| Transylvania will defend its conference title from a familiar spot at the top of the HCAC bracket. Photo by Jessica Strickland, Transylvania University |
In Division III basketball, “March Madness” starts in mid-February. There are 43 automatic qualifying bids (AQs) into the 64-team NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament and 42 of those AQs are awarded to conference tournament winners. The UAA is the lone conference that awards its AQ to its regular season champion.
Conference playoffs start with first-round games as early as February 18 and then run through the last championship games on Sunday, March 1.
You can also follow all the men’s conference tournaments here.
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds receive byes to the semifinals. Highest seed hosts semifinals and final.
Seedings: TBD
All times Eastern
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: None
American Rivers Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds receive byes to the semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: TBD
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Feb. 24 |
A-R-C Tournament |
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Simpson |
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TBA | |
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Feb. 26 |
A-R-C Tournament |
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Simpson |
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TBA | |
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Feb. 28 |
A-R-C Tournament |
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Simpson |
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TBA |
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: Coe is on the fringe of the at-large picture, and everyone else needs the AQ.
American Southwest Conference
All four teams qualify. Top seed hosts the semifinals and championship.
Seedings: TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: Only Hardin-Simmons has an outside chance.
Atlantic East Conference
Top five teams qualify. Fourth seed hosts fifth seed in first round. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Immaculata, 2-5 TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: None
Centennial Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds receive byes to the semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Johns Hopkins, 2 Gettysburg, 3-6 TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Sunday, March 1
At-large candidates: Johns Hopkins is a lock, if it needs the at-large bid, Gettysburg is in good shape for the moment, and McDaniel is on the bubble.
City University of New York Athletic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds receive byes to the semifinals. Higher seeds host first round and semifinals. Final played at Baruch.
Seedings: 1 Brooklyn, 2 Hunter, 3 Lehman, 4 John Jay, 5 Baruch, 6 CCNY
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Feb. 21 |
Baruch |
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1:00 PM |
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CCNY |
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Lehman |
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Feb. 24 |
TBD |
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Hunter |
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TBD |
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Brooklyn |
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TBA |
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Friday, Feb. 27
At-large candidates: None
Coast-to-Coast Conference
All teams qualify. Teams seeded using NPI. Top two teams gets bye to the semifinals. Salisbury hosts all games.
Seedings: TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: Christopher Newport is in good shape, if they need one.
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
Top six teams qualify. Top two get byes to the semifinals. Higher seeds host the quarterfinals and top seed hosts the semifinals and final.
Seedings: TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: Carroll and Illinois Wesleyan are both locks, if they don’t win the AQ.
Collegiate Conference of the South
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds receive byes to the semifinals. Highest seed hosts semifinals and final.
Seedings: TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: None
Conference of New England
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds receive byes to the semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: TBD
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: None
Empire 8
Top eight teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Nazareth, 2 Brockport, 3 Houghton, 4 SUNY Geneseo, 5 Sage, 6 St. John Fisher, 7 Elmira, 8 Alfred
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Feb. 21 |
Sage |
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SUNY Geneseo |
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2:00 PM |
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Alfred |
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Nazareth |
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2:00 PM |
V LS |
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Elmira |
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Brockport |
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2:00 PM |
V LS |
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St. John Fisher |
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Houghton |
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2:00 PM |
V LS |
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: None likely
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
Top eight teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: TBD
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Feb. 24 |
St. Joseph (Conn.) |
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GNAC TBA2 |
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Feb. 26 |
St. Joseph (Conn.) |
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GNAC TBA2 |
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Feb. 28 |
St. Joseph (Conn.) |
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GNAC TBA2 |
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TBA |
All times Eastern
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: None
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Top eight teams qualify. Highest seed hosts semifinals and final.
Seedings: 1 Transylvania, 2 Franklin, 3 Anderson, 4 Berea, 5 Mount St. Joseph, 6 Rose-Hulman, 7 Bluffton, 8 Hanover
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Feb. 21 |
Hanover |
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Transylvania |
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Rose-Hulman |
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Anderson |
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Bluffton |
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Franklin |
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Mount St. Joseph |
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Berea |
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2:00 PM |
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: Transylvania looks too far out on the bubble at the moment, and no one else is close
Landmark Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds get byes to the semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Scranton, 2-6 TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: Scranton would be a lock. Susquehanna is in good shape at the moment while Catholic is on the bubble.
Liberty League
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds get byes to the semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: TBD
All times Eastern
Championship game: Sunday, March 1
At-large candidates: Union looks too far out on the bubble, and no one else is close.
Little East Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds get byes to the semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: Southern Maine is in good shape, and Rhode Island College is on the bubble.
MAC Commonwealth
Top four teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Messiah, 2-4 TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: Messiah is the only one with a chance, if the Falcons don’t win the AQ.
MAC Freedom
Top four teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 DeSales, 2-4 TBD
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Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: None likely
Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds receive byes into the semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: TBD
All times Eastern
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: None
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds receve byes to the semifinals. Top seed hosts semifinals and final.
Seedings: 1 Trine, 2 Hope, 3-6 TBD
All times Eastern
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: Trine and Hope are both well positioned to receive an at-large bid, if they need one.
Midwest Conference
Top four teams qualify. Semifinals and final at highest seed.
Seedings: 1 Ripon, 2-4 TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: If Ripon doesn’t win the AQ, this is a two-bid conference.
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds get byes to the semifinals. Reseeded after first round. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Concordia-Moorhead, 2-6 TBD
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Feb. 26 |
TBA |
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Concordia-Moorhead |
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8:00 PM |
V LS |
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: Concordia-Moorhead and Bethel are in good shape, and Saint Mary’s and Gustavus Adolphus could get bids, too.
New England Small College Athletic Conference
Top eight teams qualify. Bracket reseeded after semifinals. Highest remaining seed hosts semifinal and final.
Seedings: 1 Bowdoin, 2 Bates, 3 Amherst, 4 Trinity (Conn.), 5 Williams, 6 Connecticut College, 7 Hamilton, 8 Tufts
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Feb. 21 |
Hamilton |
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Connecticut College |
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Williams |
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Trinity (Conn.) |
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4:30 PM |
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Sunday, March 1
At-large candidates: Unless someone other than Bowdoin or Bates wins the conference AQ, this will be the fewest Tournament reps for the NESCAC in a while. Only those two teams are in position for an at-large bid.
New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference
Top eight teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Smith, 2-8 TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Sunday, March 1
At-large candidate: Smith is the only candidate, if the Bears need it.
New Jersey Athletic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds receive byes to the semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 William Paterson, 2 TCNJ, 3 Rowan, 4 Stockton, 5 Montclair State, 6 Rutgers-Camden
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Feb. 21 |
Rutgers-Camden |
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Rowan |
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1:00 PM |
LS |
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Montclair State |
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Stockton |
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5:30 PM |
LS |
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TBD |
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William Paterson |
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7:00 PM |
V LS A |
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Feb. 24 |
TBD |
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TCNJ |
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7:00 PM |
V LS |
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Friday, Feb. 27
At-large candidates: This is a one-bid conference unless William Paterson stumbles.
North Atlantic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds receive byes to the semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Maine Maritime, 2 Husson, 3 Maine-Farmington, 4 Thomas, 5 SUNY Cobleskill, 6 Vermont State Lyndon
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Feb. 19 |
SUNY-Cobleskill |
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Thomas |
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5:30 PM |
V LS |
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Vermont State Lyndon |
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Maine-Farmington |
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7:00 PM |
LS |
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: None
North Coast Athletic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds receive byes to the semifinals. Top seed hosts the semifinals and final.
Seedings: TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: Ohio Wesleyan, Denison and John Carroll are all locks, if they don’t win the AQ.
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Top eight teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Sunday, March 1
At-large candidates: Wisconsin Lutheran is on the bubble.
Northwest Conference
Top four teams qualify. Highest seed hosts semifinals and final
Seedings: TBD
All times Eastern
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: Linfield is on the bubble.
Ohio Athletic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two receive byes to the semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Baldwin Wallace, 2-6 TBD
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Feb. 24 |
Ohio Northern |
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TBA |
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TBA | |
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Feb. 26 |
Ohio Northern |
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TBA |
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TBA | |
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Feb. 28 |
Ohio Northern |
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TBA |
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TBA |
All times Eastern
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: Baldwin Wallace would be a lock, and Otterbein is on the right side of the bubble for now.
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Top eight teams qualify. Higher seeds host quarterfinals. Semifinals and final played at Salem (Va.) Civic Center.
Seedings: 1 Washingoton and Lee, 2-8 TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Sunday, March 1
At-large candidates: Washington and Lee, Bridgewater, Shenandoah and Randolph-Macon are all in good shape at the moment. Guilford is on the bubble.
Presidents’ Athletic Conference
Top four teams from each division qualify. The top two seeds from each division host the bottom two seeds from the other division.
Seedings: TBD
All times Eastern
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: None
Skyline Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two receive byes to the semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: TBD
All times Eastern
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidate: None
Southern Athletic Association
Top six teams qualify. All games hosted by Berry College.
Seedings: TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidate: None
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top five teams qualify. Fourth seed hosts fifth seed in the first round. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: TBD
All times Eastern
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: Cal Lutheran is on the bubble.
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Top three teams from each division qualify. Top team in each division receives a bye to the semifinals. All games at predetermined host (Hendrix College).
Seedings: TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Sunday, March 1
At-large candidates: Colorado College would be on the bubble, if the Tigers don’t win the AQ.
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds receive byes to the semifinals. Highest seed hosts semifinals and final
Seedings: TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: None
State University of New York Athletic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds receive byes to the semifinals. Top seed hosts semifinals and final.
Seedings: TBD
All times Eastern
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: SUNY New Paltz and Cortland would both receive bids, should they need one.
United East Conference
Top 12 teams qualify. Top four teams receive byes to the quarterfinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 St. Mary’s (Md.), 2 Penn College, 3 Penn State-Abington, 4 Cedar Crest, 5 Notre Dame (Md.), 6 Wilson, 7 Lancaster Bible, 8 Penn State-Harrisburg, 9 Penn State-Brandywine, 10 Gallaudet
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Feb. 18 |
Gallaudet |
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Lancaster Bible |
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Penn State-Brandywine |
40 |
Penn State-Harrisburg |
73 |
Final |
BX |
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Feb. 21 |
Notre Dame (Md.) |
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Cedar Crest |
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1:00 PM | |
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Penn State-Harrisburg |
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St. Mary’s (Md.) |
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1:00 PM | |
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Lancaster Bible |
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Penn College |
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1:00 PM | |
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Wilson |
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Penn State-Abington |
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2:00 PM |
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: None
University Athletic Association
No conference tournament. The UAA is the only conference in Division III basketball with its automatic bid decided on the outcome of regular season play.
Automatic bid: TBD
At-large bid: Assuming New York University locks up the AQ this weekend, that will leave Chicago and Washington U in fine shape for at-large bids. Carnegie Mellon is on the right side of the bubble, and Emory is not.
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
Top four qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: None
USA South Athletic Conference
Top eight teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout
Seedings: 1 Southern Virginia, 2-8 TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Saturday, Feb. 28
At-large candidates: None
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds receive byes to the semifinals. Bracket reseeded before semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 UW-Oshkosh, 2-6 TBD
All times Eastern
Conference tournament home page
Championship game: Friday, Feb. 27
At-large candidates: Four teams look like locks if they don’t win the AQ — Oshkosh, Whitewater, Platteville and La Crosse. River Falls is on the right side of the bubble for now.
Championship game: Sunday, March 1 (time TBD)
Champion:
At-large candidate:
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds receive byes to the semifinals. Highest seed hosts semifinals and final.
At-large bid: None