Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Championship Week Wednesday

Apologies for no update yesterday, but we're back today with 11 total teams now i the field, including Northern Kentucky, who made the dance in their first year of eligibility.

The current list of automatic qualifiers:

Atlantic Sun - Florida Gulf Coast
Big South - Winthrop
Colonial - UNC Wilmington
Horizon - Northern Kentucky
MAAC - Iona
Missouri Valley - Wichita State
Northeast - Mount St. Mary's
Ohio Valley - Jacksonville State
Southern - East Tennessee State
Summit - South Dakota State
West Coast - Gonzaga

After scrubbing the field some more, here's your updated bracket with five days to go.



Last Four Byes: USC, Providence, Michigan State, Marquette
Last Four In: Xavier, Vanderbilt, Kansas State, Illinois
First Four Out: Iowa, Rhode Island, Illinois State, Syracuse
Next Four Out: Clemson, California, Georgia, TCU

Conference Breakdown:

ACC - 9
Big Ten - 8
Big East - 7
Big 12 - 6
SEC - 5
Pac-12 - 4
American - 2
Atlantic 10 - 2
West Coast - 2
One-bid leagues - 23

Procedural Bumps: Xavier / Vanderbilt up from 11 to 10, Wake Forest from 10 to 11

One more automatic bid is up for grabs tonight in the Patriot League, along with plenty of other tournament action as more Power Six conference tournaments get underway. Here's your full list of games today.

Patriot League Championship

No. 3 Lehigh at No. 1 Bucknell, 7:30, CBSSN

ACC Second Round (in Brooklyn, NY)

No. 8 Syracuse vs. No. 9 Miami, 12:00, ESPN
No. 5 Duke vs. No. 12 Clemson, 2:00, ESPN
No. 7 Virginia Tech vs. No. 10 Wake Forest, 7:00, ESPN2
No. 6 Virginia vs. No. 14 Pittsburgh, 9:00, ESPN2

Atlantic 10 First Round (in Pittsburgh, PA)

No. 12 Massachusetts vs. No. 13 Saint Joseph's, 6:00
No. 11 Saint Louis vs. No. 14 Duquesne, 8:30

Big 12 First Round (in Kansas City, MO)

No. 8 TCU vs. No. 9 Oklahoma, 7:00, ESPNU
No. 7 Texas Tech vs. No. 10 Texas, 9:00, ESPNU

Big East First Round (in New York, NY)

No. 8 St. John's vs. No. 9 Georgetown, 7:00, FS1
No. 7 Xavier vs. No. 10 DePaul, 9:30, FS1

Big Ten First Round (in Washington, D.C)

No. 12 Nebraska vs. No. 13 Penn State, 4:30, ESPN2
No. 11 Ohio State vs. No. 14 Rutgers, 7:00, Big Ten Network

Conference USA First Round (in Birmingham, AL)

No. 8 Western Kentucky vs. No. 9 Texas-San Antonio, 12:30
No. 5 Rice vs. No. 12 Southern Miss, 3:00
No. 7 UAB vs. No. 10 Charlotte, 6:30
No. 6 Marshall vs. No. 11 Florida Atlantic, 9:00

MEAC Quarterfinals (in Norfolk, VA)

No. 1 North Carolina Central vs. No. 9 Bethune-Cookman, 6:00, ESPN3
No. 2 Norfolk State vs. No. 7 South Carolina State, 8:00, ESPN3

Mountain West First Round (in Las Vegas, NV)

No. 8 Utah State vs. No. 9 San Jose State, 2:00
No. 7 Wyoming vs. No. 10 Air Force, 4:30
No. 6 San Diego State vs. No. 11 UNLV, 7:00

Pac-12 First Round (in Las Vegas, NV)

No. 8 Arizona State vs. No. 9 Stanford, 3:00,  Pac-12 Network
No. 5 California vs. No. 12 Oregon State, 5:30, Pac-12 Network
No. 7 Colorado vs. No. 10 Washington State, 9:00, Pac-12 Network
No. 6 USC vs. No. 11 Washington, 11:30, Pac-12 Network

SEC First Round (in Nashville, TN)

No. 12 Mississippi State vs. No. 13 LSU, 7:00, SECN
No. 11 Auburn vs. No. 14 Missouri, 9:25, SECN

Southland First Round (in Katy, TX)

No. 5 Sam Houston State vs. No. 8 Central Arkansas, 6:00, ESPN3
No. 6 Lamar vs. No. 7 Southeastern Louisiana, 8:30, ESPN3

Sun Belt First Round (in New Orleans, LA)

No. 8 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 9 South Alabama, 12:30, ESPN3
No. 5 Arkansas State vs. No. 12 Louisiana-Monroe, 3:00, ESPN3
No. 7 Louisiana-Lafayette vs. No. 10 Arkansas-Little Rock, 6:00, ESPN3
No. 6 Troy vs. No. 11 Appalachian State, 8:30, ESPN3


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