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Horizon Conference
Opening Round Games Played At Campus Sites
Semi's & Finals At Cellular Arena ? Milwaukee, WI
Note: If Wisconsin-Milwaukee loses it?s semifinal game, the championship game will be played at the home of the highest remaining seed.
March 7-11
Projected Final Four:
Butler ? Wisc-Milw ? Illinois Chi ? Detroit
Key Tournament Play:
BUTLER over Wisconsin Green Bay
Tech notes: In three years of league tourney action, the host team has covered only once and, in the semifinal round, the higher seed is 5-1 both SU and ATS.
Tourney trends and notes:
BUTLER 5-1 SU/ATS last six conference tourney games and 8-1 conference tourney dog or favorite < 8 points ...CLEVELAND ST is 0-3 SU/ATS in this tourney...ILLINOIS CHICAGO is 5-1 ATS in this tourney, including 4-0 ATS as a dog.
Sun Belt Conference
E. A. Diddle Arena - Bowling Green, KY
March 4-11
Projected Final Four:
West Ky ? La-Lafayette ? New Mexico St ? Ark LR
Key Tournament Play:
NEW MEXICO ST in Game 1
Tech notes: No. 1 seeds are 12-3 SU and 11-4 ATS in the last three tournaments and a perfect 10-0 SU with eight covers in the preliminary rounds. This is a very weak league with few star quality players and any injury to any one of those stars could devastate a team in this tournament.
Tourney trends and notes:
LA LAFAYETTE is 6-2 SU/ATS in this tourney...NEW MEXICO ST is 16-5 SU L21 conference tourneys and is also 5-0 ATS in their first conference tourney game...NEW ORLEANS is 0-5 ATS in this tourney... WESTERN KY is 7-1 SU and 6-2 ATS in this tourney.
Colonial Athletic Association
Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA
March 7-11
Projected Final Four:
NC Wilmington ? VCU ? Drexel ? Geo Mason
Key Tournament Play:
GEORGE MASON over VCU
Tech notes: Teams off a SU favorite loss in season ending games are 10-2 ATS in their tournament opener. Only two teams seeded lower than fourth have made the final game of this tournament in the last 12 years. One, No. 7 East Carolina, won the title in 1993.
Tourney trends and notes:
JAMES MADISON 6-1 ATS as tourney fav and 6-1 ATS in this tourney vs a foe off BB wins...GEORGE MASON 4-1-1 ATS vs #1 or #2 conference tourney Seed...OLD DOMINION 4-0-1 ATS as dogs of a win in this tourney... VCU 1-8-1 ATS conference tourney dog...WILLIAM & MARY 0-7 SU & ATS vs #1-3 seeds in conference tourney games; 0-7 ATS with revenge, 1-13 SU & ATS L14 conference tourney games and 1-11 ATS 1st conference tourney game...
Missouri Valley Conference
Savvis Center - St. Louis, MO
March 7-10
Projected Final Four:
So Illinois ? Creighton ? Wichita St ? SW Mo St
Key Tournament Play:
CREIGHTON over Southern Illinois
Tech notes: Higher seeded favorites are 41-2 SU and 29-13-1 ATS in the first round.
Tourney notes and trends:
BRADLEY is 0-9 ATS in this tourney off a win of 8 or more points...DRAKE 5-1 in this tourney with DD loss revenge...EVANSVILLE 1-7-1 ATS in this tourney off a win and 0-5 ATS off BB wins...NORTHERN IOWA 5-1 ATS in this tourney off a SUATS win and 5-1 ATS in this tourney vs a foe off a win...SW MISSOURI ST 1-5 ATS vs a foe off BB SUATS wins in this tourney...WICHITA ST 0-5 SUATS in their L5 tourney games and 2-13 SU L15G conference tourney games.
West Coast Conference
Jenny Craig Pavilion - San Diego, CA
March 7-10
Projected Final Four:
Gonzaga ? S Diego ? San Francisco ? Pepperdine
Key Tournament Play:
GONZAGA in Championship Game
Tech notes: This tourney's techs are simple since the league has only been on the Big Board three years. Neither Loyola, Portland, or San Francisco has won a game in this event while Gonzaga has never lost a game in this tournament.
Tourney trends and notes:
PORTLAND 3-0 ATS in this tourney...SAN DIEGO 1-5 ATS in this tourney... SANTA CLARA 4-1 ATS in this tourney... #5 seeds are 0-4 SU & ATS in this tourney... Dogs are 2-19 SU in this tourney.
Mid American Conference
Opening Round Games Played At Campus Sites
Semi's & Finals At Gund Arena - Cleveland, OH
March 10-15
Projected Final Four:
Kent ? C Michigan ? N Illinois ? Miami Oh
Key Tournament Play:
Take No. 2 seed as a 'dog
Tech notes: Last year, Kent became the first No. 1 Seed to win this tourney since 1994. No. 2 Seeds have won four of the last six tournaments and are 5-0 ATS as underdogs in this event. Home teams (in the donkey round) are 29-10 SU over the last 12 years.
Tourney trends and notes:
AKRON is 0-3 ATS as a favorite and vs revenge in this tourney...BALL ST 17-8-2 ATS and 10-0-1 ATS as a favorite of 2 or more points in this tourney...BOWLING GREEN 0-4 SU vs No. 1 seed and 1-5 ATS L6 games in this tourney...CENTRAL MICHIGAN 2-5 SU (all as dog) in this tourney.. EASTERN MICHIGAN 5-1 ATS vs revenge and 3-0 ATS vs #1 seed in this tourney...KENT 8-0 ATS off a win in this tourney...MARSHALL 0-6 ATS L6 games in this tourney and 0-5 ATS off a win in conference tourney ...MIAMI OH 9-1 SU and 7-3 ATS L10G and 8-2 ATS vs revenge in this tourney...TOLEDO 0-5-1 as tourney dog and is 0-4-1 ATS as a conference tourney dog... WESTERN MICHIGAN 1-8 SU & 2-7 ATS L9G conference tourney.
Atlantic 10 Conference
Dayton Arena - Dayton, OH
March 7-15
Projected Final Four:
Xavier ? Dayton ? St. Joseph's ? Temple
Key Tournament Play:
TEMPLE in Game 1
Tech notes: Favorites of less than -13 are 65-36-2 ATS, including 17-4 ATS vs an opponent off a SUATS loss, and 10-1 ATS vs an opponent off BB SUATS losses. No. 1 seeds have covered the number in only three of the last 12 games while No. 5 or worse seeded favs are 8-3 ATS.
Tourney trends and notes:
DUQUENSE is 0-6 SU in second Conference Tournament games and 6-2 ATS L8 as Conference Tournament favs...FORDHAM is 0-7 SU in 1st Conference Tourney game...GEORGE WASHINGTON is 5-2 ATS in 1st Conference Tournament game and 5-1 ATS Conference Tournament fav ...MASSACHUSETTS is 12-5 ATS as Conference Tournament dogs and 6-1 ATS vs Temple in L7 Conference Tournament games ...RHODE ISLAND is 6-1 ATS as Conference Tournament favs...ST. BONAVENTURE is 2-7 ATS as Conference Tournament dogs of < 7 points and 1-7 ATS as Conference Tournament dogs of < 10 points in the 2nd round...ST. JOSEPH'S is 1-7-1 ATS in second Conference Tournament game ...TEMPLE is 14-1 SU in 1st conference tourney game...Dogs off a SU win against a No. 1 seed are 8-23-3 ATS next game.
Horizon Conference
Opening Round Games Played At Campus Sites
Semi's & Finals At Cellular Arena ? Milwaukee, WI
Note: If Wisconsin-Milwaukee loses it?s semifinal game, the championship game will be played at the home of the highest remaining seed.
March 7-11
Projected Final Four:
Butler ? Wisc-Milw ? Illinois Chi ? Detroit
Key Tournament Play:
BUTLER over Wisconsin Green Bay
Tech notes: In three years of league tourney action, the host team has covered only once and, in the semifinal round, the higher seed is 5-1 both SU and ATS.
Tourney trends and notes:
BUTLER 5-1 SU/ATS last six conference tourney games and 8-1 conference tourney dog or favorite < 8 points ...CLEVELAND ST is 0-3 SU/ATS in this tourney...ILLINOIS CHICAGO is 5-1 ATS in this tourney, including 4-0 ATS as a dog.
Sun Belt Conference
E. A. Diddle Arena - Bowling Green, KY
March 4-11
Projected Final Four:
West Ky ? La-Lafayette ? New Mexico St ? Ark LR
Key Tournament Play:
NEW MEXICO ST in Game 1
Tech notes: No. 1 seeds are 12-3 SU and 11-4 ATS in the last three tournaments and a perfect 10-0 SU with eight covers in the preliminary rounds. This is a very weak league with few star quality players and any injury to any one of those stars could devastate a team in this tournament.
Tourney trends and notes:
LA LAFAYETTE is 6-2 SU/ATS in this tourney...NEW MEXICO ST is 16-5 SU L21 conference tourneys and is also 5-0 ATS in their first conference tourney game...NEW ORLEANS is 0-5 ATS in this tourney... WESTERN KY is 7-1 SU and 6-2 ATS in this tourney.
Colonial Athletic Association
Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA
March 7-11
Projected Final Four:
NC Wilmington ? VCU ? Drexel ? Geo Mason
Key Tournament Play:
GEORGE MASON over VCU
Tech notes: Teams off a SU favorite loss in season ending games are 10-2 ATS in their tournament opener. Only two teams seeded lower than fourth have made the final game of this tournament in the last 12 years. One, No. 7 East Carolina, won the title in 1993.
Tourney trends and notes:
JAMES MADISON 6-1 ATS as tourney fav and 6-1 ATS in this tourney vs a foe off BB wins...GEORGE MASON 4-1-1 ATS vs #1 or #2 conference tourney Seed...OLD DOMINION 4-0-1 ATS as dogs of a win in this tourney... VCU 1-8-1 ATS conference tourney dog...WILLIAM & MARY 0-7 SU & ATS vs #1-3 seeds in conference tourney games; 0-7 ATS with revenge, 1-13 SU & ATS L14 conference tourney games and 1-11 ATS 1st conference tourney game...
Missouri Valley Conference
Savvis Center - St. Louis, MO
March 7-10
Projected Final Four:
So Illinois ? Creighton ? Wichita St ? SW Mo St
Key Tournament Play:
CREIGHTON over Southern Illinois
Tech notes: Higher seeded favorites are 41-2 SU and 29-13-1 ATS in the first round.
Tourney notes and trends:
BRADLEY is 0-9 ATS in this tourney off a win of 8 or more points...DRAKE 5-1 in this tourney with DD loss revenge...EVANSVILLE 1-7-1 ATS in this tourney off a win and 0-5 ATS off BB wins...NORTHERN IOWA 5-1 ATS in this tourney off a SUATS win and 5-1 ATS in this tourney vs a foe off a win...SW MISSOURI ST 1-5 ATS vs a foe off BB SUATS wins in this tourney...WICHITA ST 0-5 SUATS in their L5 tourney games and 2-13 SU L15G conference tourney games.
West Coast Conference
Jenny Craig Pavilion - San Diego, CA
March 7-10
Projected Final Four:
Gonzaga ? S Diego ? San Francisco ? Pepperdine
Key Tournament Play:
GONZAGA in Championship Game
Tech notes: This tourney's techs are simple since the league has only been on the Big Board three years. Neither Loyola, Portland, or San Francisco has won a game in this event while Gonzaga has never lost a game in this tournament.
Tourney trends and notes:
PORTLAND 3-0 ATS in this tourney...SAN DIEGO 1-5 ATS in this tourney... SANTA CLARA 4-1 ATS in this tourney... #5 seeds are 0-4 SU & ATS in this tourney... Dogs are 2-19 SU in this tourney.
Mid American Conference
Opening Round Games Played At Campus Sites
Semi's & Finals At Gund Arena - Cleveland, OH
March 10-15
Projected Final Four:
Kent ? C Michigan ? N Illinois ? Miami Oh
Key Tournament Play:
Take No. 2 seed as a 'dog
Tech notes: Last year, Kent became the first No. 1 Seed to win this tourney since 1994. No. 2 Seeds have won four of the last six tournaments and are 5-0 ATS as underdogs in this event. Home teams (in the donkey round) are 29-10 SU over the last 12 years.
Tourney trends and notes:
AKRON is 0-3 ATS as a favorite and vs revenge in this tourney...BALL ST 17-8-2 ATS and 10-0-1 ATS as a favorite of 2 or more points in this tourney...BOWLING GREEN 0-4 SU vs No. 1 seed and 1-5 ATS L6 games in this tourney...CENTRAL MICHIGAN 2-5 SU (all as dog) in this tourney.. EASTERN MICHIGAN 5-1 ATS vs revenge and 3-0 ATS vs #1 seed in this tourney...KENT 8-0 ATS off a win in this tourney...MARSHALL 0-6 ATS L6 games in this tourney and 0-5 ATS off a win in conference tourney ...MIAMI OH 9-1 SU and 7-3 ATS L10G and 8-2 ATS vs revenge in this tourney...TOLEDO 0-5-1 as tourney dog and is 0-4-1 ATS as a conference tourney dog... WESTERN MICHIGAN 1-8 SU & 2-7 ATS L9G conference tourney.
Atlantic 10 Conference
Dayton Arena - Dayton, OH
March 7-15
Projected Final Four:
Xavier ? Dayton ? St. Joseph's ? Temple
Key Tournament Play:
TEMPLE in Game 1
Tech notes: Favorites of less than -13 are 65-36-2 ATS, including 17-4 ATS vs an opponent off a SUATS loss, and 10-1 ATS vs an opponent off BB SUATS losses. No. 1 seeds have covered the number in only three of the last 12 games while No. 5 or worse seeded favs are 8-3 ATS.
Tourney trends and notes:
DUQUENSE is 0-6 SU in second Conference Tournament games and 6-2 ATS L8 as Conference Tournament favs...FORDHAM is 0-7 SU in 1st Conference Tourney game...GEORGE WASHINGTON is 5-2 ATS in 1st Conference Tournament game and 5-1 ATS Conference Tournament fav ...MASSACHUSETTS is 12-5 ATS as Conference Tournament dogs and 6-1 ATS vs Temple in L7 Conference Tournament games ...RHODE ISLAND is 6-1 ATS as Conference Tournament favs...ST. BONAVENTURE is 2-7 ATS as Conference Tournament dogs of < 7 points and 1-7 ATS as Conference Tournament dogs of < 10 points in the 2nd round...ST. JOSEPH'S is 1-7-1 ATS in second Conference Tournament game ...TEMPLE is 14-1 SU in 1st conference tourney game...Dogs off a SU win against a No. 1 seed are 8-23-3 ATS next game.
