The College Basketball Blog: 2013 Conference Tournament Predictions (Part III)

Seven more conference tournaments get under way on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. Here are my picks. 

Missouri Valley Conference 

First Round 

#10 Southern Illinois over #7 Missouri State 

#9 Drake over #8 Bradley 

Quarterfinals 

#1 Creighton over #9 Drake 

#2 Wichita State over #10 Southern Illinois 

#3 Northern Iowa over #6 Illinois State 

#4 Evansville over #5 Indiana State 

Semifinals 

#1 Creighton over #4 Evansville 

#2 Wichita State over #3 Northern Iowa 

Finals

#1 Creighton over #2 Wichita State 

America East Conference 

Quarterfinals 

#1 Stony Brook over #8 Binghamton 

#2 Vermont over #7 New Hampshire 

#3 Hartford over #6 UMBC 

#4 Albany over #5 Maine 

Semifinals 

#1 Stony Brook over #4 Albany 

#3 Hartford over #2 Vermont 

Finals 

#1 Stony Brook over #3 Hartford 

MAAC 

First Round

#7 Fairfield over f#10 St. Peter’s 

#8 Marist over #9 Siena 

Quarterfinals 

#1 Niagara over #8 Marist 

#7 Fairfield over #2 Rider

#3 Loyola-MD over #6 Manhattan 

#4 Iona over #5 Canisius 

Semifinals 

#4 Iona over #1 Niagara 

#3 Loyola-MD over #7 Fairfield 

Finals 

#4 Iona over #3 Loyola-MD

Southern Conference 

First Round 

#5 Samford over #12 Furman 

#6 Western Carolina over #11 Citadel 

#10 UNC-Greensboro over #7 Chattanooga 

#8 Wofford over #9 Georgia Southern 

Quarterfinals 

#1 Davidson over #8 Wofford 

#2 Elon over #10 UNC-Greensboro 

#3 College of Charleston over #6 Western Carolina 

#4 Appalachian State over #5 Samford 

Semifinals 

#1 Davidson over #4 Appalachian State 

#2 Elon over #3 College of Charleston 

Finals 

#1 Davidson over #2 Elon 

Sun Belt Conference 

First Round

#6 Western Kentucky over #11 Louisiana-Monroe 

#7 Florida Atlantic over #10 Troy 

#8 Louisiana-Lafayette over #9 North Texas 

Quarterfinals 

#1 Middle Tennessee State over #8 Louisiana-Lafayette 

#2 Arkansas State over #7 Florida Atlantic 

#3 South Alabama over #6 Western Kentucky 

#5 Arkansas-Little Rock over #4 Florida International

Semifinals 

#1 Middle Tennessee State over #5 Arkansas-Little Rock 

#2 Arkansas State over #3 South Alabama 

Finals 

#1 Middle Tennessee State over #2 Arkansas State 

Colonial Athletic Association 

First Round 

#2 Delaware over #7 Hofstra 

#3 James Madison over #6 William & Mary 

#4 George Mason over #5 Drexel 

Semifinals 

#1 Northeastern over #4 George Mason 

#3 James Madison over #2 Delaware 

Finals 

#1 Northeastern over #3 James Madison 

Summit League 

 

Quarterfinals 

#1 South Dakota State over #8 IUPUI

#2 Western Illinois over #7 South Dakota 

#3 North Dakota State over #6 UMKC 

#5 IPFW over #4 Oakland

Semifinals 

#1 South Dakota State over #5 IPFW

#2 Western Illinois over #3 North Dakota State 

Finals 

#1 South Dakota State over #2 Western Illinois

The College Basketball Blog: 2013 Conference Tournament Predictions (Part II)

Here are my picks for the five tournaments that begin on Wednesday.

Atlantic Sun 

Quarterfinals

#1 Mercer over #8 Lipscomb 

#2 Florida Gulf Coast over #7 North Florida 

#3 Stetson over #6 East Tennessee State 

#5 South Carolina Upstate over #4 Jacksonville 

Semifinals 

#1 Mercer over #5 South Carolina Upstate 

#2 Florida Gulf Coast over #3 Stetson 

Finals 

#1 Mercer over #2 Florida Gulf Coast 

Northeast Conference 

Quarterfinals 

#1 Robert Morris over #8 St. Francis (NY) 

#2 Wagner over #7 Central Connecticut State 

#3 Long Island Brooklyn over #6 Quinnipiac 

#5 Mount St. Mary’s over #4 Bryant

Semifinals 

#1 Robert Morris over #5 Mount St. Mary’s 

#2 Wagner over #3 Long Island Brooklyn 

Finals 

#1 Robert Morris over #2 Wagner 

Ohio Valley Conference 

First Round

#5 Morehead State over #8 Tennessee-Martin

#6 Southeast Missouri State over #7 Eastern Illinois 

Second Round 

#3 Eastern Kentucky over #6 Southeast Missouri State 

#5 Morehead State over #4 Tennessee State 

Semifinals 

#1 Belmont over #5 Morehead State 

#3 Eastern Kentucky over #2 Murray State 

Finals 

#1 Belmont over #3 Eastern Kentucky 

Patriot League 

Quarterfinals 

#1 Bucknell over #8 Navy 

#2 Lafayette over #7 Holy Cross 

#3 Lehigh over #6 Colgate 

#4 Army over #5 American 

Semifinals 

#1 Bucknell over #4 Army 

#2 Lafayette over #3 Lehigh 

Finals 

#1 Bucknell over #2 Lafayette 

West Coast Conference 

First Round 

#8 Portland over #9 Loyola Marymount  

Second Round 

#5 San Francisco over #8 Portland 

#6 San Diego over #7 Pepperdine 

Third Round 

#3 BYU over #6 San Diego 

#4 Santa Clara over #5 San Francisco 

Semifinals 

#1 Gonzaga over #4 Santa Clara 

#2 St. Mary’s over #3 BYU 

Finals 

#1 Gonzaga over #2 St. Mary’s

The College Basketball Blog: 2013 Conference Tournament Predictions (Part I)

The conference tourneys are here. Here are my picks for the tournaments that begin on Tuesday.

Big South Conference

First Round

#3N Campbell over #6S Presbyterian 

#3S UNC-Ashville over #6N Longwood

#5S Winthrop over #4N Radford 

#4S Coastal Carolina over #5N Liberty 

Quarterfinals 

#1N High Point over #4S Coastal Carolina

#1S Charleston Southern over #5S Winthrop 

#3S UNC-Ashville over #2N VMI

#2S Gardner-Webb over #3N Campbell

Semifinals

#1N High Point over #2S Gardner-Webb

#1S Charleston Southern over #3S UNC-Ashville

Finals

#1S Charleston Southern over #1N High Point

Horizon League 

First Round

#4 Wisconsin-Green Bay over #9 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 

#5 Illinois-Chicago over #8 Cleveland State

#6 Youngstown State over #7 Loyola-Illinois

Second Round

#3 Wright State over #6 Youngstown State

#4 Wisconsin-Green Bay over #5 Illinois-Chicago

Semifinals

#1 Valparaiso over #4 Wisconsin-Green Bay

#2 Detroit over #3 Wright State 

Finals

#2 Detroit over #1 Valparaiso