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March Madness is finally here and conference tournaments are kicking off ahead of Selection Sunday. The Atlantic Sun, Big South, Horizon League and Patriot League all got their conference tournaments underway on Tuesday, March 3 with all tournaments continuing through Sunday, March 15.
All 32 Division I conferences will hold conference tournaments with the winners earning automatic bids to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
The first conference championship games will be held on Saturday, March 7 with the Mountain West and Ohio Valley taking the court, while 14 automatic bids will be handed out on Saturday, March 14.
A full look at the 2020 conference tournament schedule can be seen below.
2020 March Madness Conference Tournament Schedule
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- America East
- All games at higher seed
- Quarterfinals — Saturday, March 7
- Semifinals — Tuesday, March 10
- Championship — Saturday, March 14
- Bracket
- All games at higher seed
- American Athletic
- Fort Worth, Texas (Dickies Arena)
- First Round — Thursday, March 12
- Quarterfinals — Friday, March 13
- Semifinals — Saturday, March 14
- Championship — Sunday, March 15
- Bracket
- Fort Worth, Texas (Dickies Arena)
- Atlantic 10
- Brooklyn, N.Y. (Barclays Center)
- First Round — Wednesday, March 11
- Second Round — Thursday, March 12
- Quarterfinals — Friday, March 13
- Semifinals — Saturday, March 14
- Championship — Sunday, March 15
- Bracket
- Brooklyn, N.Y. (Barclays Center)
- ACC
- Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum)
- First Round — Tuesday, March 10
- Second Round — Wednesday, March 11
- Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 12
- Semifinals — Friday, March 13
- Championship — Saturday, March 14
- Bracket
- Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum)
- Atlantic Sun
- All games at higher seed
- Quarterfinals — Tuesday, March 3
- Semifinals — Thursday, March 5
- Championship — Sunday, March 8
- Top seed: Liberty
- Bracket
- All games at higher seed
- Big 12
- Kansas City, MO (Spring Center)
- First Round — Wednesday, March 11
- Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 12
- Semifinals — Friday, March 13
- Championship — Saturday, March 14
- Bracket
- Kansas City, MO (Spring Center)
- Big East
- New York City (Madison Square Garden)
- First Round — Wednesday, March 11
- Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 12
- Semifinals — Friday, March 13
- Championship — Saturday, March 14
- Bracket
- New York City (Madison Square Garden)
- Big Sky
- Boise, Idaho (CenturyLink Arena)
- First Round — Wednesday, March 11
- Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 12
- Semifinals — Friday, March 13
- Championship — Saturday, March 14
- Bracket
- Boise, Idaho (CenturyLink Arena)
- Big South
- At campus sites
- First Round — Tuesday, March 3
- Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 5
- Semifinals — Friday, March 6
- Championship — Sunday, March 8
- Top seed: Radford
- Bracket
- At campus sites
- Big Ten
- Indianapolis, Ind. (Bankers Life Fieldhouse)
- First Round — Wednesday, March 11
- Second Round — Thursday, March 12
- Quarterfinals — Friday, March 13
- Semifinals — Saturday, March 14
- Championship — Sunday, March 15
- Bracket
- Indianapolis, Ind. (Bankers Life Fieldhouse)
- Big West
- Anaheim, Calif. (Honda Center)
- Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 12
- Semifinals — Friday, March 13
- Championship — Saturday, March 14
- Bracket
- Anaheim, Calif. (Honda Center)
- Colonial
- Washington, D.C. (Entertainment and Sports Arena)
- Opening Round — Saturday, March 7
- Quarterfinals — Sunday, March 8
- Semifinals — Monday, March 9
- Championship — Tuesday, March 10
- Top seed: Hofstra
- Bracket
- Washington, D.C. (Entertainment and Sports Arena)
- Conference USA
- Frisco, Texas (Ford Center)
- First Round — Wednesday, March 11
- Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 12
- Semifinals — Friday, March 13
- Championship — Saturday, March 14
- Bracket
- Frisco, Texas (Ford Center)
- Horizon League
- At campus sites and then Indianapolis, Ind. (Indiana Farmers Coliseum)
- First Round — Tuesday, March 3
- Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 5
- Semifinals — Monday, March 9
- Championship — Tuesday, March 10
- Top seed: Wright State
- Bracket
- At campus sites and then Indianapolis, Ind. (Indiana Farmers Coliseum)
- Ivy League
- Cambridge, Mass. (Lavietes Pavilion)
- Semifinals — Saturday, March 14
- Championship — Sunday, March 15
- Bracket
- Cambridge, Mass. (Lavietes Pavilion)
- Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC)
- Atlantic City, N.J. (Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall)
- First Round — Tuesday, March 10
- Quarterfinals — Wednesday, March 11 and Thursday, March 12
- Semifinals — Friday, March 13
- Championship — Saturday, March 14
- Bracket
- Atlantic City, N.J. (Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall)
- Mid-American (MAC)
- Cleveland, Ohio (Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse)
- First Round — Monday, March 9
- Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 12
- Semifinals — Friday, March 13
- Championship — Saturday, March 14
- Bracket
- Cleveland, Ohio (Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse)
- Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC)
- Norfolk, Va. (Scope Arena)
- First Round — Tuesday, March 10
- Quarterfinals — Wednesday, March 11
- Semifinals — Friday, March 13
- Championship — Saturday, March 14
- Bracket
- Norfolk, Va. (Scope Arena)
- Missouri Valley
- St. Louis, Mo. (Enterprise Center)
- First Round — Thursday, March 5
- Quarterfinals — Friday, March 6
- Semifinals — Saturday, March 7
- Championship — Sunday, March 8
- Top seed: UNI
- Bracket
- St. Louis, Mo. (Enterprise Center)
- Mountain West
- Las Vegas (Thomas & Mack Center)
- First Round — Wednesday, March 4
- Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 5
- Semifinals — Friday, March 6
- Championship — Saturday, March 7
- Top seed: San Diego State
- Bracket
- Las Vegas (Thomas & Mack Center)
- Northeast
- All games at higher seed
- Quarterfinals — Wednesday, March 4
- Semifinals — Saturday, March 7
- Championship — Tuesday, March 10
- Top seed: Robert Morris
- Bracket
- All games at higher seed
- Ohio Valley
- Evansville, Ind. (Ford Center)
- First Round — Wednesday, March 4
- Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 5
- Semifinals — Friday, March 6
- Championship — Saturday, March 7
- Top seed: Belmont
- Bracket
- Evansville, Ind. (Ford Center)
- Pac-12
- Las Vegas (T-Mobile Arena)
- First Round — Wednesday, March 11
- Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 12
- Semifinals — Friday, March 13
- Championship — Saturday, March 14
- Bracket
- Las Vegas (T-Mobile Arena)
- Patriot League
- All games at higher seed
- First Round — Tuesday, March 3
- Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 5
- Semifinals — Sunday, March 8
- Championship — Wednesday, March 11
- Top seed: Colgate
- Bracket
- All games at higher seed
- SEC
- Nashville, Tenn. (Bridgestone Arena)
- First Round — Wednesday, March 11
- Second Round — Thursday, March 12
- Quarterfinals — Friday, March 13
- Semifinals — Saturday, March 14
- Championship — Sunday, March 15
- Bracket
- Nashville, Tenn. (Bridgestone Arena)
- Southern
- Asheville, N.C. (Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville)
- First Round — Friday, March 6
- Quarterfinals — Saturday, March 7
- Semifinals — Sunday, March 8
- Championship — Monday, March 9
- Top seed: East Tennessee State
- Bracket
- Asheville, N.C. (Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville)
- Southland
- Katy, Texas (Leonard E. Merrell Center)
- First Round — Wednesday, March 11
- Second Round — Thursday, March 12
- Semifinals — Friday, March 13
- Championship — Saturday, March 14
- Bracket
- Katy, Texas (Leonard E. Merrell Center)
- Southwestern Athletic (SWAC)
- At higher seed and then Birmingham, Ala.
- Quarterfinals — Tuesday, March 10
- Semifinals — Friday, March 13
- Championship — Saturday, March 14
- Bracket
- At higher seed and then Birmingham, Ala.
- Summit League
- Sioux Falls, S.D. (Denny Sanford Premier Center)
- Quarterfinals — Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8
- Semifinals — Monday, March 9
- Championship — Tuesday, March 10
- Top seed: North Dakota State
- Bracket
- Sioux Falls, S.D. (Denny Sanford Premier Center)
- Sun Belt
- At campus sites and then New Orleans (Smoothie King Center)
- First Round — Saturday, March 7
- Second Round — Monday, March 9
- Quarterfinals — Wednesday, March 11
- Semifinals — Saturday, March 14
- Championship — Sunday, March 15
- Bracket
- At campus sites and then New Orleans (Smoothie King Center)
- West Coast
- Las Vegas (Orleans Arena)
- First Round — Thursday, March 5
- Second Round — Friday, March 6
- Quarterfinals — Saturday, March 7
- Semifinals — Monday, March 9
- Championship — Tuesday, March 10
- Top seed: Gonzaga
- Bracket
- Las Vegas (Orleans Arena)
- Western Athletic (WAC)
- Las Vegas (Orleans Arena)
- Quarterfinals — Thursday, March 12
- Semifinals — Friday, March 13
- Championship — Saturday, March 14
- Bracket
- Las Vegas (Orleans Arena)