
First round
Wednesday, March 8
Colorado 74, Washington 68
Washington State 69, California 52
Stanford 73, Utah 62
Arizona State 63, Oregon State 57
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
UCLA 80, Colorado 69
Oregon 75, Washington State 50
Arizona 95, Stanford 84
Arizona State 77, Southern California 72
Friday, March 10
Semifinals
UCLA 75, Oregon 56
Arizona 78, Arizona State 59
Saturday, March 11
Championship
Arizona 61, UCLA 59
At Higher-Seeded Schools
First round
Tuesday, February 28
American 64, Bucknell 59
Loyola (Md.) 73, Holy Cross 69
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2
Army 71, Boston University 69
Colgate 92, Loyola (Md.) 73
American 52, Navy 51
Lafayette 71, Lehigh 64
Semifinals
Sunday, March 5
Colgate 91, Army 74
Lafayette 84, American 76
Championship
Wednesday, March 8
Colgate 79, Lafayette 61
At Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.
First round
Wednesday, March 8
Mississippi 67, South Carolina 61
LSU 72, Georgia 67
Second round
Thursday, March 9
Mississippi State 69, Florida 68 (OT)
Tennessee 70, Mississippi 55
Arkansas 76, Auburn 73
Vanderbilt 77, LSU 68
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
Alabama 72, Mississippi State 49
Missouri 79, Tennessee 71
Texas A&M 67, Arkansas 61
Vanderbilt 80, Kentucky 73
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
Alabama 72, Missouri 61
Texas A&M 87, Vanderbilt 75
Championship
Sunday, March 12
Alabama 82, Texas A&M 63
At Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville, Asheville, N.C.
First round
Friday, March 3
Mercer 66, The Citadel 41
Chattanooga 92, VMI 72
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4
Furman 73, Mercer 58
Western Carolina 69, East Tennessee 57
Chattanooga 85, Samford 82
Wofford 67, UNC-Greensboro 66
Semifinals
Sunday, March 5
Furman 83, Western Carolina 80
Chattanooga 74, Wofford 62
Championship
Monday, March 6
Furman 88, Chattanooga 79
At The Legacy Center, Lake Charles, La.
First round
Sunday, March 5
McNeese State 79, Texas A&M-Commerce 78
New Orleans 90, Houston Christian 69
Quarterfinals
Monday, March 6
McNeese State 77, Nicholls State 71
New Orleans 82, Southeast Louisiana 78
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 7
Texas A&M-CC Islanders 80, McNeese State 63
Northwestern State 74, New Orleans 70
Championship
Wednesday, March 8
Texas A&M-CC 75, Northwestern State 71
At Bartow Arena, Birmingham, Ala.
First round
Wednesday, March 8
Grambling State 87, Bethune-Cookman 72
Texas Southern 66, Alcorn State 62
Thursday, March 9
Jackson State 62, Prairie View 60 (OT)
Alabama A&M 77, Southern 63
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Texas Southern 74, Alabama A&M 61
Grambling State 78, Jackson State 69
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Texas Southern 61, Grambling State 58
At Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.
First round
Friday, March 3
North Dakota 83, Denver 68
Omaha 73, Missouri-Kansas City 61
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4
Oral Roberts 96, North Dakota 80
South Dakota State 63, Omaha 55
Sunday, March 5
St. Thomas 67, Western Illinois 60
North Dakota State 70, South Dakota 68
Semifinals
Monday, March 6
Oral Roberts 70, St. Thomas 65
North Dakota State. 89, South Dakota State 79
Championship
Tuesday, March 7
Oral Roberts 92, North Dakota State 58
At Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, Fla.
First round
Tuesday, February 28
Arkansas State 86, Coastal Carolina 69
Texas State 81, Georgia State 76
Second round
Thursday, March 2
South Alabama 68, Appalachian State 61
Troy 63, Arkansas State 59
Texas State 65, Old Dominion 36
Georgia Southern 66, Louisiana-Monroe 57
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4
South Alabama 78, Southern Mississippi. 61
James Madison 75, Troy 72
Texas State 71, Marshall 68
Louisiana-Lafayette 67, Georgia Southern 49
Semifinals
Sunday, March 5
South Alabama 75, James Madison 66
Louisiana-Lafayette 64, Texas State 58
Championship
Monday, March 6
Louisiana-Lafayette 71, South Alabama 66
At Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
First round
Thursday, March 2
Portland 92, San Diego 74
Pacific 84, Pepperdine 71
Second round
Friday, March 3
Brigham Young 82, Portland 71
San Francisco 80, Pacific 63
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4
Brigham Young 73, Loyola Marymount 63
San Francisco 93, Santa Clara 87
Semifinals
Monday, March 6
Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 76, Brigham Young 69
Gonzaga 84, San Francisco 73
Championship
Tuesday, March 7
Gonzaga 77, Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 51
At Higher-Seeded Schools
First round
Tuesday, March 7
California Baptist 69, Abilene Christian 62
Grand Canyon 82, Texas-Arlington 77
Tarleton State 74, Texas Rio Grande Valley 70
Utah Tech 80, Stephen F. Austin 76
At Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
Sam Houston State 64, California Baptist 51
Grand Canyon 84,Seattle 79
Utah Valley State 72, Tarleton State 58
Southern Utah 76, Utah Tech 75
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Grand Canyon 78, Sam Houston State 75
Southern Utah 89, Utah Valley State 88
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Grand Canyon 84, Southern Utah 66