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

Seven more conference tournaments begin on Tuesday and Wednesday. Here are my predictions.

Atlantic Ten Conference

First Round

#5 St. Joseph’s over #12 Charlotte

#6 Dayton over #11 George Washington

#7 LaSalle over #10 Richmond

#8 Massachusetts over #9 Duquesne

Quarterfinals

#1 Temple over #8 Massachusetts

#2 St. Louis over #7 LaSalle

#6 Dayton over #3 Xavier

#5 St. Joseph’s over #4 St. Bonaventure

Semifinals

#1 Temple over #5 St. Joseph’s

#2 St. Louis over #6 Dayton

Championship

#1 Temple over #2 St. Louis

Big East Conference

First Round

#9 Connecticut over #16 DePaul

#10 Seton Hall over #15 Providence

#14 Villanova over #11 Rutgers

#13 Pittsburgh over #12 St. John’s

Second Round

#5 Georgetown over #13 Pittsburgh

#6 South Florida over #14 Villanova

#7 Louisville over #10 Seton Hall

#9 Connecticut over #8 West Virginia

Quarterfinals

#1 Syracuse over #9 Connecticut

#2 Marquette over #7 Louisville

#3 Notre Dame over #6 South Florida

#4 Cincinnati over #5 Georgetown

Semifinals

#1 Syracuse over #4 Cincinnati

#2 Marquette over #3 Notre Dame

Championship

#1 Syracuse over #2 Marquette

Big XII Conference

First Round

#7 Oklahoma State over #10 Texas Tech

#8 Oklahoma over #9 Texas A&M

Quarterfinals

#1 Kansas over #8 Oklahoma

#2 Missouri over #7 Oklahoma State

#6 Texas over #3 Iowa State

#5 Kansas State over #4 Baylor

Semifinals

#1 Kansas over #5 Kansas State

#2 Missouri over #6 Texas

Championship

#2 Missouri over #1 Kansas

Conference USA

First Round

#5 UAB over #12 Tulane

#6 Marshall over #11 SMU

#7 Rice over #10 East Carolina

#9 Houston over #8 UTEP

Quarterfinals

#1 Memphis over #9 Houston

#2 Southern Miss over #7 Rice

#3 Tulsa over #6 Marshall

#4 Central Florida over #5 UAB

Semifinals

#1 Memphis over #4 Central Florida

#2 Southern Miss over #3 Tulsa

Championship

#1 Memphis over #2 Southern Miss

Pac-12 Conference

First Round

#5 UCLA over #12 USC

#6 Colorado over #11 Utah

#7 Stanford over #10 Arizona State

#8 Washington State over #9 Oregon State

Quarterfinals

#1 Washington over #8 Washington State

#2 California over #7 Stanford

#3 Oregon over #6 Colorado

#4 Arizona over #5 UCLA

Semifinals

#1 Washington over #4 Arizona

#2 California over #3 Oregon

Championship

#2 California over #1 Washington

Southland Conference

Quarterfinals

#1 Texas-Arlington over #8 Nicholls State

#2 Stephen F. Austin over #7 Sam Houston State

#3 Lamar over #6 Northwestern State

#5 Texas-San Antonio over #4 McNeese State

Semifinals

#5 Texas-San Antonio over #1 Texas-Arlington

#2 Stephen F. Austin over #3 Lamar

Championship

#2 Stephen F. Austin over #5 Texas-San Antonio

SWAC

Quarterfinals

#1 Mississippi Valley State over #8 Jackson State

#2 Texas Southern over #7 Alabama A&M

#3 Prairie View A&M over #6 Alcorn State

#4 Alabama State over #5 Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Semifinals

#1 Mississippi Valley State over #4 Alabama State

#2 Texas Southern over #3 Prairie View A&M

Championship

#1 Mississippi Valley State over #2 Texas Southern