The Atlantic 10 announced Thursday that it is moving its men’s tournament up a week to March 3-6, while the West Coast Conference announced that it will adopt a unique seeding formula.
The A-10’s reasoning for moving the date of its men’s tournament up is to provide “additional play dates and flexibility for the league to adjust to any unforeseen COVID-19 interruption,” according to a league announcement.
“Altering our championship dates provides additional time for our student-athletes, coaches, support staff and institutions to adjust to additional COVID-19 protocols in preparation for the A-10 championships and postseason play,” A-10 commissioner Bernadette McGlade said. “I am so appreciative to our media partners who have all agreed to adjust our television windows and dates, making this concept work. I also commend the Presidents and Athletic Directors for having the foresight to make this adjustment and allow for the flexibility in the dates of each championship.”
The WCC, meanwhile, will seed teams for its league tournament based on their KenPom ranking. The popular analytics-based website is being used to dictate seeding since the league’s teams have played an uneven number of games due to disruptions from the pandemic. These are just a couple of the early oddities that have bubbled up as the postseason nears. We’ll be tracking each of the conference tournaments here.
Here’s the list of Conference Tournaments including time , location and TV networks
AAC: Fort Worth, Texas March 11-14 March 14, 3:15 p.m., ESPN
ACC: Washington DC March 9-13 March 13, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
America East: Campus sites TBD March 13, 11 a.m., ESPN2
Atlantic 10: Brooklyn, N.Y. March 3-6 March 14, 1 p.m., CBS
Atlantic Sun: Jacksonville, Fla. March 3-7 March 7, 2 p.m., ESPN
Big East: New York March 10-13 March 13, TBA, FOX/FS1
Big Sky: Boise, Idaho March 10-13 March 13, 8 p.m., ESPNU
Big South: Campus sites March 2, 4-5 & 7 March 7, Noon, ESPN
Big Ten: Indianapolis March 10-14 March 14, 3:30 p.m., CBS
Big 12: Kansas City March 10-13 March 13, 6 p.m., ESPN
Big West: Anaheim March 9, 11-13 March 13, 11:30 p.m., ESPN2
Colonial: Washington D.C. March 6-9 March 9, 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Conference USA: Frisco, Texas March 10-13 March 13, TBA, CBS Sports Network
Horizon League: Indianapolis Feb. 25, March 2, 8-9 March 9, 7 p.m., ESPN
Ivy League: will not have a Tournament in 2021
MAAC: Atlantic City, N.J. March 9-13 March 13, 4 p.m., ESPNU
MAC: Cleveland, Ohio March 11-13 March 13, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2
MEAC: Norfolk, Va. March 10-13 March 13, 1 p.m., ESPN2
Missouri Valley: St. Louis March 4-7 March 7, 2 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Mountain West: Las Vegas March 10-13 March 13, 6 p.m., CBS
Northeast: Campus sites March 6 & 9 March 9, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Ohio Valley: Evansville, Ind. March 3-6 March 6, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Pac-12: Las Vegas March 10-13 March 13, 10:30 p.m., ESPN
Patriot: Campus sites March 6, 10 & 14 March 14, Noon, CBS Sports Network
SEC: Nashville, Tenn. March 10-14 March 14, 1 p.m., ESPN
Southern: Asheville, N.C March 5-8 March 8, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Southland: Katy, Texas March 10-13 March 13, 9:30 p.m., ESPN2
Summit: Sioux Falls, S.D. March 6-9 March 9, 9 p.m., ESPN2
Sun Belt: Pensacola, Fla. March 5-8 March 8, 7 p.m., ESPN2
SWAC: Birmingham, Ala. March 9, 12-13 March 13, 6 p.m., ESPNU
WAC: Las Vegas March 10-13 March 13, 10 p.m., ESPNU
West Coast: Las Vegas March 4-6 & 8-9 March 9, 9 p.m., ESPN
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