this. teeth. march.
With apologies to legendary college basketball writer Jon Rothstein, welcome to March. The road to the men’s Final Four begins this week, with the first of 32 conference tournament games starting Monday in the Atlantic Sun His Conference Tournament. The conference tournaments culminate on Selection Sunday with a number of championship games, including the Big Ten, Atlantic 10, Ivy League, and SEC.
Here are important dates and details to know heading into conference tournament season.
America East Tournament
- Quarterfinals: March 9th
- Semi-finals: March 12th
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16th at 11 a.m. ET ESPN2
- Location: All games are played with higher seeds
american athletics championships
- Round 1: March 13th
- Round 2: March 14th
- Quarterfinals: March 16th
- Championship Game: Sunday, March 17th, 3:15pm ET ESPN
- Location: Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas
atlantic 10 tournament
- Round 1: March 12th
- Round 2: March 13th
- Quarterfinals: March 14th
- Semi-finals: March 16th
- Championship Game: Sunday, March 17th, 1:00 PM ET CBS
- Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
ACC tournament
- Round 1: March 12th
- Round 2: March 13th
- Quarterfinals: March 14th
- Semi-finals: March 15th
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16th, 8:30pm ET ESPN
- Location: Capital One Arena, Washington DC
atlantic sun tournament
- Round 1: March 4th
- Quarterfinals: March 5th
- Semi-finals: March 7th
- Championship Game: Sunday, March 10th, 2:00 PM ET ESPN2
- Location: All games are played with higher seeds
big 12 tournament
- Round 1: March 12th
- Round 2: March 13th
- Quarterfinals: March 14th
- Semi-finals: March 15th
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16th at 6:00 PM ET ESPN
- Location: T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri
big east tournament
- Round 1: March 13th
- Quarterfinals: March 14th
- Semi-finals: March 15th
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16th, 6:30pm ET Fox
- Location: Madison Square Garden, New York City
big sky tournament
- Round 1: March 9th
- Round 2: March 10th
- Quarterfinals: March 11th
- Semi-finals: March 12th
- Championship Game: Tuesday, March 13th at 11:30pm ET ESPN2
- Location: Idaho Central Arena, Boise, ID
big south tournament
- Round 1: March 6th
- Quarterfinals: March 8th
- Semi-finals: March 9th
- Championship Game: Sunday, March 10th, 12:00 PM ET ESPN2
- Location: High Point University Qubein Center
big ten tournament
- Round 1: March 13th
- Round 2: March 14th
- Quarterfinals: March 15th
- Semi-finals: March 16th
- Championship Game: Sunday, March 17th, 3:30pm ET CBS
- Location: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
big west tournament
- Round 1: March 13th
- Round 2: March 14th
- Semi-finals: March 15th
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16th, 9:30pm ET upon ESPN2
- Location: Dollar Loan Center, Henderson, NV
CAA Tournament
- Round 1: March 8th
- Round 2: March 9th
- Quarterfinals: March 10th
- Semi-finals: March 11th
- Championship Game: Monday, March 12th, 7:30pm ET CBS Sports Network
- Location: Washington DC Entertainment and Sports Arena
Conference USA Tournament
- Round 1: March 12th
- Quarterfinals: March 13th and March 14th
- Semi-finals: March 15th
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16th, 8:30 p.m. CBS Sports Network
- Location: VBC Propst Arena, Huntsville, Alabama
horizon league tournament
- Round 1: March 5th
- Quarterfinals: March 7th
- Semi-finals: March 11th
- Championship Game: Monday, March 12th, 7:00 PM ET ESPN/ESPN2
- Location: Early round games, semifinals, and championship games for higher seeds at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana.
ivy league tournament
- Semi-finals: March 16th
- Championship Game: Sunday, March 17th, 12:00 PM ET ESPN2
- Location: Columbia University Levine Gymnasium
MAAC Tournament
- Opening game: March 12th
- Quarterfinals: March 13th and March 14th
- Semi-finals: March 15th
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16th, 7:30pm ET ESPNU
- Location: Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
MAC Tournament
- Quarterfinals: March 14th
- Semi-finals: March 15th
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16th, 7:30pm ET ESPN2
- Location: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland, Ohio
MEAC tournament
- Quarterfinals: March 13th and March 14th
- Semi-finals: March 15th
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16th at 1:00 PM ET ESPN2
- Location: Norfolk Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia
missouri valley tournament
- Round 1: March 7th
- Quarterfinals: March 8th
- Semi-finals: March 9th
- Championship Game: Sunday, March 10th, 2:00 PM ET CBS
- Location: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri
mountain west tournament
- Opening game: March 13th
- Quarterfinals: March 14th
- Semi-finals: March 15th
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16th, 6:00 PM ET CBS
- Location: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV
Tohoku tournament
- Quarterfinals: March 6th
- Semi-finals: March 9th
- Championship Game: Tuesday, March 12th at 7:00 PM ET ESPN2
- Location: All games are played with higher seeds
ohio valley tournament
- Round 1: March 6th
- Quarterfinals: March 7th
- Semi-finals: March 8th
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 9th at 7:00 PM ET ESPN2
- Location: Ford Center, Evansville, Indiana
Pac-12 Tournament
- Round 1: March 13th
- Quarterfinals: March 14th
- Semi-finals: March 15th
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16th at 9:00 PM ET Fox
- Location: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
patriot league tournament
- Round 1: March 5th
- Quarterfinals: March 7th
- Semi-finals: March 10th
- Championship Game: Wednesday, March 13th at 7:00 PM ET CBS Sports Network
- Location: All games are played with higher seeds
SEC Tournament
- Round 1: March 13th
- Round 2: March 14th
- Quarterfinals: March 15th
- Semi-finals: March 16th
- Championship Game: Sunday, March 17th, 1:00 PM ET ESPN
- Location: Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tennessee)
southern tournament
- Opening game: March 8th
- Quarterfinals: March 9th
- Semi-finals: March 10th
- Championship Game: Monday, March 11th, 7:00 PM ET ESPN
- Location: Harrah’s Cherokee Center, Asheville, North Carolina
southland tournament
- 1st round: March 10th
- Round 2: March 11th
- Semi-finals: March 12th
- Championship Game: Wednesday, March 13th, 5:00 PM ET ESPN2
- Location: Legacy Center, Lake Charles, Louisiana
SWAC tournament
- Quarterfinals: March 13th and March 14th
- Semi-finals; March 15th
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16th at 9:30pm ET ESPNU
- Location: Bartow Arena, Birmingham, Alabama
summit league tournament
- Round 1: March 8th
- Quarterfinals: March 9th and March 10th
- Semi-finals: March 11th
- Championship Game: Tuesday, March 12th at 9:30pm ET CBS Sports Network
- Location: Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
sunbelt tournament
- Round 1: March 5th
- Round 2: March 7th
- Quarterfinals: March 9th
- Semi-finals: March 10th
- Championship Game: Monday, March 11th, 6:00 PM ET ESPN2
- Location: Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, Florida
west coast tournament
- Round 1: March 7th
- Round 2: March 8th
- Quarterfinals: March 9th
- Semi-finals: March 11th
- Championship Game: Tuesday, March 12th at 9:00 PM ET ESPN
- Location: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV
WAC Tournament
- Round 1: March 13th
- Quarterfinals: March 14th
- Semi-finals: March 15th
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16th, 11:30pm ET ESPN2
- Location: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV
