Postseason basketball is upon us! When possible, like tournament games have been grouped together and placed in bold. Several of the one bid conferences and mid majors will crown tournament champions this weekend as the Madness of March officially begins!
Friday March 2
Missouri Valley, Quarterfinals:
1) Wichita State v. Ind St/SIU winner (1PM MVC Network, ESPN3) Tom Ackerman, Mac McCausland
2) Illinois State v. Northern Iowa (3:30PM MVC Network, ESPN3) Tom Ackerman, Mac McCausland
3) Creighton v. Drake/Bradley winner (7PM MVC Network) Tom Ackerman, Mac McCausland
4) Evansville vs. Missouri State (9:30 PM MVC TV, FCS Central, ESPN3) Tom Ackerman, Mac McCausland
Atlantic Sun Semifinal #1: Belmont vs. East Tennessee State/ UNF (6PM CSS, ESPN3) Matt Stewart, Sonny Smith
Atlantic Sun Semifinal #2: (8:30 PM CSS, ESPN3) Matt Stewart, Sonny Smith
Horizon League 2nd Round: Detroit vs. Youngstown State (6PM HLN, ESPN3)
Horizon League 2nd Round (8:30 PM HLN, ESPN3)
Akron at Kent State (7PM ESPN2, ESPN3)
OVC Semifinal #1: TBD vs. Murray State (7PM ESPNU, ESPN3) Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla
OVC Semifinal #2: TBD vs. Tennessee State (9PM ESPN3) Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla
WCC Quarterfinal #1: TBD vs. Loyola Marymount (9PM ESPNU, ESPN3) Dave Flemming, Sean Farnham
WCC Quarterfinal #2: TBD vs. BYU (11 PM ESPNU, ESPN3) Dave Flemming, Sean Farnham
CIAA Semifinal #2 (9PM Bounce TV, ESPN3)
Saturday March 3
Memphis @ Tulsa (Noon CBS) Spero Dedes, Bill Raftery
Pittsburgh @ Connecticut (Noon ESPN) Dave Pasch, Doris Burke
West Virginia @ South Florida, (Noon Big East Net)
George Washington @ Dayton (Noon CBSSN)
Big South Final: VMI-WIN winner v. CHSO-UNCA winner (Noon ESPN2) Justin Kutcher, LaPhonso Ellis
Colonial Quarterfinals:
1) Drexel v. JMU-UNCW winner (Noon Comcast)
2) Old Dominion v. Delware/Towson winner (2:30PM Comcast)
3) VCU v. NE-W&M winner, (4PM Comcast Network)
4) George Mason v. GSU-HOF winner, (8:30PM Comcast Network)
Southern Quarterfinals:
1) UNC-Greensboro v. COC-APP ST winner (Noon ESPN3)
2) Wofford v. WCU-CIT winner, (2:30PM ESPN3)
3) Davidson v. SAM-FUR winner, (6PM ESPN3.com)
4) Elon v. GA SO-CHAT winner, (8:30PM ESPN3.com)
Nebraska @ Minnesota (12:30PM BTN)
Southern Mississippi @ Marshall (2PM FSN)
South Carolina @ Georgia, (1:30PM SEC Net)
Oklahoma State @ Kansas State (1:30PM Big12 Net) Dave Armstrong, Jon Sundvold
Louisiana State @ Auburn (2PM CBS) Brian Anderson, Dan Bonner
Washington @ UCLA, (2PM CBS) Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Bob Wenzel
Cincinnati @ Villanova, (2PM ESPN) TBA, Tim Welsh
Georgetown @ Marquette, (2PM Big East Net)
Charlotte @ Xavier, (2PM A10 Net)
Northwestern @ Iowa, (2PM BTN)
Patriot League Semifinals:
1) American @ Lehigh, (2PM CBSSN) TBA
2) Lafayette @ Bucknell, (4:30PM CBS Sports Network) TBA, Steve Lappas
Ohio Valley Final: TBA vs TBA (2PM ESPN2) Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla
Missouri Valley Semifinals:
1) TBD v. ILL ST-UNI winner, (2:30PM MVC Net) Tom Ackerman, Mac McCausland
2) EVAN-MIZZ ST winner v. TBD, (5PM MVC Network) Tom Ackerman, Mac McCausland
Boston College @ Miami (2:30PM ACC Net)
Metro Atlantic Quarterfinals:
1) Fairfield v. Rider (2:30PM ESPN3)
2) St.Peters/Marist winner v. Iona, (4:30PM ESPN3)
Louisville @ Syracuse (4PM CBS) Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel
Vanderbilt @ Tennessee (4PM ESPN) Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes
Colorado @ Oregon State (4PM FSN)
Boise State @ New Mexico (4PM NBC Sports Net)
Colorado State @ Air Force (4PM mtn)
Missouri @ Texas Tech (4PM Big12 Net)
Texas A&M @ Oklahoma (4PM Big 12 Net)
Alabama @ Mississippi (4PM SEC Network)
Rhode Island @ Massachusetts (4PM A10 Net)
Arkansas @ Mississippi State (5PM SEC Network)
Bowling Green @ Buffalo (6PM STO, ESPN3) Ty Linder, Steve Mix
Baylor @ Iowa State (CTN, ESPN3) BJ Schaben, Paul Doerrfeld
Utah @ Oregon, (6PM OSN) Andy McNamara, Jordan Kent
Horizon League Semifinal:
1) TBD v. Cleveland State, (6PM ESPN3.com) Mark Jones, Stephen Bardo
2) TBD @ Valparaiso, (8:30PM ESPNU) Mark Jones, Stephen Bardo
North Carolina @ Duke, (7PM ESPN) Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale, Erin Andrews
Atlantic Final: TBA vs TBA (7PM ESPN2)
San Diego State @ Texas Christian, (7PM mtn)
Summit League Quarterfinals:
1) Oral Roberts v. IPFW, (7PM Midco Network) Tom Neiman, Brad Newitt
2) South Dakota State v. IUPUI (9:30PM Midco Network) Tom Neiman, Brad Newitt
Harvard @ Cornell, (7PM ESPN3.com)
Metro Atlantic Quarterfinals:
1) NIA-CAN winner v. Loyola-MD (7:30PM ESPN3.com)
2) Siena v. Manhattan, (9:30PM ESPN3.com)
Houston @ Rice, (8PM CSS) Craig Ackerman, Matt Bullard
Wyoming @ 17 UNLV, (10PM mtn)
West Coast Semifinal:
1) TBD v. St. Mary’s (9PM ESPN2) Dave Flemming, Sean Farnham
2) TBD v. Gonzaga, (11:30PM ESPN2) Dave Flemming, Sean Farnham
Utah State @ Hawaii, (11:59 Oceanic) Kanoa Leahey, Tony Sellito, Artie Wilson
Sunday March 4th
Kentucky @ Florida (Noon CBS) Marv Albert, Steve Kerr
Clemson @ Florida State (Noon ESPN2) Mike Patrick, Len Elmore
NEC Semifinals:
1) Semifinal #1 (Noon NEC Network) Dave Popkin, Tim Capstraw, Paul Dottino
2) Semifinal #2 (4PM NEC Network) Dave Popkin, Tim Capstraw, Paul Dottino
Michigan @ Penn State (1PM ESPN) TBA, Dan Dakich
Missouri Valley Final: TBA vs TBA (2PM CBS) Tim Brando, Mike Gminski
Colonial Semifinals:
1) Semifinal #1 (2PM Comcast Network)
2) Semifinal #2 (4:30PM Comcast Network)
Virginia @ Maryland (2PM ACC Net)
Metro Atlantic Semifinals:
1) Semifinal #1 (2PM ESPN3.com)
2) Semifinal #2 (4:30PM ESPN3.com)
Arizona @ Arizona State (3:30PM FSN) Barry Tompkins, Ernie Kent, Rebecca Haarlow
Ohio State @ Michigan State (4PM CBS) Verne Lundquist, Clark Kellogg
America East Semifinals:
1) TBD v. ALB-UNH winner (5PM ESPN3.com)
2) UVM-MAINE winner v. BU-HART winner (7:30PM ESPN3.com)
California @ Stanford (5:30PM FSN) Steve Physioc, Marques Johnson
Southern Conference Semifinals:
1) Semifinal #1 (4PM SoCon Network) Darren Goldwater, Dean Keener
2) Semifinal #2 (8:30PM SoCon Network) Darren Goldwater, Dean Keener
Sun Belt Quarterfinals:
1) Middle Tennessee v. FAU-ARK ST winner (7PM Sun Belt Network)
2) UALR v. WKU-FIU winner (9:30PM Sun Belt Net)
Summit, Quarterfinals:
1) Western Illinois v. North Dakota State (7PM Midco Network)
2) Oakland v. Southern Utah (9:30PM Midco Net)
H/T Daniel, Sammy, & the 506!
