Conference Tournament Updates 3/12/06

Eleven automatic bids are up for grabs today.

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ACC:

Duke wins their second straight ACC Tournament title with a narrow victory against Boston College.

At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.

FIRST ROUND

Thursday, March 9
Game 1: No. 8 Miami 66, No. 9 Clemson 63
Game 2: No. 12 Wake Forest 78, No. 5 Florida State 66
Game 3: No. 7 Virginia 60, No. 10 Virginia Tech 56
Game 4: No. 6 Maryland 82, No. 11 Georgia Tech 64

QUARTERFINALS

Friday, March 10
Game 5: No. 1 Duke 80, No. 8 Miami 76
Game 6: No. 12 Wake Forest 82, No. 4 N.C. State 71
Game 7: No. 2 North Carolina 79, No. 7 Virginia 67
Game 8: No. 3 Boston College 80, No. 6 Maryland 66

SEMIFINALS

Saturday, March 11
Game 9: No. 1 Duke 78, No. 12 Wake Forest 66
Game 10: No. 3 Boston College 85, No. 2 North Carolina 82

CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, March 12
Game 11: No. 1 Duke 78, No. 3 Boston College 76

Big Ten:

Iowa records their second victory against Ohio State and captures their second Big Ten Tournament championship.

At Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis

FIRST ROUND

Thursday, March 9
Game 1: No. 8 Penn State 60, No. 9 Northwestern 42
Game 2: No. 10 Minnesota 59, No. 7 Michigan 55
Game 3: No. 6 Michigan State 70, No. 11 Purdue 58

QUARTERFINALS

Friday, March 10
Game 4: No. 1 Ohio State 63, No. 8 Penn State 56
Game 5: No. 5 Indiana 61, No. 4 Wisconsin 56
Game 6: No. 2 Iowa 67, No. 10 Minnesota 57
Game 7: No. 6 Michigan State 61, No. 3 Illinois 56

SEMIFINALS

Saturday, March 11
Game 8: No. 2 Iowa 53, No. 6 Michigan State 48
Game 9: No. 1 Ohio State 52, No. 5 Indiana 51

CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, March 12
Game 10: No. 2 Iowa 67, No. 1 Ohio State 60

Big 12:

Kansas overtakes Texas in the second half and holds on to defeat the Longhorns and win the Big 12 Tournament.

At American Airlines Center
Dallas

FIRST ROUND

Thursday, March 9
Game 1: No. 8 Texas Tech 73, No. 9 Kansas State, 65
Game 2: No. 5 Colorado 65, No. 12 Baylor 61
Game 3: No. 7 Oklahoma State 79, No. 10 Iowa State 70
Game 4: No. 6 Nebraska 71, No. 11 Missouri 64

QUARTERFINALS

Friday, March 10
Game 5: No. 1 Texas 77, No. 8 Texas Tech 70
Game 6: No. 4 Texas A&M 86, No. 5 Colorado 53
Game 7: No. 2 Kansas 63, No. 7 Oklahoma State 62
Game 8: No. 6 Nebraska 69, No. 3 Oklahoma 61

SEMIFINALS

Saturday, March 11
Game 9: No. 1 Texas 74, No. 4 Texas A&M 70
Game 10: No. 2 Kansas 79, No. 6 Nebraska 65

CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, March 12
Game 11: No. 2 Kansas 80, No. 1 Texas 68

SEC:

Florida saves every bubble team from a few more hours of angst with a narrow two-point win over South Carolina for the SEC Tournament title.

At The Gaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tenn.

FIRST ROUND

Thursday, March 9
Game 1: E5 South Carolina 59 W4 Mississippi State 44
Game 2: E3 Kentucky 71, W6 Ole Miss 57
Game 3: E4 Vanderbilt 76, W5 Auburn 71
Game 4: W3 Arkansas 80, E6 Georgia 67

QUARTERFINALS

Friday, March 10
Game 5: E5 South Carolina 79, E1 Tennessee 71
Game 6: E3 Kentucky 68, W2 Alabama 61
Game 7: W1 LSU 92, E4 Vanderbilt 73
Game 8: E2 Florida 74, W3 Arkansas 71

SEMIFINALS

Saturday, March 11
Game 9: E5 South Carolina 65, E3 Kentucky 61
Game 10: E2 Florida 81, W1 LSU 65

CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, March 12
Game 11: E2 Florida 49, E5 South Carolina 47

Southland:

Northwestern State holds on to defeat Sam Houston State and erase the memory of last season's loss in the title game on their home court.

At higher seeds

FIRST ROUND

Tuesday, March 7
Game 1: No. 1 Northwestern State 75, No. 8 Texas-San Antonio 61
Game 2: No. 4 Stephen F. Austin 72, No. 5 McNeese State 70
Game 3: No. 2 Sam Houston State 86, No. 7 Texas-Arlington 84, 2OT
Game 4: No. 6 Lamar 68, No. 3 Southeastern Louisiana 65

SEMIFINALS

Thursday, March 9
Game 5: No. 1 Northwestern State 80, No. 6 Lamar 66
Game 6: No. 2 Sam Houston State 78, No. 4 Stephen F. Austin 72

CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, March 12
Game 7: No. 1 Northwestern State 95, No. 2 Sam Houston State 87