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2021 NCAA conference tournaments: Schedules, brackets, scores, auto bids

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One of the most fun aspects of March Madness happens before the tournament even starts — tracking and watching all of the conference tournaments.

This year, 31 conferences held tournaments (down one from 32 with the Ivy League not playing due to COVID-19) to earn spots in the 2021 NCAA tournament.

Conference tournaments continued until right before selection show on Sunday, March 14. On Selection Sunday, Alabama (SEC), Colgate (Patriot League) and Illinois (Big Ten) were among the winners.

You can c lick or tap here to get a printable bracket for the tournament.

2021 NCAA conference tournament schedules: Brackets, scores, automatic bids
CONFERENCE	auto-bid	SCHEDULE/RESULTS//TV SCHEDULE	LOCATION
America East (Bracket)	Hartford	Playoff pods: Feb. 27 and 28 Semifinals: March 6 Championship: 11 a.m. March 13 on ESPN2	Higher seed (semis on)
American Athletic (Bracket)	Houston	First round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: 3:15 p.m. March 14 on ESPN	Fort Worth, TX
Atlantic 10 (Bracket)	St. Bonaventure	First round: March 3 Second round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 5 Semifinals: March 6 Championship: 1 p.m. March 14 on CBS Sports	Richmond, VA and Dayton, OH
ACC (Bracket)	Georgia Tech	First round: March 9 Second round: March 10 Quarterfinals: March 11 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: 8:30 p.m. on March 13 on ESPN	Greensboro, NC
ASUN (Bracket)	Liberty	Quarterfinals: March 4 Semifinals: March 5 Championship: 2 p.m. March 7 on ESPN	Jacksonville, FL
Big 12 (Info)	Texas	First round: March 10 Quarterfinals: March 11 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: 6 p.m. March 13 on ESPN	Kansas City, MO
Big East (Bracket)	Georgetown	First round: March 10 Quarterfinals: March 11 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: 6:30 p.m. March 13 on FOX	New York, NY
Big Sky (Bracket)	Eastern Washington	First round: March 10 Quarterfinals: March 11 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: 8 p.m. March 13 on ESPNU	Boise, ID
Big South (Bracket)	Winthrop	First round: Feb. 27 Quarterfinals: March 1 Semifinals: March 4 Championship: 12 p.m. March 7 on ESPN	Higher seed
Big Ten (Bracket)	Illinois	First round: March 10 Second round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: 3:30 p.m. March 14 on CBS	Indianapolis, IN
Big West (Bracket)	UC Santa Barbara	First round: March 9 Quarterfinal: March 11 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: 11:30 p.m. March 13 on ESPN2	Las Vegas, NV
CAA (Bracket)	Drexel	First round: March 6 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: 7 p.m. March 9 on CBSSN	Harrisonburg, VA
Conference USA (Bracket)	North Texas	Potential prelim games: March 9 First round: March 10 Quarterfinals: March 11 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: 9 p.m. March 13 on CBSSN	Frisco, TX
Horizon League (Bracket)	Cleveland State	First round: Feb. 25 Quarterfinals: March 2 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: 7 p.m. March 9	Indianapolis, IN (semis on)
MAAC (Bracket)	Iona	First round: March 8 and 9 Quarterfinals: March 10 and 11 Semifinals: Friday, March 12 Championship: 4 p.m. Saturday, March 13 on ESPNU	Atlantic City, NJ
MAC (Bracket)	Ohio	Quarterfinals: March 11 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: 7:30 p.m. March 13 on ESPN2	Cleveland, OH
MEAC (Bracket)	Norfolk State	Opening round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 11 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: 1 p.m. March 13 on ESPN2	Norfolk, VA (semis on)
Missouri Valley (Bracket)	Loyola Chicago	First round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 5 Semifinals: March 6 Championship: March 7 on CBS	St. Louis, MO
Mountain West (Bracket)	San Diego State	First round: March 10 Quarterfinals: March 11 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: March 13	Las Vegas, NV
Northeast (Bracket)	Mount St. Mary's	Semifinals: March 6 Championship: 7 p.m. March 9 on ESPN2	Higher seed
Ohio Valley (Bracket)	Morehead State	First round: March 3 and 4 Semifinals: March 5 Championship: 8 p.m. March 6 on ESPN2	Evansville, IN
Pac-12 (Bracket)	Oregon State	First round: March 10 Quarterfinals: March 11 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: 10:30 p.m. March 13 on ESPN	Las Vegas, NV
Patriot League (Bracket)	Colgate	First round: March 3 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 12 p.m. March 14 on CBSSN	Higher seed
SEC (Bracket)	Alabama	First round: March 10 Second round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: 1 p.m. March 14 on ESPN	Nashville, TN
Southern (Bracket)	UNC Greensboro	First round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 7 p.m. March 8	Asheville, NC
Southland (Bracket)	Abilene Christian	First round: March 10 Second round: March 11 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: 9:30 p.m. March 13 on ESPN2	Katy, TX
SWAC (Bracket)	Texas Southern	Quarterfinals: March 10 and 11 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: March 13 on ESPNU	Birmingham, AL
Summit League (Bracket)	Oral Roberts	Quarterfinals: March 6 and 7 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: 9 p.m. March 9 on ESPN2	Sioux Falls, SD
Sun Belt (Bracket)	Appalachian State	First round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 7 p.m. March 8 on ESPN2	Pensacola, FL
West Coast (Bracket)	Gonzaga	First round: March 4 Second round: March 5 Third round: March 6 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: 9 p.m. March 9 on ESPN	Las Vegas, NV
WAC (Bracket)	Grand Canyon	Quarterfinals: March 11 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: 10 p.m. March 13 on ESPNU	Las Vegas, NV

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