2009 Conference Tournaments: Big South to Conference USA

BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE

Quarterfinals(March 4th on campus sites):
1-Radford 96, 8-High Point 76
4-UNC Asheville 76, 5-Winthrop 68
2-Virginia Military 96, 7-Coastal Carolina 76
3-Liberty 88, 6-Gardner-Webb 77

Semifinals(March 6th at Dedmon Hall; Radford,VA)
Radford 94, UNC Asheville 86
Virginia Military 78, Liberty 58

Championship:
RADFORD 108, Virginia Military 94
First NCAA bid for the Highlanders since 1998

BIG TEN CONFERENCE
Conseco Fieldhouse; Indianapolis

1st Round(March 12th):
8-Minnesota 66, 9-Northwestern 53
7-Michigan 73, 10-Iowa 45
6-Penn State 66, 11-Indiana 51

Quarterfinals(March 13th):
1-Michigan State 64, Minnesota 56
5-Ohio State 61, 4-Wisconsin 57
2-Illinois 60, Michigan 50
3-Purdue 79, Penn State 65

Semifinals(March 14th):
Ohio State 82, Michigan State 70
Purdue 66, Illinois 56

Championship
PURDUE 65, Ohio State 61
Boilermakers clinch the last automatic bid available.

BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Ford Center; Oklahoma City

1st Round(March 11th):
9-Baylor 65, 8-Nebraska 49
5-Texas 67, 12-Colorado 56
7-Oklahoma State 81, 10-Iowa State 67
11-Texas Tech 88, 6-Texas A&M 83

Quarterfinals(March 12th):
Baylor 71, 1-Kansas 64
Texas 61, 4-Kansas State 58
Oklahoma State 71, 2-Oklahoma 70
3-Missouri 81, Texas Tech 60

Semifinals(March 13th):
Baylor 76, Texas 70
Missouri 67, Oklahoma State 59

Championship
MISSOURI 73, Baylor 60
Tigers tame Bears hopes late.

BIG WEST CONFERENCE
Anaheim Convention Center; Anaheim, CA

1st Round(March 11th):
8-UC Davis 69, 5-UC Irvine 68
7-Cal State Fullerton 59, 6-UC Riverside 46

2nd Round(March 12th):
4-UC Santa Barbara 64, Cal State Fullerton 53
3-Pacific 67, UC Davis 60

Semifinals(March 13th):
1-Northridge State 67, UC Santa Barbara 60
Pacific 65, 2-Long Beach State 60

Championship
NORTHRIDGE STATE 71, Pacific 66 (OT)

COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Richmond Coliseum; Richmond, VA

1st Round(March 6th):
8-Georgia State 54 9-Delaware 41
5-Hofstra 79, 12-UNC Wilmington 66
7-James Madison 70, 10-William & Mary 48
11-Towson 73, 6-Drexel 62

Quarterfinals(March 7th):
1-Virginia Commonwealth 61, Georgia State 52
4-Old Dominion 52, Hofstra 51
2-George Mason 61, James Madison 53
Towson 58, 3-Northeastern 54

Semifinals(March 8th):
Virginia Commonwealth 61, Old Dominion 53
George Mason 56, Towson 48

Championship
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH 71, George Mason 50
In a battle of the last 2 champions of the Colonial, the hometown Rams rout the Patriots

CONFERENCE USA
FedExForum; Memphis

1st Round(March 11th):
8-Tulane 69, 9-East Carolina 59
5-Houston 85, 12-Southern Methodist 76
10-Rice 60, 7-Marshall 59
11-Southern Mississippi 77, 6-Central Florida 53

Quarterfinals(March 12th):
1-Memphis 51, Tulane 41
Houston 89, 4-UTEP 85(OT)
2-Tulsa 73, Rice 51
3-UAB 74, Southern Mississippi 73(OT)

Semifinals(March 13th):
Memphis 74 Houston 49
Tulsa 70, UAB 67

Championship
MEMPHIS 64, Tulsa 49
Tigers romp through CUSA again(This Is A Recording)