2013 Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament

 We finally made it to the final conference tournament. The Atlantic 10 Conference is visiting the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for the weekend. The tournament kicked off a couple of hours age and ends on Sunday. The St Louis Bilikins endured an emotional season and claimed the regular season crown. The BWI likes A10 newcomer Butler to punch the automatic ticket in what is likely their only season in the league.

2013 BWI Atlantic 10 Conference Standings FINAL

1. 8.9 BUTLER
2. 10.6 ST LOUIS
3. 12.9 UMASS
4. 14.8 TEMPLE
5. 15.1 XAVIER
6. 17.4 LA SALLE
7. 17.5 ST JOSEPH'S
8. 18.0 VCU
9. 19.0 RICHMOND
10. 20.6 DAYTON
11. 22.3 GEORGE WASHINGTON
12. 22.4 CHARLOTTE
13. 22.6 ST BONAVENTURE
14. 27.6 FORDHAM
15. 30.3 RHODE ISLAND
16. 34.6 DUQUESNE

You can see the bracket by clicking here.

2013 ACC Basketball Championship

The Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament is headed to Greensboro, North Carolina. The tournament is celebrating it's 60th year. It tips off today and the champion is decided on Selection Sunday. Miami surprised most everyone by winning the regular season. The BWI likes the Hurricanes to win the tournament, also, and possibly capture a #1 seed for the Big Dance.

2013 BWI Atlantic Coast Conference Standings FINAL

1. 7.1 MIAMI, FL
2. 8.9 NORTH CAROLINA ST
3. 9.0 DUKE
4. 12.5 NORTH CAROLINA
5. 12.8 MARYLAND
6. 13.3 VIRGINIA
7. 16.9 GEORGIA TECH
8. 18.3 WAKE FOREST
9. 19.0 FLORIDA ST
10. 19.2 BOSTON COLLEGE
11. 22.0 VIRGINIA TECH
12. 22.2 CLEMSON

You can follow the ACC Tournament by clicking here.

2013 Great West Conference Tournament

The Great West Conference begins their tournament tonight. The championship game is on Saturday. New Jersey Tech went 6-2 through the regular season to claim the top seed. The conference winner doesn't receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, however. And their website is pretty generic looking. None the less, the BWI favors New Jersey Tech to take the double double crowns.

2013 BWI Great West Conference Standings FINAL

1. 4.6 NEW JERSEY TECH

2. 5.8 UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
3. 7.2 CHICAGO ST

4. 7.9 TEXAS PAN AMERICAN

5. 8.7 HOUSTON BAPTIST

You can keep up with all the tournament coverage by clicking here.

2013 Big West Conference Tournament

The 38th annual Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is set to tip off tomorrow and it will conclude on Saturday. The tournament takes place in Anaheim at the Honda Center. The Big West Conference invites the top eight teams to play and they reseed for the semifinal match ups. Long Beach St are the regular season champions and are the BWI favorite to sweep the Big West titles.

2013 BWI Big West Conference Standings FINAL

1. 7.2 LONG BEACH ST
2. 9.0 UC IRVINE
3. 10.1 PACIFIC
4. 11.2 HAWAII
5. 12.9 CAL POLY
6. 13.0 UC DAVIS
7. 13.2 UC SANTA BARBARA
8. 16.5 CAL ST FULLERTON
9. 16.7 CAL ST NORTHRIDGE
10. 20.4 UC RIVERSIDE

You can see the bracket and follow all the tournament action by clicking here.

2013 SEC Basketball Championship

The Southeastern Conference invades Nashville for their basketball tournament. It tipped off earlier today and the championship game occurring on Sunday. Florida made it through the conference tilt at 14-4, good enough for the top seed in post season play. The BWI, however, likes Kentucky to win the automatic bid and remove themselves from the Big Dance Bubble.

2013 BWI SEC Standings FINAL 

 

1. 6.7 KENTUCKY

2. 8.7 FLORIDA

3. 10.2 MISSISSIPPI 

4. 10.5 MISSOURI

5. 11.9 TENNESSEE

6. 15.3 GEORGIA

7. 17.4 ALABAMA 

8. 17.5 LSU

9. 18.5 VANDERBILT
10. 20.8 ARKANSAS
11. 22.3 TEXAS A&M
12. 27.5 AUBURN
13. 27.7 SOUTH CAROLINA
14. 29.6 MISSISSIPPI ST

You can see complete tournament hoops coverage and the SEC bracket by clicking here.

2013 Big Ten Conference Tournament

The Big Ten Conference pulls into the United Center in Chicago for it's much anticipated men's basketball tournament. The tournament starts tomorrow and wraps up on Sunday. The Indiana Hoosiers used some hectic final seconds to win the regular season crown outright. The Hoosiers finished 14-4 in conference play. In what should be a great weekend of games, the BWI likes the top seed to grab the automatic bid to the Big Dance. Go Hawks!

2013 BWI Big 10 Conference Standings

1. 5.7 INDIANA
2. 9.7 MICHIGAN ST
3. 10.0 IOWA
4. 11.0 WISCONSIN
5. 11.3 OHIO ST
6. 13.2 PURDUE
7. 13.5 MINNESOTA
8. 13.8 MICHIGAN
9. 20.0 ILLINOIS
10. 23.5 PENN ST
11. 24.1 NEBRASKA
12. 24.4 NORTHWESTERN

Follow the crazy Big Ten tournament action and peak at the bracket by clicking here.

2012 Big 12 Conference Tournament

The Big 12 Conference returns to the Sprint Center in Kansas City for their men's basketball tournament. It tipped off earlier today and it concludes on Saturday. Kansas and Kansas St topped the regular season standing with identical 14-4 records but the Jayhawks received the top seed. We're off to a rough start as it looks like Texas Tech has already pulled off an upset. The BWI also likes KU to seize the automatic bid to the Big Dance. Rock Chalk Jayhawk!

2013 BWI Big 12 Conference Standings FINAL

1. 4.3 KANSAS
2. 8.2 OKLAHOMA ST
3. 9.2 OKLAHOMA
4. 9.4 IOWA ST
5. 10.5 BAYLOR
6. 11.3 KANSAS ST
7. 15.2 TEXAS
8. 17.3 WEST VIRGINIA
9. 21.7 TEXAS TECH
10. 23.1 TCU

Follow all the tournament action and peak at the bracket by clicking here.

2013 Big Sky Conrference Tournament

The Big Sky Conference starts their conference tournament tomorrow and it will conclude on Saturday. The semifinals and championship games are in Missoula, Montana. The Big Sky has a weird bracket setup as only seven of the eleven teams qualify for the post season tournament. The Montana Grizzlies went 19-1 during the regular season and claim the top seed as well as receive a bye. The conference reseeds for the semifinal match ups. The Grizzlies are the BWI favorite to sweep the Big Sky crowns.

2013 BWI Big Sky Conference Standings FINAL

1. 4.6 WEBER ST
2. 8.1 MONTANA
3. 11.8 SOUTHERN UTAH
4. 12.5 NORTH DAKOTA
5. 12.7 NORTHERN COLORADO
6. 14.9 NORTHERN ARIZONA
7. 15.0 EASTERN WASHINGTON
8. 15.6 SACRAMENTO ST
9. 16.2 MONTANA ST
10. 18.5 PORTLAND ST
11. 22.7 IDAHO ST

You can see the bracket by clicking here.

2013 Conference USA Tournament

Conference USA will begin their year end basketball tournament tomorrow. The championship game occurs on Saturday. The tournament takes place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Memphis Tigers rolled to an undefeated 16-0 regular season. The BWI has the Tigers and Coach Cal as the last team standing, rather handily.

2013 BWI Conference USA Standings FINAL

1. 4.2 MEMPHIS
2. 10.5 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
3. 11.5 TEXAS-EL PASO
4. 12.3 HOUSTON
5. 12.7 CENTRAL FLORIDA
6. 12.8 TULSA
7. 13.0 EAST CAROLINA
8. 19.1 ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM
9. 19.6 TULANE
10. 19.7 MARSHALL
11. 20.4 SMU
12. 26.9 RICE

You can see the bracket by clicking here.

2013 Mountain West Conference Tournament

Las Vegas continues to be a basketball hot spot during the Little Dance, as the Mountain West Conference tipped off their basketball tournament today. The tournament champion will be decided on Saturday. New Mexico won the regular season crown with a 13-3 record and has stayed nationally ranked most of the season.  The BWI predicts that Coach Steve Alford, a SportStew Hall of Shame Elite member, will deliver another tournament title to Lobo-land.

2013 BWI Mountain West Conference Standings FINAL

1. 6.2 NEW MEXICO
2. 7.1 COLORADO ST
3. 8.7 UNLV
4. 9.2 SAN DIEGO ST
5. 11.8 BOISE ST
6. 13.2 AIR FORCE
7. 14.4 FRESNO ST
8. 17.7 NEVADA
9. 18.0 WYOMING

You can see the bracket by clicking here.

2013 Big East Conference Tournament

The "final" Big East Conference Basketball Tournament is headed to Madison Square Garden. The tournament started today and the champion is decided on Saturday. Georgetown, Marquette, and Louisville tied atop the regular season standings at 14-4. The Big East tournament is generally and crap shoot that anyone might win. Well except UConn this year. Georgetown was awarded the top seed. The BWI like the Louisville Cardinals to win the tournament as the two seed.

2013 BWI Big East Conference Standings FINAL

1. 6.1 LOUISVILLE
2. 9.8 GEORGETOWN
3. 9.9 MARQUETTE
4. 10.8 PITTSBURGH
5. 14.2 SYRACUSE
6. 15.1 VILLANOVA
7. 16.0 UCONN
8. 17.0 PROVIDENCE
9. 17.7 NOTRE DAME
10. 20.1 CINCINNATI
11. 21.2 ST JOHN'S
12. 27.6 SETON HALL
13. 29.1 RUTGERS
14. 30.1 DEPAUL
15. 33.1 SOUTH FLORIDA

You can see the bracket by clicking here.

2013 Southland Conference Tournament

Katy, Texas is hosting the Southland Conference Basketball Tournament beginning tomorrow. The championship game takes place on Saturday night. Stephen F Austin took the regular season crown at 16-2 and has an unimpressive 26-3 mark for the season. The basketball tournament only includes eight of the conference members.  The BWI favors the #2 seed Northwestern St Demons to secure the bid to the Big Dance.

2013 BWI Southland Conference Standings FINAL

1. 4.8 NORTHWESTERN ST

2. 7.0 STEPHEN F AUSTIN 

3. 7.5 ORAL ROBERTS

4. 11.5 SAM HOUSTON ST

5. 14.0 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA

6. 14.6 NICHOLLS ST

7. 14.6 CENTRAL ARKANSAS

8. 16.0 MCNEESE ST 

9. 19.5 LAMAR

10. 19.9 TEX A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI

You can follow the tournament coverage and see the bracket by clicking here.

2013 Western Athletic Conference Tournament

The Western Athletic Conference pays a visit to Las Vegas to find out who their automatic representative in the NCAA Tournament will be. The WAC Basketball Tournament kicked off earlier today and wraps on with the title game next Saturday. Louisiana Tech and Denver tied for the regular season crown with 16-2 records. The New Mexico St Aggies, the three seed, are favored by the BWI to grab the invitation.

2013 BWI Western Athletic Conference Standings FINAL

1. 7.4 NEW MEXICO ST 

2. 8.1 LOUISIANA TECH

3. 8.9 DENVER

4. 9.1 UTAH ST 

5. 11.5 TEXAS ARLINGTON 

6. 12.6 IDAHO

7. 14.3 SEATTLE

8. 16.9 TEXAS ST

9. 18.5 SAN JOSE ST

10. 20.5 TEXAS SAN ANTONIO

You can keep up with the tournament news and see the bracket by clicking here.

2013 Pac-12 Tournament

The Pac-12 Conference will roll out their men's basketball tournament on March 13th and it concludes on Saturday, May 16th. The games are at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in sinful Las Vegas. UCLA snuck away with the regular season crown on a very crazy final week. The BWI however, likes the forth seeded Arizona Wildcats to seize the automatic bid to the Big Dance.

2013 BWI Pac-12 Conference Standings

1. 8.6 ARIZONA
2. 9.7 UCLA
3. 10.7 CALIFORNIA
4. 12.6 STANFORD
5. 13.0 USC
6. 13.7 COLORADO
7. 14.4 OREGON
8. 14.7 ARIZONA ST
9. 16.1 WASHINGTON
10. 19.9 OREGON ST
11. 21.9 WASHINGTON ST
12. 22.9 UTAH

Follow the Pac-12 tournament and peak at the bracket by clicking here.

2013 Mid-American Conference Tournament

The Mid-American Conference’s players and fans are invading Quicken Loans Area in Cleveland for the week. The MAC Basketball Tournament tips off on tonight with the conference champions getting to cut down the nets on Saturday. Akron and Ohio tied at the top of the East Division with a 14-2 record. The West Division also split the crown with Toledo and Western Michigan matching their 10-6 conference records. The BWI predicts that top seeded Akron claims the MAC's NCAA Tournament ticket but we'll have to see how they deal with their recent turmoil.

2013 BWI Mid-American Conference Standings FINAL

1. 6.5 AKRON
2. 9.3 WESTERN MICHIGAN
3. 9.9 OHIO
4. 9.9 KENT ST
5. 11.8 BUFFALO
6. 14.4 TOLEDO
7. 14.7 BALL ST
8. 18.5 EASTERN MICHIGAN
9. 18.5 BOWLING GREEN
10. 20.7 CENTRAL MICHIGAN
11. 22.4 NORTHERN ILLINOIS
12. 25.1 MIAMI, OHIO

Keep up on all the tournament coverage and see the bracket by clicking here.

2013 MEAC Basketball Championship

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament tips off later today in Norfolk, Virgina. The title game takes place on next Saturday, March 16th. Norfolk St earned the top seed for the tournament by finishing the regular season undefeated. UNC Central finished a game back. Will the Norfolk St Spartans survive with a huge target on their back? The BWI says they will.

2013 BWI MEAC Standings FINAL

1. 5.5 NORFOLK ST
2. 8.5 HAMPTON
3. 9.3 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL
4. 11.8 MORGAN ST
5. 14.9 SAVANNAH ST
6. 15.4 NORTH CAROLINA A&T
7. 17.5 BETHUNE COOKMAN
8. 18.5 DELAWARE ST
9. 20.4 HOWARD
10. 21.4 FLORIDA A&M
11. 21.5 COPPIN ST
12. 22.6 SOUTH CAROLINA ST
13. 24.9 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE

You can see the bracket and keep up with all the tournament action by clicking here.

2013 SWAC Basketball Championship

The Southwest Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament tips off on March 13th with the championship game on March 16th. The Texas Southern Tigers won the regular season title with a 16-2 record. The Chanticleers are 26-5 on the season. Garland, Texas hosts the SWAC Tournament. The BWI likes the Tigers to win the tournament and walk away with a 16 seed in the Dance.

2013 BWI SWAC Standings FINAL

1. 5.5 TEXAS SOUTHERN
2. 5.9 SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
3. 8.6 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF
4. 12.3 ALABAMA ST
5. 12.9 JACKSON ST
6. 14.0 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
7. 14.1 ALCORN ST
8. 15.1 ALABAMA A&M
9. 17.2 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST
10. 22.6 GRAMBLING ST

You can see the bracket and follow the tournament action here.

2013 Summit League Tournament

The Summit League pays a visit to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to find out who their representative in the NCAA Tournament will be. The Summit League Basketball Tournament kick starts on tomorrow and wraps on with the title game next Tuesday, March 12th. We love the nicknames that teams sport in this conference. The Leathernecks, Mastodonss, Kangaroos, Mavericks, and Jackrabbits all reside in the Summit League. South Dakota St and Western Illinois tied for the regular season crown with 13-3 records with the Jackrabbits earning the top seed. The BWI picks South Dakota St to back up their title and they should grab the Big Dance invite..

2013 BWI Summit League Standings FINAL

1. 4.1 SOUTH DAKOTA ST 

2. 6.3 NORTH DAKOTA ST

3. 8.0 WESTERN ILLINOIS

4. 10.4 OAKLAND

5. 11.3 SOUTH DAKOTA 

6. 12.8 IP FORT WAYNE 

7. 16.2 MISSOURI KANSAS CITY

8. 16.4 NEBRASKA OMAHA

9. 19.8 IUPUI

You can see the bracket and all the tournament coverage by clicking here.

2013 Colonial Athletic Association Tournament

The Colonial Athletic Association will begin their year end basketball tournament tomorrow. The tournament takes place in Richmond, Virginia and only needs three days to conclude as only seven of the 11 teams actually get to play. Apparently Towson and UNC Wilmington are academically ineligible for post season play and since Georgia St and Old Dominion are leaving the conference, they weren't allowed to participate. Hmm. The Northeastern Huskies clinched the regular season title with a conference record of 14-4. The BWI likes Towson but since they wont be there, Delaware is the pick.

2013 BWI Colonial Athletic Association Standings FINAL

1. 6.4 TOWSON
2. 6.6 DELAWARE
3. 10.3 GEORGE MASON
4. 10.6 NORTHEASTERN
5. 12.6 JAMES MADISON
6. 14.7 DREXEL
7. 14.9 GEORGIA ST
8. 17.5 WILLIAM & MARY
9. 18.2 UNC WILMINGTON
10. 20.1 OLD DOMINION
11. 22.1 HOFSTRA

You can follow the tournament action and see the bracket by clicking here.

2013 MAAC Basketball Championship

The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Basketball Tournament is set to tip off in Springfield, Massachusetts on tomorrow evening and concludes with the championship game on Monday. Niagara finished 13-5 in conference play to edge Rider and Loyola for the regular season belt. The BWI shows there may be some craziness as the forth seeded Iona Gaels are the team to beat.

2013 BWI MAAC Standings FINAL

1. 7.5 IONA
2. 8.7 NIAGARA
3. 8.7 LOYOLA MD
4. 9.9 RIDER
5. 10.0 CANISIUS
6. 11.9 MANHATTAN
7. 12.9 FAIRFIELD
8. 16.1 MARIST
9. 19.2 SIENA
10. 23.2 ST PETER'S

You can see the bracket and all the tournament updates by clicking here.

2013 America East Tournament

Albany, New York is hosting the first two rounds of the America East Conference Basketball Tournament beginning tomorrow morning. The championship game takes place on March 16th and will be on the home court of the highest seed left. Stony Brook took the regular season crown at 14-2 and is on a six game winning streak. The BWI also favors the top seeded Stony Brook Seawolves to secure the bid to the Big Dance.

2013 BWI America East Conference Standings FINAL

1. 3.3  STONY BROOK

2. 6.3 VERMONT
3. 9.7 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 

4. 10.1 ALBANY

5. 11.3 MAINE

6. 13.8 HARTFORD

7. 13.9 NEW HAMPSHIRE

8. 17.5 MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY

9. 18.5 BINGHAMTON

You can keep up with all the tournament coverage and see the bracket by clicking here.

2013 Sun Belt Basketball Championship

The Sun Belt Conference Tournament begins tomorrow evening in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The champion is crowned on Monday. The Middle Tennessee St Blue Raiders romped through the regular season with a 19-1 mark and gathered some national attention on the way. The Blue Raiders also dominated in the BWI standings and are our pick to take home the Sun Belt's automatic invitation to the Big Dance.

2013 BWI Sun Belt Conference Standings FINAL

1. 4.0 MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST
2. 8.6 SOUTH ALABAMA
3. 10.4 ARKANSAS ST
4. 12.3 FLORIDA ATLANTIC
5. 13.5 ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK
6. 14.2 WESTERN KENTUCKY
7. 16.2 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
8. 16.3 LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE
9. 16.6 NORTH TEXAS
10. 21.7 TROY
11. 22.0 LOUISIANA MONROE

Keep up with the tournament coverage and take a peak at the bracket by clicking here.

2013 SoCon Basketball Championship

The Southern Conference’s players and fans are invading Asheville, North Carolina for the weekend. The SoCon Basketball Tournament tips off tomorrow morning with the conference champions getting to cut down the nets on Monday, March 11th. Davidson finished on top of the South Division with a whooping 17-1 record. North Division winner Elon finished at 13-5. The BWI strongly predicts that the Davidson Wildcats claims the SoCon's NCAA Tournament ticket.

2013 BWI Southern Conference Standings FINAL

1. 3.5 DAVIDSON
2. 6.6 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
3. 10.9 ELON
4. 11.7 APPALACHIAN ST
5. 14.6 WESTERN CAROLINA
6. 15.6 NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO
7. 17.0 SAMFORD
8. 17.1 CHATTANOOGA
9. 19.8 WOFFORD
10. 20.6 CITADEL
11. 20.8 GEORGIA SOUTHERN
12. 24.3 FURMAN

You can see the bracket and full tournament coverage by clicking here.

2013 Arch Madness

Arch Madness is coming. The Missouri Valley Conference Tournament starts today and takes over St. Louis until the champion is decided on March 10th. Creighton won the regular season title by defeating Wichita St in their last game but both seem like solid locks for the Big Dance. The Shockers edged the Blue Jays in the final BWI standing, though. Go Panthers! Surprise some folks so we can take a Sunday road trip.

2013 BWI Missouri Valley Conference Standings FINAL

1. 5.8 WICHITA ST
2. 6.0 CREIGHTON
3. 9.6 INDIANA ST
4. 9.6 ILLINOIS ST
5. 11.5 NORTHERN IOWA
6. 12.4 EVANSVILLE
7. 14.1 DRAKE
8. 16.8 MISSOURI ST
9. 19.9 BRADLEY
10. 22.9 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

You can keep up with the Arch Madness bracket by clicking here.

2013 Patriot League Tournament

The Patriot League Basketball Tournament will begin tomorrow, one of five tournaments to tip off. The tournament finalists will take the court a week later on March 13th. The entire Patriot League tournament slate of games are hosted by the higher seeds. The Bucknell Bisons topped the regular season standings with a 12-2 mark and a 25-5 record on the season. According to the BWI, Bucknell will defend their top seed and celebrate a berth to March Madness.

2013 BWI Patriot League Standings FINAL

1. 4.6 BUCKNELL
2. 6.2 LEHIGH
3. 7.7 ARMY
4. 9.8 LAFAYETTE
5. 12.0 HOLY CROSS
6. 12.2 COLGATE
7. 12.4 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
8. 18.6 NAVY

You can follow the post season action and get the Patriot League Tournament bracket by clicking here.

2013 West Coast Conference Tourney

The West Coast Conference invades Las Vegas for their basketball tournament. It tips off March 6th with the championship game occurring on Monday, March 11th. Gonzaga claimed the regular season title and the #1 national ranking by finishing 16-0 in conference play. The WCC utilises the double bye concept in their tournament bracket. The Zags are a strong BWI favorite to sweep the WCC crowns by grabbing the tournament title also.

2013 BWI West Coast Conference Standings FINAL
 

1. 2.4 GONZAGA

2. 5.3 ST MARY'S

3. 8.1 BRIGHAM YOUNG 

4. 9.5 SANTA CLARA

5. 13.9  SAN FRANCISCO

6. 14.1 PEPPERDINE

7. 15.0 SAN DIEGO 

8. 17.0 PORTLAND

9. 20.0 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT

You can see complete tournament hoops coverage and the WCC bracket by clicking here.

2013 Music City Madness (Ohio Valley)

Music City Madness, aka The Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Tournament, is set to commence tomorrow with the champion being crowned on Saturday, the 9th. The tournament is hosted by Nashville. The Ohio Valley uses an alternate bracket lineup the gives the top two seeds double byes into the semifinals while the three and four seeds also receiving an opening round pass. Jacksonville State is ineligible for postseason. Belmont took the East Division at 14-4 while Murray St was the king of the West Division at 10-6. This tournament could be fun to watch as the BWI predicts that the forth seeded Tennessee St Tigers will defeat the sixth seeded Southeast Missouri St Redhawks in the championship game and punch the OVC's automatic ticket to the Big Dance.

2013 BWI Ohio Valley Conference Standings FINAL

1. 8.5 TENNESSEE ST
2. 9.4 BELMONT
3. 9.6 SE MISSOURI ST
4. 9.7 MURRAY ST
5. 11.7 EASTERN KENTUCKY
6. 13.9 MOREHEAD ST
7. 15.9 JACKSONVILLE ST
8. 19.5 AUSTIN PEAY
9. 19.9 SIU EDWARDSVILLE
10. 20.1 TENNESSEE TECH
11. 21.6 TENNESSEE MARTIN
12. 21.7 EASTERN ILLINOIS

You can see complete conference coverage and the bracket by clicking here.

2013 Northeast Conference Tournament

The Northeast Conference Tournament is set to start tomorrow with the championship game occurring next Tuesday, March 12th. Every game is held at campus sites and hosted by the higher seeds. In an interesting twist, the NEC reseeds the bracket after the first round. Robert Morris won the regular season title but the BWI gives the two seeded Wagner Seahawks a slight edge and they will be dancing in the NCAA Tournament.

2013 BWI Northeast Conference Standings FINAL

1. 7.7 WAGNER

2. 8.1 ROBERT MORRIS
3. 10.9 LIU BROOKLYN 

4. 12.5 QUINNIPIAC

5. 13.2 BRYANT

6. 13.8 ST FRANCIS (NY) 

7. 14.4 SACRED HEART

8. 14.7 CENT CONNECTICUT ST 

9. 17.7 MOUNT ST MARY'S

10. 20.6 ST FRANCIS (PA)

11. 21.8 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON

12. 23.8 MONMOUTH

You can see the bracket  and complete tournament coverage by clicking here.

2013 Atlantic Sun Basketball Championship

The Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament is set to kick off tomorrow with the champion getting crowned on Saturday, March 9th. Mercer University in Macon, Georgia is hosting the tournament. Northern Kentucky is not eligible for tournament play during their NCAA reclassifying period. The BWI says the Mercer Bears, who nabbed the regular season crown, will emerge from this gun fight known as Macon Madness.

2013 BWI Atlantic Sun Conference Standings FINAL

1. 6.1 MERCER
2. 8.2 FLORIDA GULF COAST
3. 9.5 STETSON
4. 9.6 USC UPSTATE
5. 10.8 JACKSONVILLE
6. 14.5 NORTH KENTUCKY
7. 15.1 LIPSCOMB
8. 15.6 NORTH FLORIDA
9. 17.7 EAST TENNESSEE ST
10. 21.4 KENNESAW ST

You can see the bracket and complete tournament coverage by clicking here.

2013 Horizon League Championship

The 2013 Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship begins today with first-round games at campus sites of the higher seeds. The second-round games and the semifinals are hosted by Valparaiso University. The highest remaining seed gets to host the championship game on March 12th. The Valpo Crusaders won the regular season title belt with a 13-3 record. Green Bay takes the slight edge in the BWI, so look for a tournament surprise.

2013 BWI Horizon League Standings FINAL

1. 5.9 GREEN BAY
2. 6.1 VALPARAISO
3. 6.8 DETROIT
4. 12.3 WRIGHT ST
5. 12.6 YOUNGSTOWN ST
6. 12.6 LOYOLA (CHI)
7. 12.7 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO

8. 17.1 CLEVELAND ST 

9. 19.1 MILWAUKEE

You can see the bracket by clicking here.

2013 Big South Conference Tournament

The Big South Conference Basketball Tournament tips off in roughly an hour in Myrtle Beach with the championship game on March 10th. High Point and Charleston Southern topped their respective divisions during the regular season. The BWI picks the High Point Panthers to take the tournament and walk away as the automatic qualifier.

2013 BWI Big South Conference Standings FINAL

1. 5.1  HIGH POINT

2. 8.0 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN

3. 10.8 UNC ASHEVILLE

4. 12.7 LIBERTY

5. 14.8 GARDNER-WEBB

6. 15.2 VMI

7. 15.4 COASTAL CAROLINA

8. 16.5 RADFORD

9. 18.1 CAMPBELL

10. 18.6 WINTROP

11. 21.9 LONGWOOD

12. 23.7 PRESBYTERIAN

You can see the bracket and get more Championship Tournament information by clicking here.

Its BWI Time!

We happened to run across the old BWI spreadsheet and just in time for conference tournament time. The BWI is a college basketball index. We created it as a way to compare teams and predict the winner of games. The index uses multiple team stats to give each team a value which can then be compared. Some stats that we felt were the most important to a team being successful are FG%, both offensive and defensive; rebounds, assist/turnover ratio, and free throws made. When it debuted a few years ago, the BWI correctly picked Kansas to win the title last year and picked the Steph Curry led Davidson team to the Elite 8. It hasn't been used in a couple years but this seemed like a great time to dust the cobwebs off and try to take advantage of the money lines on the tournament games. We'll be posting out index results as the Conference's wrap up their regular season play. By the way, get ready for the greatest couple weeks of the sports year.