March. 2, 2013; Spokane, WA, USA; Members of the Gonzaga Bulldogs mens basketball team hold up the West Coast Conference championship trophy after a game against against the Portland Pilots at the McCarthey Athletic Center. Gonzaga won 81-52. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
We are less than a week away from Selection Sunday when the full 2013 NCAA tournament field will be announced. While the bubble teams will be sweating it out and wondering if they have done enough to make the field, a number of teams will earn automatic bids after winning their conference championships.
Starting this evening, championship week will be in full force and a total of 26 automatic bids will be up for grabs.
There are currently five teams that have locked up bids — Creighton, Harvard, Florida Gulf South, Liberty and Belmont. They will be resting up and watching the remaining conference championships play out as they scout out potential opponents.
Who will earn the automatic bids? Sit back and enjoy championship week and watch the bracket fill out.
Here is the full schedule of the remaining conference championship games (all times Eastern):
Monday, March 11
Colonial, 7 p.m.
Southern, 7 p.m.
MAAC, 9 p.m.
Sun Belt, 9 p.m.
West Coast, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, March 12
Northeast, 7 p.m.
Horizon, 9 p.m.
Summit, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, March 13
Patriot, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 16
America East, 11:30 a.m.
Conference USA, 11:30 a.m.
Southland, 2 p.m.
SWAC, 4:30 p.m.
MEAC, 5 p.m.
Mountain West, 6 p.m.
Big 12, 6 p.m.
MAC, 6:30 p.m.
Big East, 8:30 p.m.
Big Sky, 9 p.m.
Big West, 10:30 p.m.
WAC, 11 p.m.
Pac-12, 11 p.m.
Sunday, March 17
ACC, 1 p.m.
Atlantic 10, 1 p.m.
SEC, 1 p.m.
Big 10, 3:30 p.m.
Be sure to stay tuned to FanSided.com throughout championship week as we keep you up to date with the latest conference champions and teams that earn automatic bids into the 2013 NCAA tournament field.
