Comprehensive Championship Week Review

Conference Tournament Week is finally over and we are left with the 68 best teams in the country. We have put together a comprehensive wrap-up of anything and everything involving conference tournament week.

Use this page for all your March Madness research. We have provided a recap of every day of Championship Week, as well as a full tournament scoreboard so you can see what teams are hot, and what teams are not.

(NOTE: in the Championship Week Scoreboard section, tournament champions are highlighted in blue and teams that received at-large bids are italicized.)

Conference Tournament Week Recap:

The Real March Madness: Day 1
The Real March Madness: Day 2
The Real March Madness: Day 3
The Real March Madness: Day 4
The Real March Madness: Day 5
The Real March Madness: Day 6
The Real March Madness: Day 7
The Real March Madness: Day 8
The Real March Madness: Day 9
The Real March Madness: Day 10
The Real March Madness: Day 11
The Real March Madness: Day 12


News and Notes:

- Only eight regular season champions won their conference tournaments. Six of the regular season champions did not win a single game in their conference tournament.

- Xavier lost to No. 9 Dayton in the Atlantic-10 quarterfinals, Pittsburgh lost to No. 9 UConn in the Big East quarterfinals, UAB lost to No. 9 East Carolina in the Conference-USA quarterfinals, Murray State lost to No. 4 Tennessee Tech in the Ohio Valley Conference semifinals, and Arkansas State and Florida Atlantic lost to Arkansas-Little Rock and North Texas in the Sun belt quarterfinals.

- More No. 2 seeds (10) won conference tournaments than No. 1 seeds (8). Four No. 3 seeds won their conference tournaments, while three No. 4 seeds and two No. 5 seeds also won tournament titles. Akron was the only No. 6 seed to win a conference tournament, and UT-San Antonio was the only No 7 seed to win a conference tournament.

- Only three teams played more than four games during Championship Week. Akron and Arkansas-Little Rock won four games in four days to capture tournament championships from the No. 6 and No. 5-seeds respectively. UConn became the first team in NCAA history to win five games in five days. The Huskies were the highest seed (No. 9) to win a conference tournament this year.

- All eight teams that participated in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals received bids to the NCAA Tournament, and seven of the eight teams in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals did as well.

- UConn's Kemba Walker played 190 of a possible 205 minutes and scored a tournament-record 130 points during UConn's run to the Big East Tournament Championship.

- BYU's Jimmer Fredette was the only player from a non-championship team to win a tournament MVP award. Fredette scored a career-high, tournament-high and school-high 52-points against new Mexico in the Mountain West Conference semifinals. His personal best was greater than the single-game outputs of 45 teams during Championship week.


All-Championship Week Team:

Kemba Walker, UConn - Walker single-handily carried the UConn Huskies to their seventh Big East tournament championship. He averaged 26.0ppg, 6.4rpg, 4.2apg, and 2.8spg over the course of the five-game run, and hit a game-winning buzzer beater over No.1 Pittsburgh in the quarterfinals. He shot 41-87 (47%) from the field and was 46-54 (86%) from the charity stripe, but went only 2-19 (10%) from behind the arc. Nonetheless, Walker's five-game performance was sensational, and he was by far the best player in the country during Championship Week.

Nolan Smith, Duke - Smith score only seven points and injured his toe during the Blue Devils quarterfinal game against Maryland. His status was questionable going into the semifinal match-up against Virginia Tech, a team that had beaten them in the last week of the season. Smith fought through the pain and scored 27 points and had 6 assists in the 14-point win. In the ACC title game, against rivals North Carolina, Smith hit all seven of his free throws and scored 20 points and had 10 assists as the Blue Devils won their 19th ACC tournament title, a conference record.

Devin Gibson, UT-San Antonio - The senior guard was the only player in the country to record a triple-double during conference week, scoring 28 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out 10 assists in the Southland Conference quarterfinals. Gibson nearly had back-to-back triple-doubles, as he recorded 26 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists in the semifinals against Sam Houston State. Over the three-game tournament stretch, Gibson averaged 23.0ppg, 8.3rpg, and 6.3apg.

Isaiah Thomas, Washington - For the second year in a row, Thomas led the Huskies to a Pac-10 Tournament Title and was named Tournament MVP. In the finals against Arizona, he scored 28 points, including the game-winning buzzer-beater in overtime on a beautiful step-back jumper. Thomas averaged 19.6ppg and 10.1apg during the Huskies three game stretch.

Jared Sullinger, Ohio State - The freshman big man recorded three double-doubles in three tournament games en route to Tournament MVP honors and a tournament title for the Buckeyes. Against Northwestern he had 20 points and 18 rebounds. Against Michigan he had 14 points and 13 rebounds and in the finals against Penn State he 15 points and 11 rebounds. Sullinger was constantly double-teamed and harassed down low, evidence by his free-throw numbers. he attempted at least ten free-throws in each game and went 25-38 from the line during the tournament.



Championship Week Scoreboard

America East Conference Tournament
Hartford, CT
March 3-12
Tournament MVP: John Holland, Boston

First Round
#9 Binghamton 91, #8 UMBC 65
Quarterfinals
#6 Hartford 66, #3 Maine 63
#5 Stony Brook 67, #4 Albany 61
#2 Boston 69, #7 New Hampshire 60
#1 Vermont 57, #9 Binghamton 46
Semifinals
#5 Stony Brook 69, #1 Vermont 47
#2 Boston 55, #6 Hartford 49
Final
#2 Boston 56, #5 Stony Brook 54



Atlantic Coast Conference
Greensboro, NC
March 10-13
Tournament MVP: Nolan Smith, Duke

First Round
#9 Miami 69, #8 Virginia 62
#7 Maryland 75, #10 NC State 67
#6 Virginia Tech 59, #11 Georgia Tech 43
#5 Boston College 81, #12 Wake Forest 67
Quarterfinals
#6 Virginia Tech 52, #3 Florida State 51
#4 Clemson 70, #5 Boston College 47
#2 Duke 87, #7 Maryland 71
#1 North Carolina 61, #9 Miami 59
Semifinals
#2 Duke 77, #6 Virginia Tech 63
#1 North Carolina 92, #4 Clemson 87 OT
Final
#2 Duke 75, #1 North Carolina 58



Atlantic-Sun Conference Tournament
Macon, GA
March 2-5
Tournament MVP: Mick Hedgepeth, Belmont

Quarterfinals
#6 North Florida 68, #3 Jacksonville 64
#5 Mercer 73, #4 Lipscomb 63
#2 East Tennessee State 54, #7 Campbell 53
#1 Belmont 72, #8 Kennesaw State 57
Semifinals
#6 North Florida 59, #2 East Tennessee State 55
#1 Belmont 80, #5 Mercer 72
Final
#1 Belmont 87, #6 North Florida 46



Atlantic-10 Conference Tournament
Atlantic City, NJ
March 8, 11-13
Tournament MVP: Kevin Anderson, Richmond

First Round
#12 St. Joseph's 71, #5 George Washington 59 OT
#10 La Salle 75, #7 St. Bonaventure 73 2OT
#9 Dayton 78, #8 UMass 50
#6 Rhode Island 70, #11 St. Louis 61
Quarterfinals
#12 St. Joseph's 93, #4 Duquesne 90 OT
#9 Dayton 68, #1 Xavier 67
#3 Richmond 55, #6 Rhode Island 44
#2 Temple 96, #10 La Salle 76
Semifinals
#9 Dayton 64, #12 St. Joseph's 61
#3 Richmond 58, #2 Temple 54
Final
#3 Richmond 67, #9 Dayton 54



Big East Conference Tournament
New York City, NY
March 8-12
Tournament MVP: Kemba Walker, UConn

First Round
#15 South Florida 70, #10 Villanova 69
#13 Rutgers 76, #12 Seton Hall 70 OT
#11 Marquette 87, #14 Providence 66
#9 UConn 97, #16 DePaul 71
Second Round
#11 Marquette 67, #6 West Virginia 61
#9 UConn 79, #8 Georgetown 62
#7 Cincinnati 87, #15 South Florida 61
#5 St. John's 65, #13 Rutgers 63
Quarterfinals
#9 UConn 76, #1 Pittsburgh 74
#4 Syracuse 79, #5 St. John's 73
#3 Louisville 81, #11 Marquette 56
#2 Notre Dame 89,. #7 Cincinnati 51
Semifinals
#9 UConn 76, #4 Syracuse 71 OT
#3 Louisville 83, #2 Notre Dame 77 OT
Final
#9 UConn 69, #3 Louisville 66



Big Sky Conference Tournament
Greeley, CO
March 5-9
Tournament MVP: Devon Beitzel, Northern Colorado

Quarterfinals
#4 Northern Arizona 65, #5 Montana State 62
#3 Weber State 79, #6 Eastern Washington 70
Semifinals
#2 Montana 57, #3 Weber State 40
#1 Northern Colorado 73, #4 Northern Arizona 70
Final
#1 Northern Colorado 65, #2 Montana 60



Big South Conference Tournament
Conway, SC
March 1-5
Tournament MVP: Matt Dickey, UNC-Asheville

Quarterfinals (at higher seed)
#7 High Point 66, #2 Liberty 60
#4 VMI 78, #5 Winthrop 73
#3 UNC-Asheville 72, #6 Charleston Southern 63
#1 Coastal Carolina 83, #8 Gardner-Webb 72
Semifinals
#3 UNC-Asheville 62, #7 High Point 45
#1 Coastal Carolina 89, #4 VMI 81
Final
#3 UNC-Asheville 60, #1 Coastal Carolina 47



Big Ten Conference Tournament
Indianapolis, IN
March 10-13
Tournament MVP: Jared Sullinger, Ohio State

First Round
#8 Northwestern 75, #9 Minnesota 65
#7 Michigan State 66, #10 Iowa 61
#6 Penn State 61, #11 Indiana 55
Quarterfinals
#7 Michigan State 74, #2 Purdue 56
#6 Penn State 36, #3 Wisconsin 33
#4 Michigan 60, #5 Illinois 55
#1 Ohio State 67, #8 Northwestern 61 OT
Semifinals
#6 Penn State 61, #7 Michigan State 48
#1 Ohio State 68, #4 Michigan 61
Final
#1 Ohio State 71, #6 Penn State 60



Big-12 Conference Tournament
March 9-12
Kansas City, MO
Tournament MVP: Marcus Morris, Kansas

First Round
#10 Oklahoma 84, #7 Baylor 67
#9 Oklahoma State 53, #8 Nebraska 52
#6 Missouri 88, #11 Texas Tech 84
#5 Colorado 77, #12 Iowa State 75
Quarterfinals
#5 Colorado 87, #4 Kansas State 75
#3 Texas A&M 86, #6 Missouri 71
#2 Texas 74, #10 Oklahoma 54
#1 Kansas 63, #9 Oklahoma State 62
Semifinals
#2 Texas 70, #3 Texas A&M 58
#1 Kansas 90, #5 Colorado 83
Final
#1 Kansas 85, #2 Texas 73



Big West Conference Tournament
Anaheim, CA
March 10-12
Tournament MVP: Orlando Johnson, UC-Santa Barbara

Quarterfinals
#7 UC-Riverside 70, #2 Cal Poly 66 OT
#5 UC Santa Barbara 79, #4 Pacific 67
#3 CS-Northridge 75, #6 Cal St. Fullerton 54
#1 Long Beach State 79, #8 UC Irvine 72
Semifinals
#5 UC-Santa Barbara 83, #3 CS-Northridge 63
#1 Long Beach State 74, #7 UC-Riverside 63
Final
#5 UC-Santa Barbara 64, #1 Long Beach State 56



Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
Richmond, VA
March 4-7
Tournament MVP: Frank Hassell, Old Dominion

First Round
#11 William & Mary 72, #6 James Madison 68
#9 Georgia State 58, #8 UNC Wilmington 52
#7 Delaware 60, #10 Northeastern 58
#5 Drexel 75, #12 Towson 69
Quarterfinals
#4 VCU 62, #5 Drexel 60
#3 Hofstra 72, #11 William & Mary 56
#2 Old Dominion 59, #7 Delaware 50
#1 George Mason 68, #9 Georgia State 45
Semifinals
#4 VCU 79, #1 George Mason 63
#2 Old Dominion 77, #3 Hofstra 69
Final
#2 Old Dominion 70, #4 VCU 65



Conference USA Tournament
El Paso, TX
March 9-12
Tournament MVP: Joe Jackson, Memphis

First Round
#10 Rice 58, #7 SMU 57
#8 East Carolina 75, #9 UCF 60
#6 Marshall 97, #11 Houston 87
#5 Southern Miss 63, #12 Tulane 47
Quarterfinals
#8 East Carolina 75, #1 UAB 70 OT
#4 Memphis 66, #5 Southern Mississippi 63
#3 UTEP 77, #6 Marshall 65
#2 Tulsa 81, #10 Rice 72
Semifinals
#4 Memphis 76, #8 East Carolina 56
#3 UTEP 66, #2 Tulsa 54
Final
#4 Memphis 67, #3 UTEP 66



Horizon League Tournament
Milwaukee, WI
March 1-8
Tournament MVP: Matt Howard, Butler

First Round (at higher seed)
#6 Wright State 60, #7 Green Bay 50
#5 Detroit 90, #8 Loyola 69
#4 Valparaiso 80, #9 Youngstown State 71
#3 Cleveland State 73, #10 Illinois-Chicago 61
Second Round (Milwaukee, WI)
#4 Valparaiso 88, #5 Detroit 78
#3 Cleveland State 73, #6 Wright State 59
Semifinals
#2 Butler 76, #3 Cleveland State 68
#1 UW-Milwaukee 70, #4 Valparaiso 63
Final
#2 Butler 59, #1 UW-Milwaukee 44



Mid-American Conference Tournament
Cleveland, OH
March 8-12
Tournament MVP: Zeke Marshall, Akron

First Round
#8 Buffalo 64, #9 Central Michigan 50
#7 Bowling Green 74, #10 Northern Illinois 54
#6 Akron 67, #11 Eastern Michigan 53
#5 Ohio 74, #12 Toledo 57
Quarterfinals
#6 Akron 82, #3 Miami (OH) 75 2OT
#4 Ball State 76, #5 Ohio 73 OT
#2 Western Michigan 67, #7 Bowling Green 56
#1 Kent State 73, #8 Buffalo 62
Semifinals
#6 Akron 79, #2 Western Michigan 68
#1 Kent State 79, #4 Ball State 68
Finals
#6 Akron 66, #1 Kent State 65  OT



MAAC Tournament
Bridgeport, CT
March 4-7
Tournament MVP: Jeron Belin, St. Peter's

First Round
#9 Marist 73, #8 Niagara 61
#7 Siena 68, #10 Manhattan 66 OT
Quarterfinals
#4 St. Peter's 70, #5 Loyola 60
#3 Rider 79, #6 Canisius 64
#2 Iona 94, #7 Siena 64
#1 Fairfield 55, #9 Marist 31
Semifinals
#4 St. Peter's 62, #1 Fairfield 48
#2 Iona 83, #3 Rider 59
Final
#4 St. Peter's 62, #2 Iona 57



Mideastern Athletic Conference Tournament
Winston-Salem, NC
March 8-12
Tournament MVP: Darrion Pellum, Hampton

First Round
#10 Maryland-Eastern Shore 87, #7 Florida A&M 85 2OT
#9 South Carolina State 64, #8 Delaware State 59
#6 Norfolk State 68 #11 Howard 53
Quarterfinals
#6 Norfolk State 55, #3 Coppin State 53
#4 Morgan State 77, #5 North Carolina A&T 59
#2 Hampton 77, #10 Maryland-Eastern Shore 55
#1 Bethune-Cookman 66, #9 South Carolina State 50
Semifinals
#4 Morgan State 61, #1 Bethune-Cookman 48
#2 Hampton 85, #6 Norfolk State 61
Final
#2 Hampton 60, #4 Morgan State 55



Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
St. Louis, MO
March 3-6
Tournament MVP: Aaron Carter, Indiana State

First Round
#10 Bradley 63, #7 Drake 48
#8 Southern Illinois 57, #9 Illinois State 54
Quarterfinals
#5 Creighton 60, #4 Northern Iowa 57
#3 Indiana State 52, #6 Evansville 50
#2 Wichita State 70, #10 Bradley 56
#1 Missouri State 58, #8 Southern Illinois 56
Semifinals
#3 Indiana State 61, #2 Wichita State 54
#1 Missouri State 60, #5 Creighton 50
Final
#3 Indiana State 60, #1 Missouri State 56



Mountain West
Las Vegas, NV
March 9-12
Tournament MVP: Jimmer Fredette, BYU

First Round
#9 TCU 70, #8 Wyoming 61
Quarterfinals
#5 New Mexico 67, #4 Colorado State 61
#3 UNLV 69, #6 Air Force 53
#2 San Diego State 64, vs. #7 Utah 50
#1 BYU 64, #9 TCU 58
Semifinals
#2 San Diego State 74, #3 UNLV 72
#1 BYU 87, #5 New Mexico 76
Final
#2 San Diego State 72, #1 BYU 54



Northeast Conference Tournament
At higher seeds
March 3-9
Tournament MVP: Jamal Olasewere, Long Island

Quarterfinals
#4 Central Connecticut State 64, #5 St. Francis (NY) 62
#3 Robert Morris 78, #6 Wagner 74
#2 Quinnipiac 78, #7 Mt., St. Mary's 59
#1 Long Island 90, #8 St. Francis (PA) 75
Semifinals
#3 Robert Morris 64, #2 Quinnipiac 62
#1 Long Island 69, #4 Central Connecticut State 67
3/9 - Final
#1 Long Island 85 #3 Robert Morris 82 OT



Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
Nashville, TN
March 2-5
Tournament MVP: DeMonte Harper, Morehead State

First Round
#8 Tennessee-Martin 68, #5 Tennessee State 64
#7 Southeast Missouri 65, #6 Eastern Kentucky 49
Quarterfinals
#4 Tennessee Tech 83, #8 Tennessee-Martin 59
#3 Austin Peay 76, #7 Southeast Missouri State 60
Semifinals
#4 Tennessee Tech 64, #1 Murray State 59
#2 Morehead State 68, #3 Austin Peay 49
Final
#2 Morehead State 80, #4 Tennessee Tech 73



Pac-10
Los Angeles, CA
March 9-12
Tournament MVP: Isaiah Thomas, Washington

First Round
#9 Oregon State 69, #8 Stanford 67
#7 Oregon 76, #10 Arizona State 69
Quarterfinals
#7 Oregon 76, #2 UCLA 59
#3 Washington 89, #6 Washington State 87
#4 USC 70, #5 Cal 56
#1 Arizona 78, #9 Oregon State 69
Semifinals
#3 Washington 69, #7 Oregon 51
#1 Arizona 67, #4 USC 62
Final
#3 Washington 77, #1 Arizona 75 OT



Patriot League Tournament
At higher seeds
March 2-11
Tournament MVP: Mike Muscala, Bucknell

Quarterfinals
#6 Lafayette 77, #3 Holy Cross 70
#4 Lehigh 87, #5 Navy 75
#2 American 69, #7 Colgate 53
#1 Bucknell 78, #8 Army 51
Semifinals
#6 Lafayette 73 #2 American 71 2OT
#1 Bucknell 66, #4 Lehigh 64
Final
#1 Bucknell 72, #6 Lafayette 57



Southeastern Conference Tournament
Atlanta, GA
March 10-13
Tournament MVP: Darius Miller, Kentucky

First Round
#5E Tennessee 74, #4W Arkansas 68
#4E Georgia 69, #5W Auburn 51
#3W Ole Miss 66, #6E South Carolina 65
#3E Vanderbilt 62, #6W LSU 50
Quarterfinals
#3E Vanderbilt 87, #2W Mississippi State 81
#2E Kentucky 75, #3W Ole Miss 66
#1W Alabama 65, #4E Georgia 59
#1E Florida 85, #5E Tennessee 74
Semifinals
#2E Kentucky 72, #1W Alabama 58
#1E Florida 77, #3E Vanderbilt 66
Final
#2E Kentucky 70, #1E Florida 54



Southern Conference Tournament
Chattanooga, TN
March 4-7
Tournament MVP: Noah Dahlman, Wofford

First Round
#5N UNC-Greensboro 71, #4S Davidson 64
#3N Appalachian State 65, #6S Georgia Southern 57
#3S Furman 61, #6N Samford 48
#4N Elon 85, #5S The Citadel 74
Quarterfinals
#1N Western Carolina 77, #5N UNC-Greensboro 66
#2S Wofford 69, #3N Appalachian State 59
#3S Furman 61, #2N Chattanooga 52
#1S Charleston 78, #4N Elon 60
Semifinals
#2S Wofford 86, #1N Western Carolina 72
#1S Charleston 63, #3S Furman 58
Final
#2S Wofford 77, #1S Charleston 67



Southland Conference
Katy, TX
March 9-12
Tournament MVP: Devin Gibson, Texas-San Antonio

Quarterfinals
#7 Texas-San Antonio 97, #2 Northwestern State 96
#4 Texas State 72, #5 Southeastern Louisiana 68
#3 Sam Houston State 61, #6 Stephen F. Austin 45
#1 McNeese State 61, #8 Nicholls State 54
Semifinals
#7 Texas-San Antonio 79, #3 Sam Houston State 70
#1 McNeese State 91, #4 Texas State 83
Final
#7 Texas-San Antonio 75, #1 McNeese State 72



Southwest Athletic Conference
Dallas, TX
March 9-12
Tournament MVP: Tremayne Moorer, Alabama State

Quarterfinals
#6 Grambling State 65, #3 Mississippi Valley State 62
#4 Alabama State 81, #5 Alabama A&M 61
#2 Jackson State 50, #7 Prairie View A&M 38
#1 Texas Southern 50, #8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 45
Semifinals
#6 Grambling State 81, #2 Jackson State 75 OT
#4 Alabama State 73, #1 Texas Southern 66
Final
#4 Alabama State 65, #6 Grambling State 48



Summit League
Sioux Falls, SD
March 5-8
Tournament MVP: Keith Benson, Oakland

Quarterfinals
#5 South Dakota State 85, #4 IPFW 75
#3 IUPUI 79, #6 UMKC 55
#2 Oral Roberts 72, #7 North Dakota State 65
#1 Oakland 82, #8 Southern Utah 66
Semifinals
#2 Oral Roberts 88, #3 IUPUI 73
#1 Oakland 110, #5 South Dakota State 90
Final
#1 Oakland 90, #2 Oral Roberts 76



Sun Belt Tournament
Hot Springs, AR
March 5-8
Tournament MVP: Solomon Bozeman, Arkansas-Little Rock

First Round
#6E Florida International 53, #3W Denver 49
#5W Arkansas-Little Rock 82, #4E South Alabama 68
#4W North Texas 83, #5E Troy 69
#3E Western Kentucky 66, #6W Louisiana-Monroe 50
Quarterfinals
#5W Arkansas-Little Rock 59, #1W Arkansas State 52
#4W North Texas 78, #1E Florida Atlantic 64
#3E Western Kentucky 81, #2W Louisiana-Lafayette 76
#2E Middle Tennessee 73, #6E Florida International 38
Semifinals
#5W Arkansas-Little Rock 65, #2E Middle Tennessee 56
#4W North Texas 81, #3E Western Kentucky 62
Final
#5W Arkansas-Little Rock 64, #4W North Texas 63



Western Athletic Conference Tournament
Las Vegas, NV
March 9-12
Tournament MVP: Brockeith Payne, Utah State

First Round
#8 San Jose State 75, #5 Hawaii 74
#6 Nevada 90, #7 Fresno State 80
Quarterfinals
#8 San Jose State 74, #4 Idaho 68
#3 New Mexico State 66, #6 Nevada 60
Semifinals
#2 Boise State 81, #3 New Mexico State 63
#1 Utah State 58, #8 San Jose State 54
Final
#1 Utah State 77, #2 Boise State 69



WCC Tournament
Las Vegas, NV
March 4-7
Tournament MVP: Marquise Carter, Gonzaga

First Round
#8 Loyola Marymount 72, #5 Portland 68
#6 Pepperdine 84, #7 San Diego 81
Quarterfinals
#4 Santa Clara 76, #8 Loyola Marymount 68
#3 San Francisco 76, #6 Pepperdine 59
Semifinals
#2 Gonzaga 71, #3 San Francisco 67
#1 St. Mary's 73, #4 Santa Clara 64
Final
#2 Gonzaga 75, #1 St. Mary's 63