Ohio Valley
The favorite has to be Belmont. The Bruins have recently lost two games in conference. Eastern Kentucky and Morehead St both hope to punch their tickets to the dance. Favorite: Belmont Contender: Eastern Kentucky & Morehead St Upset candidate: Austin Peay At large possibilities: None Winner: Belmont
Atlantic 10
The Atlantic 10 conference has been very competitive this season. The question will be how many teams get to the dance. St. Bonaventure should be in based on winning the regular season. A win over Richmond or Duquesne should seal it. VCU and St. Louis are other teams that need a win or two to …
Missouri Valley
The Missouri Valley has produced some good basketball this season. Loyola and Drake have headlined the conference. Look for a possible surprise from Indiana St or Missouri St. Last season saw the top 2 seeds lose in the semi- finals. Drake probably needs to make the championship game to have an at-large possibility Favorite: Loyola …
Horizon
The Horizon League tournament has provided some great games and upsets over the years. Keep an eye out for Detroit’s Antoine Davis who is averaging over 24 ppg. Favorite: Wright St Contender: Cleveland St Upset candidate: Detroit & Northern Kentucky At large possibilities: None Winner: Cleveland St
Colonial
James Madison is the favorite but has lost its leading scorer Matt Lewis is out for the season with a knee injury. Favorite: Northeastern Contender: James Madison Upset candidate: Hofstra At large possibilities: None Winner: Northeastern
Big South
Favorite: Winthrop Contender: Radford & Campbell Upset candidate: Garner-Webb At large possibilities: None Winner: Winthrop
Atlantic Sun
Favorite: Liberty Contender: Bellarmine Upset candidate: Lipscomb At large possibilities: None Winner: Liberty
American East
The American East has begun it’s conference tourney over the weekend. They are now down to the final four for the championship and the auto- bid from the conference. Favorite: UMBC Contender: Vermont Upset candidate: UMass Lowell At large possibilities: None Winner: Vermont
Bracket Game results of note the past five days
We are planning on regular brief articles on impact games each evening. Due to Covid protocols our meeting time & production time has been very limited. Today we list teams- with limited explanation. Teams with big wins Michigan Duke West Virginia Michigan St Oklahoma St Maryland VCU Georgia Tech St Bonaventure Holding Serve Kansas Texas …
Bracket Games of Feb. 18
BIG Wins Iowa: Wins at Wisconsin 77-62. The Hawkeyes are back to winning and look like a 3/4 seed Wichita St: The Shockers take the lead in the American Conference by beating Houston 68-63. They are the AQ this Friday and a 12 seed. UCLA: The Bruins needing some good wins on the resume, get …