College basketball conference tournament schedules, scores as March Madness gets kicked off
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.
America East Conference
At higher-seeded schools
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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 vs. Massachusetts-Lowell, 11 a.m.
American Athletic Conference
At Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas
First round
Thursday, March 9
South Florida vs. East Carolina, 12:30 p.m.
Central Florida vs. SMU, 3 p.m.
Wichita State vs. Tulsa, 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
Houston vs. South Florida-East Carolina-winner, 1 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Temple, 3:30 p.m.
Memphis vs. Central Florida-SMU-winner, 7 p.m.
Tulane vs. Wichita State-Tulsa-winner, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
Houston-South Florida-East Carolina winner vs. Cincinnati-Temple-winner, 3 p.m.
Memphis-Central Florida-SMU winner vs. Tulane-Wichita State-Tulsa winner, 5:30 p.m.
Championship
Sunday, March 12
Semifinal winners, 3:15 p.m.
Atlantic 10 Conference
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 vs. Davidson, 11:30 a.m.
Saint Louis vs. George Mason, 2 p.m.
Dayton vs. Saint Joseph’s, 5 p.m.
Fordham vs. La Salle, 7:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
Virginia Commonwealth-Davidson winner vs. Saint Louis-George Mason winner, 1 p.m.
Dayton-Saint Joseph’s winner vs. Fordham-La Salle winner, 3:30 p.m.
Championship
Sunday, March 12
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
Atlantic Coast Conference
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 vs. Wake Forest, noon
Duke vs. Pittsburgh, 2:30 p.m.
Virginia vs. North Carolina, 7 p.m.
Clemson vs. North Carolina State, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Miami (Fla.)-Wake Forest winner vs. Duke-Pittsburgh winner, 7 p.m.
Virginia-North Carolina winner vs. Clemson-North Carolina State, 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m.
Atlantic Sun Conference
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 Knights 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
Big 12 Conference
At T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Mo.
First round
Wednesday, March 8
West Virginia 78, Texas Tech 62
Oklahoma St. 57, Oklahoma 49
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
Baylor vs. Iowa State, 12:30 p.m.
Kansas vs. West Virginia, 3 p.m.
Texas vs. Oklahoma State, 7 p.m.
Kansas State vs. TCU, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Kansas-West Virginia winner vs. Baylor-Iowa State-winner, 7 p.m.
Texas-Oklahoma State winner vs. Kansas State-TCU-winner, 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
Big East Conference
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 vs. St. John’s, noon
Connecticut vs. Providence, 2:30 p.m.
Xavier vs. DePaul, 7 p.m.
Creighton vs. Villanova, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Marquette-St. John’s winner vs. Connecticut-Providence-winner, 6:30 p.m.
Xavier-DePaul-winner vs. Creighton-Villanova winner, 9 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Semifinal winners, 6:30 p.m.
Big Sky Conference
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
Big South Conference
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
Big Ten Conference
At United Center, Chicago, Ill.
First round
Wednesday, March 8
Ohio State 65, Wisconsin 57
Minnesota 78, Nebraska 75
Second round
Thursday, March 9
Michigan vs. Rutgers, noon
Iowa vs. Ohio State, 2:30 p.m.
Illinois vs. Penn State, 6:30 p.m.
Maryland vs. Minnesota, 9 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
Purdue vs. Michigan-Rutgers-winner, noon
Michigan State vs. Iowa-Ohio State-winner, 2:30 p.m.
Northwestern vs. Illinois-Penn State winner, 6:30 p.m.
Indiana vs. Maryland-Minnesota winner, 9 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
First two quarterfinal winners, 1 p.m.
Second two quarterfinal winners, 3:30 p.m.
Championship
Sunday, March 12
Semifinal winners, 3:30 p.m.
Big West Conference
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 vs. Cal State Bakersfield, 3 p.m.
Cal State-Fullerton vs. Hawaii, 5:30 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara vs. Cal Poly, 9 p.m.
UC Riverside vs. UC Davis, 11:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
UC Irvine-Cal State Bakersfield winner vs. Cal State-Fullerton-Hawaii-winner, 9 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara-Cal Poly vs. UC Riverside-UC Davis-winner, 11:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Semifinal winners, 9:30 p.m.
Colonial Athletic Conference
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 AT 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
Conference USA
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 vs. Louisiana Tech, 6:30 p.m.
Middle Tennessee vs. Charlotte, 7 p.m.
North Texas vs. Western Kentucky, 9 p.m.
Alabama-Birmingham vs. Rice, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Florida Atlantic-Louisiana Tech-winner vs. Middle Tennessee-Charlotte-winner, 12:30 p.m.
Alabama Birmingham-Rice-winner vs. North Texas-Western Kentucky winner, 3 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m.
Horizon League Conference
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
Ivy League Conference
At Jadwin Gymnasium, Princeton, N.J.
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
Yale vs. Cornell, 11 a.m.
Princeton vs. Penn, 1:30 p.m.
Championship
Sunday, March 12
Yale-Cornell-winner vs. Princeton-Penn-winner, noon
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
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
Quinnipiac vs. Marist, 7 p.m.
Siena vs. Niagara, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Iona vs. Siena-Niagara-winner, 6 p.m.
Quinnipiac-Marist winner vs. St. Peter’s, 8:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.
Mid-American Conference
At Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland, Ohio
First round
Thursday, March 9
Toledo vs. Miami (Ohio), 11 a.m.
Ball State vs. Ohio, 1:30 p.m.
Kent State vs. Northern Illinois, 4 p.m.
Akron vs. Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Toledo-Miami (Ohio)-winner vs. Ball State-Ohio-winner, 5 p.m.
Kent State-Northern Illinois-winner vs. Akron-Buffalo-winner, 7:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m.
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
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 vs. Morgan State, 6 p.m.
Norfolk State vs. Coppin State, 8:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Howard vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore-Morgan State-winner, 6 p.m.
North Carolina Central vs. Norfolk State-Coppin State-winner, 8:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
Missouri Valley Conference
At Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Mo.
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
Mountain West Conference
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 vs. Colorado State, 3 p.m.
Nevada vs. San Jose State, 5:30 p.m.
Boise State vs. UNLV, 9 p.m.
Utah State vs. New Mexico, 11:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
San Diego State-Colorado State winner vs. Nevada-San Jose State-winner, 9:30 p.m.
Boise State-UNLV-winner vs. Utah State-New Mexico-winner, 11:59 p.m.
Championship9
Saturday, March 11
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
Northeast Conference
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
Ohio Valley Conference
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
Pac-12 Conference
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 vs. Colorado, 3 p.m.
Oregon vs. Washington State, 5:30 p.m.
Arizona vs. Stanford, 9 p.m.
Southern California vs. Arizona State, 11:30 p.m.
Friday, March 10
Semifinals
UCLA-Colorado winner vs. Oregon-Washington State-winner, 9 p.m.
Arizona-Stanford winner vs. Southern California-Arizona State-winner, 11:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 11
Championship
Semifinal winners, 10:30 p.m.
Patriot League
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
Southeastern Conference
At Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.
First round
Wednesday, March 8
Mississippi 67, South Carolina 61
LSU 72, Georgia 67
Second round
Thursday, March 9
Florida vs. Mississippi State, 1 p.m.
Tennessee vs. Mississippi, 3:30 p.m.
Auburn vs. Arkansas, 7 p.m.
Vanderbilt vs. LSU, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
Alabama vs. Florida-Mississippi State-winner, 1 p.m.
Missouri vs. Tennessee-South Carolina-Mississippi winner, 3:30 p.m.
Texas AM vs. Auburn-Arkansas-winner, 7 p.m.
Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt-Georgia-LSU winner, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
First two quarterfinal winners, 1 p.m.
Second two quarterfinal winners, 3:30 p.m.
Championship
Sunday, March 12
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
Southern Conference
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
Southland Conference
At The Legacy Center, Lake Charles, La.
First round
Sunday, March 5
McNeese State 79, Texas AM-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 AM-CC Islanders 80, McNeese St. 63
Northwestern St. 74, New Orleans 70
Championship
Wednesday, March 8
Texas AM-CC 75, Northwestern St. 71
Southwest Athletic Conference
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 vs. Prairie View, 3 p.m.
Southern vs. Alabama AM, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Texas Southern vs. Southern-Alabama AM-winner, 3 p.m.
Grambling State vs. Jackson State-Prairie View-winner, 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Semifinal winners, 5:30 p.m.
Summit League Conference
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
Sun Belt Conference
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
West Coast Conference
At Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nev.
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
Western Athletic Conference
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
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
Sam Houston State vs. California Baptist, 3 p.m.
Seattle vs. Grand Canyon, 5:30 p.m.
Utah Valley State vs. Tarleton State, 9 p.m.
Southern Utah vs. Utah Tech, 11:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Sam Houston State-California Baptist winner vs. Seattle-Grand Canyon winner, 9 p.m.
Utah Valley State-Tarleton State winner vs. Southern Utah-Utah Tech winner, 11:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 11
Semifinal winners, 11:30 p.m.