Tuesday was quite an eventful day in college basketball. Six teams punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament, including a team that didn't even play.
In just their second year in Division I, Bellarmine was the Atlantic Sun championship, defeating Jacksonville at home, 77-72. But because Bellarmine is only in Year 2 of their four-year transition to Division I, they are ineligible for the NCAA Tournament. Per the Atlantic Sun's rules, the regular-season champion gets the automatic bid to the tournament. That means Jacksonville State will represent the conference in the tournament. The Gamecocks sit as a No. 16 seed in our projections.
Unfortunately, there were some lowlights on Tuesday as well, specifically the brawl that broke out during the Northeast Conference championship between Wagner and Bryant. Students started getting into it and even a Wagner player tried to get into the stands. The game was delayed for about 30 minutes with only about four minutes left in the game. In the end, Bryant cruised to a 70-43 win and claimed their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Bryant is likely headed to Dayton for the First Four.
We're now up to 11 teams officially in the NCAA Tournament.
- Bryant - Northeast
- Chattanooga - Southern
- Delaware - Colonial
- Georgia State - Sun Belt
- Gonzaga - West Coast
- Jacksonville State - Atlantic Sun
- Longwood - Big South
- Loyola Chicago - Missouri Valley
- Murray State - Ohio Valley
- South Dakota State - Summit
- Wright State - Horizon League
Patriot League Championship
No. 2 Navy at No. 1 Colgate, 7:30, CBS Sports Network
America East Semifinals
No. 6 Binghamton at No. 1 Vermont, 7:00, ESPN+
No. 4 Hartford at No. 2 UMBC, 7:00, ESPN+
Atlantic 10 First Round (in Washington, D.C.)
No. 13 Saint Joseph's vs. No. 12 La Salle, 1:00, ESPN+
No. 14 Duquesne vs. No. 11 Rhode Island, 3:30, ESPN+
ACC Second Round (in Brooklyn, NY)
No. 9 Syracuse vs. No. 8 Florida State, 12:00
No. 13 Boston College vs. No. 5 Wake Forest, 2:30
No. 10 Clemson vs. No. 7 Virginia Tech, 7:00
No. 11 Louisville vs. No. 6 Virginia, 9:30
Big 12 First Round (in Kansas City, MO)
No. 9 West Virginia vs. No. 8 Kansas State, 7:00
Big East First Round (in New York, NY)
No. 9 Butler vs. No. 8 Xavier, 4:30, FS1
No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 St. John's, 7:00, FS1
No. 11 Georgetown vs. No. 6 Seton Hall, 9:30, FS1
Big Sky First Round (in Boise, ID)
No. 9 Idaho vs. No. 8 Sacramento State, 11:30 a.m., ESPN+
No. 10 Idaho State vs. No. 7 Portland State, 2:00, ESPN+
No. 11 Northern Arizona vs. No. 6 Eastern Washington, 4:30, ESPN+
Big Ten First Round (in Indianapolis, IN)
No. 13 Nebraska vs. No. 12 Northwestern, 6:00, BTN
No. 14 Minnesota vs. No. 11 Penn State, 8:30, BTN
Conference USA Second Round (in Frisco, TX)
No. W5 Rice vs. No. E4 Charlotte, 6:30, ESPN+
No. E7 Marshall vs. No. W3 Louisiana Tech, 7:00, ESPN+
No. E5 Old Dominion vs. No. W4 UTEP, 9:00, ESPN+
No. W7 Southern Mississippi vs. No. E3 Florida Atlantic, 9:30, ESPN+
MAAC Second Round (in Atlantic City, NJ)
No. 9 Rider vs. No. 1 Iona, 7:00, ESPN+
No. 7 Fairfield vs. No. 2 Saint Peter's, 9:30, ESPN+
MEAC Quarterfinals (in Norfolk, VA)
No. 8 Delaware State vs. No. 1 Norfolk State, 6:00, ESPN+
No. 7 Coppin State vs. No. 2 Howard, 8:30, ESPN+
Mountain West First Round (in Las Vegas, NV)
No. 9 New Mexico vs. No. 8 Nevada, 2:00, Mountain West Network
No. 10 Air Force vs. No. 7 Utah State, 4:30, MWN
No. 11 San Jose State vs. No. 6 Fresno State, 7:00. MWN
Pac-12 First Round (in Las Vegas, NV)
No. 9 Stanford vs. No. 8 Arizona State. 3:00, Pac-12 Network
No. 12 Oregon State vs. No. 5 Oregon, 5:30, Pac-12 Network
No. 10 California vs. No. 7 Washington State, 9:00, Pac-12 Network
No. 11 Utah vs. No. 6 Washington, 11:30, Pac-12 Network
SEC First Round (in Tampa, FL)
No. 13 Ole Miss vs. No. 12 Missouri, 6:00, SECN
No. 14 Georgia vs. No. 11 Vanderbilt, 8:30, SECN
Southland First Round (in Katy, TX)
No. 8 Incarnate Word vs. No. 5 Houston Baptist, 6:00, ESPN+
No. 7 McNeese State vs. No. 6 Northwestern State, 8:30, ESPN+
SWAC Quarterfinals (in Birmingham, AL)
No. 7 Jackson State vs. No. 2 Texas Southern, 3:00, ESPN+
No. 8 Prairie View A&M vs. No. 1 Alcorn State, 9:30, ESPN+
WAC Second Round (in Las Vegas, NV)
No. 8 Cal Baptist vs. No. 5 Sam Houston State, 9:00, ESPN+
No. 7 Utah Valley vs. No. 6 Abilene Christian, 11:30, ESPN+
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