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

Seven more conference tournaments get under way on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. Here are my picks. 

Missouri Valley Conference 

First Round 

#10 Southern Illinois over #7 Missouri State 

#9 Drake over #8 Bradley 

Quarterfinals 

#1 Creighton over #9 Drake 

#2 Wichita State over #10 Southern Illinois 

#3 Northern Iowa over #6 Illinois State 

#4 Evansville over #5 Indiana State 

Semifinals 

#1 Creighton over #4 Evansville 

#2 Wichita State over #3 Northern Iowa 

Finals

#1 Creighton over #2 Wichita State 

America East Conference 

Quarterfinals 

#1 Stony Brook over #8 Binghamton 

#2 Vermont over #7 New Hampshire 

#3 Hartford over #6 UMBC 

#4 Albany over #5 Maine 

Semifinals 

#1 Stony Brook over #4 Albany 

#3 Hartford over #2 Vermont 

Finals 

#1 Stony Brook over #3 Hartford 

MAAC 

First Round

#7 Fairfield over f#10 St. Peter’s 

#8 Marist over #9 Siena 

Quarterfinals 

#1 Niagara over #8 Marist 

#7 Fairfield over #2 Rider

#3 Loyola-MD over #6 Manhattan 

#4 Iona over #5 Canisius 

Semifinals 

#4 Iona over #1 Niagara 

#3 Loyola-MD over #7 Fairfield 

Finals 

#4 Iona over #3 Loyola-MD

Southern Conference 

First Round 

#5 Samford over #12 Furman 

#6 Western Carolina over #11 Citadel 

#10 UNC-Greensboro over #7 Chattanooga 

#8 Wofford over #9 Georgia Southern 

Quarterfinals 

#1 Davidson over #8 Wofford 

#2 Elon over #10 UNC-Greensboro 

#3 College of Charleston over #6 Western Carolina 

#4 Appalachian State over #5 Samford 

Semifinals 

#1 Davidson over #4 Appalachian State 

#2 Elon over #3 College of Charleston 

Finals 

#1 Davidson over #2 Elon 

Sun Belt Conference 

First Round

#6 Western Kentucky over #11 Louisiana-Monroe 

#7 Florida Atlantic over #10 Troy 

#8 Louisiana-Lafayette over #9 North Texas 

Quarterfinals 

#1 Middle Tennessee State over #8 Louisiana-Lafayette 

#2 Arkansas State over #7 Florida Atlantic 

#3 South Alabama over #6 Western Kentucky 

#5 Arkansas-Little Rock over #4 Florida International

Semifinals 

#1 Middle Tennessee State over #5 Arkansas-Little Rock 

#2 Arkansas State over #3 South Alabama 

Finals 

#1 Middle Tennessee State over #2 Arkansas State 

Colonial Athletic Association 

First Round 

#2 Delaware over #7 Hofstra 

#3 James Madison over #6 William & Mary 

#4 George Mason over #5 Drexel 

Semifinals 

#1 Northeastern over #4 George Mason 

#3 James Madison over #2 Delaware 

Finals 

#1 Northeastern over #3 James Madison 

Summit League 

 

Quarterfinals 

#1 South Dakota State over #8 IUPUI

#2 Western Illinois over #7 South Dakota 

#3 North Dakota State over #6 UMKC 

#5 IPFW over #4 Oakland

Semifinals 

#1 South Dakota State over #5 IPFW

#2 Western Illinois over #3 North Dakota State 

Finals 

#1 South Dakota State over #2 Western Illinois