2017 NCAA Conference Tournaments

[Dback Jon]

It's that time of year - conference tournaments are underway!


Full schedule of dates:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/schedules/conference-tournament

 

[Dback Jon]

First up is the Atlantic Sun Conference:


http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...nference/ASUN/atlantic-sun-tournament-bracket

Action last night saw FGCU, Kennesaw St, North Florida and Lipscomb advance to the Semis on Thursday.

 

[Dback Jon]

Lipscomb (2 seed) and Kennesaw State (5 seed) have never been to the NCAA Tourney


NJIT, Stetson, USC-Upstate also have never made the NCAA, and will not this year.

 

[Dback Jon]

Big South kicks off today:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/tournaments/conference/BSOU/big-south-tournament-bracket

Gardner-Webb (4 seed), High Point (5 seed), Longwood(9 seed), Presbyterian (10 seed) have never made the NCAA tourney

 

[Ronin]

Good luck Aggies. Need to win this tournament to get in the big dance. not too confident that they will get it done.

 

[Dback Jon]

A basketball junkie could camp out in Vegas for four tourneys:

West Coast Conference (March 3-7 - Orleans Arena)
Mountain West Tourney (March 8-11 - Thomas & Mack Arena)
Pac-12 Tourney (March 8-11 - T-Mobile Arena)
WAC Tourney (March 9-11 - Orleans Arena)

 

[Dback Jon]

Good luck Aggies. Need to win this tournament to get in the big dance. not too confident that they will get it done.

they have struggled lately

 

[Ronin]

they have struggled lately

Yeah. 2-3 in their last 5 games.

 

[Dback Jon]

Big South kicks off today:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/tournaments/conference/BSOU/big-south-tournament-bracket

Gardner-Webb (4 seed), High Point (5 seed), Longwood(9 seed), Presbyterian (10 seed) have never made the NCAA tourney

Charleston Southern eliminated Longwood, Campbell eliminated Presbyterian

 

[Dback Jon]

America East Tourney starts tonight on campus sites

New Hampshire (4 seed), Maine (8 seed) and Hartford (6 seed) have never been to the NCAA Tourney
UMass-Lowell is still in transition from DII and ineligible.

Maine is the only state other than Alaska (which has no DI schools) never to have a team from the state in the tourney.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...ference/AEAST/america-east-tournament-bracket

 

[Dback Jon]

Northeast Conference starts tonight on campus sites


http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/tournaments/conference/NEA/northeast-tournament-bracket


Bryant (5 seed) ,Sacred Heart(8 seed) and St. Francis Brooklyn (Did not Qualify) have never been to the NCAA Tourney

 

[Dback Jon]

Ohio Valley Tournament starts tonight in Nashville with a double-bye format (top two teams are placed into the semi finals)

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/tournaments/conference/OVC/ohio-valley-tournament-bracket

Jacksonville State (4 seed) ,SIU Edwardsville (did not qualify) and Tennessee-Martin (2 seed) have never been to the NCAA Tourney.

 

[Ronin]

Pat Forde‏Verified account@YahooForde 6m6 minutes ago
Elimination games tonight in America East, Northeast and OVC. By my count we are down to 324 teams that still can win the national title.

 

[Ronin]

Injury news


Fran Fraschilla‏ @franfraschilla
Sad day for @ValpoBasketball fans w/news Alec Peters missing rest of season. Amazing career. Still looking forward to @HorizonLeague Tourney

 

[Dback Jon]

America East Tourney starts tonight on campus sites

New Hampshire (4 seed), Maine (8 seed) and Hartford (6 seed) have never been to the NCAA Tourney
UMass-Lowell is still in transition from DII and ineligible.

Maine is the only state other than Alaska (which has no DI schools) never to have a team from the state in the tourney.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...ference/AEAST/america-east-tournament-bracket

Vermont, New Hampshire, Albany and Stony Brook advance.

Next games March 6th

 

[Dback Jon]

Northeast Conference starts tonight on campus sites


http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/tournaments/conference/NEA/northeast-tournament-bracket


Bryant (5 seed) ,Sacred Heart(8 seed) and St. Francis Brooklyn (Did not Qualify) have never been to the NCAA Tourney

Winners: Mt. St. Mary's, St. Francis Pa, Wagner and Robert Morris.

Semi-finals on Saturday

 

[Dback Jon]

Ohio Valley Tournament starts tonight in Nashville with a double-bye format (top two teams are placed into the semi finals)

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/tournaments/conference/OVC/ohio-valley-tournament-bracket

Jacksonville State (4 seed) ,SIU Edwardsville (did not qualify) and Tennessee-Martin (2 seed) have never been to the NCAA Tourney.

Winners - SE Missouri State and Murray State.

 

[Dback Jon]

Metro Atlantic (MAAC) tourney starts tonight in Albany, NY

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/tournaments/conference/MAAC/maac-tournament-bracket

Only Quinnipiac (8-seed) has never been to the NCAA Tourney

 

[Dback Jon]

Arch Madness (Missouri Valley Conference) starts today in St. Louis

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/tournaments/conference/MVC/mvc-tournament-bracket


Every current MVC team has made the NCAA Tourney

 

[Dback Jon]

Patriot League started Feb 28th at Campus Sites

Army and Loyola Maryland advanced to the Quarterfinals

Army (8 seed) is the only PL team never to advance to the NCAA Tourney, and one of the 5 original members of the NCAA never to.

 

[Ronin]

Pat Forde‏ @YahooForde
Public service announcement: Big South quarterfinals start in an hour. Hooky Ball Season has arrived.

 

[Ronin]

AP Top 25‏ @AP_Top25
Clemons has 51 (!) and Campbell shocks Asheville 81-79 in Big South tourney (link: http://apne.ws/2lZuRPs) apne.ws/2lZuRPs

 

[Dback Jon]

AP Top 25‏ @AP_Top25
Clemons has 51 (!) and Campbell shocks Asheville 81-79 in Big South tourney (link: http://apne.ws/2lZuRPs) apne.ws/2lZuRPs

Radford continues the upset theme, beating #3 Liberty 56-52

 

[Dback Jon]

First up is the Atlantic Sun Conference:


http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...nference/ASUN/atlantic-sun-tournament-bracket

Action last night saw FGCU, Kennesaw St, North Florida and Lipscomb advance to the Semis on Thursday.

FGCU and North Florida advance to the Finals on March 5th

 

[Dback Jon]

No upsets in the evening session of the Big South, with Winthrop and Gardner-Webb advancing.