Postseason action continued ramping up around college basketball on Wednesday as the Big South, NEC and Ohio Valley Conference tournaments began. With a handful of others already underway, the battle for automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament bids is getting real.
One notable team that bowed out of the action on Wednesday was No. 5 seed FDU, which lost to No. 4 seed Le Moyne in the opening round of the NEC Tournament. The loss means the Knights won’t be replicating the March magic of 2023, when they upset No. 1 seed Purdue in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
But there was some drama in the NEC as No. 6 seed Wagner toppled No. 3 seed Sacred Heart 60-57 after losing both meetings in the regular season. Wagner is advancing to play No. 1 seed Central Connecticut State in the semifinals on Saturday after CCSU beat St. Francis 71-62. No. 2 seed Merrimack will take on Le Moyne in the other semifinal.
Seven different conference tournaments will be in action Thursday as the Missouri Valley and WCC join college basketball’s postseason fray. The ASUN is already to its semifinals as No. 2 seed Stetson will play No. 10 seed Jacksonville while No. 4 seed Austin Peay plays No. 6 seed North Alabama.
The top dogs in the MVC won’t be on display until Friday. But they will be watching the preliminary action closely. No 1 seed Indiana State awaits the winner of the tournament’s opening game between No. 8 seed Murray State and No. 9 seed Missouri State. No. 2 seed Drake will play either No. 7 seed Illinois State or No. 10 seed Evansville.
The Ohio Valley will be the first to crown a champion on Saturday. The Missouri Valley, Big South and ASUN will be just one day behind them as their tournaments conclude Sunday.
As automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament are secured, we’ll be noting each of them here.
Wednesday’s conference tournament scores
2024 conference tournament schedules, champions
All times ET
| Conference | City | Dates | Final (TV) / Champion |
| ACC | Washington D.C. | March 12-16 | Saturday, March 16 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) |
| America East | Campus Sites | March 9,12,16 | Saturday, March 16 11 a.m. (ESPN2) |
| American | Fort Worth, Texas | March 13-17 | Sunday, March 17 3:15 p.m. (ESPN) |
| ASUN | Campus Sites | March 4-5, 7, 10 | Sunday, March 10 2 p.m. (ESPN2) |
| Atlantic 10 | Brooklyn | March 12-14, 16-17 | Sunday, March 17 1 p.m. (CBS) |
| Big 12 | Kansas City | March 12-16 | Saturday. March 16 6 p.m. (ESPN) |
| Big East | New York City | March 13-16 | Saturday, March 16 6:30 p.m. (Fox) |
| Big Sky | Boise, Idaho | March 9, 10-13 | Wednesday, March 13 11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) |
| Big South | High Point, North Carolina | March 6, 8-10 | Sunday, March 10 Noon (ESPN2) |
| Big Ten | Minneapolis | March 13-17 | Sunday, March 17 3:30 p.m. (CBS) |
| Big West | Henderson, Nevada | March 13-16 | Saturday, March 16 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) |
| Coastal Athletic | Washington, D.C. | March 8-12 | Tuesday, March 12 7 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) |
| Conference USA | Huntsville, Alabama | March 12-16 | Saturday, March 16 8:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) |
| Horizon League | Campus sites | Indianapolis | March 5, 7, 11-12 | Tuesday, March 12 7 p.m. (ESPN) |
| Ivy | New York City | March 16-17 | Sunday, March 17 12 p.m. (ESPN2) |
| MAAC | Atlantic City, New Jersey | March 12-16 | Saturday, March 16 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) |
| MAC | Cleveland | March 14-16 | Saturday, March 16 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2) |
| MEAC | Norfolk, Virginia | March 13-16 | Saturday, March 16 1 p.m. (ESPN2) |
| Missouri Valley | St. Louis | March 7-10 | Sunday, March 10 2 p.m. (CBS) |
| Mountain West | Las Vegas | March 13-16 | Saturday, March 16 6 p.m. (CBS) |
| Northeast | Campus Sites | March 6, 9, 12 | Tuesday, March 12 7 p.m. (ESPN2) |
| Ohio Valley | Evansville, Indiana | March 6-9 | Saturday, March 9 8 p.m. (ESPN2) |
| Pac-12 | Las Vegas | March 13-16 | Saturday, March 16 9 p.m. (Fox) |
| Patriot | Campus Sites | March 5, 7, 10, 13 | Wednesday, March 13 7 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) |
| SEC | Nashville | March 13-17 | Sunday, March 17 1 p.m. (ESPN) |
| Southern | Asheville, North Carolina | March 8-11 | Monday, March 11 7 p.m. (ESPN2) |
| Southland | Lake Charles, Louisiana | March 10-13 | Wednesday, March 13 5 p.m. (ESPN2) |
| Summit | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | March 8-12 | Tuesday, March 12 9:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) |
| Sun Belt | Pensacola, Florida | March 5, 7, 9, 10-11 | Monday, March 11 7 p.m. (ESPN2) |
| SWAC | Birmingham, Alabama | March 13-16 | Saturday, March 16 5:30 p.m. (ESPNU) |
| WAC | Las Vegas | March 13-16 | Saturday, March 16 11:30 p.m. (ESPN2) |
| WCC | Las Vegas | March 7-9, 11-12 | Tuesday, March 12 9 p.m. (ESPN) |
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