The beginning of Championship Week is about more than winning the conference tournament. It’s mostly about bubble teams finding a way to get in the NCAA Tournament, be it by making an impressive run in the tournament, or simply winning it just to make sure nothing is left to chance.
So who is on the bubble, at least in the big conferences? Pittsburgh and Syracuse (especially) seem to be on the fence in the ACC, Texas Tech need a good tournament in the Big 12, Providence and especially Butler need the tournament to make it in the Big East, huge rivals Michigan and Ohio State have their work cut out for them in the Big Ten, Oregon State and USC could use a big win in the Pac-12 and Vanderbilt, Florida and Alabama are all counting on a good SEC tournament and maybe a shocking win there to make it into the NCAA Tournament.
ACC Tournament
Regular season champions: North Carolina (14-4), for the first time since 2012.
Ranked teams: #4 Virginia, #7 Miami, #8 North Carolina, #17 Duke (Louisville are ineligible).
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | |
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| First round – Tuesday, March 8 | |||||
| Opening Day | 1 | 12:00 pm | #12 NC State vs #13 Wake Forest | ESPN2 ACC Network |
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| 2 | 2:00 pm | #11 Florida State vs #14 Boston College | |||
| Second round – Wednesday, March 9 | |||||
| 1 | 3 | 12:00 pm | #8 Pittsburgh vs #9 Syracuse | ESPN ACC Network |
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| 4 | 2:00 pm | #5 Duke vs Winner Game 1 | |||
| 2 | 5 | 7:00 pm | #7 Clemson vs #10 Georgia Tech | ESPN2 ACC Network |
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| 6 | 9:00 pm | #6 Virginia Tech vs Winner Game 2 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 | |||||
| 3 | 7 | 12:00 pm | #1 North Carolina vs Winner Game 3 | ESPN ACC Network |
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| 8 | 2:00 pm | #4 Notre Dame vs Winner Game 4 | |||
| 4 | 9 | 7:00 pm | #2 Virginia vs Winner Game 5 | ||
| 10 | 9:00 pm | #3 Miami vs Winner Game 6 | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 | |||||
| 5 | 11 | 7:00 pm | Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game 8 | ESPN or ESPN2 ACC Network |
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| 12 | 9:00 pm | Winner Game 9 vs Winner Game 10 | |||
| Championship – Saturday, March 12 | |||||
| 6 | 13 | 9:00 pm | Winner Game 11 vs Winner Game 12 | ESPN ACC Network |
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Big Ten Tournament
Regular season champions: Indiana (14-3), their first regular season title since 2013 and only their second since 2002.
Ranked teams: #2 Michigan State, #12 Indiana, #14 Maryland, #15 Purdue, #16 Iowa.
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | |
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| First round – Wednesday, March 9 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 4:30 pm | #13 Minnesota vs. # 12 (TBD) | ESPN2 | ||
| 2 | 7:00 pm | #14 Rutgers vs. #11 (TBD) | BTN | |||
| Second round – Thursday, March 10 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | #8 Michigan vs. #9 (TBD) | BTN | ||
| 4 | 2:30 pm | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 6:30 pm | #7 Ohio State vs. #10 (TBD) | ESPN2 | ||
| 6 | 9:00 pm | |||||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | #1 Indiana vs. #8/#9 (TBD) | ESPN | ||
| 8 | 2:30 pm | |||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:30 pm | #2 Michigan State vs. #7/#10 (TBD) | BTN | ||
| 10 | 9:00 pm | |||||
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 12 | ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 1:00 pm | CBS | |||
| 12 | 4:00 pm | |||||
| Championship – Sunday, March 13 | ||||||
| 7 | 13 | 4:00 pm | CBS | |||
Big 12 Tournament
Regular season champions: Kansas for the 12th time in a row.
Ranked teams: #1 Kansas, #6 Oklahoma, #10 West Virginia, #19 Baylor, #21 Iowa State, #23 Texas.
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Final score | Television | |
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| First round – Wednesday, March 9 | |||||
| 1 | 6:00 pm | #9 Oklahoma State vs #8 Kansas State | ESPNU | ||
| 2 | 8:00 pm | #7 Texas Tech vs #10 TCU | |||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 | |||||
| 3 | 11:30 am | #5 Baylor vs #4 Texas | ESPN2 | ||
| 4 | 1:30 pm | #1 Kansas vs Winner of Game 1 | |||
| 5 | 6:00 pm | #2 West Virginia vs Winner of Game 2 | ESPNU | ||
| 6 | 8:00 pm | #3 Oklahoma vs #6 Iowa State | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 | |||||
| 7 | 6:00 pm | Winner of Game 3 vs Winner of Game 4 | ESPN2 | ||
| 8 | 8:00 pm | Winner of Game 5 vs Winner of Game 6 | |||
| Championship – Saturday, March 12 | |||||
| 9 | 5:00 pm | Winner of Game 7 vs Winner of Game 8 | ESPN | ||
Pac-12 Tournament
Regular season champions: Oregon (14-4) for the first time since 2002, and only the second time since 1944.
Ranked teams: #9 Oregon, #13 Utah, #18 Arizona, #25 California.
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | |
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| First round – Wednesday, March 9 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 pm | #8 Washington vs. #9 Stanford | Pac-12 Network | |
| 2 | 2:30 pm | #5 Colorado vs. #12 Washington State | |||
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | #7 USC vs. #10 UCLA | ||
| 4 | 8:30 pm | #6 Oregon State vs. #11 Arizona State | |||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 pm | #1 Oregon vs. Winner Game 1 | Pac-12 Network | |
| 6 | 2:30 pm | #4 Arizona vs. Winner Game 2 | |||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | #2 Utah vs. Winner Game 3 | ||
| 8 | 8:30 pm | #3 California vs. Winner Game 4 | FS1 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 pm | Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 | Pac-12 Network | |
| 10 | 8:30 pm | Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 | FS1 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 12 | |||||
| 6 | 11 | 7:00 pm | Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 | FS1 | |
SEC Tournament
Regular season champions: Texas A&M and Kentucky share the title. This is the first time the Aggies have won it in the SEC, and their first overall since 1986. For Kentucky, it’s their second in a row and a fourth since 2010.
Ranked teams: #20 Texas A&M, #22 Kentucky.
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Final score | Television | |
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| First round – Wednesday, March 9 | |||||
| 1 | 7:00 PM | SEC Network | |||
| Second round – Thursday, March 10 | |||||
| 2 | 12:00 PM | SEC Network | |||
| 3 | 2:30 PM | ||||
| 4 | 6:00 PM | ||||
| 5 | 8:30 PM | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11 | |||||
| 6 | 12:00 PM | SEC Network | |||
| 7 | 2:30 PM | ||||
| 8 | 6:00 PM | ||||
| 9 | 8:30 PM | ||||
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 12 | |||||
| 10 | 12:00 PM | ESPN | |||
| 11 | 2:30 PM | ||||
| Championship – Sunday, March 13 | |||||
| 12 | 12:00 PM | ESPN | |||
Big East Tournament
Regular season champions: Villanova (16-2) for the third year in a row.
Ranked teams: #3 Villanova, #5 Xavier.
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | |
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| First round – Wednesday, March 9 | ||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | #8 Georgetown vs. #9 DePaul | FS1 | |
| 2 | 9:30 pm | #7 Marquette vs. #10 St. John’s | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 | ||||
| 3 | 12:00 pm | #1 Villanova vs. Winner of Game 1 | FS1 | |
| 4 | 2:30 pm | #4 Providence vs. #5 Butler | ||
| 5 | 7:00 pm | #2 Xavier vs. Winner of Game 2 | ||
| 6 | 9:30 pm | #3 Seton Hall vs. #6 Creighton | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 | ||||
| 7 | 7:00 pm | Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | FS1 | |
| 8 | 9:30 pm | Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 12 | ||||
| 9 | 5:30 pm | Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8 | FOX | |