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.