Last Updated on February 28, 2011 1:00 pm by drew
CBB Conference Tourny Schedule
(TheSpread) – March Madness officially kicks off on Tuesday as the first conference basketball tournaments of the year begin. Here is a look at all 31 conference tournaments and when and where they will be played.
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The conference tournaments will start rolling on Tuesday with the Big South and Horizon League beginning their tournaments at the campuses of their No. 1 seeds.
Altogether, 31 conference tournaments will be played over the next two weeks with each tournament winner earning an automatic bid into the 2011 NCAA Tournament. The only conference not to have a tournament crown its champion is the Ivy League, which enters its regular season champion.
Be sure to check the Spread throughout the next two weeks and stay glued to online sportsbook SBGGLOBAL.com for odds for every conference tournament and for the upcoming NCAA Tournament, which starts on Tuesday, Mar. 15.
2011 Men’s College Basketball Tournament Schedule & Information (Dates indicate when tournament starts)
Tuesday, Mar. 1
Big South Tournament – Campus of No. 1 seed
Horizon League Tournament – Campus of No. 1 seed
Wednesday, Mar. 2
Atlantic Sun Tournament – University Center, Macon, GA
OVC Tournament – Sommet Center, Nashville, TN
Patriot League Tournament – Campus of No. 1 seed
Thursday. Mar. 3
America East Tournament – Reich Family Pavilion, Hartford, CT
MAAC Tournament – Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, CT
Missouri Valley Tournament – Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
NEC Tournament – Campus of No. 1 seed
Southern Tournament – McKenzie Arena, Chattanooga, TN
Friday, Mar. 4
CAA Tournament – Richmond, VA
WCC Tournament – Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Saturday, Mar. 5
Big Sky Tournament – Campus of No. 1 seed
Summit Tournament – Sioux Falls Arena, Sioux Falls, SD
Sun Belt Tournament – Hot Springs, AK
Monday, Mar. 7
MEAC Tournament – Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC
Tuesday, Mar. 8
Big East Tournament – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Mountain West Tournament – Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV
Southland Tournament – Leonard E Merrell Center, Katy, TX
Wednesday, Mar. 9
Big 12 Tournament – Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
Conference USA Tournament – Don Haskins Center, El Paso, TX
Great West Tournament – Orem, UT
MAC Tournament – Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
Pac-10 Tournament – Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
SWAC Tournament – Garland Center, Garland, TX
WAC Tournament – Las Vegas, NV
Thursday, Mar. 10
ACC Tournament – Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.
Big Ten Tournament – Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Big West Tournament – The Arena, Anaheim, CA
SEC Tournament – Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
Friday, Mar. 11
Atlantic 10 Tournament – Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J.
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