Conference Tournament Madness: Preview

Yo, guess what, ya'll?

IT'S FREAKIN' MARCH!!!

Who's pumped? I know we are. Why? Because today signifies the start of March Madness. Not just the month, the games. Tonight at 7:00 pm, both the Big South and the Horizon League will kick off their league tournaments and we start what is one of the most exciting two weeks of the entire year. For the full schedule of the conference tournaments, here is a listing of all the tournaments whose brackets have been released.

Here's what we got on tap for tonight. You can expect a daily recap and preview every day for the next two weeks:

Big South Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals
7:00 pm: #8 Gardner-Webb at #1 Coastal Carolina
7:00 pm: #7 High Point at #2 Liberty
7:00 pm: #6 Charleston Southern at #3 UNC-Asheville
7:00 pm: #5 Winthrop at #4 VMI


Horizon League Tournament
First Round
7:00 pm: #10 Illinois-Chicago at #3 Cleveland State
7:00 pm: #7 Green Bay at #6 Wright State
8:00 pm: #9 Youngstown State at #4 Valparaiso
7:00 pm: #8 Loyola at #5 Detroit