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Automatic bids to the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament are on the line in conference tournaments. Here’s what you need to know.
This. Is. March.
With apologies to legendary college basketball reporter Jon Rothstein, welcome to March. The road to the men’s Final Four begins this week, as the first of 32 conference tournaments get underway on Monday with the Atlantic Sun conference tournament. The conference tournaments culminate on Selection Sunday with a number of championship games, including the Big Ten, the Atlantic 10, the Ivy League, and the SEC.
Here are the important dates and details you need to know for conference tournament season.
America East Tournament
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 12
Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 11:00 a.m. ET, on ESPN2
Location: All games are played at the higher seed
American Athletic Tournament
First Round: March 13
Second Round: March 14
Quarterfinals: March 16
Championship Game: Sunday, March 17, 3:15 p.m. ET, on ESPN
Location: Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas
Atlantic 10 Tournament
First Round: March 12
Second Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 16
Championship Game: Sunday, March 17, 1:00 p.m. ET, on CBS
Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
ACC Tournament
First Round: March 12
Second Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 8:30 p.m. ET, on ESPN
Location: Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.
Atlantic Sun Tournament
First Round: March 4
Quarterfinals: March 5
Semifinals: March 7
Championship Game: Sunday, March 10, 2:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
Location: All games are played at the higher seed
Big 12 Tournament
First Round: March 12
Second Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 6:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN
Location: T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Big East Tournament
First Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 6:30 p.m. ET, on FOX
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York City
Big Sky Tournament
First Round: March 9
Second Round: March 10
Quarterfinals: March 11
Semifinals: March 12
Championship Game: Tuesday, March 13, 11:30 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
Location: Idaho Central Arena, Boise, Idaho
Big South Tournament
First Round: March 6
Quarterfinals: March 8
Semifinals: March 9
Championship Game: Sunday, March 10, 12:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
Location: Qubein Center, High Point University
Big Ten Tournament
First Round: March 13
Second Round: March 14
Quarterfinals: March 15
Semifinals: March 16
Championship Game: Sunday, March 17, 3:30 p.m. ET, on CBS
Location: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Big West Tournament
First Round: March 13
Second Round: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 9:30 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
Location: The Dollar Loan Center, Henderson, Nevada
CAA Tournament
First Round: March 8
Second Round: March 9
Quarterfinals: March 10
Semifinals: March 11
Championship Game: Monday, March 12, 7:30 p.m. ET, on CBS Sports Network
Location: Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington, D.C.
Conference USA Tournament
First Round: March 12
Quarterfinals: March 13 and March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 8:30 p.m, on CBS Sports Network
Location: VBC Propst Arena, Huntsville, Alabama
Horizon League Tournament
First Round: March 5
Quarterfinals: March 7
Semifinals: March 11
Championship Game: Monday, March 12, 7:00 p.m. ET., on ESPN/ESPN2
Location: Early-round games at higher seeds, semifinals and Championship Game at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana
Ivy League Tournament
Semifinals: March 16
Championship Game: Sunday, March 17, 12:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
Location: Levien Gymnasium, Columbia University
MAAC Tournament
Opening Round: March 12
Quarterfinals: March 13 and March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 7:30 p.m. ET, on ESPNU
Location: Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
MAC Tournament
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 7:30 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio
MEAC Tournament
Quarterfinals: March 13 and March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 1:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
Location: Norfolk Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia
Missouri Valley Tournament
First Round: March 7
Quarterfinals: March 8
Semifinals: March 9
Championship Game: Sunday, March 10, 2:00 p.m. ET., on CBS
Location: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Mountain West Tournament
Opening Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 6:00 p.m. ET., on CBS
Location: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Northeast Tournament
Quarterfinals: March 6
Semifinals: March 9
Championship Game: Tuesday, March 12, 7:00 p.m. ET., on ESPN2
Location: All games are played at the higher seed
Ohio Valley Tournament
First Round: March 6
Quarterfinals: March 7
Semifinals: March 8
Championship Game: Saturday, March 9, 7:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
Location: Ford Center, Evansville, Indiana
Pac-12 Tournament
First Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 9:00 p.m. ET, on FOX
Location: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Patriot League Tournament
First Round: March 5
Quarterfinals: March 7
Semifinals: March 10
Championship Game: Wednesday, March 13, 7:00 p.m. ET, on CBS Sports Network
Location: All games are played at the higher seed
SEC Tournament
First Round: March 13
Second Round: March 14
Quarterfinals: March 15
Semifinals: March 16
Championship Game: Sunday, March 17, 1:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN
Location: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Southern Tournament
Opening Round: March 8
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship Game: Monday, March 11, 7:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN
Location: Harrah’s Cherokee Center, Asheville, North Carolina
Southland Tournament
First Round: March 10
Second Round: March 11
Semifinals: March 12
Championship Game: Wednesday, March 13, 5:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
Location: Legacy Center, Lake Charles, Louisiana
SWAC Tournament
Quarterfinals: March 13 and March 14
Semifinals; March 15
Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 9:30 p.m. ET, on ESPNU
Location: Bartow Arena, Birmingham, Alabama
Summit League Tournament
First Round: March 8
Quarterfinals: March 9 and March 10
Semifinals: March 11
Championship Game: Tuesday, March 12, 9:30 p.m. ET, on CBS Sports Network
Location: Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sun Belt Tournament
First Round: March 5
Second Round: March 7
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship Game: Monday, March 11, 6:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
Location: Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, Florida
West Coast Tournament
First Round: March 7
Second Round: March 8
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 11
Championship Game: Tuesday, March 12, 9:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN
Location: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
WAC Tournament
First Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 11:30 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
Location: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
