Conference Tournament Updates 3/06/06

Updated brackets for every conference tournament (including every major conference tournament) are now available at Bubbleteams.com along with new conference tournament previews and updated scores.

Colonial:

NC Wilmington holds off Hofstra to capture the CAA Championship.

At the Richmond Coliseum
Richmond, Va.

FIRST ROUND

Friday, March 3
Game 1: No. 9 Delaware 52, No. 8 Drexel 49
Game 2: No. 5 Northeastern 74, No. 12 James Madison 56
Game 3: No. 10 Georgia State 72, No. 7 Towson 64
Game 4: No. 6 VCU 62, No. 11 William & Mary 59

QUARTERFINALS

Saturday, March 4
Game 5: No. 1 UNC Wilmington 69, No. 9 Delaware 56
Game 6: No. 5 Northeastern 71, No. 4 Old Dominion 63
Game 7: No. 2 George Mason 61, No. 10 Georgia State 56, OT
Game 8: No. 3 Hofstra 72, No. 6 VCU 66

SEMIFINALS

Sunday, March 5
Game 9: No. 1 UNC Wilmington 69 No. 5 Northeastern 54
Game 10: No. 3 Hofstra 58, No. 2 George Mason 49

CHAMPIONSHIP

Monday, March 6
Game 11: No. 1 UNC Wilmington 78, No. 3 Hofstra 67

MAAC:

Iona dominates St. Peter's to capture the MAAC title.

Pepsi Arena
Albany, N.Y.

FIRST ROUND

Friday, March 3
Game 1: No. 5 Saint Peter's 80, No. 10 Rider 51
Game 2: No. 7 Niagara 84, No. 8 Fairfield 77
Game 3: No. 9 Canisius 74, No. 6 Loyola, Md. 72

SECOND ROUND

Saturday, March 4
Game 4: No. 5 Saint Peter's 63, No. 4 Siena 62
Game 5: No. 2 Iona 80, No. 7 Niagara 54
Game 6: No. 3 Marist 68, No. 9 Canisius 62

SEMIFINALS

Sunday, March 5
Game 7: No. 5 Saint Peter's 84, No. 1 Manhattan 74
Game 8: No. 2 Iona 100 No. 3 Marist 84

CHAMPIONSHIP

Monday, March 6
Game 9: No. 2 Iona 80, No. 5 Saint Peter's 61

Mid American:

All four higher seeds held home court with Toledo, Buffalo, Western Michigan and Ohio advancing to the NCAA Tournament.

FIRST ROUND

At higher seeds

Monday, March 6
Game 1: No. 7 Toledo 77, No. 10 Bowling Green 52
Game 2: No. 6 Western Michigan 60, No. 11 Eastern Michigan 55
Game 3: No. 8 Buffalo 80, No. 9 Ball State 72
Game 4: No. 5 Ohio 82, No. 12 Central Michigan 53

QUARTERFINALS

At Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland

Thursday, March 9
Game 5: No. 2 Northern Illinois vs. No. 7 Toledo, 12 p.m.
Game 6: No. 3 Akron vs. No. 6 Western Michigan, 2:30 p.m.
Game 7: No. 1 Kent State vs. No. 8 Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Game 8: No. 4 Miami vs. No. 5 Ohio, 9:30 p.m.

SEMIFINALS

Friday, March 10
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 7 p.m.
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 9:30 p.m.

CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, March 11
Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Mid-Continent:

Chicago State upsets number 2 seed IUPUI to advance to their first Mid-Continent title game against Oral Roberts..

At John Q. Hammons Arena
Tulsa, Okla.

FIRST ROUND

Saturday, March 4
Game 1: No. 1 Oral Roberts 60, No. 8 Western Illinois 53
Game 2: No. 2 IUPUI 69, No. 7 Oakland 63

Sunday, March 5
Game 3: No. 4 Valparaiso 77 No. 5 Southern Utah 66
Game 4: No. 6 Chicago State 75,No. 3 UMKC 66

SEMIFINALS

Monday, March 6
Game 5: No. 1 Oral Roberts 77, No. 4 Valparaiso 58
Game 6: No. 6 Chicago State 57, No. 2 IUPUI 53

CHAMPIONSHIP

Tuesday, March 7
Game 7: No. 1 Oral Roberts vs. No. 6 Chicago State, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Sun Belt:

South Alabama advances to the tournament final to face Western Kentucky.

At the Murphy Center
Murfreesboro, Tenn.

FIRST ROUND

Friday, March 3
Game 1: W4 New Orleans 76, E5 Florida International 56
Game 2: E4 Arkansas-Little Rock 72, W5 North Texas 55
Game 3: W6 Troy 107, E3 Arkansas State 83

QUARTERFINALS

Sunday, March 5
Game 4: W3 Denver 58, E2 Middle Tennessee 57
Game 5: E1 Western Kentucky 80, W4 New Orleans 61
Game 6: W1 South Alabama 78, E4 Arkansas-Little Rock 53
Game 7: W2 Louisiana-Lafayette 62, E3 Arkansas State 59, OT

SEMIFINALS

Monday, March 6
Game 8: W1 South Alabama 75, W3 Denver 65
Game 9: E1 Western Kentucky 80, W2 Louisiana-Lafayette 72

CHAMPIONSHIP

Tuesday, March 7
Game 10: W1 South Alabama vs. E1 Western Kentucky, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

West Coast:

Gonzaga wins the WCC title with a one point victory against Loyola Marymount.

At McCarthey Athletic Center
Spokane, Wash.

FIRST ROUND

Friday, March 3
Game 1: No. 5 San Diego 85, No. 8 Pepperdine 72
Game 2: No. 7 Santa Clara 72, No. 6 Portland 68

QUARTERFINALS

Saturday, March 4
Game 3: No. 5 San Diego 62, No. 4 San Francisco 59
Game 4: No. 3 Saint Mary's 76, No. 7 Santa Clara 72, OT

SEMIFINALS

Sunday, March 5
Game 5: No. 1 Gonzaga 96, No. 5 San Diego 92, OT
Game 6: No. 2 Loyola Marymount 66, No. 3 Saint Mary's 63

CHAMPIONSHIP

Monday, March 6
Game 7: No. 1 Gonzaga 68, No. 2 Loyola Marymount 67