NCAA Championship Week Preview

I'm going to put away the analysis for a week, and just do college basketball fans a favor. The one thing I've always wanted going into the conference tournament season is a full conference-by-conference breakdown of dates and formats, with a daily calendar of events and links to each conference tournament bracket.

Ladies and gentlemen, everything you need to know for 13 of the greatest days of the year:

America East (March 2-10): All 9 teams in; 8-9 teams in play-in game; Play-in through semis in Boston; Finals at campus site of highest remaining seed; Vermont #1 seed
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Atlantic 10 (March 7-10): 12 of 14 teams in; 1-4 seeds get bye into quarters; in Atlantic City; Seeding TBD
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ACC (March 8-11): All 12 teams in; 1-4 seeds bye into quarters; in Tampa; Seeding TBD
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Atlantic Sun (March 1-3): 8 of 10 teams in (Kennesaw State and North Florida ineligible to participate until 2009-2010); straight bracket with no byes; At E. Tennessee State; E. Tennessee State #1 seed
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Big 12 (March 8-11): All 12 teams in; 1-4 seeds get bye into quarters; in Oklahoma City; Seeding TBD
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Big East (March 7-10): 12 of 16 teams in; 1-4 seeds get bye into quarters; at Madison Square Garden; Seeding TBD
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Big Sky (March 3-7): 6 of 9 teams in; reseeding after First Round; 1/2 seeds protected to semis; quarters at campus sites of higher seeds; semis and Final at Weber State; Weber State #1 seed
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Big South (February 27 – March 3): All 8 teams in; straight bracket with no byes; quarters at campus sites of highest seed; semis at Winthrop; Final at campus site of highest seed; Winthrop #1 seed
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Big Ten (March 8-11): All 11 teams in; 7-10 seeds play in first round; in Chicago; Ohio State #1 seed
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Big West (March 7-10): All 8 teams in; reseeding after every round; 3/4 seeds get bye to quarters; 1/2 seeds get bye to semis; in Anaheim; Seeding TBD
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Colonial (March 2-5): All 12 teams in; 1-4 seeds get byes into quarters; at Richmond; VCU #1 seed
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Conference USA (March 7-10): All 12 teams in; 1-4 seeds get bye into quarters; at Memphis; Memphis #1 seed
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Horizon (February 27 – March 6): All 9 teams in; 3-seed (Loyola) protected into quarters; 1/2 seeds (Wright State #1, Butler #2) protected into semis; first round at campus sites of highest seeds; quarters and semis at Wright State; Final at highest remaining seed
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Ivy: No conference tournament; regular season ends March 6

Metro Atlantic (March 2-5): All 10 teams in; 7-10 seeds play in first round; at Bridgeport, CT; Marist #1 seed
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Mid-Continent (March 3-6): All 8 teams in; straight bracket with no byes; in Tulsa; Oral Roberts #1 seed
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Mid-American (March 2-5): All 12 teams in; 1-4 seeds get bye into quarters; in Cleveland; Seeding TBD
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Mid-Eastern (March 6-10): All 11 teams in; 6-11 seeds play in first round; at Raleigh, NC; Delaware State #1 seed
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Missouri Valley (March 1-4): All 10 teams in; 7-10 seeds play in first round; at St. Louis; Southern Illinois #1 seed
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Mountain West (March 6-10): All 9 teams in; 8-9 teams in play-in game; at UNLV; #1 seed TBD
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Northeast (March 1-7): 8 of 11 teams in; no byes; quarters at campus sites of highest seed; teams re-seeded after quarters; semis and Final at campus sites of highest seed; Central Connecticut State #1 seed
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Ohio Valley (February 37 – March 3): 8 of 11 in; straight bracket with no byes; quarters at sites of higher seeds; semis and Final in Nashville; Austin Peay #1 seed
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Pac-10 (March 7-10): All 10 teams in; 7-10 seeds play in first round; in Los Angeles; Seeding TBD
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Patriot (February 28 – March 9): All 8 teams in; straight bracket with no byes; quarters through Finals at campus sites of highest seed; Holy Cross #1 seed based off a higher RPI (Patriot League third tie-breaker)
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SEC (March 8-11): All 12 teams in; top two seeds from each division have bye to quarters; in Atlanta; Florida #1 seed from East; West #1 seed TBD
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Southern (February 28 – March 3): All 11 teams in; seeds 6-11 play in first round; at Charleston, SC; Davidson #1 seed
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Southland (March 8-11): 8 of 12 teams in; straight bracket with no byes; in Houston; Seeding TBD
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Southwestern (March 7-10): 8 of 10 teams in; straight bracket with no byes; in Birmingham; Seeding TBD
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Sun Belt (February 28 – March 6): All 13 teams in; seeds 1-3 have byes into quarters; first round at campus sites of highest seed; quarters through Final at Louisiana-Lafayette; South Alabama #1 seed
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West Coast (March 2-5): All 8 teams in; 3/4 seeds get byes into quarters; 1/2 seeds get byes into semis; at Portland; Seeding TBD
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Western Athletic (March 6-10): All 9 teams in; 8-9 teams in play-in game; at New Mexico State; Nevada #1 seed
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THE CALENDAR

Tuesday, February 27
Horizon first round
Ohio Valley quarters
Big South quarters

Wednesday, February 28
Southern first round
Sun Belt first round
Patriot quarters

Thursday, March 1
Missouri Valley first round
Atlantic Sun quarters
Northeast quarters
Southern quarters
Big South semis

Friday, March 2
Yale (currently Ivy #2) at Princeton (currently Ivy #1)
America East Play-In
Metro Atlantic first round
Colonial first round
West Coast first round
Horizon quarters
Missouri Valley quarters
Atlantic Sun semis
Ohio Valley semis
Southern semis

Saturday, March 3
Mid-Continent 1-8 and 2-7 games
Big Sky quarters
America East quarters
Metro Atlantic quarters
Colonial quarters
West Coast quarters
Horizon semis
Missouri Valley semis
Big South Championship, ESPN
Southern Championship, ESPN2
Ohio Valley Championship, ESPN2
Atlantic Sun Championship, ESPN2

Sunday, March 4
Mid-Continent 4-5 and 3-6 games
Sun Belt quarters
America East semis
Northeast semis
Metro Atlantic semis
Patriot semis
Colonial semis
West Coast semis
Missouri Valley Championship, CBS

Monday, March 5
Mid-Continent semis
Sun Belt semis
Metro Atlantic Championship, ESPN2
Colonial Championship, ESPN
West Coast Championship, ESPN

Tuesday, March 6
Western Athletic Play-In
Mountain West Play-In
Mid-Eastern first round
Big Sky semis
Mid-Continent Championship, ESPN
Sun Belt Championship, ESPN2
Horizon Championship, ESPN

Wednesday, March 7
Big West first round
MAC first round
Conference USA first round
Atlantic 10 first round
Pac-10 first round
Big East first round
SWAC quarters (2-7 and 1-8)
Mid-Eastern quarters
Northeast Championship, ESPN2
Big Sky Championship, ESPN2

Thursday, March 8
Big Ten first round
ACC first round
SEC first round
Big XII first round
SWAC quarters (3-6 and 4-5)
Southland quarters
Big West quarters
MAC quarters
Western Athletic quarters
Mountain West quarters
Conference USA quarters
Atlantic 10 quarters
Pac-10 quarters
Big East quarters

Friday, March 9
Big Ten quarters
ACC quarters
SEC quarters
Big XII quarters
SWAC semis
Southland semis
Mid-Eastern semis
Big West semis
MAC semis
Western Athletic semis
Mountain West semis
Conference USA semis
Atlantic 10 semis
Pac-10 semis
Big East semis
Patriot Championship, ESPN2

Saturday, March 10
Big Ten semis
ACC semis
Big X11 semis
SEC semis
SWAC Championship, TV TBD
America East Championship, ESPN2
Mid-Eastern Championship, ESPN Classic
Big West Championship, ESPN2
MAC Championship, ESPN2
Western Athletic Championship, ESPN2
Mountain West Championship, VERSUS
Atlantic 10 Championship, ESPN
Conference USA Championship, CBS
Pac-10 Championship, CBS
Big East Championship, ESPN

Sunday, March 11
Southland Championship, ESPN2
Big Ten Championship, CBS
ACC Championship, ESPN
Big XII Championship, ESPN
SEC Championship, CBS
NCAA Tournament Selection Show, CBS

Seth Doria is a freelance reporter trying to get a press pass from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to cover the Missouri Valley Tournament. If you have any dirty pictures he can use as leverage (or even if you don't), please visit The Left Calf.

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