Sentences with phrase «conference tournament»

However, we did not believe this trend would continue during conference tournament games.

They have won, by my count, 47 conference titles and 28 conference tournament titles.

During the regular season, schools will often go an entire week without playing a game, however, during conference tournament week games are always played on back - to - back days.

Do you think that small dogs will continue to win as conference tournaments roll around?

Here are the best bets to win each power conference tournament according to our simulations.

Although most of the major conference tournament action doesn't tip off until next week, some of the smaller conferences have already begun postseason play.

As always, conference tournament champions get automatic bids, but there are, per usual, those teams on the bubble that may or not make it into the dance.

Conference tournament season is here, meaning recreational bettors are back for the run to the Final Four.

Most of these games are played at a neutral site, but the higher seeds actually receive home court advantage in the early rounds of small conference tournaments.

Conference tournament winners and the eventual national championship winner all cut down the nets, and this tradition dates back decades.

With the end of the regular season coming to an end and conference tournaments fast - approaching, here's a look at college basketball's top ten.

Your one stop shop for all 32 conference tournament brackets, along with scores and updated matchup and TV information.

Keep an eye on the four teams on seed line five, as they all have the potential to jump into the top 16 with strong conference tournament performances.

Conference tournament automatic bids gain entry into the tournament, but they do not guarantee a bye.

Conference tournament time is great for both fans and recreational bettors, offering plenty of betting opportunities throughout the entire day.

That said, we believed that the same theory regarding early season, neutral site games could be applied during conference tournaments.

Since 2005, Pitino has gone 16 - 6 ATS in conference tournament games while Krzyzewski has gone just 8 - 18 ATS

Earlier this week, we posted one of our favorite spread systems for conference tournament games for ESPN Insider subscribers.

The final conference tournament championship of 2012 gets underway on Sunday as Michigan State and Ohio State battle for the Big Ten title.

Marquette currently sits in fifth place in the Big East, but they're only three points ahead of a three - way tie for the sixth and final conference tournament berth.

Trounced five times by North Carolina and Wake Forest and no better than fourth in the regular - season standings, Duke suddenly came alive in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament at Raleigh and upset its most persistent tormentors on successive nights to win the title and an NCAA berth.

The Golden Eagles solidify their position in Big East standings in wins over pair of teams contending for conference tournament berths

Still, it's a shame to see so many mid-majors that had strong cases missing out because of conference tournament horror stories.

The No. 25 Creighton Bluejays made a statement in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament semifinals, pulverizing the third - seeded Evansville Aces — a team against whom the Bluejays struggled mightily during the regular season — and setting up a championship matchup with Indiana State on Sunday.

Marquette looks to add a fourth trophy to their 2016 season when they meet up with St. John's in the Big East conference tournament semifinals on Friday.

West Virginia's Bucky Waters had no doubts before the Southern Conference tournament in Charlotte.

If familiarity does in fact breed contempt, then disdain figures to be at an all - time high inside the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas Monday night when Gonzaga and Saint Mary's meet for the West Coast Conference tournament championship.

Still, Marquette is at home on Sunday, and if the Golden Eagles are going to lock up the first conference tournament spot in program history, they have to lock up a win in a big spot down the stretch.

La Salle's Lionel Simmons and Doug Overton, two close friends of Gathers's from his high school days, were told of his death in the waning moments of the Explorers» game against Siena in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament in Albany, N.Y. Simmons began to weep on the court and had to leave the game.

Not only did we determine that it's profitable to bet neutral court unders during the regular season, but also during the postseason (which includes conference tournaments, the NIT and the NCAA tournament).

Although the major conferences do not begin NCAA conference tournament play until next week, the journey to the tourney is already underway for several schools.

There also were a lot of upsets in the power conference tournaments which allowed teams to leapfrog Washington once they lost to Oregon State in the 7/10 match - up.

I forget who the reporter was but her basic premise was the season begins Labor Day wknd and the super bowl would be a week before the NCAA basketball conference tournaments begin.

Your Watch Grid guide to Friday's college basketball conference tournaments, starring Duke vs. UNC

Stark was named Ohio Valley Player of the Year by leading Murray State to the regular season and conference tournament crown.

With so many bubble teams falling over the past few nights, the likelihood that a select number of the teams above could earn an at - large if they lose in their respective conference tournaments over the next week - plus has jumped.

If the Golden Eagles want to be back in the six team conference tournament after missing it last year, they're going to need a positive result against a Villanova squad that's considered to be the edge of that cutoff.

Southeastern Conference Tournament, New Orleans (through May 10).

Florida State was a mediocre ACC team most of the season, finishing eighth in the standings with a 9 - 9 record and losing their first conference tournament game to a Louisville team that was snubbed from this field.

This basic conference tournament betting system has won at a 53.1 % rate with a sample size of over 2,100 games which shows a clear - cut edge.

KATY, Texas (AP) Shannon Bogues scored 27 points and T.J. Holyfield had a double - double and No. 3 seed Stephen F. Austin beat Nicholls 78 - 66 Friday night to head to the Southland Conference Tournament championship game.

Thus, for the next three days, the early rounds of the power conference tournaments take center stage.

Since elimination play dictates that nearly all of these teams will lose in their respective conference tournaments, 2018 could at least tie 2016's mark of 22 at - large teams with double - digit losses.

They made the tournament on the backs of an Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament championship, which included a double OT win in the semifinals and a championship victory over last year's lovelies, Florida Gulf Coast.

Any coach of a mid-major conference tournament champion that has been dismissed as quickly as the bracket is released on Selection Sunday will carry the battle cry of «anything can happen in March Madness, I think you all remember Loyola» right up until the moment his team takes the floor.

Most conference tournaments require that teams win at least four to five games on consecutive days in order to emerge victorious.

A dude playing solo center from Conference tournament to the end.