NCAA.com | March 14, 2021 2021 NCAA conference tournaments: Schedules, brackets, scores, auto bids How to pick a 15 vs. 2 upset in the NCAA tournament — if you dare Share 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 click 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 MARCH MADNESS Big Dance: Baylor wins its first-ever title | Watch 'One Shining Moment' | View the final bracket | 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