2016 NCAA Basketball Conference Tournament schedule

Feb 17, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA;North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams reacts in the first half game at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 17, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA;North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams reacts in the first half game at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

A look at when you can start watching all the action of the NCAA Men’s Basketball conference tournaments. 

We’ve now reached the month of March here in 2016, which of course means that it’s time to get set for March Madness. Before were got to the craziness that is the NCAA Tournament, though, we must first get through something just as exciting sometimes — the conference tournaments.

Every year, the conference tournaments mean so much to a lot of these programs. College basketball is so up and down at times that this is a program’s only hope of reaching the glory of the NCAA Tournament. A team could have had a mediocre regular season, but if they could put together a good stretch in the conference tournament, then that means they will earn that automatic bid to the big dance and their national championship hopes are still alive.

This year, with the way that this season has gone in regards to parity, the conference tournaments should be more exciting than ever befoer.

With that said, here’s a look at the complete schedule for the 2016 Men’s Basketball conference tournaments.

CONFERENCETOURNAMENT SITEDATES (TV FOR CHAMPIONSHIP)2015 CHAMPION
AACOrlando, Fla.March 10-13 (ESPN)SMU
ACCWashington D.C.March 8-12 (ESPN)Notre Dame
America EastCampus sitesMarch 2, 7 & 12 (ESPN2)Albany
Atlantic 10BrooklynMarch 9-13 (CBS)VCU
Atlantic SunCampus sitesMarch 1, 3 & 6 (ESPN2)North Florida
Big EastNew YorkMarch 9-12 (FOX)Villanova
Big SkyReno, Nev.March 8, 10-12 (TBA)E. Washington
Big SouthBuies Creek, N.C.March 3-6 (ESPN)Coastal Carolina
Big TenIndianpolisMarch 9-13 (CBS)Wisconsin
Big 12Kansas CityMarch 9-12 (ESPN)Iowa State
Big WestAnaheimMarch 10-12 (ESPN2)UC-Irvine
ColonialBaltimoreMarch 4-7 (NBCSN)Northeastern
Conference USABirmingham, Ala.March 8-12 (FS1)UAB
Horizon LeagueDetroitMarch 5-8 (ESPN/ESPN2)Valparaiso
Ivy LeagueNo conference tournamentHarvard
MAACAlbany, N.Y.March 3-7 (ESPN)Manhattan
MACCleveland, OhioMarch 7, 10-12 (ESPN2)Buffalo
MEACNorfolk, Va.March 7-12 (TBA)Hampton
Missouri ValleySt. LouisMarch 3-6 (CBS)Northern Iowa
Mountain WestLas VegasMarch 9-12 (CBS)Wyoming
NortheastCampus sitesMarch 2, 5, 8 (ESPN/ESPN2)Robert Morris
Ohio ValleyNashvilleMarch 2-5 (ESPN2)Belmont
Pac-12Las VegasMarch 9-12 (FS1)Arizona
PatriotCampus sitesMarch 1, 3, 6, 9 (CBS Sports Network)Lafayette
SECNashvilleMarch 9-13 (ESPN)Kentucky
SouthernAsheville, N.CMarch 4-7 (ESPN2)Wofford
SouthlandKaty, TexasMarch 8-12 (ESPN2)S.F. Austin
SummitSioux Falls, S.D.March 5-8 (ESPN2)North Dakota State
Sun BeltNew OrleansMarch 10-13 (ESPN2)Georgia State
SWACHoustonMarch 8-12 (ESPNU)Texas Southern
WACLas VegasMarch 10-12 (ESPNU)New Mexico State
West CoastLas VegasMarch 4-5 & 7-8 (ESPN)Gonzaga

Which one are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments below.