Guru Report: Thursday Conference Action

By Mel Greenberg

Here's a shorter schedule off the main conference tracker post just under this for Thursday's games.

S before a team with a numeral is the seed number while R is the AP ranking if a team has one. Next AP ranking numbers will be inserted after Monday's poll is released. This file being updated daily for results, records of teams advancing, and new tournament pairings as they are determined.

Will also include next day schedule so you see the advancement path. Thus, Friday games are listed in advance of Thursday results.

For now, here's the schedule. TV in whatever form is also designated, when known, with each tournament. And the Guru will give his own summary in the next 24 hours as to what is at stake in each conference.

-- Mel


America East
At Chase Family Arena
West Hartford, Conn. (Univ. of Hartford)
First Round
Thursday, March 3
S9 Maine (4-24) vs. S8 Stony Brook (6-22), 6:05 p.m.

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
S2 Boston U. (15-13) vs. S7 Vermont (5-24), 12:05 p.m.
S3 Binghamton (18-11) vs. S6 New Hampshire (9-19), 2:15 p.m.
S1 UMBC (19-10) vs. S9 Maine or S8 Stony Brook, 6:05 p.m.
S4 Hartford (14-15) vs. S5 Albany (16-13), 8:15 p.m.

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Atlantic Coast Conference
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
First Round
Thursday, March 3
S5 Georgia Tech (21-9) vs. S12 Virginia Tech (11-18), 11 a.m., RSN-TV
S8 Virginia (16-14) vs. S9 Wake Forest (14-16), 3 p.m., RSN-TV
S7 Boston College (18-11) vs. S-10 N.C. State (13-16), 6 p.m.
S6-R19 North Carolina (22-7, 8-6) vs. S11 Clemson (10-19), 8 p.m.

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
S4-R13 Maryland (23-6) vs. S-Ga. Tech-S-13 Va. Tech, 11 a.m., RSN-TV
S1-R8 Duke (26-3) vs. S8-Virginia-S9-Wake Forest winner, 3 p.m., RSN-TV
S2-R10 Miami (26-3) vs. S7-B.C.-S10-N.C. State winner, 6 p.m.
S3-R14 Florida State (23-6) vs. S6-R19-UNC-S11-Clemson winner, 8 p.m.

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Atlantic Sun Conference
At University Center (Mercer)
Macon, Ga.

Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 3
S5 Jacksonville (13-16) vs. S4 North Florida (13-16), 12 p.m.
S6 Belmont (10-19) vs. S3 Campbell (13-16), 6:30 p.m.

Semifinals
Friday, March 4
S1 ETSU (19-11) vs. S5-Jacksonville-S4-UNF winner, 12 p.m.
S2 Stetson (18-12) vs. S6-Belmont-S3-Campbell winner, 2:30 p.m.
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Big Ten Conference
At Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis
(All games thru semifinals – B10-TV)
First Round
Thursday, March 3
S7 Purdue (19-10) vs. S10 Indiana (9-19), 2 p.m.
S6 Wisconsin (15-13) vs. S11 Illinois (7-22), 4:30 p.m.
S8 Northwestern (17-12) vs. S. 9 Minnesota (12-17), 7 p.m.

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
S2 Penn State (22-8) vs. S7-Purdue-S10-Indiana winner, 11:30 a.m.
S3 Michigan (17-11) vs. S6-Wisconsin-S11- Illinois winner, 2 p.m.
S1R11 Mchigan State (25-4) vs. S8-Northwestern-S9-Minnesota winner, 6 p.m.
S4R24 Iowa (22-7) vs. S5 Ohio State (19-9), 8:30 p.m.

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Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
At Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard
Bridgeport, Conn.
(Video Stream at MAACSports.Com Thru Quarterfinals)
First Round
Thursday, March 3
S7 Canisius (10-19) vs. S10 Niagara (1-28), 12 p.m.
S8 St. Peter’s (5-24) vs. S9 Rider (5-24), 2 p.m.

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
S2 Loyola, Md. (18-11) vs. S7-Canisius-S10-Niagara winner, 9:30 a.m.
S3 Manhattan (21-8) vs. S6 Iona (11-19), 11:30 a.m.
S1R? Marist (27-2) vs. S8-St. Peter’s-S9-Rider winner, 1:30 p.m.
S4 Siena (13-15) vs. S5 Fairfield (17-12), 3:30 p.m.

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Ohio Valley Conference
At Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, Tenn.
(First two rounds on OVCSports.TV)

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 3
S4 Eastern Illinois (18-11) vs. S5 Austin Peay (14-17), 1 p.m.
S3 Morehead State (20-9) vs. S6 Jacksonville St. (10-20), 3 p.m.

Semifinals
Friday, March 4
S1 Tennessee Tech (22-6) vs. S5-A.P.-S8-Murray St.-S4-EIll winner, 1 p.m. ESPN3
S2 UT Martin (19-10) vs.. S3-Morehead St.-S6-Jacksonville-S7-Tn-St., 3 p.m., ESPN3

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Southeastern Conference
At Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tenn.
(All Games On Fox Sports Net thru Quarterfinals)
First Round
Thursday, March 3
S8 Florida (17-13) vs. S9 Arkansas (18-10), 1 p.m.
S10 Alabama (16-13) vs. S7 LSU (18-12), 3:30 p.m.
S5 South Carolina (16-13) vs. S12 Mississippi (10-18), 7:30 p.m.
S9 Auburn (15-14) vs. S11 Mississippi State (12-16), 10 p.m.

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
S1R4 Tennessee (28-2) vs. S8-Fla.-S9-Arkansas winner, 1 p.m.
S2R?? Kentucky (22-7) vs. S10-Alabama-S7-LSU winner, 3:30 p.m.
S4 Georgia (20-9) vs. S5-S.C.-S12-Mias winner, 7:30 p.m.
S3 Vanderbilt (19-10) vs. SS9-Auburn-S11-Miss. St. winner, 10 p.m.

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Southern Conference
At McKenzie Arena
Chattanooga, Tenn.
First Round
Thursday, March 3
S7 Georgia Southern (12-17) vs. S10 W. Carolina (8-21), 1 p.m.
S8 Davidson (13-16) vs. S9 Coll. Of Charleston (10-19), 3:30 p.m.
S6 UNC Greensboro (13-15) vs. S11-Wofford (7-21), 6 p.m.

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
S2 Samford (22-7) vs. S7-Ga Southern-S10-W. Carol winners, 9 a.m.
S1 Appalachian St. (23-5) vs. S8-Davidson-S9-ColofChar winner, 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, March 5
S4 Elon (18-11) vs. S5 Furman (14-15), 9 a.m.
S3 Chattanooga (16-13) vs. S6-UNC Gbo-S11-Wofford, 11:30 a.m.

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Regular Games

Ivy League
(Not a Tournament)
Friday, March 5
Dartmouth (7-18, 3-8) at *Princeton (21-4, 10-1), 7 p.m.
***Harvard (16-9, 8-3) at Penn (10-15, 4-7), 7 p.m.
Columbia (6-20, 5-7) at **Yale (13-13, 9-3) at 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 6
Harvard at Princeton, 7 p.m. (Verizon-FIOS TV)
Cornell (6-20, 3-9) at Yale, 7 p.m.
*-First Place, **-Second Place, ***-Third Place

-- Mel