AMERICA EAST... First round, quarterfinals, and semis March 6-8 at SECFU Arena, Albany, NY (home court of Albany); final March 14 at home of highest remaining seed. Top contenders—Vermont, Binghamton, Boston U. Last year...NCAA-UM-Baltimore County lost vs. Georgetown, 66-47; NIT-Vermont (+12) lost, but covered, at Kansas State, 59-57.

ATLANTIC SUN... Tourney March 4-7 at Allen Arena, Nashville, TN (home court of Lipscomb). Top contenders-Jacksonville, Belmont, East Tennessee State, Mercer, Lipscomb. Florida Gulf Coast, Kennesaw State, North Florida and USC-Upstate are ineligible for the conference tourney as they compete the transition to full Division I status. That leaves only seven teams competing, with the regular-season champ granted a first-round bye. Last year...NCAA-Belmont lost vs. Duke, 71-70.

BIG SKY... First round (3 vs. 6 and 4 vs. 5) March 7 at home of higher-seeded team; regular-season champ (likely Weber State) will host semifinals and final March 10-11. Top contenders-Weber State, Montana, Portland State. Last year...NCAA-Portland State lost vs. Kansas, 85-61.

BIG SOUTH... Quarterfinals March 3 at home of highest seed; semis March 5 at regular-season champion; finals March 7 at home of highest-remaining seed. Top contenders-Radford, VMI, Liberty. Last year...NCAA-Winthrop lost vs. Washington State, 71-40; NIT-UNC-Asheville lost at Ohio State, 84-66.

METRO ATLANTIC... Tourney March 6-9 at Times Union Center, Albany, NY. First round pits seeds 7 vs. 10 and 8 vs. 9; winners advance to quarterfinals, and so forth. Top contenders-Siena, Niagara, Rider, Manhattan. Last year...NCAA-Siena beat Vanderbilt, 83-62; lost vs. Villanova, 84-72, CBI-Rider lost at Old Dominion, 66-63.

C... Tourney March 9-14 at Lawrence Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC. Top contenders-Morgan State*, North Carolina A&T, Bethune-Cookman, South Carolina State, Coppin State. Last year...NCAA-Coppin State lost play-in game vs. Mount Saint Mary’s, 69-60; NIT-Morgan State lost at Virginia Tech, 94-62.

NORTHEAST... Quarterfinals March 5, semis March 8, final March 11, all at home of highest seeds. Top contenders-Robert Morris, Mount Saint Mary’s, Sacred Heart, Long Island. Last year...NCAA-Mount Saint Mary’s won play-in game vs. Coppin State, 69-60; lost vs. North Carolina, 113-74; NIT-Robert Morris lost at Syracuse, 87-81.

OHIO VALLEY... Quarterfinals March 3 at campus sites; semifinals and final March 6-7 at Sommet Center, Nashville, TN (home of NHL Nashville Predators, but not the home court of Nashville-based Tennessee State, which plays at the Gentry Complex). Top contenders-Tennessee-Martin, Morehead State, Austin Peay, Murray State, Eastern Kentucky. Last Year...NCAA-Austin Peay lost vs. Texas, 74-54.

PATRIOT... Quarterfinals March 4, semifinals March 8, final March 13, all at home of higher seed. Top contenders-American*, Holy Cross, Navy, Lehigh. Last Year...NCAA-American lost vs. Tennessee, 72-57.

SOUTHERN... Tourney March 6-9 at McKenzie Arena, Chattanooga, TN (home court of Chattanooga). Top contenders- Davidson*, The Citadel, College of Charleston, Chattanooga. Last year...NCAA-Davidson won vs. Gonzaga, 82-76; won vs. Georgetown, 74-70; won vs. Wisconsin, 73-56; lost vs. Kansas, 59-57.

SUMMIT... Tourney March 7-10 at Sioux Falls Arena, Sioux Falls, SD(not the home court of Sioux Falls-based South Dakota State, which plays its home games at Frost Arena). The Summit League was formerly known as Mid-Continent Conference. Top contenders-North Dakota State, Oral Roberts, Oakland, IUPUI, Southern Utah. Last year...NCAA-Oral Roberts lost vs. Pittsburgh, 82-63.

SOUTHLAND... Tourney March 11-15 at Merrell Center, Katy, TX. Top contenders-Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston State, Nicholls State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, UT-Arlington, UT-San Antonio. Last Year...NCAA-UT-Arlington lost vs. Memphis, 87-63; NIT-Stephen F. Austin lost at UMass, 80-60.

SWAC... Tourney March 11-14 at FairPark Arena, Birmingham, AL. Top contenders-Alabama State, Jackson State, Prairie View, Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Last year...NCAA-Mississippi Valley State lost vs. UCLA, 70-29; NIT-Alabama State lost at Arizona, 64-53.

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