MAC
Four 20 win teams take a shot at earning a bid to the big dance. This tourney will see some quality basketball every match up. There are some really talented teams and coaches in this league Favorite: Toledo Contender: Kent St Akron Upset candidate: Ball State At large possibilities: None Winner: Kent State
Big West
Favorite: UC Santa Barbara Contender: UC Irvine UC Riverside Upset candidate: Hawaii UC Davis At large possibilities: None Winner: UC Irvine
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 …