This. Is. March.
Every men’s college basketball conference tournament date, location, and championship
Automatic bids to the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament are on the line in conference tournaments. Here’s what you need to know.
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Mark Schofield is a former college quarterback and attorney covering the NFL and F1.
With apologies to legendary college basketball reporter Jon Rothstein, welcome to March. The road to the men’s Final Four begins this week, as the first of 32 conference tournaments get underway on Monday with the Atlantic Sun conference tournament. The conference tournaments culminate on Selection Sunday with a number of championship games, including the Big Ten, the Atlantic 10, the Ivy League, and the SEC.
Here are the important dates and details you need to know for conference tournament season.
America East Tournament
- Quarterfinals: March 9
- Semifinals: March 12
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 11:00 a.m. ET, on ESPN2
- Location: All games are played at the higher seed
American Athletic Tournament
- First Round: March 13
- Second Round: March 14
- Quarterfinals: March 16
- Championship Game: Sunday, March 17, 3:15 p.m. ET, on ESPN
- Location: Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas
Atlantic 10 Tournament
- First Round: March 12
- Second Round: March 13
- Quarterfinals: March 14
- Semifinals: March 16
- Championship Game: Sunday, March 17, 1:00 p.m. ET, on CBS
- Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
ACC Tournament
- First Round: March 12
- Second Round: March 13
- Quarterfinals: March 14
- Semifinals: March 15
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 8:30 p.m. ET, on ESPN
- Location: Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.
Atlantic Sun Tournament
- First Round: March 4
- Quarterfinals: March 5
- Semifinals: March 7
- Championship Game: Sunday, March 10, 2:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
- Location: All games are played at the higher seed
Big 12 Tournament
- First Round: March 12
- Second Round: March 13
- Quarterfinals: March 14
- Semifinals: March 15
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 6:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN
- Location: T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Big East Tournament
- First Round: March 13
- Quarterfinals: March 14
- Semifinals: March 15
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 6:30 p.m. ET, on FOX
- Location: Madison Square Garden, New York City
Big Sky Tournament
- First Round: March 9
- Second Round: March 10
- Quarterfinals: March 11
- Semifinals: March 12
- Championship Game: Tuesday, March 13, 11:30 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
- Location: Idaho Central Arena, Boise, Idaho
Big South Tournament
- First Round: March 6
- Quarterfinals: March 8
- Semifinals: March 9
- Championship Game: Sunday, March 10, 12:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
- Location: Qubein Center, High Point University
Big Ten Tournament
- First Round: March 13
- Second Round: March 14
- Quarterfinals: March 15
- Semifinals: March 16
- Championship Game: Sunday, March 17, 3:30 p.m. ET, on CBS
- Location: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Big West Tournament
- First Round: March 13
- Second Round: March 14
- Semifinals: March 15
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 9:30 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
- Location: The Dollar Loan Center, Henderson, Nevada
CAA Tournament
- First Round: March 8
- Second Round: March 9
- Quarterfinals: March 10
- Semifinals: March 11
- Championship Game: Monday, March 12, 7:30 p.m. ET, on CBS Sports Network
- Location: Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington, D.C.
Conference USA Tournament
- First Round: March 12
- Quarterfinals: March 13 and March 14
- Semifinals: March 15
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 8:30 p.m, on CBS Sports Network
- Location: VBC Propst Arena, Huntsville, Alabama
Horizon League Tournament
- First Round: March 5
- Quarterfinals: March 7
- Semifinals: March 11
- Championship Game: Monday, March 12, 7:00 p.m. ET., on ESPN/ESPN2
- Location: Early-round games at higher seeds, semifinals and Championship Game at Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana
Ivy League Tournament
- Semifinals: March 16
- Championship Game: Sunday, March 17, 12:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
- Location: Levien Gymnasium, Columbia University
MAAC Tournament
- Opening Round: March 12
- Quarterfinals: March 13 and March 14
- Semifinals: March 15
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 7:30 p.m. ET, on ESPNU
- Location: Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
MAC Tournament
- Quarterfinals: March 14
- Semifinals: March 15
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 7:30 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
- Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio
MEAC Tournament
- Quarterfinals: March 13 and March 14
- Semifinals: March 15
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 1:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
- Location: Norfolk Scope Arena, Norfolk, Virginia
Missouri Valley Tournament
- First Round: March 7
- Quarterfinals: March 8
- Semifinals: March 9
- Championship Game: Sunday, March 10, 2:00 p.m. ET., on CBS
- Location: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Mountain West Tournament
- Opening Round: March 13
- Quarterfinals: March 14
- Semifinals: March 15
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 6:00 p.m. ET., on CBS
- Location: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Northeast Tournament
- Quarterfinals: March 6
- Semifinals: March 9
- Championship Game: Tuesday, March 12, 7:00 p.m. ET., on ESPN2
- Location: All games are played at the higher seed
Ohio Valley Tournament
- First Round: March 6
- Quarterfinals: March 7
- Semifinals: March 8
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 9, 7:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
- Location: Ford Center, Evansville, Indiana
Pac-12 Tournament
- First Round: March 13
- Quarterfinals: March 14
- Semifinals: March 15
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 9:00 p.m. ET, on FOX
- Location: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Patriot League Tournament
- First Round: March 5
- Quarterfinals: March 7
- Semifinals: March 10
- Championship Game: Wednesday, March 13, 7:00 p.m. ET, on CBS Sports Network
- Location: All games are played at the higher seed
SEC Tournament
- First Round: March 13
- Second Round: March 14
- Quarterfinals: March 15
- Semifinals: March 16
- Championship Game: Sunday, March 17, 1:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN
- Location: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
Southern Tournament
- Opening Round: March 8
- Quarterfinals: March 9
- Semifinals: March 10
- Championship Game: Monday, March 11, 7:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN
- Location: Harrah’s Cherokee Center, Asheville, North Carolina
Southland Tournament
- First Round: March 10
- Second Round: March 11
- Semifinals: March 12
- Championship Game: Wednesday, March 13, 5:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
- Location: Legacy Center, Lake Charles, Louisiana
SWAC Tournament
- Quarterfinals: March 13 and March 14
- Semifinals; March 15
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 9:30 p.m. ET, on ESPNU
- Location: Bartow Arena, Birmingham, Alabama
Summit League Tournament
- First Round: March 8
- Quarterfinals: March 9 and March 10
- Semifinals: March 11
- Championship Game: Tuesday, March 12, 9:30 p.m. ET, on CBS Sports Network
- Location: Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sun Belt Tournament
- First Round: March 5
- Second Round: March 7
- Quarterfinals: March 9
- Semifinals: March 10
- Championship Game: Monday, March 11, 6:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
- Location: Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, Florida
West Coast Tournament
- First Round: March 7
- Second Round: March 8
- Quarterfinals: March 9
- Semifinals: March 11
- Championship Game: Tuesday, March 12, 9:00 p.m. ET, on ESPN
- Location: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
WAC Tournament
- First Round: March 13
- Quarterfinals: March 14
- Semifinals: March 15
- Championship Game: Saturday, March 16, 11:30 p.m. ET, on ESPN2
- Location: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
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