Topic: Tourney Guide #1
Congrats to the first team to qualify for the NCAA tournament as Cornell clinched the Ivy League title. The Ivies are the only conference remaining that does not have a conference tournament.
Congrats to the following teams as they are guaranteed at least an NIT bid by winning their conference regular season championship:
Xavier (Atlantic 10)
Portland St. (Big Sky)
Memphis (C-USA)
Morgan St. (MEAC)
American (Patriot)
Oral Roberts (Summitt)
S. Alabama (Sun Belt)
Of these teams, Xavier, Memphis, Butler and Drake are firmly in the NCAA tournament regardless of how they finish out their conference tournament. Davidson is the only other team that could garner discussion on Selection Sunday
For the conferences that are playing their postseason tournaments this coming weekend, here's a brief primer:
America East (semifinals at Vestal, NY; final at highest remaining seed)
Telecast Coverage: CSN New England will carry the semifinals on Sunday. The final is on ESPN2 the following Saturday.
Top seed: UMBC
Atlantic Sun (tournament at Nashville, TN)
Telecast Coverage: CSS will carry a semifinal on Wednesday and Thursday, then both semifinals on Friday. ESPN2 has the final on Saturday.
Top seed: Belmont
Big South (semifinals at Asheville, NC, final at highest remaining seed)
Telecast Coverage: ESPNU will carry the semifinals on Thursday. ESPN2 will have the final on Saturday.
Top seed: UNC-Asheville
CAA (tournament at Richmond, VA)
Telecast Coverage: CN8 will carry the tournament coverage of the quarterfinals on Saturday and semifinals on Sunday. ESPN has the final next Monday
Top seed: VCU
Horizon (semifinals at Indianapolis, IN, final at highest remaining seed)
Telecast: ESPNU has the semifinals on Saturday. The final is on ESPN the following Tuesday.
Top seed: Butler
MAAC (tournament at Albany, NY)
Telecast: MAAC-TV, through MSG and MASN, will televise the first round through the semifinals Friday-Sunday. The championship will be on ESPN2 on Monday.
Top seed: Siena
MVC (tournament at St. Louis, MO)
Telecast: MVC-TV, through FSN Midwest and CSN Chicago, will have coverage of the quarterfinals on Friday and semifinals on Saturday. The final will be on Sunday on CBS HD.
Top seed: Drake
NEC (tournament at campus sites)
Telecast: NEC-TV, through MSG, will televise one semifinal on Sunday. The championship will be on ESPN2 next Wednesday.
Top seed: Robert Morris
OVC (semifinals & finals at Nashville, TN)
Telecast: ESPNU will cover the semifinals on Friday and ESPN2 will have the final on Saturday.
Top seed: Austin Peay
Southern (tournament at Charleston, SC)
Telecast: SportSouth will televise the semifinals on Sunday. ESPN2 will have the final next Monday.
Top seed: Davidson
WCC (tournament at San Diego, CA)
Telecast: ESPN2 will have the semifinals on Sunday and ESPN will televise the final on Monday.
Top seed: Gonzaga