The College Basketball Blog: 2011 Conference Tournament Predictions (Part VI)

7 conference tournaments begin on Wednesday. Here are my picks.

Mountain West Conference

First Round

#8 Wyoming over #9 TCU

Quarterfinals

#1 BYU over #8 Wyoming

#2 San Diego State over #7 Utah

#3 UNLV over #6 Air Force

#5 New Mexico over #4 Colorado State

Semifinals

#5 New Mexico over #1 BYU

#2 San Diego State over #3 UNLV

Championship

#2 San Diego State over #5 New Mexico

Big XII Conference

First Round

#5 Colorado over #12 Iowa State

#6 Missouri over #11 Texas Tech

#7 Baylor over #10 Oklahoma

#8 Nebraska over #9 Oklahoma State

Quarterfinals

#1 Kansas over #8 Nebraska

#2 Texas over #7 Baylor

#3 Texas A&M over #6 Missouri

#5 Colorado over #4 Kansas State

Semifinals

#1 Kansas over #5 Colorado

#2 Texas over #3 Texas A&M

Championship

#1 Kansas over #2 Texas

Conference USA

First Round

#5 Southern Miss over #12 Tulane

#6 Marshall over #11 Houston

#7 SMU over #10 Rice

#8 East Carolina over #9 Central Florida

Quarterfinals

#1 UAB over #8 East Carolina

#2 Tulsa over #7 SMU

#3 UTEP over #6 Marshall

#4 Memphis over #5 Southern Miss

Semifinals

#4 Memphis over #1 UAB

#3 UTEP over #2 Tulsa

Championship

#3 UTEP over #4 Memphis

Pac-Ten Conference

First Round

#10 Arizona State over #7 Oregon

#8 Stanford over #9 Oregon State

Quarterfinals

#1 Arizona over #8 Stanford

#2 UCLA over #10 Arizona State

#6 Washington State over #3 Washington

#4 USC over #5 California

Semifinals

#1 Arizona over #4 USC

#2 UCLA over #6 Washington State

Championship

#2 UCLA over #1 Arizona

Southland Conference

Quarterfinals

#1 McNeese State over #8 Nicholls State

#7 Texas-San Antonio over #2 Northwestern State

#3 Sam Houston State over #6 Stephen F. Austin

#4 Texas State over #5 Southeastern Louisiana

Semifinals

#1 McNeese State over #4 Texas State

#3 Sam Houston State over #7 Texas-San Antonio

Championship

#3 Sam Houston State over #1 McNeese State

SWAC

Quarterfinals

#1 Texas Southern over #8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff

#2 Jackson State over #7 Prairie View A&M

#3 Mississippi Valley State over #6 Grambling State

#4 Alabama State over #5 Alabama A&M

Semifinals

#1 Texas Southern over #4 Alabama State

#2 Jackson State over #3 Mississippi Valley State

Championship

#1 Texas Southern over #2 Jackson State

WAC

First Round

#5 Hawaii over #8 San Jose State

#7 Fresno State over #6 Nevada

Second Round

#3 New Mexico State over #7 Fresno State

#4 Idaho over #5 Hawaii

Semifinals

#1 Utah State over #4 Idaho

#2 Boise State over #3 New Mexico State

Championship

#2 Boise State over #1 Utah State