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MEN’S CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS

Without the Ivy League playing this season, here are the other 30 tournaments with automatic NCAA tournament bids. Times Eastern. A breakdown of each event where automatic qualification for the tournament can be won:

ACC

Dates: March 9-13

Favorite: Florida State Contenders: Virginia, Virginia Tech

America East

Championship: March 13; Massachusetts Lowell vs. Hartford, 11 a.m.

Atlantic 10

Championship: March 14; Virginia Commonwealth vs. St. Bonaventure, 1 p.m.

Atlantic Sun

Winner: Liberty

Big 12

Dates: March 10-13 Favorite: Baylor

Other contenders: Kansas, West Virginia

Big South

Winner: Winthrop

Colonial

Championship: March 9

Horizon League

Championship: March 9 Semifinalists: Northern Kentucky, Oakland, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Cleveland State

Missouri Valley

Winner: Loyola-Chicago

Northeast

Championship: March 9; Bryant vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 7 p.m.

Ohio Valley

Winner: Morehead State

Pac-12

Dates: March 10-13 Favorite: Southern California Contenders: Oregon, Colorado

Patriot League

Championship: March 14 Semifinalists: Loyola Maryland, Army, Bucknell, Colgate

SEC

Dates: March 10-14 Favorite: Alabama

Other contenders: Arkansas, LSU

Southern

Winner: UNC Greensboro

Summit

Championship: March 9 Semifinalists: Oral Roberts, South Dakota State, North Dakota State, South Dakota.

Sun Belt

Winner: Appalachian State

West Coast

Championship: March 9 Semifinalists: Saint Mary’s, Gonzaga, Pepperdine, BYU