The madness has arrived.
The first men’s basketball conference tournaments start this week, led by the first round of the Atlantic Sun tournament on Monday. The first automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament will be awarded Saturday night in the Ohio Valley tournament title game. In many of these early events, the drama is as high as it gets, because only the winner will hear its name called on Selection Sunday.
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Here’s your guide to the 15 conference tournaments that begin between now and Sunday. Brackets are included in those leagues where they’ve already been set. New brackets will be added to this story when they become available, and we’ll be back next Monday for the other 17 conference tournaments.
(Conferences are listed in alphabetical order; all times ET.)
America East
The bracket is set! Take your first look at the @jerseymikes Men’s #AEPlayoffs seeding!
Quarterfinal action begins at 2 p.m. on Saturday, with all 4️⃣ games on ESPN+! pic.twitter.com/pjGwCrwBBC
— America East (@AmericaEast) March 6, 2024
When it starts: Saturday
Where: Campus sites
Title game: Saturday, March 16, 11 a.m, ESPN2
Top seed: Vermont (25-6, 14-1 America East)
The skinny: Vermont is once again the No. 1 seed, as it has been for seven of the past eight AmEast tourneys. The Catamounts are seeking their 10th NCAA Tournament appearance since 2003.
Atlantic Sun
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐭…👀🏆🏀
Check out the full bracket for the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 #𝐀𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐌𝐁𝐁 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩! ⬇️
🔗 | https://t.co/cp1j2HPYd9#ASUNBuilt pic.twitter.com/JlZYncDc8C
— #ASUNBuilt (@ASUNSports) March 2, 2024
Winner: Stetson
Big South
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧.
The stage is officially set for the 2024 @HerculesTires Big South Basketball Championship! 🏀
📰: https://t.co/Pc4EEzvaGD#BigSouthMBB pic.twitter.com/NZ36WjiWgs
— Big South Conference (@BigSouthSports) March 3, 2024
Winner: Longwood
Big Sky
The Stage Is Set 🎥
1. @EWUMBB
2. @UNC_BearsMBB
3. @MontanaGrizBB
4. @WeberStateMBB
5. @MSUBobcatsMBB
6. @psuviksMBB
7. @NAUBasketball
8. @IdahoStateMBB
9. @VandalHoops
10. @SacHornetsMBB #BigSkyInBoise pic.twitter.com/eR46Qvwn6G— Big Sky Conference (@BigSkyConf) March 5, 2024
When it starts: Saturday
Where: Boise, Idaho
Title game: Wednesday, March 13, 11:30 p.m., ESPN2
Top seed: Eastern Washington (20-10, 14-3 Big Sky)
The skinny: The top two seeds have already lost, leaving No. 3 Montana as the top remaining seed.
Coastal Athletic Association
🚨 We have a bracket. 🚨
The matchups are set for the 2024 @jerseymikes Men’s #CAAHoops Championship in Washington, D.C.
Head to Championship Central for more details:
🔗 https://t.co/Lb2wcB4tHv pic.twitter.com/kTjTiCil77— CAA Basketball (@CAABasketball) March 2, 2024
Winner: Charleston
Horizon
Our 2024 @BarbasolShave #HLMBB Championship bracket has been revealed with @OaklandMBB securing the regular season title and No. 1 seed!
🏀: https://t.co/nnyX1aAHIi#OurHorizon 🌇| #MarchStartsHere pic.twitter.com/cyniTOUERV
— Horizon League (@HorizonLeague) March 3, 2024
Winner: Oakland
Missouri Valley
Seeds, Times, & Bracket set for #ARCHMADNESS.
🏆🏀👉 https://t.co/RqO5IXCURl pic.twitter.com/4TCuQ84L41
— MVC Basketball (@ValleyHoops) March 4, 2024
Winner: Drake
Northeast
🚨 📰 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺 𝙽𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 #𝙽𝙴𝙲𝙼𝙱𝙱 𝚃𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝙵𝚒𝚎𝚕𝚍 𝚂𝚎𝚝@CCSU_MBB Claims Top Seed & Home Court Advantage Throughout Tourneyhttps://t.co/ea2fy40hDb
— Northeast Conference (@NECsports) March 3, 2024
Winner: Wagner
Ohio Valley
𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐓! 🏀
The 2024 OVC Men’s Basketball Championship presented by @united_fidelity is set!
Complete schedule: https://t.co/eWCQKomOe3#OVCit | #OVCTourney pic.twitter.com/YgxyXoUgDR
— Ohio Valley Conference (@OVCSports) March 2, 2024
Winner: Morehead State (26-8)
Patriot
Patriot League Tournament Bracket. pic.twitter.com/NKqD4jDsNY
— Mid-Major Madness (@mid_madness) March 3, 2024
Winner: Colgate
Southern
The men’s stage is set 🏀 | #SoConHoops
Click the link below for the full schedule, tickets and more⬇️
https://t.co/hsQDgSk8xm pic.twitter.com/dpEcJNzSIK
— The Southern Conference (@SoConSports) March 3, 2024
Winner: Samford
Southland
The Men’s Bracket is SET for the 2024 Jersey MIke’s Southland Basketball Championships presented by Louisiana.
🎟️ https://t.co/j1eQWAX9Ea#EarnedEveryDay pic.twitter.com/iIkYQ0lv2W
— Southland Conference (@SouthlandSports) March 8, 2024
Winner: McNeese State
Summit
𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐨 …
The 2024 #SummitMBB Championship Bracket‼️
Sioux Falls is going to be fun 🤩
🗞️: https://t.co/od0Pp0Djcl#ReachTheSummit x #March2TheSummit pic.twitter.com/GkNTAsJbFn
— The Summit League (@TheSummitLeague) March 3, 2024
Winner: South Dakota State
𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞 𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧.
Have a look at the official bracket for the 2024 @HerculesTires #SunBeltMBB Championship. ☀️🏀
📰 » https://t.co/2BTNm8yw0G pic.twitter.com/i9y7PnFFDb
— Sun Belt (@SunBelt) March 2, 2024
Winner: James Madison
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West Coast
It’s official‼️ The seeds are locked in for the @MyCreditUnion1 #WCChoops Championship
🎟️ https://t.co/ofOZIPvLBE pic.twitter.com/A16EXL2B5N
— WCC Basketball (@WCChoops) March 3, 2024
Winner: Saint Mary’s
Conference tournaments starting next week:
American: March 13-17
Atlantic 10: March 12-17
ACC: March 12-16
Big 12: March 12-16
Big East: March 13-16
Big Ten: March 13-17
Big West: March 13-16
Conference USA: March 12-16
Ivy League: March 16-17
MAAC: March 12-16
MAC: March 14-16
MEAC: March 13-16
Mountain West: March 13-16
Pac-12: March 13-16
SEC: March 13-17
SWAC: March 13-16
WAC: March 13-16
(Top photo of Morehead State: Michael Allio / AP)
