Conference Tournament Week 2016: Brackets, schedules, results

Troy Machir

Conference Tournament Week 2016: Brackets, schedules, results image

Before the NCAA Tournament bracket takes shape with the selection committee chosing the 36 at-large bids, all 31 conferences — except the Ivy League — will host a conference tournament to determine their automatic qualifier for March Madness.

The NCAA Tournament is the best event on the sports calender, but the madness gets started early thanks to Championship Week. 

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What follows is a complete listing of every conference tournament schedule including the updated scores and brackets (all times Eastern).

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Championship Week breakdown

- Only ten No. 1 seeds won their conference tournament, the same number of No. 2 seeds won conference tournaments as well. Six No. 4 seeds and two No. 3 seeds cut down nets too. A No. 5 seed (UConn), a No. 8 seed (Austin Peay) and a No. 9 seed (Holy Cross) also earned trips to the NCAA Tournament.

- 12 of the 31 conference championship games did not feature a No. 1 seed.

- Arkansas-Little Rock and Stephen F. Austin were the only teams to win their conference tournament having played just two games. Both the Sun Belt and Southland reward the top two seeds with double-byes until the semifinals.

- On the flip side, Green Bay, Austin Peay, and Holy Cross had to win four games in a row to punch their tickets to the Big Dance.

- Holy Cross won zero road games during the regular seson, but won four straight road games (The Patriot League does not have a neutral site tournament) en route to the NCAA Tournament.

- 9 teams — Tulsa, Syracuse, Butler, Indiana, Wisconsin, Texas Tech, Texas, Iowa State, and Vanderbilt — received at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament despite not winning a single game in their conference tournament.

- Stony Brook's Jameel Warney scored 91 points in the America East Tournament, including a 43-point performance in the championship game victory over Vermont.

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America East Tournament

Bracket | Campus sites
Quarterfinals 
No. 7 Hartford 68, No. 2 Albany 59
No. 4 New Hampshire 56, No. 5 Binghamton 51
No. 3 Vermont 99, No. 6 Maine 82
No. 1 Stony Brook 86, No. 8 UMBC 76
Semifinals
No. 3 Vermont 63, No. 4 New Hampshire 56
No. 1 Stony Brook 80, No. 7 Hartford 64
Final
No. 1 Stony Brook 80, No. 3 Vermont 74 (Story)

AAC Tournament

Bracket | Orlando, Fla.
First Round 
No. 10 Tulane 65, No. 7 Central Florida 63
No. 9 South Florida 71, No. 8 East Carolina 66
Quarterfinals
No. 10 Tulane 72, No. 2 Houston 69 (Story)
No. 6 Memphis 89, No. 3 Tulsa 67
No. 5 UConn 104, No. 4 Cincinnati 97 (4 OTs) (Story)
No. 1 Temple 79, No. 9 South Florida 62
Semifinals
No. 5 UConn 77No. 1 Temple 62
No. 6 Memphis 74, No. 10 Tulane 54
Final 
No. 5 UConn 72, No. 6 Memphis 58

ACC Tournament

Bracket | Washington
First Round
No. 12 North Carolina State 75, No. 13 Wake Forest 72
No. 11 Florida State 88,  No. 14 Boston College 66 (Story)
Second Round 
No. 10 Georgia Tech 88, No. 7 Clemson 85 (OT)
No. 8 Pittsburgh 92No. 9 Syracuse 71 (Story)
No. 6 Virginia Tech 96, No. 11 Florida State 85
No. 5 Duke 92, No. 12 North Carolina State 89 (Story)
Quarterfinals 
No. 4 Notre Dame 84, No. 5 Duke 79 (OT) (Story)
No. 3 Miami 88, No. 6 Virginia Tech 82 (Story)
No. 2 Virginia 72 No. 10 Georgia Tech 52
No. 1 North Carolina 88, No. 8 Pittsburgh 71 (Story)
Semifinals
No. 2 Virginia 73, No. 3 Miami 68 (Story)
No. 1 North Carolina 78, No. 4 Notre Dame 47 (Story)
Finals
No. 1 North Carolina 61, No. 2 Virginia 57 (Story)

Atlantic 10 Tournament

Bracket | New York
First Round 
No. 14 La Salle 88, No. 11 Duquesne 73
No. 13 Saint Louis 83, No. 12 George Mason 78
Second Round
No. 10 UMass 67, No. 7 Rhode Island 62
No. 9 Richmond 70, No. 8 Fordham 55 
No. 6 Davidson 78, No. 14 La Salle 63
No. 5 George Washington 73,  No. 13 Saint Louis 65
Quarterfinals
No. 6 Davidson 90, No. 3 St. Bonaventure 86 (OT)
No. 4 Saint Joseph's 86, No. 5 George Washington 80
No. 2 VCU 85, No. 10 UMass 70
No. 1 Dayton 69, No. 9 Richmond 54
Semifinals 
No. 4 Saint Joseph's 82, No. 1 Dayton 79
No. 2 VCU 76, No. 6 Davidson 54
Final 
No. 4 Saint Joseph's 87, No. 2 VCU 74

Atlantic Sun Tournament

Bracket | Campus sites
Quarterfinals
No. 7 Stetson 82, No. 2 NJIT 67
No. 6 Lipscomb 92, No. 3 Jacksonville 89 (OT)
No. 4 FGCU 74, No. 5 Kennesaw State 65
No. 1 North Florida 92, No. 8 USC-Upstate 69
Semifinals 
No. 7 Stetson 96, No. 6 Lipscomb 75
No. 4 FGCU 89, No. 1 North Florida 56
Final
No. 4 FGCU 80, No. 7 Stetson 78

Big East Tournament

Bracket | New York
First Round 
No. 8 Georgetown 70, No. 9 DePaul 53
No. 7 Marquette 101, No. 10 St. John's 93
Quarterfinals 
No. 4 Providence 74No. 5 Butler 60 (Story)
No. 3 Seton Hall 81, No. 6 Creighton 73
No. 2 Xavier 90, No. 7 Marquette 69
No. 1 Villanova 81, No. 8 Georgetown 67 (Story)
Semifinals 
No. 3 Seton Hall 87, No. 2 Xavier 83
No. 1 Villanova 76, No. 4 Providence 68
Final 
No. 3 Seton Hall  69, No. 1 Villanova 67 (Story)

Big Sky Tournament

Bracket | Reno, Nev.
First Round
No. 10 Sacramento State 79, No. 7 Montana State 75
No. 8 Portland State 74, Northern Colorado 67 
No. 6 Eastern Washington 74, No. 11 Northern Arizona 52
No. 5 North Dakota 85, Southern Utah 80
Quarterfinals
No. 5 North Dakota 83, No. 4 Idaho State 49
No. 3 Idaho 77, No. 6 Eastern Washington 73
No. 2 Montana 70, No. 10 Sacramento State 53
No. 1 Weber State 78, No. 8 Portland State 74
Semifinals
No. 2 Montana 81, No. 3 Idaho 72
No. 1 Weber State 83, No. 5 North Dakota 78
Final 
No. 1 Weber State 62, No. 2 Montana 59

Big South Tournament

Bracket | Buies Creek, N.C.
First Round 
No. 10 Presbyterian 65, No. 7 Radford 64
No. 8 Longwood 75, No. 9 Charleston Southern 69
No. 6 Gardner-Webb 79, No. Campbell 69
Quarterfinals 
No. 6 Gardner-Webb 69, No. 3 Coastal Carolina 65
No. 4 UNC-Asheville 80, No. 5 Liberty 49
No. 2 Winthrop 67, No. 10 Presbyterian 53 
No. 1 High Point, 89, No. 8 Longwood 78 
Semifinals 
No. 4 UNC-Asheville 80, No. 1 High Point 69
No. 2 Winthrop 82, No. 6 Gardner-Webb 69
Final
No. 4 UNC-Asheville 77, No. 2 Winthrop 68

Big Ten Tournament

Bracket | Indianapolis
First Round 
No. 12 Illinois 85, No. 13 Minnesota 62
No. 11 Nebraska 89, No. 14 Rutgers 72
Second Round
No. 12 Illinois 68, No. 5 Iowa 66 (Story)
No. 11 Nebraska 70, No. 6 Wisconsin 58 (Story)
No. 8 Michigan 72, No. 9 Northwestern 70 (OT) (Story)
No. 7 Ohio State 79, No. 10 Penn State 75
Quarterfinals
No. 8 Michigan 72, No. 1 Indiana 69 (Story)
No. 4 Purdue 89, No. 12 Illinois 58
No. 3 Maryland 97, No. 11 Nebraska 86
No. 2 Michigan State 81, No. 7 Ohio State 54 (Story)
Semifinals 
No. 4 Purdue 76, No. 8 Michigan 59 (Story)
No. 2 Michigan State 64, No. 3 Maryland 61 (Story)
Final 
No. 2 Michigan State 66, No. 4 Purdue 62

Big 12 Tournament

Bracket | Kansas City, Mo.
First Round 
No. 10 TCU 67, No. 7 Texas Tech 62
No. 8 Kansas State 75, No. 9 Oklahoma State 71
Quarterfinals
No. 5 Baylor 75, No. 4 Texas 61
No. 3 Oklahoma 79, No. 6 Iowa State 76
No. 2 West Virginia 86, No. 10 TCU 66
No. 1 Kansas 85, No. 8 Kansas State 63
Semifinals 
No. 2 West Virginia 69, No. 3 Oklahoma 67 (Story)
No. 1 Kansas 70, No. 5 Baylor 66 (Story)
Final 

No. 1 Kansas 81, No. 2 West Virginia 71 (Story)

Big West Tournament

Bracket | Anaheim, Calif.
Quarterfinals 
No. 4 UC-Santa Barbara 87, No. 5 UC-Davis 61
No. 3 Long Beach State 82, No. 6 UC-Riverside 74
No. 2 UC-Irvine 84, No. 7 Cal Poly 64
No. 1 Hawaii 75, No. 8 Cal State Fullerton 44
Semifinals 
No. 2 UC-Irvine 62, No. 3 Long Beach State 61
No. 1 Hawaii 88, No. 4 UC-Santa Barbara 76
Final 
No. 1 Hawaii 64, No. 2 UC-Irvine 60

CAA Tournament

Bracket | Baltimore
First Round
No. 9 Drexel 57, No. 8 Elon 56
No. 7 Charleston 67, No. 10 Delaware 63
Quarterfinals
No. 6 Northeastern 71, No. 3 Towson 60 
No. 5 William & Mary 79, No. 4 James Madison 64 
No. 2 UNC-Wilmington 66, No. 7 Charleston 64 
No. 1 Hofstra 80, No. 9 Drexel 67
Semifinals
No. 2 UNC-Wilmington 73, No. 6 Northeastern 70
No. 1 Hofstra 70, No. 5 William & Mary 67
Final
No. 2 UNC-Wilmington 80, No. 1 Hofstra 73

C-USA Tournament

Bracket | Birmingham, Ala.
First Round 
No. 12 Florida Atlantic 82, No. 13 UT-San Antonio 58
Second Round 
No. 8 Western Kentucky 84, No. 9 North Texas 76
No. 7 Charlotte 79, No. 10 Rice 69
No. 6 UTEP 85, No. 11 Florida International 77
No. 5 Old Dominion 72, No. 12 Florida Atlantic 46
Quarterfinals 
No. 8 Western Kentucky 88, No. 1 UAB 77
No. 5 Old Dominion 68, No. 4 Louisiana Tech 52
No. 3 Marshall 87, No. 6 UTEP 85
No. 2 Middle Tennessee 79, No. 7 Charlotte 61
Semifinals 
No. 5 Old Dominion 89, No. 8 Western Kentucky 77
No. 2 Middle Tennessee 99, No. 3 Marshall 90
Final  
No. 2 Middle Tennessee 55, No. 5 Old Dominion 53

Horizon League Tournament

Bracket | Detroit
First Round 
No. 6 Detroit 92, No. 7 Youngstown State 79
No. 5 Milwaukee 86, No. 8 Northern Kentucky 69
No. 4 Green Bay 65, No. 9 Cleveland State 53
No. 3 Wright State 74, No. 10 UIC 43
Quarterfinals 
No. 4 Green Bay 70, No. 5 Milwaukee 61
No. 3 Wright State 82, No. 6 Detroit 72
Semifinals 
No. 4 Green Bay 99, No. 1 Valparaiso 92 (OT) (Story)
No. 3 Wright State 59, No. 2 Oakland 53
Final
No. 4 Green Bay 78, No. 3 Wright State 69

MAAC Tournament

Bracket | Albany, N.Y.
First Round 
No. 8 Rider 60, No. 9 Quinnipiac 57
No. 7 Canisius 102, No. 10 Niagara 97 (3OT)
No. 6 Manhattan 81, No. 11 Marist 63
Quarterfinals
No. 5 Fairfield 64, No. 4 Saint Peter's 55
No. 3 Siena 89, No. 6 Manhattan 76
No. 2 Iona 72, No. 7 Canisius 55
No. 1 Monmouth 59, No. 8 Rider 48
Semifinals
No. 2 Iona 81, No. 3 Siena 70
No. 1 Monmouth 76, No. 5 Fairfield 63
Final
No. 2 Iona 79, No. 1 Monmouth 76

MAC Tournament

Bracket | Cleveland
First Round
No. 12 Bowling Green 70, No. 5 Kent State 69
No. 11 Miami 49, No. 6 Ball State 47
No. 8 Eastern Michigan 69, No. 9 Toledo 60
No. 7 Northern Illinois 56, No. 10 Western Michigan 50
Quarterfinals 
No. 12 Bowling Green 62, No. 4 Central Michigan 59
No. 3 Buffalo 91, No. 11 Miami (Ohio) 84
No. 2 Ohio 79, No. 7 Northern Illinois 62
No. 1 Akron 65, No. 8 Eastern Michigan 63
Semifinals 
No. 3 Buffalo 88, No. 2 Ohio 74
No. 1 Akron 80, No. 12 Bowling Green 66
Final 
No. 3 Buffalo 64, No. 1 Akron 61

MEAC Tournament

Bracket | Norfolk, Va.
First Round
No. 11 Coppin State 98, No. 6 North Carolina A&T 91 (2 OT)
No. 9 Morgan State 65, No. 8 Maryland-Eastern Shore 58
No. 7 North Carolina Central 68, No. 10 Howard 66
No. 5 Savannah State 63, No. 12 Delaware State 58
Quarterfinals 
No. 5 Savannah State 57, No. 4 Bethune-Cookman 50
No. 3 South Carolina State 90, No. 11 Coppin State 80
No. 2 Norfolk State 66, No. 7 North Carolina Central 47
No. 1 Hampton 83, No. 9 Morgan State 81
Semifinals 
No. 3 South Carolina State 67, No. 2 Norfolk State 65
No. 1 Hampton 89, No. 5 Savannah State 55
Final 
No. 1 Hampton 81, No. 3 South Carolina State 69

MVC Tournament

Bracket | St. Louis
First Round  
No. 8 Loyola 75, No. 9 Bradley 66
No. 7 Missouri State 69, No. 10 Drake 66
Quarterfinals
No. 6 Indiana State 66, No. 3 Illinois State 57 
No. 4 Northern Iowa 66, No. 5 Southern Illinois 60
No. 2 Evansville 66, No. 7 Missouri State 56 
No. 1 Wichita State 66, No. 8 Loyola 58
Semifinals 
No. 4 Northern Iowa 57, No. 1 Wichita State 52 (OT) (Story)
No. 2 Evansville 68, No. 6 Indiana State 42
Final
No. 4 Northern Iowa 56, No. 2 Evansville 54 (Story)

Mountain West Tournament

Bracket | Las Vegas
First Round 
No. 9 Utah State 88, No. 8 Wyoming 70 
No. 7 UNLV 108, No. 10 Air Force 102 (3 OT)
No. 6 Colorado State 80, No. 11 San Jose State 61
Quarterfinals
No. 6 Colorado State 88, No. 3 Boise State 81
No. 5 Nevada 64, No. 4 New Mexico 62
No. 2 Fresno State 95, No. 7 UNLV 82
No. 1 San Diego State 71, No. 9 Utah State 65
Semifinals 
No. 2 Fresno State 64, No. 6 Boise State 56
No. 1 San Diego State 67, No. 5 Nevada 55
Final
No. 2 Fresno State 68, No. 1 San Diego State 63

NEC Tournament

Bracket | Campus sites
Quarterfinals
No. 6 LIU-Brooklyn 84, No. 3 Sacred Heart 76
No. 5 Mt. St. Mary's 60, No. 4 St. Francis (NY) 51
No. 2 Fairleigh Dickinson 74, No. 7 Saint Francis (Pa.) 72
No. 1 Wagner 59, No. 8 Robert Morris 50
Semifinals 
No. 2 Fairleigh Dickinson 80, No. 5 Mt. St. Mary's 75
No. 1 Wagner 81, No. 6 LIU-Brooklyn 65
Final
No. 2 Fairleigh Dickinson 87, No. 1 Wagner 79

OVC Tournament

Bracket | Nashville, Tenn.
First Round
No. 8 Austin Peay 92, No. 5 Tennessee Tech 72
No. 6 Murray State 78, No. 7 Eastern Illinois 62
Quarterfinals 
No. 8 Austin Peay 74, No. 4 Tennessee State 74
No. 3 Morehead State 75, No. 6 Murray State 66
Semifinals
No. 8 Austin Peay 97, No. 1 Belmont 96
No. 2 UT-Martin 83, No. 3 Morehead State 70
Final
No. 8 Austin Peay 83, No. 2 UT-Martin 73

Pac-12 Tournament

Bracket | Las Vegas
First Round 
No. 8 Washington 91, No. 9 Stanford 68
No. 7 USC 95, No. 10 UCLA 71
No. 6 Oregon State 75, No. 11 Arizona State 66
No. 5 Colorado 80,  No. 12 Washington State 56
Quarterfinals
No. 4 Arizona 82, No. 5 Colorado 78
No. 3 California 76, No.  6 Oregon State 68
No. 2 Utah 80, No. 7 USC 72
No. 1 Oregon 83, No. 8 Washington 77
Semifinals 
No. 2 Utah 82, No. 3 California 78 (OT)
No. 1 Oregon 95, No. 4 Arizona 89 (OT)
Final 
No. 1 Oregon 88, No. 2 Utah 57

Patriot League Tournament

Bracket | Campus sites
First Round  
No. 9 Holy Cross 72, No. 8 Loyola 67
No. 7 Navy 78, No. 10 Lafayette 70
Quarterfinals
No. 9 Holy Cross 77, No. 1 Bucknell 72 (2OT)
No. 6 American 69, No. 3 Boston 64
No. 4 Army 79, No. 5 Colgate 72
No. 2 Lehigh 65, No. 7 Navy 63
Semifinals 
No. 9 Holy Cross 60, No. 4 Army 38
No. 2 Lehigh 78, No. 6 American 62
Final
No. 9 Holy Cross 59, No. 2 Lehigh 56 (Story)

SEC Tournament

Bracket | Nashville, Tenn.
First Round 
No. 12 Tennessee 97, No. 13 Auburn 59
Second Round 
No. 12 Tennessee 67, No. 5 Vanderbilt 65
No. 10 Alabama 81, No. 7 Ole Miss 73
No. 8 Florida 68, No. 9 Arkansas 61
No. 6 Georgia 79, No. 11 Mississippi State 69
Quarterfinals 
No. 6 Georgia 65, No. 3 South Carolina 64
No. 4 LSU 84, No. 12 Tennessee 75
No. 2 Kentucky 85, No. 10 Alabama 59
No. 1 Texas A&M 72, No. 8 Florida 66
Semifinals 
No. 1 Texas A&M 71, No. 4 LSU 38 (Story)
No. 2 Kentucky 93, No. 6 Georgia 80 (Story)
Final
No. 2 Kentucky 82, No. 1 Texas A&M 77 (OT)

Southern Conference Tournament

Bracket | Asheville, N.C.
First Round
No. 8 Samford 92, No. 9 VMI 85 (OT)
No. 7 Mercer 71, No. 10 The Citadel 69
Quarterfinals 
No. 5 Western Carolina 88, No. 4 Wofford 82 (2 OT)
No. 3 Furman 80, No. 6 UNC-Greensboro 64
No. 2 ETSU 82, No. 7 Mercer 65
No. 1 Chattanooga 59, No. 8 Samford 54
Semifinals 
No. 2 ETSU 84, No. 3 Furman 76
No. 1 Chattanooga 73, No. 5 Western Carolina 69
Final 
No. 1 Chattanooga 73, No. 2 ETSU 67

Southland Tournament

Bracket | Katy, Texas
First Round 
No. 7 Nicholls 94, No. 6 McNeese State 90 (2 OT)
No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana 84, No. 8 New Orleans 74
Second Round
No. 4 Houston Baptist 73, No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana 68
No. 3 Sam Houston State 60, No. 7 Nicholls 59
Semifinals 
No. 2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 79, No. 3 Sam Houston State 76
No. 1 Stephen F. Austin 104, No. 4 Houston Baptist 68
Final
No. 1 Stephen F. Austin 82, No. 2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 60

SWAC Tournament

Bracket | Houston
First Round 
No. 8 Alabama A&M 61, No. 9 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 53
No. 7 Mississippi Valley State 87, No. 10 Grambling State 73
Quarterfinals
No. 7 Mississippi Valley State 64, No. 2 Alcorn State 61
No. 4 Southern 83, No. 5 Alabama State 63
No. 3 Jackson State 69, No. 9 Prairie View A&M 51
No. 1 Texas Southern 77, No. 8 Alabama A&M 69
Semifinals
No. 4 Southern 81, No. 1 Texas Southern 73
No. 3 Jackson State 74, No. 7 Mississippi Valley State 68
Final 
No. 4 Southern 54, No. 3 Jackson State 53

Summit League Tournament

Bracket | Sioux Falls, S.D.
Quarterfinals 
No. 6 Denver 78, No. 3 Omaha 70
No. 5 North Dakota State 60, No. 4 IUPUI 45
No. 2 South Dakota State 73, No. 7 Oral Roberts 70
No. 1 IPFW 86, No. 8 South Dakota 70
Semifinals
No. 5 North Dakota State 69, No. 1 IPFW 68
No. 2 South Dakota State 54, No. 6 Denver 53
Final
No. 2 South Dakota State 67, No. 5 North Dakota State 59

Sun Belt Tournament

Bracket | New Orleans
First Round 
No. 8 South Alabama 67, No. 5 Georgia Southern 61
No. 7 Texas State 63, No. 6 Georgia State 61
Quarterfinals 
No. 4 UL-Lafayette 90, No. 8 South Alabama 68
No. 3 UT-Arlington 72, No. 7 Texas State 63
Semifinals 
No. 1 Arkansas-Little Rock 72, No. 4 UL-Lafayette 65
No. 2 UL-Monroe 82, No. 3 UT-Arlington 71
Final 
No. 1 Arkansas-Little Rock 70, No. 2 UL-Monroe 50

WCC Tournament

Bracket | Las Vegas
First Round
No. 8 Loyola Marymount 64, No. 9 San Diego 61
Quarterfinals  
No. 4 Pepperdine 90, No. 5 San Fracisco 86
No. 3 BYU 72, No. 6 Sanata Clara 60
No. 2 Gonzaga 92, No. 7 Portland 67
No. 1 Saint Mary's 60, Loyola Marymount 48
Semifinals 
No. 2 Gonzaga 88, No. 3 BYU 84
No. 1 Saint Mary's 81, No. 4 Pepperdine 66
Final 
No. 2 Gonzaga 85, No. 1 Saint Mary's 75 (Story)

WAC Tournament

Bracket | Las Vegas
Quarterfinals
No. 5 UMKC 80, No. 4 Utah Valley 78
No. 3 Seattle 75, No. 6 UT-Rio Grande Valley 52
No. 2 Cal State Bakersfield 79, No. 7 Chicago State 57
Semifinals 
No. 2 Cal State Bakersfield 72, No. 3 Seattle 47
No. 1 New Mexico State 78, No. 5 UMKC 64
Final 
No. 2 Cal State Bakersfield 57, No. 1 New Mexico State 54

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