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

Conference tournament play continues this week, with 6 more tourneys getting underway on Monday and Tuesday. Here are my picks. 

MAC 

First Round

#6 Bowling Green over #11 Miami (Ohio) 

#7 Eastern Michigan over #10 Northern Illinois 

#8 Buffalo over #9 Central Michigan 

Second Round

#5 Ball State over #8 Buffalo 

#6 Bowling Green over #7 Eastern Michigan 

Third Round

#3 Western Michigan over #6 Bowling Green 

#4 Kent State over #5 Ball State 

Semifinals 

#4 Kent State over #1 Akron 

#2 Ohio over #3 Western Michigan 

Finals

#2 Ohio over #4 Kent State 

MEAC

First Round

#4 Savannah State over #13 Maryland-Eastern Shore

#5 Morgan State over #12 South Carolina State 

#6 Delaware State over #11 Howard 

#7 North Carolina A&T over #10 Florida A&M 

#9 Coppin State over #8 Bethune-Cookman

Quarterfinals

#1 Norfolk State over #9 Coppin State 

#2 North Carolina Central over #7 North Carolina A&T

#3 Hampton over #6 Delaware State 

#5 Morgan State over #4 Savannah State 

Semifinals 

#1 Norfolk State over #5 Morgan State 

#2 North Carolina Central over #3 Hampton 

Finals 

#1 Norfolk State over #2 North Carolina Central 

SWAC

First Round

#2 Jackson State over #5 Alabama State 

#3 Alcorn State over #4 Prairie View A&M 

#6 Alabama A&M over #7 Grambling State 

Semifinals 

#1 Southern over #6 Alabama A&M 

#5 Alabama State over #3 Alcorn State 

Finals 

#1 Southern over #5 Alabama State 

WAC

First Round

#7 Texas State over #10 Seattle 

#9 Texas-San Antonio over #8 San Jose State 

Quarterfinals 

#1 Louisiana Tech over #9 Texas-San Antonio 

#2 Denver over #7 Texas State 

#3 New Mexico State over #6 Idaho 

#4 Texas-Arlington over #5 Utah State 

Semifinals 

#1 Louisiana Tech over #4 Texas-Arlington 

#2 Denver over #3 New Mexico State 

Finals 

#2 Denver over #1 Louisiana Tech 

Mountain West Conference 

 

First Round

#8 Wyoming over #9 Nevada 

Quarterfinals 

#1 New Mexico over #8 Wyoming 

#2 Colorado State over #7 Fresno State 

#3 UNLV over #6 Air Force

#5 Boise State over #4 San Diego State 

Semifinals 

#1 New Mexico over #5 Boise State 

#3 UNLV over #2 Colorado State 

Finals 

#3 UNLV over #1 New Mexico

Big East 

First Round

#14 DePaul over #11 Rutgers 

#13 South Florida over #12 Seton Hall 

Second Round 

#5 Syracuse over #13 South Florida 

#14 DePaul over #6 Notre Dame 

#7 Villanova over #10 St. John’s 

#8 Providence over #9 Cincinnati 

Quarterfinals

#1 Georgetown over #8 Providence 

#2 Louisville over #7 Villanova 

#3 Marquette over #14 DePaul 

#4 Pittsburgh over #5 Syracuse 

Semifinals 

 

#4 Pittsburgh over #1 Georgetown 

#2 Louisville over #3 Marquette 

Finals 

#4 Pittsburgh over #2 Louisville