One of my favorite times of year, it has all the high stakes of the NCAAs with a side of intraconference rivalry.
This first conference tournaments of the year tipped off Tuesday. Here's a look at what has already take place and what's ahead for Thursday.
Tuesday
Big South Quarterfinals at campus sites
1. Coastal Carolina 82, 8. VMI 73
4. UNC Asheville 84, 5. High Point 73
2. Radford 64, 7. Charleston Southern 61
3. Winthrop 80, 6. Liberty 72
Horizon League First Round at campus sites
3. Green Bay 81, 10. Youngstown St. 67
7. Detroit 89, 6. Valparaiso 82
4. Milwaukee 73, 9. Illinois-Chicago 67
5. Cleveland St. 80, 8. Loyola (Ill.) 66
Ohio Valley Quarterfinals at campus sites
1. Murray St. 84, 8. Tennessee St. 51
4. Eastern Illinois 68, 5. Eastern Kentucky 61
6. Tennessee Tech 68, 3. Austin Peay St. 65
2. Morehead St. 87, 7. Jacksonville St. 54
Tonight
Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals at Macon, Ga.
8. Kennesaw State 72, 1. Lipscomb 69
2. Jacksonville 76, 7. North Florida 69
Patriot League Quarterfinals at campus sites
1. Lehigh 64, 8. Army 45
4. American 62, 5. Navy 60
7. Holy Cross 67, 2. Bucknell 64
3. Lafayette 73, 6. Colgate 65
Thursday
Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals at Macon, Ga.
4. Campbell vs. 5. E. Tennessee St., 2:30 p.m.
3. Belmont vs. 6. Mercer, 9 p.m.
Big South Semifinals at campus sites
2. Radford vs. 3. Winthrop, 6 p.m.
1. Coastal Carolina vs. 4. UNC Asheville, 8 p.m.
Missouri Valley First Round at St. Louis
8. Drake vs. 9. Southern Illinois, 7:05 p.m.
7. Missouri St. vs. 10. Evansville, 9:35 p.m.
Northeast Conference Quarterfinals, campus sites
1. Quinnipiac vs 8. Monmouth, 7 p.m.
2. Robert Morris vs. 7. Central Connecticut St. 7 p.m.
3. Mount St. Mary's vs. 6. St. Francis (Pa.), 7 p.m.
4. Long Island vs. 5. Fairleigh Dickinson, 7:30 p.m.
This first conference tournaments of the year tipped off Tuesday. Here's a look at what has already take place and what's ahead for Thursday.
Tuesday
Big South Quarterfinals at campus sites
1. Coastal Carolina 82, 8. VMI 73
4. UNC Asheville 84, 5. High Point 73
2. Radford 64, 7. Charleston Southern 61
3. Winthrop 80, 6. Liberty 72
Horizon League First Round at campus sites
3. Green Bay 81, 10. Youngstown St. 67
7. Detroit 89, 6. Valparaiso 82
4. Milwaukee 73, 9. Illinois-Chicago 67
5. Cleveland St. 80, 8. Loyola (Ill.) 66
Ohio Valley Quarterfinals at campus sites
1. Murray St. 84, 8. Tennessee St. 51
4. Eastern Illinois 68, 5. Eastern Kentucky 61
6. Tennessee Tech 68, 3. Austin Peay St. 65
2. Morehead St. 87, 7. Jacksonville St. 54
Tonight
Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals at Macon, Ga.
8. Kennesaw State 72, 1. Lipscomb 69
2. Jacksonville 76, 7. North Florida 69
Patriot League Quarterfinals at campus sites
1. Lehigh 64, 8. Army 45
4. American 62, 5. Navy 60
7. Holy Cross 67, 2. Bucknell 64
3. Lafayette 73, 6. Colgate 65
Thursday
Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals at Macon, Ga.
4. Campbell vs. 5. E. Tennessee St., 2:30 p.m.
3. Belmont vs. 6. Mercer, 9 p.m.
Big South Semifinals at campus sites
2. Radford vs. 3. Winthrop, 6 p.m.
1. Coastal Carolina vs. 4. UNC Asheville, 8 p.m.
Missouri Valley First Round at St. Louis
8. Drake vs. 9. Southern Illinois, 7:05 p.m.
7. Missouri St. vs. 10. Evansville, 9:35 p.m.
Northeast Conference Quarterfinals, campus sites
1. Quinnipiac vs 8. Monmouth, 7 p.m.
2. Robert Morris vs. 7. Central Connecticut St. 7 p.m.
3. Mount St. Mary's vs. 6. St. Francis (Pa.), 7 p.m.
4. Long Island vs. 5. Fairleigh Dickinson, 7:30 p.m.
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