Nothin' But Postseason

The regular season is now closed, and the major conferences have a few days off before their tournaments start. That left Monday to the little guys, who crowned three more champions, all who will receive automatic NCAA bids. Only one of those teams, however, won its conference's regular season championship, so clearly the NIT is filling up with mid-majors.

A couple of at-large teams did play on Monday night out of the West Coast Conference. Gonzaga eliminated Saint Mary's from a chance at an at-large bid, and BYU ended San Francisco's remarkable season. If SMC is dropping out of the upper echelon of the West Coast Conference, USF could take its place.

Colonial Athletic Association Tournament Championship

#1 Delaware 75, #3 William & Mary 74

Notes: Delaware gets automatic NCAA tournament bid. Game at Baltimore, MD.

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Championship

#2 Manhattan 71, #1 Iona 68

Notes: Manhattan gets automatic NCAA tournament bid. Game at Springfield, MA.

Southern Conference Tournament Championship

#3 Wofford 56, #5 Western Carolina 53

Notes: Wofford gets automatic NCAA tournament bid. Game at Asheville, NC.

MAC Tournament

#5 @Ohio 76, #12 Ball State 64
#8 @Miami (OH) 71, #9 Kent State 64
#6 @Eastern Michigan 72, #10 Central Michigan 60
#7 @Northern Illinois 54, #11 Bowling Green 51 (OT)

Notes: Ohio plays Miami (OH) and Eastern Michigan plays Northern Illinois on March 12. All remaining games at Cleveland, OH.

MEAC Tournament

#4 Norfolk State 78, #13 Maryland Eastern Shore 74
#5 Savannah State 61, #12 South Carolina State 47

Notes: Norfolk State plays Savannah State on March 13. All games at Norfolk, VA.

Summit Tournament

#1 North Dakota State 83, #4 Denver 48
#2 IPFW 64, #3 South Dakota State 60

Notes: See below for future tournament information. All games at Sioux Falls, SD.

West Coast Tournament

#1 Gonzaga 70, #4 Saint Mary's 54
#2 BYU 79, #3 San Francisco 77 (OT)

Notes: See below for future tournament information. All games at Las Vegas, NV.

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The early rounds of the C-USA start and MEAC continue on Tuesday, but the bigger news is the four championship games which will give us 4 more automatic bids. Three of the four have their #1 seeds remaining, but the Horizon lost not only its top seed, Green Bay, but its second seed, Cleveland State. Whomever comes out of the Horizon will enter the NCAA tournament as a Cinderella mid-major.

Horizon League Tournament Championship

#5 Milwaukee at #3 Wright State

Notes: Winner gets automatic NCAA tournament bid.

Northeast Conference Tournament Championship

#4 Mount St. Mary's at #1 Robert Morris

Notes: Winner gets automatic NCAA tournament bid.

The Summit League Tournament Championship

#1 North Dakota State vs. #2 IPFW

Notes: Winner gets automatic NCAA tournament bid. All games at Sioux Falls, SD.

West Coast Conference Tournament Championship

#1 Gonzaga vs. #2 BYU

Notes: Winner gets automatic NCAA tournament bid. All games at Las Vegas, NV.

Conference USA Tournament

#12 East Carolina vs. #13 UTSA
#10 North Texas vs. #15 Rice
#11 Florida Atlantic vs. #14 Marshall

Notes: East Carolina/UTSA plays #5 UTEP, North Texas/Rice plays #7 Tulane, and Florida Atlantic/Marshall plays #6 Old Dominion on March 12. All games at El Paso, TX.

MEAC Tournament

#8 Howard vs. #9 North Carolina A&T
#7 Coppin State vs. #10 Bethune-Cookman
#6 Florida A&M vs. #11 Delaware State

Notes: Howard/North Carolina A&T plays #1 North Carolina Central and Coppin State/Bethune-Cookman plays #2 Hampton on March 12. Florida A&M/Delaware State plays #3 Morgan State on March 13.