MAAC
Favorite: Iona Contender: Rider Upset candidate: Sienna At large possibilities: None Winner: Iona
WAC
A new format for the conference tournament this season. Top 4 teams get the bye into the quarterfinals. This conference tourney will be a competitive tourney. The winner could have a chance of an upset bid in the NCAA tournament. Favorite: Sam Houston Utah Valley Contender: Southern Utah Seattle Grand Canyon Upset candidate: SF Austin …
Ivy League
Favorite: Yale Contender: Princeton Penn Upset candidate: Cornell At large possibilities: None Winner: Yale
SWAC
Favorite: Alcorn St Contender: Grambling St Jackson St Upset candidate: Southern At large possibilities: None Winner: Grambling St
Southland
This conference has the top two seed automatically placed in the semi finals. So look for one of the top two teams to advance Favorite: Texas A&M CC Contender: Northwestern State Upset candidate: SE Louisiana Nicholls At large possibilities: None Winner: Northwestern State
Big Sky
Favorite: Eastern Washington Contender: Montana State Upset candidate: Weber State Montana At large possibilities: None Winner: Eastern Washington
Summit
This tournament is Oral Roberts to lose. However, that is a lot to put on one team. Oral Roberts has been dominate all year and now has to win 3 games in 3 days to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament. They have gone undefeated in conference play 18-0 and the closest contender is …
Colonial
Charleston has been the team getting the most attention all year with a record of 28-3. They lost their only meeting with Hofstra in the regular season. Hofstra is the top seed. Both teams were 16-2 in conference play. The semi-final matches will not be easy for the top seeds as Towson and UNCW are …
Southern Conference
The Southern conference has two favorites in Furman and Samford. The Paladins defeated Samford twice in the regular season. If they meet in the championship game the pressure will be on Furman to beat a team 3 times. Both teams earned 15-3 records in the league Favorite: Furman Contender: Samford UNCG Upset candidate: Western Carolina …
Missouri Valley
The Missouri Valley tournament is always a fun and entertaining tournament. This year sees the tourney expand to 12 teams due to realignment. Five teams have earned over 20 wins on the season. Bradley and Drake are the front runners, but there are several teams capable of winning the auto bid Favorite: Bradley Drake Contender: …