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College basketball conference tournament schedules, scores as March Madness gets kicked off

It's March which means it's time for the sporting world to turn its attention to the madness that is college basketball.

Across the country, men's conference tournaments will be held with the 32 winners in each league receiving automatic invitations to the NCAA tournament. The rest of the available spots in the 68-team field will be filled when the selection committee reveals its bracket with fat-large berths on Section Sunday on March 12.

A complete rundown of the postseason schedule for every league tournament as teams fight to punch their ticket to the big dance and also see their seasons come to an end.

America East Conference

At higher-seeded schools

First round

Saturday, March 4

New Hampshire 67, Bryant 60

Massachusetts-Lowell 85, Maine 54

Vermont 84, NJIT 57

Binghamton 67, Maryland-Baltimore County 65

Semifinals

Tuesday, March 7

Massachusetts-Lowell 75, New Hampshire 64

Vermont 79, Binghamton 57

Championship

Saturday, March 11

Vermont 72, Massachusetts-Lowell 59

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American Athletic Conference

At Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas

First round

Thursday, March 9

East Carolina 73, South Florida 58

Central Florida 76, SMU 70

Wichita State 81, Tulsa 63

Quarterfinals

Friday, March 10

Houston 60, East Carolina 46

Cincinnati 84, Temple 54

Memphis 81, Central Florida 76

Tulane 82, Wichita State 76

Semifinals

Saturday, March 11

Houston 69, Cincinnati 48

Memphis 94, Tulane 54

Championship

Sunday, March 12

Memphis 75, Houston 65

Atlantic 10 Conference

At Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.

First round

Tuesday, March 7

Richmond 71, Massachusetts 38

Saint Joseph's 72, Loyola Chicago 67

La Salle 73, Rhode Island 56

Second round

Wednesday, March 8

Davidson 65, St. Bonaventure 54

George Mason 62, Richmond 57

Saint Joseph's 87, George Washington 76

La Salle 81, Duquesne 70

Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 9

Virginia Commonwealth 71, Davidson 53

Saint Louis 82, George Mason 54

Dayton 60, Saint Joseph's 54

Fordham 69, La Salle 61

Semifinals

Saturday, March 11

Virginia Commonwealth 90, Saint Louis 68

Dayton 78, Fordham 68

Championship

Sunday, March 12

Virginia Commonwealth 68, Dayton 56

Atlantic Coast Conference

At Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.

First round

Tuesday, March 7

Georgia Tech 61, Florida State 60

Boston College 80, Louisville 62

Virginia Tech 67, Notre Dame 64

Second round

Wednesday, March 8

Wake Forest 77, Syracuse 74

Pittsburgh 89, Georgia Tech 81

North Carolina 85, Boston College 61

North Carolina State 97, Virginia Tech 77

Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 9

Miami (Fla.) 74, Wake Forest 72

Duke 96, Pittsburgh 69

Virginia 68, North Carolina 59

Clemson 80, North Carolina State 54

Semifinals

Friday, March 10

Duke 85, Miami (Fla.) 78

Virginia 76, Clemson 56

Championship

Saturday, March 11

Duke 59, Virginia 49

Atlantic Sun Conference

At Higher-Seeded Schools

First round

Monday, February 27

Queens 61, Florida Gulf Coast 55

Bellarmine 76, North Florida 74

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, February 28

Kennesaw State 67, Queens 66

Lipscomb 83, Stetson 70

Liberty 76, Bellarmine 56

Eastern Kentucky 73, North Alabama 48

Semifinals

Thursday, March 2

Liberty 79, Eastern Kentucky 73

Kennesaw State 80, Lipscomb 71

Championship

Sunday, March 5

Kennesaw State 67, Liberty 66

Big 12 Conference

At T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Mo.

First round

Wednesday, March 8

West Virginia 78, Texas Tech 62

Oklahoma State 57, Oklahoma 49

Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 9

Iowa State 78, Baylor 72

Kansas 78, West Virginia 61

Texas 61, Oklahoma State 47

TCU 80, Kansas State 67

Semifinals

Friday, March 10

Kansas 71, Iowa State 58

Texas 66, TCU 60

Championship

Saturday, March 11

Texas 76, Kansas 56

Big East Conference

At Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.

First round

Wednesday, March 8

St. John's 76, Butler 63

DePaul 66, Seton Hall 65

Villanova 80, Georgetown 48

Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 9

Marquette 72, St. John's 70 (OT)

Connecticut 73, Providence 66

Xavier 89, DePaul 84

Creighton 87, Villanova 74

Semifinals

Friday, March 10

Marquette 70, Connecticut 68

Xavier 82, Creighton 60

Championship

Saturday, March 11

Marquette 65, Xavier 51

Big Sky Conference

At Idaho Central Arena, Boise, Idaho

First round

Saturday, March 4

Northern Arizona 87, Idaho 76

Northern Colorado 84, Portland State 80

Quarterfinals

Sunday, March 5

Northern Arizona 81, Eastern Washington 80

Montana State 84, Northern Colorado 73

Monday, March 6

Montana 83, Idaho State 74

Weber State 70, Sacramento State 64

Semifinals

Tuesday, March 7

Northern Arizona 83 Montana 71

Montana State 60, Weber State 58

Championship

Wednesday, March 8

Montana State 85, Northern Arizona 78

Big South Conference

At Bojangles' Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C.

First round

Wednesday, March 1

Charleston Southern 72, High Point 70

Campbell 68, Presbyterian 63

Quarterfinals

Friday, March 3

UNC-Asheville 75, Charleston Southern 66

South Carolina-Upstate 77, Gardner-Webb 76

Campbell 81, Longwood 68

Radford 78, Winthrop 69

Semifinals

Saturday, March 4

UNC-Asheville 66, South Carolina-Upstate 62

Campbell 72, Radford 71

Championship

Sunday, March 5

UNC-Asheville 77, Campbell 73

Big Ten Conference

At United Center, Chicago

First round

Wednesday, March 8

Ohio State 65, Wisconsin 57

Minnesota 78, Nebraska 75

Second round

Thursday, March 9

Rutgers 62, Michigan 50

Ohio State 73, Iowa 69

Penn State 79, Illinois 76

Maryland 70, Minnesota 54

Quarterfinals

Friday, March 10

Purdue 70, Rutgers 65

Ohio State 68, Michigan State 58

Penn State 67, Northwestern 65 (OT)

Indiana 70, Maryland 60

Semifinals

Saturday, March 11

Purdue 80, Ohio State 66

Penn State 77, Indiana 73

Championship

Sunday, March 12

Purdue 67, Penn State 65

Big West Conference

At Dollar Loan Center, Henderson, Nev.

First round

Tuesday, March 7

Cal State Bakersfield 51, Cal State Northridge 47

Cal Poly, 88, Long Beach State 68

Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 9

UC Irvine 75, Cal State Bakersfield 51

Cal State-Fullerton 62, Hawaii 60 (OT)

UC Santa Barbara 64, Cal Poly 54

UC Riverside 68, UC Davis 52

Semifinals

Friday, March 10

Cal State-Fullerton 83, UC Irvine 80

UC Santa Barbara 92, UC Riverside 87

Championship

Saturday, March 11

UC Santa Barbara 72, Cal State-Fullerton 62

Colonial Athletic Conference

At St. Elizabeth's East Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington, D.C.

First round

Friday, March 3

Monmouth (N.J.) 100, Hampton 64

Second round

Saturday, March 4

William & Mary 73, Elon 51

Drexel 64, Monmouth (N.J.) 45

Stony Brook 76, North Carolina A&T 61

Delaware 77, Northeastern 74

Quarterfinals

Sunday, March 5

Hofstra 94, William & Mary 46

UNC-Wilmington 73, Drexel 68

College of Charleston 74, Stony Brook 52

Towson 86, Delaware 60

Semifinals

Monday, March 6

UNC-Wilmington 79, Hofstra 73

College of Charleston 77, Towson 72

Championship

Tuesday, March 7

College of Charleston 63, UNC-Wilmington 58

Conference USA

At Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas

First round

Wednesday, March 8

Louisiana Tech 81, Florida International 76 (OT)

Western Kentucky 73, Texas-El Paso 67

Rice 72, Texas-San Antonio 71

Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 9

Florida Atlantic 75, Western Kentucky 51

Middle Tennessee 66, Charlotte 55

North Texas 74, Louisiana Tech 46

Alabama-Birmingham 87, Rice 60

Semifinals

Friday, March 10

Florida Atlantic 68, Middle Tennessee 65

Alabama Birmingham 76, North Texas 69

Championship

Saturday, March 11

Florida Atlantic 78, Alabama-Birmingham 56

Horizon League Conference

First round

At higher-seeded schools

Tuesday, February 28

Robert Morris 67, IUPUI 64

Wright State 77, Green Bay 57

Detroit 81, Fort Wayne 68

Quarterfinals

At higher-seeded schools

Thursday, March 2

Northern Kentucky 81, Oakland 74

Youngstown State 71, Detroit 66

Milwaukee 87, Wright State 70

Cleveland State. 75, Robert Morris 70

Semifinals

At Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis

Monday, March 6

Northern Kentucky 75, Youngstown State 63

Cleveland State 93, Milwaukee 80

Championship

At Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis

Tuesday, March 7

Northern Kentucky 63, Cleveland State 61

Ivy League Conference

At Jadwin Gymnasium, Princeton, N.J.

Semifinals

Saturday, March 11

Yale 80, Cornell 60

Princeton 77, Penn 70

Championship

Sunday, March 12

Princeton 74, Yale 65

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

At Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J.

First round

Tuesday, March 7

Mount St. Mary's 67, Canisius 66

St. Peter's 70, Fairfield 52

Marist 61, Manhattan 50

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, March 8

Iona 74, Mount St. Mary's 54

St. Peter's 70, Rider 62

Thursday, March 9

Marist 75, Quinnipiac 59

Niagara 71, Siena 65

Semifinals

Friday, March 10

Iona 71, Niagara 59

Marist 69, St. Peter's 57

Championship

Saturday, March 11

Iona 76, Marist 55

Mid-American Conference

At Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland

First round

Thursday, March 9

Toledo 91, Miami (Ohio) 75

Ohio 90, Ball State 70

Kent State 76, Northern Illinois 57

Akron 101, Buffalo 77

Semifinals

Friday, March 10

Toledo 82, Ohio 75

Kent State 79, Akron 73

Championship

Saturday, March 11

Kent State 93, Toledo 78

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

At Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Va.

First round

Wednesday, March 8

Howard 91, South Carolina State 55

North Carolina Central 89, Delaware State 59

Thursday, March 9

Maryland-Eastern Shore 80, Morgan State 64

Norfolk State 73, Coppin State 56

Semifinals

Friday, March 10

Howard 74, Maryland-Eastern Shore 55

Norfolk State 72, North Carolina Central 65 (OT)

Championship

Saturday, March 11

Howard 65, Norfolk State 64

Missouri Valley Conference

At Enterprise Center, St. Louis

First round

Thursday, March 2

Northern Iowa 75, Illinois State 62

Indiana State 97, Evansville 58

Murray State 78, Valparaiso 50

Missouri State 74, Illinois-Chicago 57

Quarterfinals

Friday, March 3

Bradley 72, Northern Iowa 66

Indiana State 94, Belmont 91

Drake 74, Murray State 62

Southern Illinois 54, Missouri State 51

Semifinals

Saturday, March 4

Bradley 71, Indiana State 70

Drake 65, Southern Illinois 52

Championship

Sunday, March 5

Drake 77, Bradley 51

Mountain West Conference

At Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nev.

First round

Wednesday, March 8

Colorado State 67, Fresno State 65

UNLV 78, Air Force 70 (OT)

New Mexico 87, Wyoming 76

Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 9

San Diego State 64, Colorado State 61

San Jose State 81, Nevada 77 (OT)

Boise State 87, UNLV 76 (OT)

Utah State 91 New Mexico 76

Semifinals

Friday, March 10

San Diego State 64, San Jose State 49

Utah State 72, Boise State 62

Championship

Saturday, March 11

San Diego State 62, Utah State 57

Northeast Conference

At Higher-Seeded Schools

First round

Wednesday, March 1

Sacred Heart 67, Wagner 55

Merrimack 91, LIU 76

St. Francis (Pa.) 83, Central Connecticut State 69

Fairleigh Dickinson 83, St. Francis (N.Y.) 75

Semifinals

Saturday, March 4

Merrimack 71, Sacred Heart 60

Fairleigh Dickinson 70, St. Francis (Pa.) 50

Championship

Tuesday, March 7

Merrimack 67, Fairleigh Dickinson 66

Ohio Valley Conference

At Ford Center, Evansville, Ind.

First round

Wednesday, March 1

Southeast Missouri 84, Lindenwood 65

SIU-Edwardsville 68, Southern Indiana 54

Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 2

Southeast Missouri 91, Tennessee State 83

Tennessee-Martin 81, SIU-Edwardsville 75

Semifinals

Friday, March 3

Southeast Missouri 65, Morehead State 58

Tennessee Tech 78, Tennessee-Martin 63

Championship

Saturday, March 4

Southeast Missouri 89, Tennessee Tech 82

Pac-12 Conference

At T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nev.

First round

Wednesday, March 8

Colorado 74, Washington 68

Washington State 69, California 52

Stanford 73, Utah 62

Arizona State 63, Oregon State 57

Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 9

UCLA 80, Colorado 69

Oregon 75, Washington State 50

Arizona 95, Stanford 84

Arizona State 77, Southern California 72

Friday, March 10

Semifinals

UCLA 75, Oregon 56

Arizona 78, Arizona State 59

Saturday, March 11

Championship

Arizona 61, UCLA 59

Patriot League

At Higher-Seeded Schools

First round

Tuesday, February 28

American 64, Bucknell 59

Loyola (Md.) 73, Holy Cross 69

Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 2

Army 71, Boston University 69

Colgate 92, Loyola (Md.) 73

American 52, Navy 51

Lafayette 71, Lehigh 64

Semifinals

Sunday, March 5

Colgate 91, Army 74

Lafayette 84, American 76

Championship

Wednesday, March 8

Colgate 79, Lafayette 61

Southeastern Conference

At Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.

First round

Wednesday, March 8

Mississippi 67, South Carolina 61

LSU 72, Georgia 67

Second round

Thursday, March 9

Mississippi State 69, Florida 68 (OT)

Tennessee 70, Mississippi 55

Arkansas 76, Auburn 73

Vanderbilt 77, LSU 68

Quarterfinals

Friday, March 10

Alabama 72, Mississippi State 49

Missouri 79, Tennessee 71

Texas A&M 67, Arkansas 61

Vanderbilt 80, Kentucky 73

Semifinals

Saturday, March 11

Alabama 72, Missouri 61

Texas A&M 87, Vanderbilt 75

Championship

Sunday, March 12

Alabama 82, Texas A&M 63

Southern Conference

At Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville, Asheville, N.C.

First round

Friday, March 3

Mercer 66, The Citadel 41

Chattanooga 92, VMI 72

Quarterfinals

Saturday, March 4

Furman 73, Mercer 58

Western Carolina 69, East Tennessee 57

Chattanooga 85, Samford 82

Wofford 67, UNC-Greensboro 66

Semifinals

Sunday, March 5

Furman 83, Western Carolina 80

Chattanooga 74, Wofford 62

Championship

Monday, March 6

Furman 88, Chattanooga 79

Southland Conference

At The Legacy Center, Lake Charles, La.

First round

Sunday, March 5

McNeese State 79, Texas A&M-Commerce 78

New Orleans 90, Houston Christian 69

Quarterfinals

Monday, March 6

McNeese State 77, Nicholls State 71

New Orleans 82, Southeast Louisiana 78

Semifinals

Tuesday, March 7

Texas A&M-CC Islanders 80, McNeese State 63

Northwestern State 74, New Orleans 70

Championship

Wednesday, March 8

Texas A&M-CC 75, Northwestern State 71

Southwest Athletic Conference

At Bartow Arena, Birmingham, Ala.

First round

Wednesday, March 8

Grambling State 87, Bethune-Cookman 72

Texas Southern 66, Alcorn State 62

Thursday, March 9

Jackson State 62, Prairie View 60 (OT)

Alabama A&M 77, Southern 63

Semifinals

Friday, March 10

Texas Southern 74, Alabama A&M 61

Grambling State 78, Jackson State 69

Championship

Saturday, March 11

Texas Southern 61, Grambling State 58

Summit League Conference

At Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, S.D.

First round

Friday, March 3

North Dakota 83, Denver 68

Omaha 73, Missouri-Kansas City 61

Quarterfinals

Saturday, March 4

Oral Roberts 96, North Dakota 80

South Dakota State 63, Omaha 55

Sunday, March 5

St. Thomas 67, Western Illinois 60

North Dakota State 70, South Dakota 68

Semifinals

Monday, March 6

Oral Roberts 70, St. Thomas 65

North Dakota State. 89, South Dakota State 79

Championship

Tuesday, March 7

Oral Roberts 92, North Dakota State 58

Sun Belt Conference

At Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, Fla.

First round

Tuesday, February 28

Arkansas State 86, Coastal Carolina 69

Texas State 81, Georgia State 76

Second round

Thursday, March 2

South Alabama 68, Appalachian State 61

Troy 63, Arkansas State 59

Texas State 65, Old Dominion 36

Georgia Southern 66, Louisiana-Monroe 57

Quarterfinals

Saturday, March 4

South Alabama 78, Southern Mississippi. 61

James Madison 75, Troy 72

Texas State 71, Marshall 68

Louisiana-Lafayette 67, Georgia Southern 49

Semifinals

Sunday, March 5

South Alabama 75, James Madison 66

Louisiana-Lafayette 64, Texas State 58

Championship

Monday, March 6

Louisiana-Lafayette 71, South Alabama 66

West Coast Conference

At Orleans Arena, Las Vegas

First round

Thursday, March 2

Portland 92, San Diego 74

Pacific 84, Pepperdine 71

Second round

Friday, March 3

Brigham Young 82, Portland 71

San Francisco 80, Pacific 63

Quarterfinals

Saturday, March 4

Brigham Young 73, Loyola Marymount 63

San Francisco 93, Santa Clara 87

Semifinals

Monday, March 6

Saint Mary's (Calif.) 76, Brigham Young 69

Gonzaga 84, San Francisco 73

Championship

Tuesday, March 7

Gonzaga 77, Saint Mary's (Calif.) 51

Western Athletic Conference

At Higher-Seeded Schools

First round

Tuesday, March 7

California Baptist 69, Abilene Christian 62

Grand Canyon 82, Texas-Arlington 77

Tarleton State 74, Texas Rio Grande Valley 70

Utah Tech 80, Stephen F. Austin 76

At Orleans Arena, Las Vegas

Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 9

Sam Houston State 64, California Baptist 51

Grand Canyon 84,Seattle 79

Utah Valley State 72, Tarleton State 58

Southern Utah 76, Utah Tech 75

Semifinals

Friday, March 10

Grand Canyon 78, Sam Houston State 75

Southern Utah 89, Utah Valley State 88

Championship

Saturday, March 11

Grand Canyon 84, Southern Utah 66

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