U-M & MSU kickoff Thursday's tournament action
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U-M & MSU kickoff Thursday's tournament action
For the men of Michigan State, the Spartans find themselves in an unfamiliar position seeded #7 in the Big Ten tournament & being talked about as a "bubble" team for the Big Dance after a rocky regular season. As for the Michigan Wolverines, they're beginning to show signs of the Fab Five glory days as they wait to play in the quarterfinals as a #4 seed. The Big Ten tournament will begin Thursday with MSU taking on Iowa in the first round. In addition, six more tournaments (3 men & 3 women) will begin play as the week winds down and more conference champions are named into the NCAA tournaments.
BIG TEN MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FIRST ROUND
#6 Penn State vs. #11 Indiana
#7 Michigan State vs. #10 Iowa
#8 Northwestern vs. #9 Minnesota
In the quarterfinals, to be played on Friday, #1 Ohio State, #2 Purdue, & #3 Wisconsin will face the first round winners while #4 Michigan takes on #5 Illinois. The semifinals will be on Saturday, followed by the championship on Sunday. The Big Ten tournament will take place at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN.
ACC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FIRST ROUND
#5 Boston College vs. #12 Wake Forest
#6 Virginia Tech vs. #11 Georgia Tech
#7 Maryland vs. #10 North Carolina State
#8 Virginia vs. #9 Miami
In the quarterfinals, to be played on Friday, #1 North Carolina, #2 Duke, #3 Florida State , #4 Clemson will face the first round winners. The semifinals will be on Saturday, followed by the championship on Sunday. The ACC tournament will take place in Greensboro, NC.
BIG SKY WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT - FIRST ROUND
#3 Montana State vs. #6 Eastern Washington
#4 Montana vs. #5 Idaho State
In the semifinals, to be played on Friday, #1 Portland State & #2 Northern Colorado will face the first round winners. The championship will be played on Saturday, March 12th. The Big Sky tournament will take place on the campus of Portland State University.
BIG WEST MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FIRST ROUND
#1 Long Beach State vs. #8 UC-Irvine
#4 Pacific vs. #5 UC-Santa Barbara
#2 Cal Poly vs. #7 UC-Riverside
#3 Cal St. Northridge vs. #6 Cal St. Fullerton
The semifinals will be on Friday, followed by the championship on Saturday. The Big West tournament will take place in Anaheim, CA.
COLONIAL (CAA) WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT - FIRST ROUND
#5 Hofstra vs. #12 William & Mary
#6 Drexel vs. #11 Towson
#7 Delaware vs. #10 Northeastern
#8 George Mason vs. #9 Georgia State
In the quarterfinals, to be played on Friday, #1 James Madison, #2 Old Dominion, #3 UNC-Wilmington, & #4 VCU will face the first round winners. The semifinals will be on Saturday, followed by the championship on Sunday. The CAA tournament will take place in Upper Marlboro, MD.
MISSOURI VALLEY WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT - FIRST ROUND
#7 Indiana State vs. #10 Southern Illinois
#8 Bradley vs. #9 Evansville
In the quarterfinals, to be played on Friday, #1 Northern Iowa & #2 Illinois State will face the first round winners along with two other games...
#3 Missouri State vs. #6 Drake
#4 Creighton vs. #5 Wichita State
The semifinals will be on Saturday, followed by the championship on Sunday. The MVC tournament will take place in St. Charles, MO.
SEC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - FIRST ROUND
Vanderbilt vs. LSU
Mississippi vs. South Carolina
Georgia vs. Auburn
Arkansas vs. Tennessee
In the quarterfinals, to be played on Friday, Florida, Alabama, Kentucky, & Mississippi State will face the first round winners. The semifinals will be on Saturday, followed by the championship on Sunday. The SEC tournament will take place at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA.
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