March 12-16. All games at Madison Square Garden. All-kenpom: Russ Smith, Louisville (kPOY); Otto Porter, Georgetown; Michael Carter-Williams, Syracuse; Tray Woodall, Pitt; Gorgui Dieng, Louisville. Louisville is working on its second-consecutive adjusted defensive efficiency title and may be the best team in the country. They’re certainly in the discussion with Indiana and Duke right now, […]

March 12-16. All games at Garland, Texas. All-kenpom: Malcolm Miller, Southern (kPOY); Fred Sturdivant, Texas Southern; Omar Strong, Texas Southern; Derick Beltran, Southern; Ray Penn, Texas Southern. There is only one outcome to the SWAC tournament that would make the nation happy, and that is Grambling winning three games to get their ticket punched for […]

March 11, 13-16. First round at higher seed. Remaining games at Cleveland, Ohio. All-kenpom: D.J. Cooper, Ohio (kPOY); Chris Evans, Kent State; Zeke Marshall, Akron; Javon McCrea, Buffalo; Rian Pearson, Toledo. Akron’s technically the log5 favorite, but last week their starting point guard was charged with trafficking marijuana and their backup point guard has a […]

March 12, 14-16. All games at Las Vegas, Nev. All-kenpom: Chris Udofia, Denver (kPOY); Royce O’Neal, Denver; Daniel Mullings, New Mexico State; Chase Hallam, Denver; Kyle Barone, Idaho. It’s been a disappointing season for Joe Scott in one sense. The five-time coach of the slowest team in basketball has now gone two consecutive seasons without […]

March 11-16. All games at Norfolk, Va. All-kenpom: Stanton Kidd, N.C. Central (kPOY); Jeremy Ingram, N.C. Central; Rashad Hassan, Savannah State; Adrien Coleman, Bethune Cookman; Dewayne Jackson; Morgan State. Norfolk State went 16-0 in regular-season play, one of three teams in the country able to finish its conference slate with a zero in the loss […]

March 9-12. All games at Sioux Falls, S.D. All-kenpom: Nate Wolters, South Dakota State (kPOY); Terell Parks, Western Illinois; Taylor Braun, North Dakota State; Marshall Bjorklund, North Dakota State; TrayVonn Wright, North Dakota State. The Summit League will invade the home of one of the most storied franchise in all of American minor-league basketball to […]

March 9-11. All games at Richmond, Va. All-kenpom: Jerrelle Benimon, Towson (kPOY); Devon Saddler, Delaware; Sherrod Wright, George Mason; R.J. Hunter, Georgia State; Damion Lee, Drexel. Realignment has relegated the CAA to the dustbin of history and their conference tourney has gone with it. Even the old moniker for the event, “Jammin’ on the James” […]

March 9-10, 16. Quarters/semis at Albany. Championship at higher seed. All-kenpom: Jameel Warney, Stony Brook (kPOY); Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook; Mark Nwakamma, Hartford; Mike Black, Albany; Dave Coley, Stony Brook. I always root for Maine to win its conference tournament. And every year I am disappointed. The Black Bears got a break this season when […]

March 8-11. All games at Hot Springs, Ark. All-kenpom: Marcos Knight, Middle Tennessee (kPOY); Augustine Rubit, South Alabama; Shawn Jones, Middle Tennessee; Bruce Massey, Middle Tennessee; Tymell Murphy, Florida International. Middle Tennessee was the biggest favorite to win its conference when I posted the analysis in early January, and unlike some heavy favorites (Duke and […]

March 8-11. All games at Asheville, NC. All-kenpom: Jake Cohen, Davidson (kPOY); De’Mon Brooks, Davidson; Karl Cochran, Wofford; Lucas Troutman, Elon; Andrew Lawrence, College of Charleston. Davidson steamrolled the conference during the regular season, losing just one game and easily taking the top spot in both offensive and defensive efficiency in conference play. Of their […]