2009 Conference Tournaments: Horizon League to Mountain West

HORIZON LEAGUE

1st Round(March 3rd on campus sites):
4-Wright State 68, 9-Valparaiso 56
5-Milwaukee 77, 8-Loyola of Chicago 68
3-Cleveland State 56, 10-Detroit 43
7-Illinois-Chicago 73, 6-Youngstown State 68

2nd Round(March 6th at Hinkle Fieldhouse; Indianapolis):
Wright State 80, Milwaukee 70
Cleveland State 67, Illinois-Chicago 64

Semifinals(March 7th at Hinkle Fieldhouse; Indianapolis):
1-Butler 62, Wright State 57
Cleveland State 73, 2-Green Bay 67

Championship
CLEVELAND STATE 57, Butler 54
And boom goes somebody, courtesy of the Vikings(1st bid since 1986).

IVY LEAGUE
CORNELL has won the regular season title and automatic bid, as there is no tournament held in the league.

METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Times-Union Arena; Albany, NY

1st Round(March 6th):
9-Canisius 74, 8-Loyola(MD) 68
10-Marist 43, 7-Iona 40

Quarterfinals(March 7th):
1-Siena 77, Canisius 52
5-Fairfield 68, 4-Manhattan 61
2-Niagara 79, Marist 50
3-Rider 67, 6-St. Peter's 58

Semifinals(March 8th):
Siena 80, Fairfield 65
Niagara 89, Rider 85(2OT)

Championship
SIENA 77, Niagara 70
Saints prove they need no bubble, ousting an exahusted Purple Eagle squad

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Quicken Loans Arena; Cleveland

1st Round(March 10th):
9-Ohio 62, 8-Western Michigan 55
5-Akron 93, 12-Toledo 92(OT)
7-Central Michigan 62, 10-Eastern Michigan 49
6-Kent State 64, 11-Northern Illinois 61

Quarterfinals(March 12th):
1-Bowling Green 74, Ohio 61
Akron 73, 4-Miami(OH) 63
2-Ball State 64, Central Michigan 61(OT)
3-Buffalo 65, Kent State 62

Semifinals(March 13th):
Akron 63, Bowling Green 55
Buffalo 64, Ball State 52

Championship
AKRON 65, Buffalo 53
Zips hop over Bulls for 1st trip since '86

MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Lawrence V. Joel Memorial Coliseum; Winston-Salem, NC

1st Round:
8-Florida A&M 71, 9-Howard 58
7-Hampton 51, 10-Delaware State 32
6-Bethune-Cookman 52, 11-UMES 47

Quarterfinals:
1-Morgan State 71, Florida A&M 41
5-Coppin State 66, 4-North Carolina A&T 63
2-South Carolina State 57, Hampton 56
3-Norfolk State 63, Bethune-Cookman 58

Semifinals(March 13th)
Morgan State 75, Coppin State 67
Norfolk State 74, South Carolina State 71

Championship
MORGAN STATE 83, Norfolk State 69
More duck breaking, thanks to Todd Bozeman's Bears

MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE
ScottTrade Center; St. Louis

1st Round(March 6th):
9-Indiana State 62, 8-Drake 55
7-Wichita State 59, 10-Missouri State 46

Quarterfinals(March 7th):
1-Northern Iowa 73, Indiana State 69
4-Bradley 67, 5-Southern Illinois 55
2-Creighton 63, Wichita State 62
3-Illinois State 78, 6-Evansville 68

Semifinals(March 8th):
Northern Iowa 76, Bradley 62
Illinois State 73, Creighton 49

Championship
NORTHERN IOWA 60, Illinois State 57(OT)
The Panthers sweep the Redbirds to claim the MVC title.

MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
Thomas & Mack Center; Las Vegas

1st Round(March 11th):
9-Air Force 71, 8-Colorado State 67

Quarterfinals(March 12th):
1_Brigham Young 80, Air Force 69
4-San Diego State 71, 5-Nevada-Las Vegas 57
2-Utah 61, 7-Texas Christian 58
6-Wyoming 81, 3-New Mexico 67

Semifinals(March 13th):
San Diego State 64, Brigham Young 62
Utah 68, Wyoming 55

Championship
UTAH 52, San Diego State 50
Utes hold on to win, Aztecs forced to sweat profusely.