BIG 10
The BIG 10 conference has had a solid year. There will not be as many teams in the tournament this season but the competition has been great. Illinois and Wisconsin shared the regular season title. Purdue has been a top team all season and the Iowa Hawkeyes have really come on as of late. Look …
BIG 12
The BIG 12 might be the best conference in the country top to bottom. Baylor and Kansas will be top seeds in the NCAA tournament. Six bids are likely from the BIG 12. This tournament will mostly effect seeds of teams like TCU and Iowa St if they were to win some games. Favorite: Baylor …
PAC 12
The Pac 12 made a lot of noise in last years tournament. This year the conference has once again struggle to win outside of the conference and it looks like they will get 3/4 teams in the field. Oregon St surprised everyone last year and won the tournament and received the auto bid. Is there …
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: Nichols Contender: New Orleans SE Louisiana Upset candidate: Texas A&M CC At large possibilities: None Winner: New Orleans
Mid-Eastern
Favorite: Norfolk State Contender: Howard NC Central Upset candidate: Morgan State At large possibilities: None Winner: Norfolk St
Big Sky
Favorite: Montana State Contender: Southern Utah Northern Colorado Weber State Upset candidate: Eastern Washington At large possibilities: None Winner: Weber St
Mountain West
The Mountain West conference has played outstanding basketball this season. The league is as balanced as it has ever been. The top 4 teams are all capable of making some noise in the NCAA tournament. Wyoming is the team that may need a win to ensure a bid. Favorite: Boise State Contender: Colorado State San …
SWAC
Favorite: Texas Southern Contender: Alcorn State Southern Upset candidate: Florida A&M At large possibilities: None Winner: Texas Southern
WAC
In an interesting bracket format the WAC ensures that the top two seeds get bye games into the semifinals. This is a big advantage for New Mexico State and Seattle. Several of these teams have made noise this season with quality wins and games. Can any team pull off three or more straight wins to …
Big West
Look for Long Beach St to make it out of this tourney. These teams always seem to put up a decent fight once they get into the tournament Favorite: Long Beach State Contender: Cal State Fullerton Upset candidate: Hawaii At large possibilities: None Winner: Long Beach State