Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Upset Directional State: Conference Tourneys Go To The Spoilers

The big story this year is how many #1 seeds are falling in their conference tournaments. So far, no bubble spots have been stolen, but at this rate, bubble teams should be terrified. Two upsetters, Milwaukee and Mount St. Mary's, got their automatic bids Tuesday night, on the home court of their opponents no less. But a couple of favorites, North Dakota State and Gonzaga, got their bids too. The important thing to note from tonight's losing teams is that BYU is still safe for an at-large bid.

Horizon League Tournament Championship

#5 Milwaukee 69, #3 @Wright State 63

Notes: Milwaukee gets an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Northeast Conference Tournament Championship

#4 Mount St. Mary's 88, #1 @Robert Morris 71

Notes: Mount St. Mary's gets an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

The Summit League Tournament Championship

#1 North Dakota State 60, #2 IPFW 57

Notes: North Dakota State gets an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Game at Sioux Falls, SD.

West Coast Conference Tournament Championship

#1 Gonzaga 75, #2 BYU 64

Notes: Gonzaga gets an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Game at Las Vegas, NV.

Conference USA Tournament

#10 North Texas 63, #15 Rice 62 (OT)
#14 Marshall 63, #11 Florida Atlantic 59
#12 East Carolina 79, #12 UTSA 76

Notes: See below for future tournament information. All games at El Paso, TX.

MEAC Tournament

#8 Howard 53, #9 North Carolina A&T 47
#7 Coppin State 75, #10 Bethune-Cookman 68
#6 Florida A&M 65, #11 Delaware State 61

Notes: See below for future tournament information. All games at Norfolk, VA.

SWAC Tournament

#10 Grambling State 84, #7 Jackson State 75
#8 Prairie View A&M 79, #9 Mississippi Valley State 63

Notes: See below for future tournament information. All games at Houston, TX.



Only one bid is to be decided on Wednesday night, but it should be a doozy, as American and Boston U go head-to-head for an automatic bid. These teams were going back and forth for the top spot of the Patriot League this year, and American is good enough to pull off the upset. Elsewhere, most of the major conferences start tomorrow, though most games involve teams not in consideration for an at-large bid.

Patriot League Tournament Championship

#2 American at #1 Boston U

Notes: Winner gets an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

ACC Tournament

#12 Wake Forest vs. #13 Notre Dame
#10 Miami (FL) vs. #15 Virginia Tech
#11 Georgia Tech vs. #14 Boston College

Notes: Wake Forest/Notre Dame plays #5 Pitt, Miami (FL)/Virginia Tech plays #7 North Carolina State, and Georgia Tech/Boston College plays #6 Clemson on March 13. All games at Greensboro, NC.

American Tournament

#7 Rutgers vs. #10 South Florida
#8 Temple vs. #9 UCF

Notes: Rutgers/South Florida plays #2 Louisville and Temple/UCF plays #1 Cincinnati on March 13. All games at Memphis, TN.

Atlantic 10 Tournament

#12 George Mason vs. #13 Fordham

Notes: Winner plays #5 Dayton on March 13. All games at Brooklyn, NY.

Big 12 Tournament

#8 Oklahoma State vs. #9 Texas Tech
#7 Baylor vs. #10 TCU

Notes: Oklahoma State/Texas Tech plays #1 Kansas and Baylor/TCU plays #2 Oklahoma on March 13. All games at Kansas City, MO.

Big East Tournament

#8 Seton Hall vs. #9 Butler
#7 Georgetown vs. #10 DePaul

Notes: Seton Hall/Butler plays #1 Villanova and Georgetown/DePaul plays #2 Creighton on March 13. All games at New York City, NY.

Conference USA Tournament

#7 Tulane vs. #10 North Texas
#6 Old Dominion vs. #14 Marshall
#5 UTEP vs. #12 East Carolina
#8 UAB vs. #9 Charlotte

Notes: Tulane/North Texas plays #2 Tulsa, Old Dominion/Marshall plays #3 Middle Tennessee, UTEP/East Carolina plays #4 Southern Miss, and UAB/Charlotte plays #1 Louisiana Tech on March 13. All games at El Paso, TX.

MAC Tournament

#5 Ohio vs. #8 Miami (OH)
#6 Eastern Michigan vs. #7 Northern Illinois

Notes: Ohio/Miami (OH) plays #4 Akron and Eastern Michigan/Northern Illinois plays #3 Buffalo on March 13. All games at Cleveland, OH.

MEAC Tournament

#1 North Carolina Central vs. #8 Howard
#2 Hampton vs. #7 Coppin State

Notes: North Carolina Central/Howard plays #4 Norfolk State/#5 Savannah State and Hampton/Coppin State plays #3 Morgan State/#6 Florida A&M on March 14. All games at Norfolk, VA.

MWC Tournament

#8 Utah State vs. #9 Colorado State
#7 Fresno State vs. #10 Air Force
#6 Boise State vs. #11 San Jose State

Notes: Utah State/Colorado State plays #1 San Diego State, Fresno State/Air Force plays #2 New Mexico, and Boise State/San Jose State plays #3 Nevada on March 13. All games at Las Vegas, NV.

Pac-12 Tournament

#8 Utah vs. #9 Washington
#5 Colorado vs. #12 USC
#7 Oregon vs. #10 Oregon State
#6 Stanford vs. #11 Washington State

Notes: Utah/Washington plays #1 Arizona, Colorado/USC plays #4 California, Oregon/Oregon State plays #2 UCLA, and Stanford/Washington State plays #3 Arizona State on March 13. All games at Las Vegas, NV.

SEC Tournament

#12 Auburn vs. #13 South Carolina
#11 Vanderbilt vs. #14 Mississippi State

Notes: Auburn/South Carolina plays #5 Arkansas and Vanderbilt/Mississippi State plays #6 Ole Miss on March 13. All games at Atlanta, GA.

Southland Tournament

#5 Nicholls State vs. #8 Southeast Louisiana
#6 Oral Roberts vs. #7 McNeese State

Notes: Nicholls State/Southeast Louisiana plays #4 Northwestern State and Oral Roberts/McNeese State plays #3 Sam Houston State on March 13. All games at Katy, TX.

SWAC Tournament

#1 Southern vs. #8 Prairie View A&M
#2 Texas Southern vs. #10 Grambling State

Notes: Southern/Prairie View A&M plays #4 Arkansas Pine-Bluff/#5 Alabama A&M and Texas Southern/Grambling State plays #3 Alabama State/#6 Alcorn State on March 14. All games at Houston, TX.

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