It’s time once again for NCAA Basketball conference tournament time. Since I have the U.S. College Sports Package, college basketball games are foisted upon me whether I like it or not. It gives me gratuitous Rece Davis, shirtless Bill Walton, and small conference games in half-empty arenas. Huzzah!
After last year’s success (I guess?) with posting the conference tournament schedule I figured I would do it again. I will actually watch some of these games, I promise. It will get me set up to fail yet again at any March Madness pool I enter (although last year I actually won…I know, crazy right?)
Alright, enough of that crap, here’s the schedule in all its glory! Just a note, if you see the Bell and Rogers logos, it means it is in their specialty pack. As far as I know, SEC Network games are on Rogers now so there are no issues there.
| March 3 | OVC Semi-Final #1 | 7:30 PM |   |
| March 3 | OVC Semi-Final #2 | 10:00 PM | |
| March 4 | Missouri Valley Semi-Final #1 | 3:30 PM |  |
| March 4 | Missouri Valley Semi-Final #2 | 6:00 PM | |
| March 4 | OVC Championship | 8:00 PM | |
| March 4 | WCC Quarter-Final #3 | 10:00 PM | |
| March 5 | WCC Quarter-Final #4 | 12:30 AM | |
| March 5 | Patriot League Semi-Final #1 | 12:00 PM | |
| March 5 | Big South Championship | 12:00 PM | |
| March 5 | Missouri Valley Championship | 2:00 PM |  |
| March 5 | Patriot League Semi-Final #2 | 2:00 PM | |
| March 5 | Atlantic Sun Championship | 3:00 PM | |
| March 6 | SoCon Championship | 7:00 PM | |
| March 6 | Horizon League Semi-Final #1** | 7:00 PM | |
| March 6 | CAA Championship | 7:00 PM | |
| March 6 | MAAC Championship | 9:00 PM | |
| March 6 | WCC Semi-Final #1 | 9:00 PM | |
| March 6 | Horizon League Semi-Final #2 | 9:30 PM | |
| March 6 | WCC Semi-Final #2 | 11:30 PM | |
| March 7 | ACC First Round Game #1 | 12:00 PM | |
| March 7 | ACC First Round Game #2 | 2:30 PM | |
| March 7 | Horizon League Championship | 7:00 PM | |
| March 7 | NEC Championship | 7:00 PM | |
| March 7 | ACC First Round Game #3 | 7:00 PM | |
| March 7 | WCC Championship | 9:00 PM | |
| March 7 | Summit League Championship | 9:00 PM | |
| March 8 | ACC Second Round Game #1 | 12:00 PM | |
| March 8 | ACC Second Round Game #2 | 2:30 PM | |
| March 8 | Big Ten First Round Game #1 | 4:30 PM | |
| March 8 | ACC Second Round Game #3 | 7:00 PM | |
| March 8 | Big XII First Round Game #1 | 7:00 PM | |
| March 8 | Big Ten First Round Game #2 | 7:00 PM |  |
| March 8 | SEC First Round Game #1 | 7:00 PM | |
| March 8 | Patriot League Championship | 7:30 PM | |
| March 8 | ACC Second Round Game #4 | 9:30 PM | |
| March 8 | Big XII First Round Game #2 | 9:30 PM | |
| March 8 | SEC First Round Game #2 | 9:30 PM | |
| March 9 | ACC Quarter-Final #1 | 12:00 PM | |
| March 9 | Big Ten Second Round Game #1 | 12:00 PM | |
| March 9 | Big XII Quarter-Final #1 | 12:30 PM | |
| March 9 | SEC Second Round Game #1 | 1:00 PM | |
| March 9 | ACC Quarter-Final #2 | 2:30 PM | |
| March 9 | Big Ten Second Round Game #2 | 2:30 PM | |
| March 9 | Big XII Quarter-Final #2 | 3:00 PM | |
| March 9 | Big Ten Second Round Game #2 | 2:30 PM | |
| March 9 | Mountain West Quarter-Final #1 | 3:00 PM | |
| March 9 | SEC Second Round Game #2 | 3:30 PM | |
| March 9 | AAC First Round Game #1 | 3:30 PM | |
| March 9 | Mountain West Quarter-Final #2 | 5:30 PM | |
| March 9 | Big Ten Second Round Game #3 | 6:30 PM | |
| March 9 | ACC Quarter-Final #3 | 7:00 PM | |
| March 9 | Big XII Quarter-Final #3 | 7:00 PM | |
| March 9 | SEC Second Round Game #3 | 7:00 PM | |
| March 9 | Mountain West Quarter-Final #3 | 9:00 PM | |
| March 9 | Big Ten Second Round Game #4 | 9:00 PM | |
| March 9 | ACC Quarter-Final #4 | 9:30 PM | |
| March 9 | Big XII Quarter-Final #4 | 9:30 PM | |
| March 9 | SEC Second Round Game #4 | 9:30 PM | |
| March 9 | Mountain West Quarter-Final #4 | 11:30 PM | |
| March 9 | Pac-12 Quarter-Final #4 | 11:30 PM | |
| March 10 | Big Ten Quarter-Final #1 | 12:00 PM | |
| March 10 | AAC Quarter-Final #1 | 12:00 PM | |
| March 10 | Conference USA Semi-Final #1 | 12:30 PM | |
| March 10 | SEC Quarter-Final #1 | 1:00 PM | |
| March 10 | Big Ten Quarter-Final #2 | 2:30 PM | |
| March 10 | AAC Quarter-Final #2 | 2:30 PM | |
| March 10 | Conference USA Semi-Final #2 | 3:00 PM | |
| March 10 | SEC Quarter-Final #2 | 3:30 PM | |
| March 10 | MAC Semi-Final #2 | 5:30 PM | |
| March 10 | Big Ten Quarter-Final #3 | 6:30 PM | |
| March 10 | ACC Semi-Final #1 | 7:00 PM |  |
| March 10 | Big XII Semi-Final #1 | 7:00 PM | |
| March 10 | AAC Quarter-Final #3 | 7:00 PM | |
| March 10 | SEC Quarter-Final #3 | 7:00 PM | |
| March 10 | MAC Semi-Final #2 | 8:00 PM | |
| March 10 | Big Ten Quarter-Final #4 | 9:00 PM | |
| March 10 | ACC Semi-Final #2 | 9:30 PM | |
| March 10 | Big XII Semi-Final #2 | 9:30 PM | |
| March 10 | AAC Quarter-Final #4 | 9:30 PM | |
| March 10 | SEC Quarter-Final #4 | 9:30 PM | |
| March 10 | Mountain West Semi-Final #1 | 10:00 PM | |
| March 10 | Pac-12 Semi-Final #2 | 11:30 PM | |
| March 10 | Big West Semi-Final #2 | 11:55 PM | |
| March 11 | Mountain West Semi-Final #2 | 12:30 AM | |
| March 11 | America East Championship | 11:00 AM | |
| March 11 | Big Ten Semi-Final #1 | 1:00 PM | |
| March 11 | SEC Semi-Final #1 | 1:00 PM | |
| March 11 | MEAC Championship | 1:00 PM | |
| March 11 | Atlantic 10 Semi-Final #1 | 1:00 PM | |
| March 11 | Ivy League Semi-Final #1** | 1:30 PM | |
| March 11 | AAC Semi-Final #1 | 3:00 PM | |
| March 11 | SEC Semi-Final #2 | 3:30 PM | |
| March 11 | Big Ten Semi-Final #2 | 3:30 PM | |
| March 11 | Atlantic 10 Semi-Final #2 | 3:30 PM | |
| March 11 | Ivy League Semi-Final #2** | 4:00 PM | |
| March 11 | Big East Championship | 5:30 PM |  |
| March 11 | AAC Semi-Final #2 | 5:30 PM | |
| March 11 | Mountain West Championship | 6:00 PM | |
| March 11 | Big XII Championship | 6:00 PM |  |
| March 11 | SWAC Championship | 6:15 PM | |
| March 11 | MAC Championship | 7:30 PM | |
| March 11 | Conference USA Championship | 8:30 PM | |
| March 11 | Big Sky Championship | 8:30 PM | |
| March 11 | ACC Championship | 9:00 PM | |
| March 11 | Southland Championship | 9:30 PM | |
| March 11 | WAC Championship | 11:00 PM | |
| March 11 | Pac-12 Championship | 11:30 PM | |
| March 11 | Big West Championship | 11:30 PM | |
| March 12 | Ivy League Championship | 12:00 PM | |
| March 12 | Atlantic 10 Championship | 12:30 PM | |
| March 12 | SEC Championship | 1:00 PM | |
| March 12 | Sun Belt Championship | 2:00 PM | |
| March 12 | Big Ten Championship | 3:00 PM | |
| March 12 | AAC Championship | 3:15 PM | |
| March 12 | Selection Sunday | 5:30 PM | |
UPDATE #1: We already start with the updates and the tourneys haven’t even started. The Big South Championship has been moved up to Noon on the 5th. UPDATE #2: The MAAC Title game has been moved back to 9:00 pm on the 6th. UPDATE #3: The Ivy League Semi-Finals still not appearing on the specialty pack guide. UPDATE #6: The Horizon League first semi-final game is still not appearing on the guide. It should because it’s on ESPNU so I will keep looking to see if, and when, it shows up. UPDATE #7: It’s less than 24 hours away and still no Horizon League Semi-Final #1 on the guide. It may still air but it’s unlikely to appear on the guide beforehand. UPDATE #8: OK now the ACC tournament games tomorrow aren’t appearing either. They were yesterday. I don’t know anymore what’s going on here.
A few notes:
- There will be no conference tournament games on MyTV (American Sports Network).
- The Big XII Championship, ACC Championship, and SEC Championship are all slated to appear on TSN2. As of right now they are also appearing in the specialty pack guide. That should change in the next few days. UPDATE #4: None of these games appear on the specialty pack guide now. All just on TSN2 (with the ACC Championship also on MyTV).
- I don’t remember if Selection Sunday was shown on TSN as well as CBS or not last season. I can’t see anything that says that it is on TSN this year or not so for now, let’s go with it not appearing there. UPDATE #5: Selection Sunday will only be on CBS.
- Most of this is set in stone even if it is not appearing as such on the guides.
The NCAA Tournament First Four starts March 14th with the actual tournament (you know, the one you can do your bracket selections in) starting March 16th. As far as I can tell, the First Four will only be available on TSN GO and not one of the TSN networks.
I am guessing my next post will be my next iteration of the mock draft. Trying to determine if I should stick with one round for now or expand it to two rounds. Either way, most of it will be wrong anyway.
Other than NFL Draft news, there is not a ton I will be reporting on over the next month or so. I guess it is what it is. Not happy about it but if we had football on all the time we would have never have the chance to miss it, right? At least that’s what I tell myself.
I see the Tuesday and Wednesday play in games are on TSN GO and not on the regular channels. Do you think these games will be shown on Bell’s SP?
I doubt it. It’s not an ESPN production (it’s a TruTV production) so it will not appear on either specialty pack. Last year was the same as far as I recall.