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.
CONFERENCE | TOURNAMENT SITE | DATES (TV FOR CHAMPIONSHIP) | 2015 CHAMPION |
AAC | Orlando, Fla. | March 10-13 (ESPN) | SMU |
ACC | Washington D.C. | March 8-12 (ESPN) | Notre Dame |
America East | Campus sites | March 2, 7 & 12 (ESPN2) | Albany |
Atlantic 10 | Brooklyn | March 9-13 (CBS) | VCU |
Atlantic Sun | Campus sites | March 1, 3 & 6 (ESPN2) | North Florida |
Big East | New York | March 9-12 (FOX) | Villanova |
Big Sky | Reno, Nev. | March 8, 10-12 (TBA) | E. Washington |
Big South | Buies Creek, N.C. | March 3-6 (ESPN) | Coastal Carolina |
Big Ten | Indianpolis | March 9-13 (CBS) | Wisconsin |
Big 12 | Kansas City | March 9-12 (ESPN) | Iowa State |
Big West | Anaheim | March 10-12 (ESPN2) | UC-Irvine |
Colonial | Baltimore | March 4-7 (NBCSN) | Northeastern |
Conference USA | Birmingham, Ala. | March 8-12 (FS1) | UAB |
Horizon League | Detroit | March 5-8 (ESPN/ESPN2) | Valparaiso |
Ivy League | No conference tournament | Harvard | |
MAAC | Albany, N.Y. | March 3-7 (ESPN) | Manhattan |
MAC | Cleveland, Ohio | March 7, 10-12 (ESPN2) | Buffalo |
MEAC | Norfolk, Va. | March 7-12 (TBA) | Hampton |
Missouri Valley | St. Louis | March 3-6 (CBS) | Northern Iowa |
Mountain West | Las Vegas | March 9-12 (CBS) | Wyoming |
Northeast | Campus sites | March 2, 5, 8 (ESPN/ESPN2) | Robert Morris |
Ohio Valley | Nashville | March 2-5 (ESPN2) | Belmont |
Pac-12 | Las Vegas | March 9-12 (FS1) | Arizona |
Patriot | Campus sites | March 1, 3, 6, 9 (CBS Sports Network) | Lafayette |
SEC | Nashville | March 9-13 (ESPN) | Kentucky |
Southern | Asheville, N.C | March 4-7 (ESPN2) | Wofford |
Southland | Katy, Texas | March 8-12 (ESPN2) | S.F. Austin |
Summit | Sioux Falls, S.D. | March 5-8 (ESPN2) | North Dakota State |
Sun Belt | New Orleans | March 10-13 (ESPN2) | Georgia State |
SWAC | Houston | March 8-12 (ESPNU) | Texas Southern |
WAC | Las Vegas | March 10-12 (ESPNU) | New Mexico State |
West Coast | Las Vegas | March 4-5 & 7-8 (ESPN) | Gonzaga |
Which one are you most looking forward to? Let us know in the comments below.