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Championship Week Conference Tournament TV Schedules
Ok, let’s provide the college basketball tournament conference tournament schedules plus TV networks that will air the games.
You’ll see each of the games included in the Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks, but this is also a one stop shopping post for you as well.
Bookmark this and I’ll also update this as the days progress. All times are Eastern.
ACC TOURNAMENT, PHILIPS ARENA, ATLANTA, GA
First Round — Thursday, March 8
#8 Maryland vs. #9 Wake Forest– ACC Network/ESPNU, noon
#5 North Carolina State vs. #12 Boston College — ACC Network/ESPNU, 2:30 p.m.
#7 Clemson vs. #10 Virginia Tech — ACC Network/ESPNU, 7 p.m.
#6 Miami (FL) vs. #11 Georgia Tech — ACC Network/ESPNU, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Friday, March 9
#1 North Carolina vs. #8 Maryland — ACC Network/ESPN2, noon
#4 Virginia vs. #5 North Carolina State — ACC Network/ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.
#2 Duke vs. # 10 Virginia Tech — ACC Network/ESPN2, 7 p.m.
#3 Florida State vs. #6 Miami (FL) — ACC Network/ESPN2, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Saturday, March 10
#1 North Carolina vs. #5 North Carolina State — ACC Network/ESPN, 1 p.m.
#2 Duke vs #3 Florida State — ACC Network/ESPN, 3:30 p.m.
Championship — Sunday, March 11
#1 North Carolina vs. #3 Florida State — ACC Network/ESPN, 1 p.m.
AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP, STONY BROOK ARENA, STONY BROOK, NY
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#2 Vermont at #1 Stony Brook — ESPN2, 11 a.m.
ATLANTIC 10 TOURNAMENT, BOARDWALK HALL, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
First Round — Tuesday, March 6
#9 Duquense at #8 UMass– Atlantic10.com, 7 p.m.
#12 Charlotte at #5 St. Joseph’s — Atlantic10.com, 7 p.m.
#10 Richmond at #7 LaSalle — Atlantic10.com, 7 p.m.
#11 George Washington at #6 Dayton — Atlantic10.com, 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Friday, March 9
#1 Temple vs. #8 UMass — A10 Network, noon
#4 St. Bonaventure vs. #5 St. Joseph’s– A10 Network, 2:30 p.m.
#2 St. Louis vs. #7 LaSalle — A10 Network, 6:30 p.m.
#3 Xavier vs. #6 Dayton — A10 Network, 9 p.m.
Semifinals — Saturday, March 10
#8 UMass vs. #4 St. Bonaventure — CBS Sports Network, 1 p.m.
#2 St. Louis vs. #3 Dayton — CBS Sports Network, 3:30 p.m.
Championship — Sunday, March 11
#3 Xavier vs. #4 St. Bonaventure — CBS, 1 p.m.
BIG EAST TOURNAMENT, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, NY
First Round — Tuesday, March 6
#16 DePaul vs. #9 UConn — ESPN2, noon
#13 Pittsburgh vs. #12 St. John — ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.
#15 Providence vs. #10 Seton Hall — ESPNU, 7 p.m.
#14 Villanova vs. #11 Rutgers — ESPNU, 9:30 p.m.
Second Round — Wednesday, March 7
#8 West Virginia vs. #9 UConn — ESPN, noon
#5 Georgetown vs. #13 Pittsburgh — ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
#7 Louisville vs. #10 Seton Hall — ESPN, 7 p.m.
#6 South Florida vs. #14 Villanova — ESPN, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#1 Syracuse vs. #9 UConn — ESPN, noon
#4 Cincinnati vs. #5 Georgetown — ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
#2 Marquette vs. #7 Louisville — ESPN, 7 p.m.
#3 Notre Dame vs. #6 South Florida — ESPN, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#1 Syracuse vs. #4 Cincinnati — ESPN, 7 p.m.
#7 Louisville vs. #3 Notre Dame — ESPN, 9:30 p.m.
Championship, Saturday, March 10
#4 Cincinnati vs. #7 Louisville — ESPN, 9 p.m.
BIG SKY TOURNAMENT, DAHLBERG ARENA, MISSOULA, MONTANA
Semifinals — Tuesday, March 6
#2 Weber State vs. #3 Portland State — Altitude, 7:30 p.m.
#1 Montana vs. #4 Eastern Washington — Altitude, 10 p.m.
Championship — Wednesday, March 7
#2 Weber State vs. #1 Montana — ESPN2, 9 p.m.
BIG TEN TOURNAMENT, BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN
First Round — Thursday, March 8
#8 Iowa vs. #9 Illinois — Big Ten Network, 11:30 a.m.
#5 Indiana vs. #12 Penn State — Big Ten Network, 2 p.m.
#7 Northwestern vs. #10 Minnesota — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
#6 Purdue vs. #11 Nebraska — ESPN2, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Friday, March 9
#1 Michigan State vs. #8 Iowa — ESPN, noon
#4 Wisconsin vs. #5 Indiana — ESPN, 2:30 p.m.
#2 Michigan vs. #10 Minnesota — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.
#3 Ohio State vs. #6 Purdue — Big Ten Network, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Saturday, March 10
#1Michigan State vs. #4 Wisconsin — CBS, 1:30 p.m.
#2 Michigan vs. #3 Ohio State — CBS, 4 p.m.
Championship — Sunday, March 11
#1 Michigan State vs. #3 Ohio State — CBS, 3:30 p.m.
BIG 12 TOURNAMENT, SPRINT CENTER, KANSAS CITY, MO
First Round — Wednesday, March 7
#8 Oklahoma vs. #9 Texas A&M — Big 12 Network, 7 p.m.
#7 Oklahoma State vs. #10 Texas Tech — Big 12 Network, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#4 Baylor vs. #5 Kansas State — ESPN2, 12:30 p.m.
#1 Kansas vs. #9 Texas A&M — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
#2 Missouri vs. #7 Oklahoma State– Big 12 Network, 7 p.m.
#3 Iowa State vs. #6 Texas — Big 12 Network, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#4 Baylor vs. #1 Kansas — Big 12 Network/ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.
#2 Missouri vs. #6 Texas — Big 12 Network/ESPNU, 10 p.m.
Championship, Saturday, March 10
#4 Baylor vs. #2 Missouri — ESPN, 6 p.m.
BIG WEST TOURNAMENT, HONDA CENTER, ANAHEIM, CA
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#3 UC-Santa Barbara vs. #6 Pacific — Big West.TV, 3 p.m.
#2 Cal State Fullerton vs. #7 UC-Irvine — Big West.TV, 5:30 p.m.
#1 Long Beach State vs. #8 UC-Davis — Big West.TV, 9 p.m.
#4 Cal Poly vs. No. 5 UC-Riverside — Big West.TV, 11:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#1 Long Beach State vs. #7 UC-Irvine — ESPN3.com, 9:30 p.m.
#3 UC-Santa Barbara vs. #4 Cal Poly — ESPNU, midnight
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#1 Long Beach State vs. #3 UC-Santa Barbara — ESPN2, 10 p.m.
COLONIAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, RICHMOND COLISEUM, RICHMOND, VA
Championship — Monday, March 5
Drexel vs. VCU — ESPN, 7 p.m.
CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT, FEDEX FORUM, MEMPHIS, TN
First Round — Wednesday, March 7
#7 Rice vs. #10 East Carolina — CSS, 1 p.m.
#6 Marshall vs. #11 SMU — CSS, 3:30 p.m.
#8 UTEP vs. #9 Houston — CSS, 7:30 p.m.
#5 UAB vs. #12 Tulane – CSS, 10 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#2 Southern Mississippi vs. #10 East Carolina — CBS Sports Network, 1 p.m.
#3 Tulsa vs. #6 Marshall– CBS Sports Network, 3:30 p.m.
#1 Memphis vs. #8 UTEP– CBS Sports Network, 7:30 p.m.
#4 Central Florida vs. #5 UAB– CBS Sports Network, 10 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#2 Southern Mississippi vs. #6 Marshall — CBS Sports Network, 4 p.m.
#1 Memphis vs. #4 Central Florida — CBS Sports Network, 6:30 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#6 Marshall vs. #1 Memphis — CBS, 11:30 a.m.
HORIZON LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP, ATHLETICS-RECREATION CENTER, VALPARAISO, IN
Championship — Tuesday, March 6
Detroit at Valparaiso — ESPN, 9 p.m.
METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, MASSMUTUAL CENTER, SPRINGFIELD, MA
Championship — Monday, March 5
#2 Fairfield vs. #4 Loyola (MD) — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, QUICKEN LOANS ARENA, CLEVELAND, OH
Second Round — Wednesday, March 7
#12 Northern Illinois vs. #8 Western Michigan — STO, 7 p.m.
#11 Central Michigan vs. #7 Toledo — STO, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#4 Kent State vs. #8 Western Michigan — STO, 7 p.m.
#3 Ohio vs. #11 Central Michigan — STO, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#1 Akron vs. #4 Kent State — STO, 7 p.m.
#2 Buffalo vs. #3 Ohio — STO, 9:30 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#1 Akron vs. #3 Ohio — ESPN2, 8 p.m.
MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, JOEL COLISEUM, WINSTON-SALEM, NC
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#4 Bethune-Cookman vs. #2 Norfolk State — ESPNU, 1 p.m.
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, THOMAS & MACK CENTER, LAS VEGAS, NV
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#1 San Diego State vs. Boise State — the mtn., 3 p.m.
#4 Colorado State vs. #5 TCU — the mtn., 5:30 p.m.
#2 New Mexico vs. #7 Air Force — the mtn., 9 p.m.
#3 UNLV vs. #6 Wyoming — the mtn., 11:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#1 San Diego State vs. #4 Colorado State — CBS Sports Network, 9 p.m.
#2 New Mexico vs. #3 UNLV — CBS Sports Network, 11:30 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#1 San Diego State vs. #2 New Mexico — NBC Sports Network, 7 p.m.
NORTHEAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, WELLNESS CENTER, BROOKLYN, NY
Championship — Wednesday, March 7
#3 Robert Morris vs. #1 LIU — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
PAC-12 TOURNAMENT, STAPLES CENTER, LOS ANGELES, CA
First Round — Wednesday, March 7
#8 Washington State vs. #9 Oregon State — Fox Sports Net, 3 p.m.
#5 UCLA vs. #12 USC — Fox Sports Net, 5:30 p.m.
#7 Stanford vs. #10 Arizona State — Fox Sports Net, 9 p.m.
#6 Colorado vs. #11 Utah — Fox Sports Net, 11:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 8
#1 Washington vs. #9 Oregon State — Fox Sports Net, 3 p.m.
#4 Arizona vs. #12 UCLA — Fox Sports Net, 5:30 p.m.
#2 Cal vs. #7 Stanford — Fox Sports Net, 9 p.m.
#3 Oregon vs. #6 Colorado — Fox Sports Net, 11:30 p.m.
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#9 Oregon State vs. #4 Arizona — Fox Sports Net, 9 p.m.
#2 Cal vs. #6 Colorado — Fox Sports Net, 11:30 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#4 Arizona vs. #6 Colorado — CBS, 6 p.m.
PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP, SOJKA PAVILION, LEWISBERG, PA
Championship — Wednesday, March 7
#1 Bucknell vs. #2 Lehigh — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, NEW ORLEANS ARENA, NEW ORLEANS, LA
First Round — Thursday, March 8
#8 LSU vs. #9 Arkansas — SEC Network, 1 p.m.
#5 Alabama vs. #12 South Carolina — SEC Network, 3:30 p.m.
#7 Mississippi vs. #10 Auburn — SEC Network, 7:30 p.m.
#6 Mississippi State vs. #11 Georgia — SEC Network, 10 p.m.
Quarterfinals — Friday, March 9
#1 Kentucky vs. #8 LSU — SEC Network, 1 p.m.
#4 Florida vs. #5 Alabama — SEC Network, 3:30 p.m.
#2 Tennessee vs. #7 Mississippi — SEC Network, 7:30 p.m.
#3 Vanderbilt vs. #11 Georgia — SEC Network, 10 p.m.
Semifinals — Saturday, March 10
#1 Kentucky vs. #4 Florida — ABC, 1 p.m.
#7 Mississippi vs. #3 Vanderbilt — ABC, 3:30 p.m.
Championship — Sunday, March 11
#1 Kentucky vs. #3 Vanderbilt — ABC, 1 p.m.
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, U.S. CELLULAR CENTER, ASHEVILLE, NC
Championship — Monday, March 5
Davidson vs. Western Carolina — ESPN2, 9 p.m.
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, LEONARD E. MERRILL CENTER, KATY, TX
Semifinals — Thursday, March 8
#2 Stephen F. Austin vs. #3 Lamar — Southland TV, 7 p.m.
#1 Texas-Arlington vs. #4 McNeese State — Southland TV, 9:30 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#3 Lamar vs. #4 McNeese State — ESPN2, 3 p.m.
SOUTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, THE SPECIAL EVENTS CENTER, GARLAND, TX
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#1 Mississippi Valley State vs. #2 Texas Southern — ESPNU, 8 p.m.
SUMMIT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT, SIOUX FALLS ARENA, SIOUX FALLS, SD
Semifinals — Monday, March 5
#1 Oral Roberts vs. #4 Western Illinois — Fox College Sports Central/Fox Sports Detroit, 7 p.m.
#2 South Dakota State vs. #6 Southern Utah — Fox College Sports Central/Fox Sports Detroit, 9:30 p.m
Championship — Tuesday, March 6
#4 Western Illinois vs. #2 South Dakota State — ESPN2, 9 p.m.
SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, THE SUMMIT ARENA, HOT SPRINGS, AR
Semifinals — Monday, March 5
#5 North Texas State vs. #9 Arkansas State — CSS/Cox Sports Television, 7 p.m.
#3 Denver vs. #7 Western Kentucky — CSS, 9:30 p.m.
Championship — Tuesday, March 6
#5 North Texas State vs. #7 Western Kentucky — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, ORLEANS ARENA, LAS VEGAS, NV
Semifinals — Friday, March 9
#6 Hawaii vs. #2 New Mexico State — WAC Sports Network, 9 p.m.
#1 Nevada vs. #5 Louisiana Tech — WAC Sports Network, 11:30 p.m.
Championship — Saturday, March 10
#2 New Mexico State vs. #5 Louisiana Tech — ESPN2, 11:59 p.m.
WEST COAST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, ORLEANS ARENA, LAS VEGAS, NV
Championship — Monday, March 5
#1 St. Mary’s vs. #2 Gonzaga — ESPN, 9 p.m.
Some Thursday Links
I was hoping today would be quiet, but instead, the Hank Williams, Jr. story is released and all hell breaks loose. What can you do?
Anyway, let’s do some links while I can. With Hank Williams, Jr. being the stop story, I’ll start with those links first.
Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch.
Marisa Guthrie of the Hollywood Reporter
Andrea Morabito in Broadcasting & Cable/Multichannel News
Leah Goldman with the Business Insider’s Sports Page
The New York Times’ Richard Sandomir
The Los Angeles Daily News’ Tom Hoffarth
I think those are enough links on Hank Williams, Jr.
Now to the other sports media stories of the day.
Glenn Davis of SportsGrid says ESPN had Bobby Valentine and Herman Edwards get into an argument that made no sense.
Andrew Gauthier from Media Bistro’s TV Newser gets a video tour of the MLB Network studios. They’re nice.
Sports Video Group’s Ken Kerschbaumer remembers a legendary ABC Sports and Fox Sports director who passed away yesterday.
Jason Dachman of Sports Video Group writes about NHL Network getting a new master control area.
Bill Pennington of the New York Times profiles long-time Yankees radio voice John Sterling.
Pete Dougherty of the Albany Times Union says Syracuse’s game against Tulane will be seen in the New York area this Saturday.
The St. Petersburg Times’ Eric Deggans notes the changes that Apple’s Steve Jobs made in TV viewing.
Chip Brown of OrangeBloods notes that the Longhorn Network will not air any high school highlights as part of a new agreement between Texas and the Big 12.
The Cincinnati Enquirer’s John Kiesewetter remembers a local sportscaster who passed away today.
Craig Lyndall of Waiting For Next Year looks at the new Cleveland Cavs radio announcing team that will begin announcing the new season whenever the new season gets here.
Bob Wolfley of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel notes that NBC’s Rodney Harrison is picking Green Bay to beat Atlanta on Sunday Night Football.
Tom Hoffarth of the Los Angeles Daily News takes a gander at the NFL TV ratings by market.
Tom has the college and pro football TV schedules for SoCal this weekend.
The Canadian Sports Media Blog has the Hockey Night in Canada regional splits for October.
The Canadian Sports Media Blog recaps some of the NHL TV partners offseason moves.
Steve Lepore at Puck The Media has the viewership numbers for the NHL Opening Night numbers on US TV dating back to 2003.
Tony Manfred of the Business Insider Sports Page has the video of the Busch Stadium squirrel that wreaked havoc on yesterday’s Game 4 of the Phillies-Cardinals series. Of course, the squirrel now has its own Twitter account.
Joe Favorito says the lesson from Steve Jobs is never squash creativity.
And that’s where we’ll end it today.
RIP, Steve Jobs
There aren’t too many people who can say they changed the world. Steve Jobs could.
His influence to make our world better cannot be measured. Just think of the Macintosh computer, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. And he also revolutionized Super Bowl ads. Jobs got major buzz for Apple by running this ad only once for the launch of the Macintosh during Super Bowl XVIII on CBS.
After that, advertisers have been trying to copy the Apple formula for getting buzz. An amazing visionary.
You can send your condolences, thoughts and reflections on Steve Jobs to rememberingsteve@apple.com. He will be missed.


