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

Here are my picks for the seven tourneys that begin on Thursday and Friday.

America East Conference

First Round

#9 Binghamton over #8 UMBC

Quarterfinals

#1 Vermont over #9 Binghamton

#2 Boston over #7 New Hampshire

#6 Hartford over #3 Maine

#4 Albany over #5 Stony Brook

Semifinals

#1 Vermont over #4 Albany

#2 Boston over #6 Hartford

Championship

#1 Vermont over #2 Boston

Missouri Valley Conference

First Round

#10 Bradley over #7 Drake

#9 Illinois State over #8 Southern Illinois

Quarterfinals

#1 Missouri State over #9 Illinois State

#2 Wichita State over #10 Bradley

#6 Evansville over #3 Indiana State

#5 Creighton over #4 Northern Iowa

Semifinals

#1 Missouri State over #5 Creighton

#2 Wichita State over #6 Evansville

Championship

#1 Missouri State over #2 Wichita State

Northeast Conference

Quarterfinals

#1 Long Island over #8 St. Francis (PA)

#2 Quinnipiac over #7 Mount St. Mary’s

#3 Robert Morris over #6 Wagner

#5 St. Francis (NY) over #4 Central Connecticut State

Semifinals

#1 Long Island over #5 St. Francis (NY)

#2 Quinnipiac over #3 Robert Morris

Championship

#1 Long Island over #2 Quinnipiac

Colonial Athletic Association

First Round

#5 Drexel over #12 Towson

#6 James Madison over #11 William & Mary

#7 Delaware over #10 Northeastern

#8 UNC-Wilmington over #9 Georgia State

Quarterfinals

#1 George Mason over #8 UNC-Wilmington

#2 Old Dominion over #7 Delaware

#6 James Madison over #3 Hofstra

#5 Drexel over #4 Virginia Commonwealth

Semifinals

#1 George Mason over #5 Drexel

#2 Old Dominion over #6 James Madison

Championship

#1 George Mason over #2 Old Dominion

MAAC

First Round

#7 Siena over #10 Manhattan

#8 Niagara over #9 Marist

Quarterfinals

#1 Fairfield over #8 Niagara

#2 Iona over #7 Siena

#6 Canisius over #3 Rider

#4 St. Peter’s over #5 Loyola-MD

Semifinals

#1 Fairfield over #4 St. Peter’s

#2 Iona over #6 Canisius

Championship

#1 Fairfield over #2 Iona

Southern Conference

First Round

3N Appalachian State over 6S Georgia Southern

3S Furman over 6N Samford

4N Elon over 5S Citadel

4S Davidson over 5N UNC-Greensboro

Quarterfinals

1N Western Carolina over 4S Davidson

1S College of Charleston over 4N Elon

2N Chattanooga over 3S Furman

2S Wofford over 3N Appalachian State

Semifinals

2S Wofford over 1N Western Carolina

1S College of Charleston over 2N Chattanooga

Championship

1S College of Charleston over 2S Wofford

West Coast Conference

First Round

#5 Portland over #8 Loyola-Marymount

#6 Pepperdine over #7 San Diego

Second Round

#5 Portland over #4 Santa Clara

#3 San Francisco over #6 Pepperdine

Semifinals

#1 St. Mary’s over #5 Portland

#2 Gonzaga over #3 San Francisco

Championship

#2 Gonzaga over #1 St. Mary’s