West Coast
The West Coast Conference has been dominated by Gonzaga over the years. This year is no different. BYU is the next best in the league. This bracket is all Gonzaga Favorite: Gonzaga Contender: BYU Upset candidate: None At large possibilities: Gonzaga & BYU Winner: Gonzaga
Summit
Favorite: South Dakota St Contender: South Dakota & North Dakota St Upset candidate: Oral Roberts At large possibilities: None Winner: South Dakota St
Sun Belt
The Sun Belt has a lot of interesting teams. The winner can come from of five top teams and don’t be surprised to see some upsets. Quality games to watch for sure. Favorite: Texas St Contender: Coastal Carolina, Georgia St, Louisiana Upset candidate: South Alabama At large possibilities: None Winner: Louisiana
Southern Conference
The Southern conference is one of the best small conferences in the country. They have produced some great tournament games and teams that can pull off an upset or two in the big dance. This field is quite open and balanced this year. Favorite: UNCG Contender: Furman, Wofford, Chattanooga Upset candidate: Mercer At large possibilities: …
Patriot League
The NET rankings have been kind to Colgate. The 11-1 Raiders have been a top 10 NET team all season long. They now have the chance to prove it by winning the conference tournament. Favorite: Colgate Contender: Navy Upset candidate: Lafayette At large possibilities: None Winner: Navy
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