Article:Possible tournament brackets - edited to add dates and sites

March madness is almost upon us. Brackets will be filled out in offices everywhere when the 65-team field is annouced in a couple of weeks. But before one can fill out their bracket, their team has to either win their confernce tournament or be an at-large. Personally, winning the tournament is a hell of a lot better. I went to all the conference websites and using the tie-breaker systems that they use, I came up with some pretty good brackets (some first and second round games), including the Ivy League, which does not host a tournament.

So let the madness begin! Let the dance begin!

America East Conference (March 7-9 in Binghamton, New York; finals at higest remaining seed March 15)

Round 1 (1) Maryland-Baltimore County vs. (8) Maine (2) Hartford vs. (7) New Hampshire (3) Vermont vs. (6) Binghamton (4) Boston University vs. (5) Albany

Atlantic 10 Conference (March 12-15 in Atlantic City, New Jersey)

Round 1 (8) Rhode Island vs. (9) Duquesne (5) La Salle vs. (12) Dayton (7) Charlotte vs. (10) St. Louis (6) Massachusetts vs. (11) Fordham

Round 2 (1) Xavier vs. (8) Rhode Island/(9) Duquesne winner (4) Temple vs. (5) La Salle/(12) Dayton winner (2) St. Joseph’s vs. (7) Charlotte/(10) St. Louis winner (3) Richmond vs. (6) Massachusetts/(11) Fordham winner

Big Sky Conference (March 8, 11-12 at campus sites)

Round 1 (at campus sites) (6) Idaho State at (3) Weber State (5) Montana at (4) Montana State

Round 2 (at campus sites) Highest remaining seed at (2) Northern Arizona Lowest remaining seed at (1) Portland State

Big West Conference (March 12-15 in Anaheim, California)

Round 1 (5) California-Irvine vs. (8) Long Beach State (Winner plays #3 California-Santa Barbara) (6) Cal Poly vs. (7) California-Riverside (Winner plays #4 Pacific)

Round 2

(5) California-Irvine/(8) Long Beach State/(3) California-Santa Barbara winner vs. (1) California-Northridge (6) Cal Poly/(7) California-Riverside/(4) Pacific winner vs. (2) California-Fullerton

Big 12 Conference (March 13-16 in Kansas City, Missouri)

Round 1 (8) Oklahoma State vs. (9) Nebraska (5) Baylor vs. (12) Colorado (7) Texas Tech vs. (10) Missouri (6) Oklahoma vs. (11) Iowa State

Round 2 (1) Texas vs. (8) Oklahoma State/(9) Nebraska winner (2) Kansas vs. (7) Texas Tech/(10) Missouri winner (4) Texas A&M vs. (5) Baylor/(12) Colorado (3) Kansas State vs. (6) Oklahoma/(11) Iowa State winner

Atlantic Coast Conference (March 13-16 in Charlotte, North Carolina)

Round 1 (8) Florida State vs. (9) Georgia Tech (5) Maryland vs. (12) Virginia (7) Wake Forest vs. (10) North Carolina State (6) Miami-Florida vs. (11) Boston College

Round 2 (1) North Carolina vs. (8) Florida State/(9) Georgia Tech winner (4) Virginia Tech vs. (5) Maryland/(12) Virginia winner (2) Duke vs. (7) Wake Forest/(10) North Carolina State winner (3) Clemson vs. (6) Miami-Florida/(11) Boston College winner

Conference USA (March 12-15 in Memphis, Tennessee)

Round 1 (10) East Carolina vs. (7) Southern Mississippi (6) Marshall vs. (11) Southern Methodist (8) Tulsa vs. (9) Tulane (5) Texas-El Paso vs. (12) Rice

Round 2 (10) East Carolina/(7) Southern Mississippi winner vs. (2) Houston (6) Marshall/(11) Southern Methodist winner vs. (3) Alabama-Birmingham (8) Tulsa/(9) Tulane winner vs. (1) Memphis (5) Texas-El Paso/(12) Rice winner (4) Central Florida

Big South Conference (March 4 at home of higher seeded team; semifinals March 6th (both games at home of regular-season champion); championship game March 8th (at home of higher remaining seed)

(7) Radford at (2) North Carolina-Asheville (6) Coastal Carolina vs. (3) High Point (8) Charleston Southern vs. (1) Winthrop (4) Liberty vs. (5) Virginia Military Institute

MAAC (March 7-10 in Albany Colonies, New York)

Round 1 (8) Manhattan vs. (9) St. Peter’s (7) Iona vs. (10) Canisius

Round 2 (1) Niagra vs. (8) Manhattan/(9) St. Peter’s winner (2) Rider vs. (7) Iona/(10) Canisius winner (3) Siena vs. (6) Marist (4) Loyola-Maryland vs. (5) Fairfield

MAC (March 12-15 in Cleveland)

Round 1 (8) Bowling Green vs. (9) Toledo (5) Miami-Ohio vs. (12) Buffalo (7) Central Michigan vs. (10) Ball State (6) Eastern Michigan vs. (11) Northern Illinois

Round 2

(2) Western Michigan vs. (8) Bowling Green/(9) Toledo winner (3) Akron vs. (5) Miami-Ohio/(12) Toledo winner (1) Kent State vs. (7) Central Michigan/(10) Ball State winner (4) Ohio vs. (6) Eastern Michigan/(11) Northern Illinois winner

Mountain West Conference (March 12-15 in Las Vegas)

Round 1 (8) Wyoming vs. (9) Colorado State

Round 2 (1) Brigham Young vs. (8) Wyoming/(9) Colorado State winner (4) San Diego State vs. (5) Utah (2) Nevada-Las Vegas vs. (7) Texas Christian (3) New Mexico vs. (6) Air Force

Horizon League (March 4 at campus sites, March 7-8 at highest seeded team, March 11 at higher remaining seed)

Round 1

(10) Detroit Mercy at (3) Cleveland State (7) Wisconsin-Green Bay at (6) Valparaiso (8) Loyola-Chicago at (5) Wisconsin-Milwaukee (9) Youngstown State at (4) Illinois-Chicago

Round 2

(6) Valparaiso/(7) Wisconsin-Green Bay winner at (3) Cleveland State/(10) Detroit Mercy winner (4) Illinois-Chicago/(9) Youngstown State at (5) Wisconsin-Milwaukee/(8) Loyola-Chicago winner

Round 3

(3) Cleveland State/(10) Detroit Mercy/(6) Valparaiso/(7) Wisconsin-Green Bay winner at (2) Wright State

(5) Wisconsin-Milwaukee/(8) Loyola winner/(4) Illinois-Chicago/(9) Youngstown State at (1) Butler

Ivy League+

Round 1 (1) Cornell vs. (8) Dartmouth (2) Brown vs. (7) Princeton (3) Columbia vs. (6) Harvard (4) Penn vs. (5) Yale

Pacific Ten Conference (March 12-15 in Los Angeles)

Round 1 (8) Oregon vs. (9) Washington (7) California vs. (10) Oregon State

Round 2 (1) UCLA vs. (8) Oregon/(9) Washington winner (2) Stanford vs. (7) California/(10) Oregon State winner (4) Southern California vs. (5) Arizona State (3) Washington State vs. (6) Arizona

Patriot League (March 5 at campus sites, March 9 at campus sites, March 14 at higest remaining seed)

Round 1

(8) Holy Cross at (1) Navy (7) Army at (2) American (6) Colgate at (3) Lehigh (5) Lafayette at (4) Bucknell

Southeastern Conference (March 13-16 in Atlanta)

Round 1 E5-South Carolina vs. W4-Mississippi W6-Louisiana State vs. E3-Vanderbilt W5-Alabama vs. E4-Florida E6-Georgia vs. W3-Auburn

Round 2 E1-Tennessee vs. South Carolina-Mississippi winner W2-Arkansas vs. Louisiana State-Vanderbilt winner W1-Mississippi State vs. Alabama-Florida winner E2-Kentucky vs. Georgia-Auburn winner

Southland Conference (March 12-16 in Katy, Texas)

Round 1 (1) Lamar vs. (8) Texas-Arlington (2) Stephen F. Austin vs. (7) McNeese State (3) Northwestern State vs. (6) Texas-San Antonio (4) Sam Houston vs. (5) Southeastern Louisiana

Sun Belt Conference (March 5 first round at campus sites, semifinal and final rounds March 8-11 in Mobile, Alabama)

Round 1 (9) Denver at (8) Florida Atlantic (13) Arkansas State at (4) Arkansas-Little Rock (12) Louisiana-Monroe at (5) North Texas (11) Troy at (6 Louisiana-Lafayette (10) Florida International at (7) New Orleans

Round 2 (1) South Alabama vs. (9) Denver/(8) Florida Atlantic winner (4) Arkansas-Little Rock/(13) Arkansas State winner vs. (5) North Texas/(12) Louisiana-Monroe winner (3) Middle Tennessee vs. (11) Troy/(6) Louisiana-Lafayette winner (2) Western Kentucky vs. (10) Florida International/(7) New Orleans winner

Southwestern Athletic Conference (March 12-15 in Birmingham, Alabama)

Round 1 (2) Jackson State vs. (7) Texas Southern (1) Alabama State vs. (8) Southern (3) Mississippi Valley State vs. (6) Grambling (4) Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. (5) Alabama A&M

Colonial Athletic Association (March 7-10 in Richmond)

Round 1 (8) Hofstra vs. (9) Towson (5) William & Mary vs. (12) James Madison (7) Northeastern vs. (10) Drexel (6) Delaware vs. (11) Georgia State

Round 2 (1) Virginia Commonwealth vs. (8) Hofstra/(9) Towson winner (4) Old Dominion vs. (5) William & Mary/(12) James Madison winner (2) George Mason vs. (7) Northeastern/(10) Drexel winner (3) North Carolina-Wilmington vs. (6) Delaware/(11) Georgia State winner

Southern Conference (March 6-10 in North Charleston, South Carolina)

Round 1 (8) College of Charleston vs. (9) Western Carolina (7) Wofford vs. (10) Furman (6) Elon vs. (11) Citadel

Round 2 (1) Davidson vs. (8) College of Charleston/(9) Western Carolina winner (2) Georgia Southern vs. (7) Wofford/(10) Furman winner (3) Chattanooga vs. (6) Elon/(11) Citadel winner (4) Appalachian State vs. (5) North Carolina-Greensboro

Big East Conference (March 12-15 in New York City)

Round 1 (8) Cincinnati vs. (9) Villanova (5) Marquette vs. (12) DePaul (7) Pittsburgh vs. (10) Seton Hall (6) West Virginia vs. (11) Syracuse

Round 2 (1) Georgetown vs. (8) Cincinnati/(9) Villanova winner (4) Notre Dame vs. (5) Marquette/(12) DePaul winner (2) Louisville vs. (7) Pittsburgh/(10) Seton Hall winner (3) Connecticut vs. (6) West Virginia/(11) Syracuse winner

Western Athletic Conference (March 11, 13-15 in Las Cruces, New Mexico)

Round 1 (8) Idaho vs. (9) Louisiana Tech

Round 2 (1) Boise State vs. (8) Idaho/(9) Louisiana Tech winner (5) Hawai'i vs. (4) Utah State (6) Fresno State vs. (3) Nevada-Reno (7) San Jose State vs. (2) New Mexico State

West Coast Conference (March 7-10 in San Diego)

Round 1 (5) Pepperdine vs. (8) Loyola Marymount (6) San Francisco vs. (4) Santa Clara (3) San Diego vs. (2) Gonzaga (1) St. Mary’s vs. (7) Portland

+Note: The Ivy League does not host a tournament. The winner of the conference represents the Ivy League in the NCAA Tournament