Championship Games On 03/16 Or 03/17
America East
Sat., March 9; Tues., March 12; and Sat., March 16: Higher seeds host (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Vermont
Did not qualify: NJIT (7-21, 3-13, 9th place)
Quarterfinals (Sat., March 9)
Game 1: (8) UAlbany (13-19, 5-11) 72, (1) Vermont 75
Game 2: (7) UMBC (11-20, 6-10) 89, (2) UMass Lowell 94 (OT)
Game 3: (6) Maine (15-17, 7-9) 58, (3) Bryant 84
Game 4: (5) Binghamton (15-15, 7-9) 64, (4) New Hampshire 77
Semifinals (Tues., March 12)
Game 5: (4) New Hampshire (16-14, 7-9) 59, (1) Vermont 66
Game 6: (3) Bryant (20-13, 11-5) 70, (2) UMass Lowell 77
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 7: (2) UMass Lowell (22-9, 11-5) 61, (1) VERMONT (28-6, 15-1) 66
American Athletic
Wed.–Sun., March 13–17: Fort Worth, Texas (PDF Bracket)
Champion: UAB
First Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 1: (13) Rice (11-21, 5-13) 81, (12) Wichita State 88
Game 2: (14) UTSA (11-21, 5-13) 61, (11) Temple 64
Second Round (Thurs., March 14)
Game 3: (9) Tulsa (16-15, 7-11) 79, (8) East Carolina 84
Game 4: (12) Wichita State 71, (5) Memphis (22-10, 11-7) 65
Game 5: (10) Tulane (14-17, 5-13) 71, (7) North Texas 81
Game 6: (11) Temple 75, (6) SMU (20-11, 11-7) 60
Quarterfinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 7: (8) East Carolina (15-18, 7-11) 59, (1) South Florida 81
Game 8: (12) Wichita State (15-19, 5-13) 60, (4) UAB 72
Game 9: (7) North Texas (18-14, 10-8) 71, (2) Florida Atlantic 77
Game 10: (11) Temple 58, (3) Charlotte (19-12, 13-5) 54
Semifinals (Sat., March 16)
Game 11: (4) UAB 93, (1) South Florida (24-7, 16-2) 83
Game 12: (11) Temple 74, (2) Florida Atlantic (25-8, 14-4) 73
Championship (Sun., March 17)
Game 13: (11) Temple (16-20, 5-13) 69, (4) UAB (23-11, 12-6) 85
Atlantic 10
Tues.–Thurs., March 12–14 and Sat. and Sun., March 16 and 17: Brooklyn (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Duquesne
First Round (Tues., March 12)
Game 1: (13) Davidson (15-17, 5-13) 63, (12) Fordham 71 (OT)
Game 2: (15) George Washington (15-17, 4-14) 60, (10) La Salle 61
Game 3: (14) Saint Louis 74, (11) Rhode Island (12-20, 6-12) 71
Second Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 4: (9) Saint Joseph’s 64, (8) George Mason (20-12, 9-9) 57
Game 5: (12) Fordham (13-20, 6-12) 62, (5) VCU 69
Game 6: (10) La Salle (16-17, 6-12) 73, (7) St. Bonaventure 75
Game 7: (14) Saint Louis (13-20, 5-13) 73, (6) Duquesne 83
Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)
Game 8: (9) Saint Joseph’s 66, (1) Richmond (23-9, 15-3) 61
Game 9: (5) VCU 73, (4) UMass (20-10, 11-7) 59
Game 10: (7) St. Bonaventure 75, (2) Loyola Chicago (23-9, 15-3) 74 (2OT)
Game 11: (6) Duquesne 65, (3) Dayton (24-7, 14-4) 57
Semifinals (Sat., March 16)
Game 12: (9) Saint Joseph’s (21-13, 9-9) 60, (5) VCU 66
Game 13: (7) St. Bonaventure (20-13, 9-9) 60, (6) Duquesne 70
Championship (Sun., March 17)
Game 14: (6) DUQUESNE (24-11, 10-8) 57, (5) VCU (22-13, 11-7) 51
ACC
Tues.–Sat., March 12–16: Washington, D.C. (PDF Bracket)
Champion: NC State
First Round (Tues., March 12)
Game 1: (13) Georgia Tech (14-18, 7-13) 80, (12) Notre Dame 84
Game 2: (15) Louisville (8-24, 3-17) 85, (10) NC State 94
Game 3: (14) Miami (15-17, 6-14) 65, (11) Boston College 81
Second Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 4: (9) Florida State 86, (8) Virginia Tech (18-14, 10-10) 76
Game 5: (12) Notre Dame (13-20, 7-13) 59, (5) Wake Forest 72
Game 6: (10) NC State 83, (7) Syracuse (20-12, 11-9) 65
Game 7: (11) Boston College 76, (6) Clemson (21-11, 11-9) 55
Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)
Game 8: (9) Florida State (17-16, 10-10) 67, (1) North Carolina 92
Game 9: (5) Wake Forest (20-13, 11-9) 69, (4) Pittsburgh 81
Game 10: (10) NC State 74, (2) Duke (24-8, 15-5) 69
Game 11: (11) Boston College (19-15, 8-12) 60, (3) Virginia 66
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 12: (4) Pittsburgh (22-11, 12-8) 65, (1) North Carolina 72
Game 13: (10) NC State 73, (3) Virginia (23-10, 13-7) 65 (OT)
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 14: (10) NC STATE (22-14, 9-11) 84, (1) North Carolina (27-7, 17-3) 76
Big 12
Tues.–Sat., March 12–16: Kansas City, Mo. (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Iowa State
First Round (Tues., March 12).
Game 1: (13) Oklahoma State (12-20, 4-14) 62, (12) UCF 77
Game 2: (14) West Virginia (9-23, 4-14) 85, (11) Cincinnati 90
Second Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 3: (12) UCF (17-15, 7-11) 73, (5) BYU 87
Game 4: (9) Oklahoma (20-12, 8-10) 70, (8) TCU 77
Game 5: (10) Kansas State 78, (7) Texas (20-12, 9-9) 74
Game 6: (11) Cincinnati 72, (6) Kansas (22-10, 10-8) 52
Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)
Game 7: (5) BYU (23-10, 10-8) 67, (4) Texas Tech 81
Game 8: (8) TCU (21-12, 9-9) 45, (1) Houston 60
Game 9: (10) Kansas State (19-14, 8-10) 57, (2) Iowa State 76
Game 10: (11) Cincinnati (20-14, 7-11) 56, (3) Baylor 68
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 11: (4) Texas Tech (23-10, 11-7) 59, (1) Houston 82
Game 12: (3) Baylor (23-10, 11-7) 62, (2) Iowa State 76
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 13: (2) IOWA STATE (27-7, 13-5) 69, (1) Houston (30-4, 15-3) 41
Big East
Wed.–Sat., March 13–16: New York (PDF Bracket)
Champion: UConn
First Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 1: (9) Xavier 76, (8) Butler (18-14, 9-11) 72
Game 2: (10) Georgetown (9-23, 2-18) 56, (7) Providence 74
Game 3: (11) DePaul (3-29, 0-20) 57, (6) Villanova 58
Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)
Game 4: (9) Xavier (16-17, 9-11) 60, (1) UConn 87
Game 5: (5) St. John’s 91, (4) Seton Hall (20-12, 13-7) 72
Game 6: (7) Providence 78, (2) Creighton (23-9, 14-6) 73
Game 7: (6) Villanova (18-15, 10-10) 65, (3) Marquette 71
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 8: (5) St. John’s (20-13, 11-9) 90, (1) UConn 95
Game 9: (7) Providence (21-13, 10-10) 68, (3) Marquette 79
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 10: (3) Marquette (25-9, 14-6) 57, (1) CONNECTICUT (31-3, 18-2) 73
Big Ten
Wed.–Sun., March 13–17: Minneapolis (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Illinois
First Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 1: (13) Rutgers (15-17, 7-13) 51, (12) Maryland 65
Game 2: (14) Michigan (8-24, 3-17) 57, (11) Penn State 66
Second Round (Thurs., March 14)
Game 3: (9) Minnesota (18-14, 9-11) 67, (8) Michigan State 77
Game 4: (12) Maryland (16-17, 7-13) 56, (5) Wisconsin 87
Game 5: (10) Ohio State 90, (7) Iowa (18-14, 10-10) 78
Game 6: (11) Penn State (16-17, 9-11) 59, (6) Indiana 61
Quarterfinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 7: (8) Michigan State (19-13, 10-10) 62, (1) Purdue 67
Game 8: (5) Wisconsin 70, (4) Northwestern (21-11, 12-8) 61
Game 9: (10) Ohio State (20-13, 9-11) 74, (2) Illinois 77
Game 10: (6) Indiana (19-14, 10-10) 66, (3) Nebraska 93
Semifinals (Sat., March 16)
Game 11: (5) Wisconsin 76, (1) Purdue (29-4, 17-3) 75 (OT)
Game 12: (3) Nebraska (23-10, 12-8) 87, (2) Illinois 98
Championship (Sun., March 17)
Game 13: (5) Wisconsin (22-13, 11-9) 87, (2) ILLINOIS (26-8, 14-6) 93
Big West
Wed.–Sat., March 13–16: Henderson, Nev. (Interactive Bracket)
Champion: Long Beach State
Did not qualify: Cal State Fullerton (14-18, 7-13, 10th) and Cal Poly (4-28, 0-20, 11th).
Not participating: UC San Diego (21-11, 15-5, 2nd, reclassifying to Division I, year 4 of 4)
First Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 1: (8) Cal State Bakersfield (13-19, 8-12) 78, (5) UC Riverside 83
Game 2: (7) CSUN 87, (6) UC Santa Barbara (16-15, 9-11) 84 (OT)
Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)
Game 3: (7) CSUN (19-15, 9-11) 68, (3) Hawai’i 75
Game 4: (5) UC Riverside (16-18, 10-10) 67, (4) Long Beach State 86
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 5: (4) Long Beach State 83, (1) UC Irvine (24-9, 17-3) 79
Game 6: (3) Hawai’i (20-14, 11-9) 65, (2) UC Davis 68
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 7: (4) LONG BEACH STATE (21-14, 10-10) 74, (2) UC Davis (20-13, 14-6) 70
CUSA
Tues.–Sat., March 12–16: Huntsville, Ala. (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Western Kentucky
First Round (Tues., March 12)
Game 1: (9) FIU 76, (8) Jacksonville State (14-18, 6-10) 67
Quarterfinals (Wed., March 13)
Game 2: (9) FIU (11-22, 5-11) 59, (1) Sam Houston 78
Game 3: (7) Middle Tennessee 70, (2) Louisiana Tech (22-10, 12-4) 67
Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)
Game 4: (5) UTEP 66, (4) Liberty (18-14, 7-9) 57
Game 5: (6) New Mexico State (13-19, 7-9) 69, (3) Western Kentucky 89
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 6: (5) UTEP 65, (1) Sam Houston (21-12, 13-3) 63
Game 7: (7) Middle Tennessee (14-19, 7-9) 54, (3) Western Kentucky 85
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 8: (5) UTEP (18-16, 7-9) 71, (3) WESTERN KENTUCKY (22-11, 8-8) 78
Ivy League
Sat. and Sun., March 16 and 17: New York
Champion: Yale
Did not qualify: Harvard (14-13, 5-9, 5th), Columbia (13-14, 4-10, 6th), Penn (11-18, 3-11, 7th), Dartmouth (6-21, 2-12, 8th)
Semifinals (Sat., March 16)
Game 1: (4) Brown 90, (1) Princeton (24-4, 12-2) 81
Game 2: (3) Cornell (22-7, 11-3) 57, (2) Yale 69
Championship (Sun., March 17)
Game 3: (4) Brown (13-18, 8-6) 61, (2) YALE (22-9, 11-3) 62
MAAC
Tues.–Sat., March 12–16: Atlantic City, N.J. (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Saint Peter’s
First Round (Tues., March 12)
Game 1: (9) Canisius 77, (8) Mount St. Mary’s (13-19, 9-11) 61
Game 2: (10) Manhattan (7-23, 4-16) 57, (7) Iona 60
Game 3: (11) Siena (4-28, 3-17) 65, (6) Niagara 67
Quarterfinals (Wed., March 13)
Game 4: (9) Canisius (14-18, 8-12) 52, (1) Quinnipiac 76
Game 5: (7) Iona (16-17, 10-10) 63, (2) Fairfield 68
Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)
Game 6: (6) Niagara (16-16, 11-9) 59, (3) Marist 65
Game 7: (5) Saint Peter’s 50, (4) Rider (15-17, 12-8) 48
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 8: (5) Saint Peter’s 62, (1) Quinnipiac (24-9, 15-5) 60
Game 9: (3) Marist (18-12, 12-8) 61, (2) Fairfield 65
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 10: (5) SAINT PETER’S (19-13, 12-8) 68, (2) Fairfield (22-12, 14-6) 63
MAC
Thurs.–Sat., March 14–16: Cleveland (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Akron
Did not qualify: Ball State (15-17, 7-11, 9th), Eastern Michigan (13-18, 6-12, 10th), Northern Illinois (11-20, 5-13, 11th), Buffalo (4-27, 2-16, 12th)
Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)
Game 1: (8) Kent State 67, (1) Toledo (20-12, 14-4) 59
Game 2: (5) Bowling Green 66, (4) Central Michigan (18-14, 12-6) 56
Game 3: (7) Miami (Ohio) (15-17, 9-9) 63, (2) Akron 75
Game 4: (6) Western Michigan (12-20, 9-9) 55, (3) Ohio 82
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 5: (8) Kent State 73, (5) Bowling Green (20-13, 10-8) 60
Game 6: (3) Ohio (20-13, 13-5) 62, (2) Akron 65
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 7: (8) Kent State (17-17, 8-10) 61, (2) AKRON (24-10, 13-5) 62
MEAC
Wed.–Sat., March 13–16: Norfolk, Va. (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Howard
Note: Game numbering includes women’s tournament.
Quarterfinals (Wed., March 13)
Game 3: (8) Coppin State (2-27, 1-13) 51, (1) Norfolk State 75
Game 4: (7) Maryland-Eastern Shore (9-20, 4-10) 81, (2) North Carolina Central 87
Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)
Game 7: (5) Morgan State (11-20, 7-7) 65, (4) Howard 78
Game 8: (6) Delaware State 71, (3) South Carolina State (14-18, 9-5) 58
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 11: (4) Howard (17-16, 9-5) 80, (1) Norfolk State (22-11, 11-3) 74
Game 12: (6) Delaware State 71, (2) North Carolina Central (18-13, 9-5) 58
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 13: (6) Delaware State (15-18, 6-8) 67, (4) HOWARD (18-16, 9-5) 70
MW
Wed.–Sat., March 13–16: Las Vegas (PDF Bracket)
Champion: New Mexico
First Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 1: (9) Fresno State 75, (8) Wyoming (15-17, 8-10) 73
Game 2: (10) San José State (9-23, 2-16) 62, (7) Colorado State 72
Game 3: (11) Air Force (9-22, 2-16) 56, (6) New Mexico 82
Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)
Game 4: (9) Fresno State (12-21, 4-14) 75, (1) Utah State 87 (OT)
Game 5: (5) San Diego State 74, (4) UNLV (19-12, 12-6) 71 (OT)
Game 6: (7) Colorado State 85, (2) Nevada (26-7, 13-5) 78
Game 7: (6) New Mexico 76, (3) Boise State (22-10, 13-5) 66
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 8: (5) San Diego State 86, (1) Utah State (27-6, 14-4) 70
Game 9: (7) Colorado State (24-10, 10-8) 61, (6) New Mexico 74
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 10: (6) NEW MEXICO (26-9, 10-8) 68, (5) San Diego State (24-10, 11-7) 71
Pac-12
Wed.–Sat., March 13–16: Las Vegas (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Oregon
First Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 1: (9) USC 80, (8) Washington (17-15, 9-11) 74
Game 2: (12) Oregon State (13-19, 5-15) 57, 5 UCLA 67
Game 3: (10) Stanford 87, (7) California (13-19, 9-11) 76
Game 4: (11) Arizona State (14-18, 8-12) 57, (6) Utah 90
Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)
Game 5: (9) USC (15-18, 8-12) 49, (1) Arizona 70
Game 6: 5 UCLA (16-17, 10-10) 66, (4) Oregon 68
Game 7: (10) Stanford (14-18, 8-12) 62, (2) Washington State 79
Game 8: (6) Utah (19-14, 9-11) 58, (3) Colorado 72
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 9: (4) Oregon 67, (1) Arizona (25-8, 15-5) 59
Game 10: (3) Colorado 58, (2) Washington State (24-9, 14-6) 52
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 11: (4) OREGON (23-11, 12-8) 75, (3) Colorado (24-10, 13-7) 68
SEC
Wed.–Sun., March 13–17: Nashville, Tenn. (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Auburn
First Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 1: (13) Vanderbilt (9-23, 4-14) 85, (12) Arkansas 90 (OT)
Game 2: (14) Missouri (8-24, 0-18) 59, (11) Georgia 64
Second Round (Thurs., March 14)
Game 3: (9) Mississippi State 70, (8) LSU (17-15, 9-9) 60
Game 4: (12) Arkansas (16-17, 6-12) 66, (5) South Carolina 80
Game 5: (10) Ole Miss (20-12, 7-11) 71, (7) Texas A&M 80
Game 6: (11) Georgia (17-16, 6-12) 80, (6) Florida 85
Quarterfinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 7: (9) Mississippi State 73, (1) Tennessee (24-8, 14-4) 56
Game 8: (5) South Carolina (26-67 13-5) 55, (4) Auburn 86
Game 9: (7) Texas A&M 97, (2) Kentucky (23-9, 13-5) 87
Game 10: (6) Florida 102, (3) Alabama (21-11, 13-5) 88
Semifinals (Sat., March 16)
Game 11: (9) Mississippi State (21-13, 8-10) 66, (4) Auburn 73
Game 12: (7) Texas A&M (20-14, 9-9) 90, (6) Florida 95
Championship (Sun., March 17)
Game 13: (6) Florida (24-11, 11-7) 67, (4) AUBURN (27-7, 13-5) 86
SWAC
Wed.–Sat., March 13–16: Birmingham, Ala. (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Grambling
Did not qualify: Arkansas-Pine Bluff (13-18, 8-10, 9th), Prairie View A&M (10-21, 5-13, 10th), Florida A&M (6-23, 4-14), and Mississippi Valley State (1-30, 1-17, 12th)
Quarterfinals (Wed., March 13)
Game 1: (7) Alabama A&M 75, (2) Alcorn State (14-18, 13-5) 63
Game 2: (8) Alabama State (13-19, 8-10) 50, (1) Grambling 56
Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)
Game 3: (6) Jackson State (15-17, 11-7) 62, (3) Texas Southern 73
Game 4: (5) Bethune-Cookman 73, (4) Southern (18-14, 12-6) 58
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 5: (5) Bethune-Cookman (17-16, 11-7) 53, (1) Grambling 75
Game 6: (7) Alabama A&M (11-22, 9-9) 65, (3) Texas Southern 72
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 7: (3) Texas Southern (16-16, 12-6) 66, (1) GRAMBLING (20-14, 14-4) 75
WAC
Wed.–Sat., March 13–16: Las Vegas (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Grand Canyon
Participating, but ineligible for the NCAA/NIT: Tarleton State (reclassifying to Division I, year 4 of 4)
Did not qualify: Utah Tech (11-20, 7-13, 9th, reclassifying to Division I, year 4 of 4), Southern Utah (10-21, 5-15, 10th), UTRGV (6-25, 2-18, 11th)
First Round (Wed., March 13)
Game 1: (8) Cal Baptist (5) 74, Utah Valley (16-16, 11-9) 63 (OT)
Game 2: (7) Abilene Christian (15-17, 10-10) 57, (6) Stephen F. Austin 60
Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 14)
Game 3: (8) Cal Baptist (16-17, 8-12) 57, (4) Seattle U 81
Game 4:(6) Stephen F. Austin (18-15, 10-10) 78, (3) UT Arlington 109
Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
Game 5: (4) Seattle U (19-14, 11-9) 72, (1) Grand Canyon 80
Game 6: (3) UT Arlington 87, (2) Tarleton State (23-9, 16-4) 84
Championship (Sat., March 16)
Game 11: (3) UT Arlington (20-14, 13-7) 74, (1) GRAND CANYON (29-4, 17-3) 89
Championship Games On or Before Wednesday, 03/13
ASUN
Mon. and Tues., March 4 and 5; Thurs., March 7; and Sun., March 10: Campus sites (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Stetson
Did not qualify: Central Arkansas (9-23, 5-11, 11th) and Bellarmine (8-23, 4-12, 12th, reclassifying to Division I, year 4 of 4)
Participating, but not eligible for the NCAA/NIT: Queens (reclassifying to Division I, year 2 of 4)
First Round (Mon., March 4)
Game 1: (10) Jacksonville 92, (9) Kennesaw State (15-6, 6-10) 86
Game 2: (8) Queens 69, (7) FGCU (14-18, 8-8) 63
Quarterfinals (Tues., March 5)
Game 3: (10) Jacksonville 67, (1) Eastern Kentucky (17-14, 12-5) 65
Game 4: (5) North Florida (16-16, 9-7) 98, (4) Austin Peay 101 (OT)
Game 5: (8) Queens (14-19, 7-9) 71, (2) Stetson 83
Game 6: (6) North Alabama 77, (3) Lipscomb (20-12, 11-5) 75
Semifinals (Thurs., March 7)
Game 7: (10) Jacksonville (16-17, 5-11) 87, (2) Stetson 88
Game 8: (6) North Alabama (15-17, 8-8) 71, (4) Austin Peay 77
Championship (Sun., March 10)
Game 9: (4) Austin Peay (19-15, 10-6) 91, (2) STETSON (22-12, 11-5) 94
Big Sky
Sat.–Wed., March 9–13: Boise, Idaho (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Montana State
First Round (Sat., March 9)
Game 1: (10) Sacramento State 72, (9) Idaho (11-21, 5-13) 64
Game 2: (8) Idaho State 68, (7) Northern Arizona (14-19, 7-11) 60
Quarterfinals (Sun., March 10)
Game 3: (10) Sacramento State 74, (1) Eastern Washington (21-11, 15-3) 69
Game 4: (8) Idaho State 83, (2) Northern Colorado (19-13, 12-6) 76
Quarterfinals (Mon., March 11)
Game 5: (5) Montana State 91, (4) Weber State (20-12, 11-7) 82
Game 6: (6) Portland State (17-15, 8-10) 81, (3) Montana 87
Semifinals (Tues., March 12)
Game 7: (10) Sacramento State (10-24, 4-14) 71, (5) Montana State 74
Game 8: (8) Idaho State (14-20, 7-11) 58, (3) Montana 72
Championship (Wed., March 13)
Game 9: (5) MONTANA STATE (17-17, 9-9) 85, (3) Montana (23-11, 12-6) 70
Big South
Wed., March 6 and Fri.–Sun., March 8–10: High Point, N.C. (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Longwood
First Round (Wed., March 6)
Game 1: (9) Radford 67, (8) USC Upstate (10-20, 5-11) 60
Quarterfinals (Fri., March 8)
Game 2: (9) Radford (16-17, 5-11) 63, (1) High Point 77
Game 3: (5) Longwood 69, (4) Winthrop (17-15, 8-8) 56
Game 4: (7) Charleston Southern (10-20, 6-10) 55, (2) UNC Asheville 60
Game 5: (6) Presbyterian (14-18, 6-10) 60, (3) Gardner-Webb 61
Semifinals (Sat., March 9)
Game 6: (5) Longwood 80, (1) High Point (25-8, 13-3) 79 (OT)
Game 7: (3) Gardner-Webb (17-16, 11-5) 72, (2) UNC Asheville 83 (OT)
Championship (Sun., March 10)
Game 8: (5) LONGWOOD (21-13, 6-10) 85, (2) UNC Asheville (22-12, 12-4) 59
CAA
Fri.–Tues., March 8–12: Washington, D.C. (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Charleston
First Round (Fri., March 8)
Game 1: (13) William & Mary 79, (12) North Carolina A&T (7-25, 5-13) 62
Game 2: (14) Hampton 56, (11) Elon (13-19, 6-12) 55
Second Round (Sat., March 9)
Game 3: (9) Campbell (14-18, 8-10) 67, (8) Monmouth 90
Game 4: (13) William & Mary (10-23, 4-14) 56, (5) Towson 67
Game 5: (10) Northeastern (12-20, 7-11) 65, (7) Stony Brook 75
Game 6: (14) Hampton (9-24, 3-15) 50, (6) Delaware 80
Quarterfinals (Sun., March 10)
Game 7: (8) Monmouth (18-15, 10-8) 59, (1) Charleston 83
Game 8: (5) Towson 66, (4) UNCW (21-10, 12-6) 56
Game 9: (7) Stony Brook 91, (2) Drexel (20-12, 13-5) 88 (2OT)
Game 10: (6) Delaware (19-14, 10-8) 58, (3) Hofstra 73
Semifinals (Mon., March 11)
Game 11: (5) Towson (19-15, 11-7) 56, (1) Charleston 61
Game 12: (7) Stony Brook 63, (3) Hofstra (20-13, 12-6) 59
Championship (Tues., March 12)
Game 13: (7) Stony Brook (20-14, 10-8) 79, (1) CHARLESTON (27-7, 15-3) 82 (OT)
Horizon League
Tues. and Thurs., March 5 and 7: Campus sites
Mon. and Tues., March 6 and 7: Indianapolis (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Oakland
First Round (Tues., March 5)
Game 1: (11) Detroit Mercy (1-31, 1-19) 79, (6) Milwaukee 83
Game 2: (10) IUPUI (6-26, 2-18) 66, (7) Cleveland State 85
Game 3: (9) Robert Morris (10-22, 6-14) 63, (8) Purdue Fort Wayne 78
Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 7)
Game 5: (8) Purdue Fort Wayne (21-12, 11-9) 65, (1) Oakland 75
Game 6: (7) Cleveland State 82, (2) Youngstown State (22-10, 14-6) 70
Game 7: (6) Milwaukee 95, (3) Green Bay (18-14, 13-7) 84
Game 8: (5) Northern Kentucky 99, (4) Wright State (18-14, 13-7) 97 (OT)
Semifinals (Mon., March 11)
Game 9: (7) Cleveland State (20-14, 11-9) 71, (1) Oakland 74
Game 10: (6) Milwaukee 82, (5) Northern Kentucky (18-15, 12-8) 75
Championship (Tues., March 12)
Game 11: (6) Milwaukee (20-15, 12-8) 76, (1) OAKLAND (23-11, 15-5) 83
MVC
Thurs.–Sun., March 7–10: St. Louis, Mo. (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Drake
First Round (Thurs., March 7)
Game 1: (9) Missouri State 60, (8) Murray State (12-20, 9-11) 35
Game 2: (12) Valparaiso (7-25, 3-17) 61, (5) Belmont 86
Game 3: (10) Evansville 59, (7) Illinois State (15-17, 9-11) 53
Game 4: (11) UIC 84, (6) Southern Illinois (19-20, 11-9) 82 (2OT)
Quarterfinals (Fri., March 8)
Game 5: (9) Missouri State (17-16, 18-12) 59, (1) Indiana State 75
Game 6: (5) Belmont (20-13, 12-8) 62, (4) Northern Iowa 67
Game 7: (10) Evansville (16-17, 6-14) 58, (2) Drake 79
Game 8: (11) UIC (12-21, 4-16) 47, (3) Bradley 74
Semifinals (Sat., March 9)
Game 9: (4) Northern Iowa (19-14, 12-8) 72, (1) Indiana State 94
Game 10: (3) Bradley (22-11, 13-7) 67, (2) Drake 72
Championship (Sun., March 10)
Game 11: (2) DRAKE (28-6, 16-4) 84, (1) Indiana State (28-6, 17-3) 80
NEC
Wed., March 6; Sat., March 9; and Tues., March 12: Higher seeds host
Champion: Wagner
Did not qualify: Stonehill (4-27, 2-14, 9th, reclassifying to Division I, year 2 of 4)
Participating, but ineligible for the NCAA/NIT: Le Moyne (reclassifying to Division I, year 1 of 4)
Quarterfinals (Wed., March 6)
Game 1: (8) Saint Francis (8-22, 3-13) 62, (1) Central Connecticut 71
Game 2: (7) LIU (7-22, 6-10) 66, (2) Merrimack 72
Game 3: (6) Wagner 60, (3) Sacred Heart (16-16, 10-6) 57
Game 4: (5) Fairleigh Dickinson (15-17, 9-7) 61, (4) Le Moyne 82
Semifinals (Sat., March 9)
Game 5: (6) Wagner 66, (1) Central Connecticut (20-11, 13-3) 56
Game 6: (4) Le Moyne (15-17, 9-7) 51, (2) Merrimack 61
Championship (Tues., March 12)
Game 7: (6) WAGNER (16-15, 7-9) 54, (2) Merrimack (21-12, 13-3) 47
OVC
Wed.–Sat., March 6–9: Evansville, Ind. (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Morehead State
Participating but ineligible for the NCAA/NIT: Southern Indiana (reclassifying to Division I, year 2 of 4)
Did not qualify: Tennessee Tech (10-21, 5-13, 9th), Southeast Missouri State (9-22, 4-14, 10th), Lindenwood (9-22, 3-15, 11th, reclassifying to Division I, year 2 of 4)
First Round (Wed., March 6)
Game 1: (8) Southern Indiana (8-24, 5-13) 64, (5) Tennessee State 78
Game 2: (7) Eastern Illinois (14-18, 8-10) 57, (6) SIU Edwardsville 68
Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 7)
Game 3: (5) Tennessee State (18-15, 10-8) 59, (4) Western Illinois 61
Game 4: (6) SIU Edwardsville (17-16, 9-9) 63, (3) Morehead State 78
Semifinals (Fri., March 8)
Game 5: (4) Western Illinois (21-12, 13-5) 57, (1) Little Rock 82
Game 6: (3) Morehead State 84, (2) UT Martin (21-11, 14-4) 78
Championship (Sat., March 9)
Game 7: (3) MOREHEAD STATE (26-8, 14-4) 69, (1) Little Rock (21-12, 14-4) 55
Patriot League
Tues., March 5; Thurs., March 7; Sun., March 10; and Wed., March 13: Higher seeds host (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Colgate
First Round (Tues., March 5)
Game 1: (9) Holy Cross 84, (8) Army West Point (10-22, 6-12) 68
Game 2: (10) Loyola Maryland (7-25, 5-13) 48, (7) Navy 64
Quarterfinals (Thurs., March 7)
Game 3: (9) Holy Cross (10-23, 6-12) 64, (1) Colgate 81
Game 4: (5) Bucknell 80, (4) American (16-16, 10-8) 57
Game 5: (7) Navy (13-18, 8-10) 61, (2) Boston U. 70
Game 6: (6) Lehigh 76, (3) Lafayette (11-21, 10-8) 61
Semifinals (Sun., March 10)
Game 7: (5) Bucknell (14-19, 10-8) 65, (1) Colgate 68
Game 8: (6) Lehigh 84, (2) Boston U. (16-17, 10-8) 79 (OT)
Championship (Wed., March 13)
Game 9: (6) Lehigh (14-18, 9-9) 55, (1) COLGATE (24-9, 16-2) 74
SoCon
Fri.–Mon., March 8–11: Asheville, N.C. (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Samford
First Round (Fri., March 8)
Game 1: (9) The Citadel (11-21, 3-15) 76, (8) Mercer 84
Game 2: (10) VMI (4-28, 1-17) 66, (7) ETSU 98
Quarterfinals (Sat., March 9)
Game 3: (8) Mercer (16-17, 8-10) 57, (1) Samford 70
Game 4: (7) ETSU 73, (2) UNCG (21-11, 12-6) 62
Game 5: (6) Wofford (17-15, 10-8) 57, (3) Chattanooga 75
Game 6: (5) Furman 79, (4) Western Carolina (22-10, 11-7) 76 (OT)
Semifinals (Sun., March 10)
Game 7: (5) Furman (17-16, 10-8) 77, (1) Samford 84
Game 8: (7) ETSU 85, (3) Chattanooga (21-12, 12-6) 84 (OT)
Championship (Mon., March 11)
Game 9: (7) ETSU (19-16, 8-10) 69, (1) SAMFORD (29-5, 15-3) 76
Southland
Sun.–Wed., March 10–13: Lake Charles, La. (PDF Bracket)
Champion: McNeese
Participating but ineligible for the NCAA/NIT: Texas A&M-Commerce (reclassifying to Division I, year 2 of 4)
Did not qualify: Houston Christian (6-23, 4-14, 9th), Incarnate Word (8-23, 3-15, 10th)
First Round (Sun., March 10)
Game 1: (8) New Orleans 78, (5) Southeastern Louisiana (15-17, 10-8) 66
Game 2: (7) Texas A&M-Commerce 69, (6) Northwestern State (9-23, 7-11) 64
Quarterfinals (Mon., March 11)
Game 3: (8) New Orleans (10-23, 4-14) 57, (4) Lamar 71
Game 4: (7) Texas A&M-Commerce (13-20, 6-12) 51, (3) Nicholls 72
Semifinals (Tues., March 12)
Game 5: (4) Lamar (19-14, 12-6) 57, (1) McNeese 76
Game 6: (3) Nicholls 81, (2) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (21-11, 14-4) 73 (OT)
Championship (Wed., March 13)
Game 7: (3) Nicholls (20-14, 13-5) 76, (1) McNEESE (30-3, 17-1) 92
Summit League
Fri.–Tues., March 8–12: Sioux Falls, S.D. (PDF Bracket)
Champion: South Dakota State
Participating but ineligible for the NCAA/NIT: St. Thomas (reclassifying to Division I, year 2 of 5)
First Round (Fri., March 8)
Game 1: (9) South Dakota (12-20, 5-11) 62, (8) Oral Roberts 77
Quarterfinals (Sat., March 9)
Game 2: (8) Oral Roberts (12-19, 5-11) 63, (1) South Dakota State 79
Game 3: (7) Denver 61, (2) Kansas City (15-16, 10-6) 60
Quarterfinals (Sun., March 10)
Game 4: (5) North Dakota State (15-17, 8-8) 58, (4) St. Thomas 68
Game 5: (6) Omaha 73, (3) North Dakota (18-14, 10-6) 72
Semifinals (Mon., March 11)
Game 6: (4) St. Thomas (20-13, 9-7) 49, (1) South Dakota State 59
Game 7: (7) Denver 66, (6) Omaha (15-18, 7-9) 63
Championship (Tues., March 12)
Game 8: (7) Denver (17-16, 6-10) 68, (1) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (22-12, 12-4) 76
Sun Belt
Tues., March 5; Thurs. March 7; and Sat.–Mon., March 9–11: Pensacola, Fla. (PDF Bracket)
Champion: James Madison
First Round (Tues., March 5)
Game 1: (13) Coastal Carolina 75, (12) ULM (11-19, 6-12) 71
Game 2: (14) Old Dominion (7-25, 3-15) 83, (11) Texas State 92 (OT)
Second Round (Thurs., March 7)
Game 3: (9) Georgia Southern 76, (8) South Alabama (16-16, 8-10) 71
Game 4: (13) Coastal Carolina (9-22, 5-13) 66, (5) Louisiana 80
Game 5: (11) Texas State 75, (6) Southern Miss. (16-16, 9-9) 59
Game 6: (10) Marshall 86, (7) Georgia State (14-17, 8-10) 74
Quarterfinals (Sat., March 9)
Game 7: (9) Georgia Southern (9-24, 8-10) 80, (1) App State 85 (OT)
Game 8: (5) Louisiana (19-14, 10-8) 62, (4) Arkansas State 89
Game 9: (11) Texas State 74, (3) Troy (20-12, 13-5) 65
Game 10: (10) Marshall (13-20, 7-11) 64, (2) James Madison 81
Semifinals (Sun., March 10)
Game 11: (4) Arkansas State 67, (1) App State (27-6, 16-2) 65
Game 12: (11) Texas State (17-18, 7-11) 68, (2) James Madison 73
Championship (Mon., March 11)
Game 13: (4) Arkansas State (18-16, 11-7) 71, (2) JAMES MADISON (31-3, 15-3) 91
WCC
Thurs.–Sat., March 7–9 and Mon.–Tues., March 11–12: Las Vegas (PDF Bracket)
Champion: Saint Mary’s
First Round (Thurs., March 7)
Game 1: (9) Pacific (6-26, 0-16) 43, (8) Pepperdine 102
Second Round (Fri., March 8)
Game 2: (8) Pepperdine (13-20, 5-11) 52, (5) San Diego 57
Game 3: (7) Loyola Marymount (12-19, 5-11) 70, (6) Portland 78
Quarterfinals (Sat., March 9)
Game 4: (5) San Diego (18-15, 7-9) 79, (4) Santa Clara 104
Game 5: (6) Portland (12-21, 5-11) 51, (3) San Francisco 74
Semifinals (Mon., March 11)
Game 6: (4) Santa Clara (20-13, 10-6) 65, (1) Saint Mary’s 79
Game 7: (3) San Francisco (23-10, 11-5) 77, (2) Gonzaga 89
Championship (Tues., March 12)
Game 8: (2) Gonzaga (25-7, 14-2) 60, (1) SAINT MARY’S (26-7, 15-1) 69