The College Basketball Blog: 2012 Conference Tournament Predictions (Part I)

I can’t believe it’s that time of year again. Here are my predictions for the tourneys that begin on Monday and Tuesday.

Big South Conference

First Round

#7 VMI over #10 Radford

#8 High Point over #9 Gardner-Webb

Quarterfinals

#1 UNC-Ashville over #8 High Point

#2 Coastal Carolina over #7 VMI

#3 Campbell over #6 Winthrop

#5 Liberty over #4 Charleston Southern

Semifinals

#1 UNC-Ashville over #5 Liberty

#3 Campbell over #2 Coastal Carolina

Championship

#1 UNC-Ashville over #3 Campbell

Horizon League

First Round

#3 Detroit over #10 Loyola-Illinois

#4 Wisconsin-Milwaukee over #9 Illinois-Chicago

#5 Butler over #8 Wright State

#7 Wisconsin-Green Bay over #6 Youngstown State

Second Round

#3 Detroit over #7 Wisconsin-Green Bay

#5 Butler over #4 Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Semifinals

#1 Valparaiso over #5 Butler

#2 Cleveland State over #3 Detroit

Championship

#1 Valparaiso over #2 Cleveland State