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HORIZON: The final is March 6 (ESPN, 9 p.m.). The league will get at least one bid. Butler (26-5) and Wright State (21-9) tied for the regular-season crown, but Wright State is the No. 1 seed by virtue of sweeping No. 3 Loyola (Ill.). Regardless, both get byes into the semifinals. Wright State hosts the semifinals and also would host the final. Butler has a solid RPI (35th going into play Monday) and owns victories over, among others, Gonzaga, Indiana, Notre Dame and Tennessee. In other words, the Bulldogs -- who faded a bit down the stretch (3-3) -- look good for an at-large bid; they're the only league team with at-large hopes. Also keep an eye on Loyola (18-10), which has the league's best player (G Blake Schilb), split with Butler and won seven of its past eight. PROJECTED WINNER: Loyola (Ill.)
OHIO VALLEY: The final is Saturday (ESPN2, 8 p.m.). The league will get one bid. Austin Peay (19-10) won the regular-season title by three games, but the Governors come in having lost three of their past four. Second-seeded Eastern Kentucky (18-11) is the hottest team, having won eight of its past 10. But one of the losses was to Austin Peay. PROJECTED WINNER: Austin Peay.
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
ATLANTIC SUN At Johnson City, Tenn. Thursday's 1st round Q1: Belmont vs. Gardner-Webb, 1 p.m. Q2: Jacksonville vs. Campbell, 3:15 p.m. Q3: Stetson at East Tennessee St., 7 p.m. Q4: Lipscomb vs. Mercer, 9:15 p.m. Friday's semifinals Q3 winner vs. Q4 winner, 7 p.m. Q1 winner vs. Q2 winner, 9:15 p.m. Saturday's final Semifinal winners, 4 p.m., ESPN2
BIG SOUTH Today's 1st round G1: Charleston Southern at Winthrop, 7 p.m. G2: UNC-Asheville at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. G3: Radford at High Point, 7 p.m. G4: VMI at Liberty, 7 p.m. Thursday's semifinals At Rock Hill, S.C. G3 winner vs. G4 winner, 6 p.m., ESPNU G1 winner vs. G2 winner, 8:30 p.m., ESPNU Saturday's final At higher seed Semifinal winners, 2 p.m., ESPN
HORIZON Today's 1st round G1: Detroit at Youngstown State, 7 p.m. G2: Cleveland State at UW-Green Bay, 8 p.m. G3: UW-Milwaukee at Ill.-Chicago, 8 p.m. Friday's 2nd round At Dayton, Ohio Q1: Loyola (Ill.) vs G3 winner, 6 p.m. Q2: G1 winner vs. G2 winner, 8 p.m. Saturday's semifinals Butler vs. Q1 winner, 6 p.m., ESPNU Q2 winner at Wright State, 8 p.m., ESPNU March 6 final At higher seed Semifinal winners, 9 p.m., ESPN
MISSOURI VALLEY At St. Louis Thursday's 1st round G1: Evansville vs. Drake, 7 p.m. G2: Illinois State vs. Indiana State, 9:30 p.m. Friday's quarterfinals Q1: Southern Illinois vs. G1 winner, 1 p.m. Q2: Bradley vs. Northern Iowa, 3:30 p.m. Q3: Creighton vs. G2 winner, 7 p.m. Q4: Missouri State vs. Wichita State, 9:30 p.m. Saturday's semifinals Q1 winner vs. Q2 winner, 2:30 p.m. Q3 winner vs. Q4 winner, 5 p.m. Sunday's final Semifinal winners, 2 p.m., CBS, WKMG-Ch. 6
OHIO VALLEY Today's 1st round G1: Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky, 7 p.m. G2: Tennessee State at Austin Peay, 8 p.m. G3: SE Missouri State at Tennessee Tech, 8 p.m. G4: Samford at Murray State, 8:30 p.m. Friday's semifinals At Nashville G2 winner vs. G4 winner, 6:30 p.m., ESPNU G1 winner vs. G3 winner, 9 p.m., ESPNU Saturday's final Semifinal winners, 8 p.m., ESPN2
PATRIOT Wednesday's 1st round G1: Lafayette at Holy Cross, 7 p.m. G2: Navy at Bucknell, 7 p.m. G3: Army at Lehigh, 7 p.m. G4: Colgate at American, 7:30 p.m. Sunday's semifinals At higher seeds G1 winner vs. G4 winner, TBA G2 winner vs. G3 winner, TBA March 9 final Semifinal winners, 4:30 p.m., ESPN2
SOUTHERN At North Charleston, S.C. Wednesday's 1st round G1: Chattanooga vs. Wofford, 3 p.m. G2: Western Carolina vs. Elon, 5:30 p.m. G3: Georgia Southern vs. The Citadel, 8 p.m. Thursday's quarterfinals Q1: Davidson vs. G1 winner, 2 p.m. Q2: UNC-Greensboro vs. Furman, 4:30 p.m. Q3: Appalachian State vs. G2 winner, 7 p.m. Q4: College of Charleston vs. G3 winner, 9:30 p.m. Friday's semifinals Q1 winner vs. Q2 winner, 6 p.m. Q3 winner vs. Q4 winner, 8:30 p.m. Saturday's final Semifinal winners, 6 p.m., ESPN2
SUN BELT Wednesday's 1st round G1: Denver at Louisiana-Monroe, 8 p.m. G2: La.-Lafayette at North Texas, 8 p.m. G3: FIU at FAU. 7 p.m. G4: Ark.-Little Rock at New Orleans, 8 p.m. G5: Middle Tennessee at Troy, 8 p.m. Sunday's quarterfinals At Lafayette, La. Q1: South Alabama vs. G5 winner, 1:30 p.m. Q2: G1 winner vs. G2 winner, 4 p.m. Q3: Arkansas State vs. G4 winner, 7:30 p.m. Q4: Western Kentucky vs. G3 winner, 10 p.m. Monday's semifinals Q1 winner vs. Q2 winner, 7:30 p.m. Q3 winner vs. Q4 winner, 10 p.m. March 6 final Semifinal winners, 9 p.m., ESPN2
To college basketball junkies, today marks the real start of "March Madness." That's because it's the start of the "lesser" conference tournaments -- in the leagues in which you must win to get in the Big Dance. Here's a look at the tournaments that start today.
BIG SOUTH: The final is Saturday (ESPN, 2 p.m.). The league will get at least one NCAA bid. Winthrop was unbeaten in league play and won the regular-season crown by three games. The Eagles will host every game they play, and a Winthrop loss would be the biggest in league-tourney play this season. Winthrop (25-4) has an outside shot at an at-large bid if it loses in the tourney final. The Eagles are going for their seventh title in nine seasons. PROJECTED WINNER: Winthrop.
HORIZON: The final is March 6 (ESPN, 9 p.m.). The league will get at least one bid. Butler (26-5) and Wright State (21-9) tied for the regular-season crown, but Wright State is the No. 1 seed by virtue of sweeping No. 3 Loyola (Ill.). Regardless, both get byes into the semifinals. Wright State hosts the semifinals and also would host the final. Butler has a solid RPI (35th going into play Monday) and owns victories over, among others, Gonzaga, Indiana, Notre Dame and Tennessee. In other words, the Bulldogs -- who faded a bit down the stretch (3-3) -- look good for an at-large bid; they're the only league team with at-large hopes. Also keep an eye on Loyola (18-10), which has the league's best player (G Blake Schilb), split with Butler and won seven of its past eight. PROJECTED WINNER: Loyola (Ill.)
OHIO VALLEY: The final is Saturday (ESPN2, 8 p.m.). The league will get one bid. Austin Peay (19-10) won the regular-season title by three games, but the Governors come in having lost three of their past four. Second-seeded Eastern Kentucky (18-11) is the hottest team, having won eight of its past 10. But one of the losses was to Austin Peay. PROJECTED WINNER: Austin Peay.
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
ATLANTIC SUN At Johnson City, Tenn. Thursday's 1st round Q1: Belmont vs. Gardner-Webb, 1 p.m. Q2: Jacksonville vs. Campbell, 3:15 p.m. Q3: Stetson at East Tennessee St., 7 p.m. Q4: Lipscomb vs. Mercer, 9:15 p.m. Friday's semifinals Q3 winner vs. Q4 winner, 7 p.m. Q1 winner vs. Q2 winner, 9:15 p.m. Saturday's final Semifinal winners, 4 p.m., ESPN2
BIG SOUTH Today's 1st round G1: Charleston Southern at Winthrop, 7 p.m. G2: UNC-Asheville at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. G3: Radford at High Point, 7 p.m. G4: VMI at Liberty, 7 p.m. Thursday's semifinals At Rock Hill, S.C. G3 winner vs. G4 winner, 6 p.m., ESPNU G1 winner vs. G2 winner, 8:30 p.m., ESPNU Saturday's final At higher seed Semifinal winners, 2 p.m., ESPN
HORIZON Today's 1st round G1: Detroit at Youngstown State, 7 p.m. G2: Cleveland State at UW-Green Bay, 8 p.m. G3: UW-Milwaukee at Ill.-Chicago, 8 p.m. Friday's 2nd round At Dayton, Ohio Q1: Loyola (Ill.) vs G3 winner, 6 p.m. Q2: G1 winner vs. G2 winner, 8 p.m. Saturday's semifinals Butler vs. Q1 winner, 6 p.m., ESPNU Q2 winner at Wright State, 8 p.m., ESPNU March 6 final At higher seed Semifinal winners, 9 p.m., ESPN
MISSOURI VALLEY At St. Louis Thursday's 1st round G1: Evansville vs. Drake, 7 p.m. G2: Illinois State vs. Indiana State, 9:30 p.m. Friday's quarterfinals Q1: Southern Illinois vs. G1 winner, 1 p.m. Q2: Bradley vs. Northern Iowa, 3:30 p.m. Q3: Creighton vs. G2 winner, 7 p.m. Q4: Missouri State vs. Wichita State, 9:30 p.m. Saturday's semifinals Q1 winner vs. Q2 winner, 2:30 p.m. Q3 winner vs. Q4 winner, 5 p.m. Sunday's final Semifinal winners, 2 p.m., CBS, WKMG-Ch. 6
OHIO VALLEY Today's 1st round G1: Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky, 7 p.m. G2: Tennessee State at Austin Peay, 8 p.m. G3: SE Missouri State at Tennessee Tech, 8 p.m. G4: Samford at Murray State, 8:30 p.m. Friday's semifinals At Nashville G2 winner vs. G4 winner, 6:30 p.m., ESPNU G1 winner vs. G3 winner, 9 p.m., ESPNU Saturday's final Semifinal winners, 8 p.m., ESPN2
PATRIOT Wednesday's 1st round G1: Lafayette at Holy Cross, 7 p.m. G2: Navy at Bucknell, 7 p.m. G3: Army at Lehigh, 7 p.m. G4: Colgate at American, 7:30 p.m. Sunday's semifinals At higher seeds G1 winner vs. G4 winner, TBA G2 winner vs. G3 winner, TBA March 9 final Semifinal winners, 4:30 p.m., ESPN2
SOUTHERN At North Charleston, S.C. Wednesday's 1st round G1: Chattanooga vs. Wofford, 3 p.m. G2: Western Carolina vs. Elon, 5:30 p.m. G3: Georgia Southern vs. The Citadel, 8 p.m. Thursday's quarterfinals Q1: Davidson vs. G1 winner, 2 p.m. Q2: UNC-Greensboro vs. Furman, 4:30 p.m. Q3: Appalachian State vs. G2 winner, 7 p.m. Q4: College of Charleston vs. G3 winner, 9:30 p.m. Friday's semifinals Q1 winner vs. Q2 winner, 6 p.m. Q3 winner vs. Q4 winner, 8:30 p.m. Saturday's final Semifinal winners, 6 p.m., ESPN2
SUN BELT Wednesday's 1st round G1: Denver at Louisiana-Monroe, 8 p.m. G2: La.-Lafayette at North Texas, 8 p.m. G3: FIU at FAU. 7 p.m. G4: Ark.-Little Rock at New Orleans, 8 p.m. G5: Middle Tennessee at Troy, 8 p.m. Sunday's quarterfinals At Lafayette, La. Q1: South Alabama vs. G5 winner, 1:30 p.m. Q2: G1 winner vs. G2 winner, 4 p.m. Q3: Arkansas State vs. G4 winner, 7:30 p.m. Q4: Western Kentucky vs. G3 winner, 10 p.m. Monday's semifinals Q1 winner vs. Q2 winner, 7:30 p.m. Q3 winner vs. Q4 winner, 10 p.m. March 6 final Semifinal winners, 9 p.m., ESPN2
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