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

There are 6 more tournaments beginning on Friday and Saturday. Here are my picks.

Colonial Athletic Association

First Round

#5 Delaware over #12 Towson

#6 Georgia State over #11 Hofstra

#7 Northeastern over #10 William & Mary

#8 James Madison over #9 UNC-Wilmington

Quarterfinals

#1 Drexel over #8 James Madison

#2 Virginia Commonwealth over #7 Northeastern

#3 George Mason over #6 Georgia State

#4 Old Dominion over #5 Delaware

Semifinals

#1 Drexel over #4 Old Dominion

#2 Virginia Commonwealth over #3 George Mason

Championship

#2 Virginia Commonwealth over #1 Drexel

MAAC

First Round

#7 Niagara over #10 Canisius

#8 Marist over #9 St. Peter’s

Quarterfinals

#1 Iona over #8 Marist

#2 Loyola-MD over #7 Niagara

#3 Manhattan over #6 Siena

#4 Fairfield over #5 Rider

Semifinals

#1 Iona over #4 Fairfield

#3 Manhattan over #2 Loyola-MD

Championship

#1 Iona over #3 Manhattan

Southern Conference

First Round

3N Western Carolina over 6S Citadel

3S Georgia Southern over 6N Chattanooga

4N Samford over 5S Furman

4S College of Charleston over 5N Appalachian State

Quarterfinals

1N UNC-Greensboro over 4S College of Charleston

1S Davidson over 4N Samford

3S Georgia Southern over 2N Elon

2S Wofford over 3N Western Carolina

Semifinals

2S Wofford over 1N UNC-Greensboro

1S Davidson over 3S Georgia Southern

Championship

1S Davidson over 2S Wofford

Big Sky Conference

First Round

#3 Portland State over #6 Montana State

#4 Eastern Washington over #5 Idaho State

Semifinals

#1 Montana over #4 Eastern Washington

#2 Weber State over #3 Portland State

Championship

#1 Montana over #2 Weber State

Summit League

Quarterfinals

#1 Oral Roberts over #8 IPFW

#2 South Dakota State over #7 IUPUI

#3 Oakland over #6 Southern Utah

#4 Western Illinois over #5 North Dakota State

Semifinals

#1 Oral Roberts over #4 Western Illinois

#2 South Dakota State over #3 Oakland

Championship

#2 South Dakota State over #1 Oral Roberts

Sun Belt Conference

First Round

#6 South Alabama over #11 Troy

#7 Western Kentucky over #10 Florida International

#8 Florida Atlantic over #9 Arkansas State

Quarterfinals

#1 Middle Tennessee State over #8 Florida Atlantic

#2 Arkansas-Little Rock over #7 Western Kentucky

#3 Denver over #6 South Alabama

#4 Louisiana-Lafayette over #5 North Texas

Semifinals

#1 Middle Tennessee State over #4 Louisiana-Lafayette

#2 Arkansas-Little Rock over #3 Denver

Championship

#1 Middle Tennessee State over #2 Arkansas-Little Rock