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sifoeeprocess.com | March 11, 2018

March Madness 2018: ɬ﷬ַ conference tournament schedule, scores automatic bids

Best Dunks from the National Championship

March Madness is upon us. While 36 of the 68 teams that will make the tournament field are in the hands of the committee, 32 will learn their fates by clinching an automatic bid in the conference tournaments.

Beginning with the Atlantic Sun Conference on Monday, at least one new conference tournament starts every day from Monday, Feb. 26 to Thursday, March 8. Conference tournament action will conclude on Sunday, March. 11, better known as Selection Sunday.

Here is the complete list of 2018 conference tournaments. We'll update this list through Selection Sunday as each team earns its automatic bid to the Big Dance.

2018 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Conference Location * Schedule/Results Champion

America East
Highest seeds host Quarterfinals: March 3
Semifinals: March 6
Championship: March 10
UMBC

American Athletic
Orlando First Round: March 8
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11
Cincinnati

Atlantic 10
Washington, D.C. First Round: March 7
Second Round: March 8
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11

Atlantic Coast
Brooklyn, N.Y. First Round: March 6
Second Round: March 7
Quarterfinals: March 8
Semifinals: March 9
Championship: March 10
Virginia

ASUN
Highest seeds host Quarterfinals: Feb. 26
Semifinals: March 1
Championship: March 4
Lipscomb

Big 12
Kansas City, Mo. First Round: March 7
Quarterfinals: March 8
Semifinals: March 9
Championship: March 10
Kansas

Big East
New York First Round: March 7
Quarterfinals: March 8
Semifinals: March 9
Championship: March 10
Villanova

Big Sky
Reno, Nev. First Round: March 6
Quarterfinals: March 8
Semifinals: March 9
Championship: March 10
Montana

Big South
Highest seeds host First Round: Feb. 27
Quarterfinals: March 1
Semifinals: March 2
Championship: March 4
Radford

Big Ten
New York First Round: Feb. 28
Second Round: March 1
Quarterfinals: March 2
Semifinals: March 3
Championship: March 4
Michigan

Big West
Anaheim, Calif. Quarterfinals: March 8
Semifinals: March 9
Championship: March 10
CSU Fullerton

Colonial Athletic
North Charleston, S.C. First Round: March 3
Quarterfinals: March 4
Semifinals: March 5
Championship: March 6
Charleston

Conference USA
Frisco, Tex. First Round: March 7
Quarterfinals: March 8
Semifinals: March 9
Championship: March 10

Horizon League
Detroit First Round: March 2
Quarterfinals: March 3/4
Semifinals: March 5
Championship: March 6
Wright State

Ivy League
Philadelphia Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11

 

Penn


Metro Atlantic Athletic
Albany, N.Y. First Round: March 1
Quarterfinals: March 2/3
Semifinals: March 4
Championship: March 5
Iona

Mid-American
Cleveland First Round: March 5
Quarterfinals: March 8
Semifinals: March 9
Championship: March 10
Buffalo

Mid-Eastern Athletic
Norfolk, Va. First Round: March 5/6
Quarterfinals: March 7/8
Semifinals: March 9
Championship: March 10
NC Central

Missouri Valley
St. Louis First Round: March 1
Quarterfinals: March 2
Semifinals: March 3
Championship: March 4
Loyola-Chicago

Mountain West
Las Vegas First Round: March 7
Quarterfinals: March 8
Semifinals: March 9
Championship: March 10
San Diego State

Northeast
Highest seeds host Quarterfinals: Feb. 28
Semifinals: March 3
Championship: March 6
LIU Brooklyn

Ohio Valley
Evansville, Ind. First Round: Feb. 28
Quarterfinals: March 1
Semifinals: March 2
Championship: March 3
Murray State

Pac-12
Las Vegas First Round: March 7
Quarterfinals: March 8
Semifinals: March 9
Championship: March 10
Arizona

Patriot League
Highest seeds host First Round: Feb. 27
Quarterfinals: March 1
Semifinals: March 4
Championship: March 7
Bucknell

Southeastern
St. Louis First Round: March 7
Second Round: March 8
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11

Southern
Asheville, N.C. First Round: March 2
Quarterfinals: March 3
Semifinals: March 4
Championship: March 5
UNCG

Southland
Katy, Texas First Round: March 7
Second Round: March 8
Semifinals: March 9
Championship: March 10
Stephen F. Austin

Southwestern Athletic
Houston Quarterfinals: March 6
Semifinals: March 9
Championship: March 10
Texas Southern

Summit League
Sioux Falls, S.D. Quarterfinals: March 3/4
Semifinals: March 5
Championship: March 6
South Dakota St.

Sun Belt
New Orleans First Round: March 7
Second Round: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11
Georgia State

West Coast
Las Vegas First Round: March 2
Quarterfinals: March 3
Semifinals: March 5
Championship: March 6

 

Gonzaga


Western Athletic
Las Vegas Quarterfinals: March 8
Semifinals: March 9
Championship: March 10
New Mexico State

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