NCAAB

Complete college basketball conference tournaments schedule

The Associated Press

The compete schedule this season's college basketball conference tournaments.

The winners in each league receive invitations to the NCAA tournament.

The first tournament automatic bids will be decided this week.

America East Conference

First round
Wednesday, March 1

Vermont 86, Maine 41
Stony Brook 70, Binghamton 60
Albany (N.Y.) 100, Hartford 71
New Hampshire 74, UMBC 65

Semifinals
Monday, March 6

Vermont 74, New Hampshire 41
Albany 63, Stony Brook 56

Championship
At higher seed
Saturday, March 11

Vermont 56, Albany 53

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American Athletic Conference

At The XL Center, Hartford, Conn.

First round
Thursday, March 9

East Carolina 80, Temple 69
Tulsa 66, Tulane 60
Connecticut 77, South Florida 66

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10

SMU 81, East Carolina 77
Central Florida 84, Memphis 54
Cincinnati 80, Tulsa 61
Connecticut 74, Houston 65

Semifinals
Saturday, March 11

SMU 70, Central Florida 59
Cincinnati 81, Connecticut 71

Championship
Sunday, March 12

SMU 71, Cincinnati 56

Atlantic Coast Conference

At The Barclays Center, N.Y.

First round
Tuesday, March 7

Clemson 75, North Carolina State 61
Wake Forest 92, Boston College 78
Pittsburgh 61, Georgia Tech 59

Second round
Wednesday, March 8

Miami (Fla.) 62, Syracuse 57 
Duke 79, Clemson 72
Virginia Tech 99, Wake Forest 90
Virginia 75, Pittsburgh 63

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9

North Carolina 78, Miami (Fla.) 53
Duke 81, Louisville 77.
Florida State 74, Virginia Tech 68
Notre Dame 71, Virginia 58

Semifinals
Friday, March 10

Duke 93, North Carolina 83
Notre Dame 77, Florida State 73

Championship
Saturday, March 11

Duke 75, Notre Dame 69

Atlantic Sun Conference

First round
Monday, Feb. 27

Florida Gulf Coast 87, Stetson 57
Kennesaw State 80, South Carolina Upstate 78
North Florida 77, Jacksonville 74
Lipscomb 97, NJIT 66

Semifinals
Thursday, March 2

Florida Gulf Coast 74, Kennesaw State 62
North Florida 91, Lipscomb 85

Championship
At higher seed
Sunday, March 5

Florida Gulf Coast 77, North Florida 61

Atlantic 10 Conference

At PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh

First round
Wednesday, March 8

Massachusetts 70, Saint Joseph’s 63
Saint Louis 72, Duquesne 71

Second round
Thursday, March 9

Davidson 82, La Salle 73
St. Bonaventure 73, Massachusetts 60
George Mason 82, Fordham 71 OT
George Washington 53, Saint Louis 46

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10

Davidson 73, Dayton 67
Rhode Island 74, Saint Bonaventure 63
VCU 71, George Mason 60
Richmond 70, George Washington 67

Semifinals
Saturday, March 11

Rhode Island 84, Davidson 60
VCU 87, Richmond 77, OT

Championship
Sunday, March 12

Rhode Island 70, VCU 63

Big East Conference

At Madison Square Garden, New York

First round
Wednesday, March 8

St. John’s 74, Georgetown 73
Xavier 75, DePaul 64

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9

Villanova 108, St. John’s 67
Seton Hall 82, Marquette 76
Xavier 62, Butler 57
Creighton 70, Providence 58

Semifinals
Friday, March 10

Villanova 55, Seton Hall 53
Creighton 75, Xavier 72

Championship
Saturday, March 11

Villanova 74, Creighton 60

Big Sky Conference

At The Reno Events Center, Reno, Nev.

First round
Tuesday, March 7

Portland State 80, Northern Arizona 67
Sacramento State 91, Idaho State 76
Southern Utah 109, Montana State 105, 3OT

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10

North Dakota 95, Portland State 72
Idaho 81, Montana 77
Eastern Washington 89, Sacramento State 70 
Weber State 90, Southern Utah 70

Semifinals
Friday, March 11

North Dakota 69, Idaho 64
Weber State 80, Eastern Washington 72

Championship
Saturday, March 12

North Dakota 93, Weber State 89, OT

Big South Conference

First round
Tuesday Feb. 28

Campbell 81, Presbyterian 62
Charleston Southern 79, Longwood 74

Quarterfinals
At Winthrop Coliseum, Rock Hill, S.C. 

Thursday, March 2
Campbell 81, UNC Asheville 79
Radford 56, Liberty 52
Winthrop 92, Charleston Southern 78
Gardner-Webb 91, High Point 55

Semifinals
At Winthrop Coliseum, Rock Hill, S.C. 

Friday, March 3
Campbell 66, Radford 50
Winthrop 80, Gardner-Webb 77, OT

Championship
Sunday, March 5
At higher seed

Winthrop 76, Campbell 59

Big Ten Conference

At The Verizon Center, Washington

First round
Wednesday, March 8

Penn State 76, Nebraska 69, OT
Rutgers 66, Ohio State 57

Second round
Thursday, March 9

Michigan 75, Illinois 55
Michigan State 78, Penn State 51 
Indiana 95, Iowa 73
Northwestern 83, Rutgers 61

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10

Michigan 74, Purdue 70, OT
Minnesota 63, Michigan State 58
Wisconsin 70, Indiana 60
Northwestern 72, Maryland 64

Semifinals
Saturday, March 11

Michigan 84, Minnesota 77
Wisconsin 76, Northwestern 48

Championship
Sunday, March 12

Michigan 71, Wisconsin 56

Big 12 Conference

At The Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.

First round
Wednesday, March 8

TCU 82, Oklahoma 63
Texas 61, Texas 52

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9

Iowa State 92, Oklahoma State 83
TCU 85, Kansas 82
West Virginia 63, Texas 53
Kansas State 70, Baylor 64

Semifinals
Friday, March 10

Iowa State 84, TCU 63
West Virginia 51, Kansas State 50

Championship
Saturday, March 11

Iowa State 80, West Virginia 74

Big West Conference

At The Honda Center, Anaheim, Calif.

First round
Thursday, March 9

UC Davis 66, Cal Poly 65
Cal State Fullerton 81, Cal State Northridge 68
UC Irvine 76, UC Riverside 67
Long Beach State 73, Hawaii 62

Semifinals
Friday, March 10

UC Irvine 62, Long Beach State 57
UC Davis 66, Cal State Fullerton 64, OT

Championship
Saturday, March 11

UC Davis 50, UC Irvine 47

Colonial Athletic Association

At North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, S.C.

First round
Friday, March 3

Delaware 81, Hofstra 76
James Madison 80, Drexel 70

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4

UNC Wilmington 91, Delaware 82
William & Mary 71, Elon 66
College of Charleston 67, James Madison 62
Towson 82, Northeastern 54

Semifinals
Sunday, March 5

UNC Wilmington 105, William & Mary 94
College of Charleston 67, Towson 59

Championship
Monday, March 6

UNC Wilmington 78, College of Charleston 69

Conference USA

At Legacy Arena at the BJCC, Birmingham, Ala.

First round
Wednesday, March 8

Texas-San Antonio 56, Western Kentucky 52
Rice 86, Southern Mississippi 75
UAB 74, Charlotte 73
Marshall 89, Florida Atlantic 74

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9

Middle Tennessee 86, Texas-San Antonio 70
Texas-El Paso 86, Rice 76
Louisiana Tech 69, UAB 57
Marshall 64, Old Dominion 63

Semifinals
Friday, March 10

Middle Tennessee 82, Texas-El Paso 56
Marshall 93, Louisiana Tech 77

Championship
Saturday, March 11

Middle Tennessee 83, Marshall 72

Horizon League

At Joe Louis Arena, Detroit

First round
Friday, March 3

Milwaukee 85, Detroit 60
Youngstown State 84, Cleveland State 69

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4

Youngstown State 81, Oakland 80
Milwaukee 43, Valparaiso 41

Sunday, March 5
Illinois-Chicago 79, Green Bay 70
Northern Kentucky 82, Wright State 77

Semifinals
Monday, March 6

Northern Kentucky 84, Youngstown State 74
Milwaukee 74, Illinois-Chicago 68

Championship
Tuesday, March 7

Northern Kentucky 59, Milwaukee 53

Ivy League

At The Palestra, Philadelphia

First round
Saturday, March 11

Princeton 72, Penn 64, OT
Yale 73, Harvard 71

Championship
Sunday, March 12

Princeton 71, Yale 59

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

At Times Union Center, Albany, N.Y.

First round
Thursday, March 2

Niagara 88, Quinnipiac 69
Canisius 77, Marist 73
Rider 69, Manhattan 68

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3

Monmouth 84, Niagara 59
Saint Peter’s 61, Canisius 58

Saturday, March 4
Iona 88, Rider 70
Siena 78, Fairfield 66

Semifinals
Sunday, March 5

Siena 89, Monmouth 85
Iona 73, Saint Peter’s 65

Championship
Monday, March 6

Iona 87, Siena 86, OT

Mid-American Conference

First round
Monday, March 6

Eastern Michigan 72, Northern Illinois 69
Kent State 116, Central Michigan 106, OT
Western Michigan 65, Miami (Ohio) 61
Toledo 77, Bowling Green 62

Quarterfinals
At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Thursday, March 9

Akron 79, Eastern Michigan 62
Ball State 66, Western Michigan 63
Ohio 67, Toledo 66
Kent State 68, Buffalo 65

Semifinals
At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Friday, March 10

Akron 74, Ball State 70
Kent State 68, Ohio 66

Championship
At Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
Saturday, March 11

Kent State 70, Akron 65

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

At Scope Arena, Norfolk, Va.

First round
Monday, March 6

Maryland-Eastern Shore 75, North Carolina A&T 65
Howard 79, Coppin State 73

Tuesday, March 7
Bethune-Cookman 69, Delaware 62
South Carolina State 82, Florida A&M 78, OT

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 8

North Carolina Central 95, Bethune-Cookman 60
Norfolk State 93, South Carolina State 88, OT

Thursday, March 9
Howard 68, Morgan State 65
Maryland-Eastern Shore 68, Hampton 66

Semifinals
Friday, March 10

North Carolina Central 79, Maryland-Eastern Shore 49
Norfolk State 68, Howard 53

Champioship
Saturday, March 11

North Carolina Central 67, Norfolk State 56

Missouri Valley Conference

At Scottrade Center, St. Louis

First round
Thursday, March 2

Evansville 83, Indiana State 72
Bradley 67, Drake 58

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3

Illinois State 80, Evansville 69
Southern Illinois 55, Loyola (Ill.) 50
Wichita State 82, Bradley 56
Missouri St. 70, Northern Iowa 64

Semifinals
Saturday, March 4

Illinois State 63, Southern Illinois 50
Wichita State 78, Missouri State 63

Championship
Sunday, March 5

Wichita State 71, Illinois State 51

Mountain West Conference

At The Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas

First round
Wednesday, March 8

Utah State 90, San Jose State 64
Air Force 83, Wyoming 68
San Diego State 62, UNLV 52, OT

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9

Nevada 83, Utah State 69
Fresno State 65, New Mexico 60
Colorado State 81, Air Force 55
San Diego State 87, Boise State 68

Semifinals
Friday, March 10

Nevada 83, Fresno State 72
Colorado State 71, San Diego State 64

Championship
Saturday, March 11

Nevada 79, Colorado State 71

Northeast Conference

First round
Wednesday, March 1

Mount St. Mary’s 76, Sacred Heart 73
Wagner 72, Fairleigh Dickinson 70
Saint Francis (Pa.) 100, Bryant 78
Robert Morris 69, LIU Brooklyn 68

Semifinals
Saturday, March 4

Saint Francis (Pa.) 71, Wagner 70
Mount St. Mary’s 75, Robert Morris 66

Championship
At higher seed
Tuesday, March 7

Mount St. Mary’s 71, Saint Francis (Pa.) 61

Ohio Valley Conference 

At Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tenn.

First round
Wednesday, March 1

SE Missouri 78, Tennessee State 75, OT
Murray State 85, Tennessee Tech 84, 2OT

Second round
Thursday, March 2

Jacksonville State 74, SE Missouri 51
Murray State 75, Morehead State 69

Semifinals
Friday, March 3

Jacksonville State 65, Belmont 59
Tennessee-Martin 73, Murray State 67

Championship
Saturday, March 4

Jacksonville State 66, Tennessee-Martin 55

Pacific-12 Conference

At MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas

First round
Wednesday, March 8

Arizona State 98, Stanford 88, OT
California 67, Oregon State 62
Colorado 73, Washington State 63
Southern California 78, Washington 73

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9

Oregon 80, Arizona State 57
California 78, Utah 75
Arizona 92, Colorado 78
UCLA 76, Southern California 74

Semifinals
Friday, March 10

Oregon 73, California 65
Arizona 86, UCLA 75

Championship
Saturday, March 11

Arizona 83, Oregon 80

Patriot League

First round
Tuesday, Feb. 28

Army 74, American 58
Loyola (Md.) 67, Lafayette 64

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2

Bucknell 78, Army 62
Boston U. 64, Loyola (Md.) 60
Lehigh 77, Colgate 72
Navy 49, Holy Cross 42

Semifinals
Sunday, March 5

Lehigh 91, Boston University 88, 2OT
Bucknell 70, Navy 65

Championship
Wednesday, March 8

Bucknell 81, Lehigh 65

Southeastern Conference

At Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.

First round
Wednesday, March 8

Mississippi State 79, LSU 52
Missouri 86, Auburn 83, OT

Second round
Thursday, March 9

Georgia 59, Tennessee 57
Alabama 75, Mississippi State 55
Vanderbilt 66, Texas A&M 41
Mississippi 86, Missouri 74

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10

Kentucky 71, Georgia 60
Alabama 64, South Carolina 53
Vanderbilt 72, Florida 62 (OT)
Arkansas 73, Mississippi 72

Semifinals
Saturday, March 11

Kentucky 79, Alabama 74
Arkansas 76, Vanderbilt 62

Championship
Sunday, March 12

Kentucky 82, Arkansas 65

Southern Conference

At U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, N.C.

First round
Friday, March 3

The Citadel 78, Western Carolina 72
Samford 79, VMI 61

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4

UNC Greensboro 76, The Citadel 67
Wofford 79, Chattanooga 67
Samford 67, Furman 63
East Tennessee State 73, Mercer 66

Semifinals
Sunday, March 5

UNC Greensboro 77, Wofford 73
East Tennessee State 81, Samford 72

Championship
Monday, March 6

East Tennessee State 79, UNC Greensboro 74

Southland Conference

At The Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas

First round
Wednesday, March 8

Sam Houston State 77, Central Arkansas 69
Lamar 77, Southeastern Louisiana 65

Second round
Thursday, March 9

Sam Houston State 63, Houston Baptist 59
Stephen F. Austin 75, Lamar 59

Semifinals
Friday, March 10

New Orleans 75, Sam Houston State 63
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 77, Stephen F. Austin 69

Championship
Saturday, March 11

New Orleans 68, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 65, OT

Southwestern Athletic Conference

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 7

Alcorn State 63, Mississippi Valley State 60
Texas Southern 87, Alabama State 72
Southern 69, Jackson State 63
Grambling State 81, Prairie View A&M 77

Semifinals
At The Toyota Center, Houston
Friday, March 10

Texas Southern 62, Grambling State 57
Alcorn State 81, Southern 59

Championship
At The Toyota Center, Houston
Saturday, March 11

Texas Southern 53, Alcorn State 50

Summit League

At Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4

South Dakota 78, Western Illinois 69, OT
IUPUI 76, North Dakota State 57

Sunday, March 5
South Dakota State 83, Denver 73
Omaha 84, Fort Wayne 80

Semifinals
Monday, March 6

South Dakota State 74, South Dakota 71
Omaha 90, IUPUI 62

Championship
Tuesday, March 7

South Dakota State 79, Omaha 77

Sun Belt Conference

At Lakefront Arena, New Orleans

First round
Wednesday, March 8

Coastal Carolina 80, South Alabama 67
Louisiana-Monroe 73, Arkansas State 70
Louisiana-Lafayette 78, Arkansas-Little Rock 71
Troy 84, Appalachian State 64

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10

Texas-Arlington 74, Coastal Carolina 51
Texas State 63, Louisiana-Monroe 51
Georgia State 86, Louisiana-Lafayette 76
Troy 90, Georgia Southern 70

Semifinals
Saturday, March 11

Texas State 83, Texas-Arlington 62
Troy 74, Georgia State 63

Championship
Sunday, March 12

Troy 59, Texas State 53

West Coast Conference

At Orleans Arena, Las Vegas

First round
Friday, March 3

Pacific 89, Pepperdine 84
Portland 60, San Diego 55

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4

BYU 89, Loyola Marymount 81
Santa Clara 76, San Francisco 69
Gonzaga 82, Pacific 50
Saint Mary’s 81, Portland 58

Semifinals
Monday, March 6

Gonzaga 77, Santa Clara 68
Saint Mary’s 81, BYU 50

Championship
Tuesday, March 7

Gonzaga 74, Saint Mary’s 56

Western Athletic Conference

At Orleans Arena, Las Vegas

First round
Thursday, March 9

Utah Valley 65, Seattle 53
New Mexico State 67, Chicago State 53
Missouri-Kansas City 82, Texas Rio Grande Valley 78

Semifinals
Friday, March 10

Cal State Bakersfield 81, Utah Valley 80, 4OT
New Mexico State 78, Missouri-Kansas City 60

Championship
Saturday, March 11

New Mexico State 70, Cal State Bakersfield 60

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