The College Basketball Blog: 2013 Conference Tournament Predictions (Part V)

Here are my picks for the five conference tournaments getting underway on Wednesday. 

Big XII Conference 

First Round

#7 Texas over #10 TCU

#8 West Virginia over #9 Texas Tech

Quarterfinals

#1 Kansas over #8 West Virginia 

#2 Kansas State over #7 Texas 

#6 Baylor over #3 Oklahoma State 

#5 Iowa State over #4 Oklahoma 

Semifinals

 

#5 Iowa State over #1 Kansas 

#2 Kansas State over #6 Baylor

Finals 

#2 Kansas State over #5 Iowa State 

Conference USA

First Round

#6 Houston over #11 Rice

#7 UAB over #10 SMU

#8 Tulane over #9 Marshall 

Quarterfinals 

#1 Memphis over #8 Tulane

#2 Southern Mississippi over #7 UAB 

#3 UTEP over #6 Houston 

#4 East Carolina over #5 Tulsa 

Semifinals 

#1 Memphis over #4 East Carolina 

#2 Southern Mississippi over #3 UTEP

Finals

#1 Memphis over #2 Southern Mississippi 

Pac-12 Conference 

First Round

#5 Colorado over #12 Oregon State 

#6 Washington over #11 Washington State 

#10 Utah over #7 USC 

#8 Stanford over #9 Arizona State 

Quarterfinals 

#1 UCLA over #8 Stanford 

#2 California over #10 Utah 

#3 Oregon over #6 Washington 

#5 Colorado over #4 Arizona 

Semifinals 

#1 UCLA over #5 Colorado 

#2 California over #3 Oregon 

Finals 

#2 California over #1 UCLA

SEC 

First Round 

#11 Texas A&M over #14 Auburn 

#12 South Carolina over #13 Mississippi State 

Second Round 

#5 Tennessee over #12 South Carolina 

#6 Missouri over #11 Texas A&M

#7 Arkansas over #10 Vanderbilt 

#8 Georgia over #9 LSU 

Quarterfinals 

#8 Georgia over #1 Florida 

#2 Kentucky over #7 Arkansas 

#6 Missouri over #3 Mississippi 

#5 Tennessee over #4 Alabama 

Semifinals

#2 Kentucky over #6 Missouri 

#8 Georgia over #5 Tennessee 

Finals 

#8 Georgia over #2 Kentucky 

Southland Conference 

First Round

#8 McNeese State over #5 Nicholls State 

#6 Sam Houston State over #7 Central Arkansas 

Second Round

#3 Oral Roberts over #6 Sam Houston State 

#8 McNeese State over #4 Southeastern Louisiana 

Semifinals 

#1 Stephen F. Austin over #8 McNeese State 

#2 Northwestern State over #3 Oral Roberts 

Finals 

#1 Stephen F. Austin over #2 Northwestern State