NCAA Basketball Conference Championships

Guide Note: This page contains links to all of the various NCAA Men's Basketball Conference Championships that take place to help determine the 65 teams in the 2008 NCAA Tournament.

Fast Facts:

Tournaments take place March 4 through 16, 2008
Ivy League is only one of 31 leagues not to have a post-season tournament
Many of the mid-major conferences will only get 1 team into the field of 65
Teams from major conferences considered to be 'on the bubble' need a solid run in a conference tournament so they can impress members of the selection committee
Most games televised on ESPN - check each tournament

Teams that are in:

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2008 Major Conference Championships

NOTE:These are the six conferences considered to be the 'major' conferences. The majority of the tournament field, including an overwhelming majority of at-large bids, will come from these conferences.

2008 ACC Tournament Bracket

First round March 13 Charlotte, NC			Quarterfinals March 14 Charlotte, NC			Semifinals March 15 Charlotte, NC			Finals March 16 Charlotte, NC



			1	North Carolina	82

			9	Florida State	70
8	Wake Forest	60

9	Florida State	70
						1	North Carolina	68

						4	Virginia Tech	66
5	Miami FL	63

12	NC State	50
			5	Miami FL	49

			4	Virginia Tech	63



									1	North Carolina	86

									3	Clemson	81
6	Maryland	68

11	Boston College	71
			11	Boston College	48

			3	Clemson	82



						3	Clemson	78

						2	Duke	74
7	Georgia Tech	94

10	Virginia	76
			7	Georgia Tech	70

			2	Duke	82

North Carolina wins Atlantic Coast Conference Championship and an Automatic NCAA Tournament Birth

2008 Big East Tournament Bracket

First round March 12 MSG in NYC			Quarterfinals March 13 MSG in NYC			Semifinals March 14 MSG in NYC			Finals March 15 MSG in NYC



			1	Georgetown	82

			8	Villanova	63
8	Villanova	82

9	Syracuse	63
						1	Georgetown	72

						5	West Virginia	55
5	West Virginia	58

12	Providence	53
			5	West Virginia	78

			4	UConn	72



									1	Georgetown	65

									7	Pittsburgh	74
6	Marquette	67

11	Seton Hall	54
			6	Marquette	89

			3	Notre Dame	79



						6	Marquette	61

						7	Pittsburgh	68
7	Pittsburgh	70

10	Cincinnati	64
			7	Pittsburgh	76

			2	Louisville	69

Pittsburgh Panthers wins Big East Conference Championship and an Automatic NCAA Tournament Birth

2008 Big Ten Tournament Bracket

First round March 13 Indianapolis, IN			Quarterfinals March 14 Indianapolis, IN			Semifinals March 15 Indianapolis, IN			Finals March 16 Indianapolis, IN



			1	Wisconsin	51

			9	Michigan	34
8	Iowa	47

9	Michigan	55
						1	Wisconsin	65

						4	Michigan State	63



			5	Ohio State	60

			4	Michigan State	67



									1	Wisconsin	61

									10	Illinois	48
6	Minnesota	55

11	Northwestern	52
			6	Minnesota	59

			3	Indiana	58



						6	Minnesota	50

						10	Illinois	54
7	Penn State	63

10	Illinois	64
			10	Illinois	74

			2	Purdue	67

Wisconsin wins Big Ten Conference Championship and an Automatic NCAA Tournament Birth

2008 Big 12 Tournament Bracket

First round March 13 Kansas City, MO			Quarterfinals March 14 Kansas City, MO			Semifinals March 15 Kansas City, MO			Finals March 16 Kansas City, MO



			1	Texas	66

			9	Oklahoma State	59
8	Texas Tech	72

9	Oklahoma State	76
						1	Texas	77

						4	Oklahoma	49
5	Baylor	84

12	Colorado	91
			12	Colorado	49

			4	Oklahoma	54



									1	Texas	74

									2	Kansas	84
6	Texas A&M	60

11	Iowa State	47
			6	Texas A&M	63

			3	Kansas State	60



						6	Texas A&M	71

						2	Kansas	77
7	Nebraska	61

10	Missouri	56
			7	Nebraska	54

			2	Kansas	64

Kansas wins Big 12 Conference Championship and an Automatic NCAA Tournament Birth

2008 Pac-10 Tournament Bracket

First round March 12 Los Angeles, CA			Quarterfinals March 13 Los Angeles, CA			Semifinals March 14 Los Angeles, CA			Finals March 15 Los Angeles, CA



			1	UCLA	88

			9	California	66
8	Washington	81

9	California	84
						1	UCLA	57

						4	USC	54



			5	Arizona State	55

			4	USC	59



									1	UCLA	67

									2	Stanford	64



			6	Oregon	70

			3	Washington St.	75



						3	Washington St.	68

						2	Stanford	75
7	Arizona	87

10	Oregon State	56
			7	Arizona	64

			2	Stanford	75

UCLA wins Pacific 10 Conference Championship and an Automatic NCAA Tournament Birth

2008 SEC Tournament Bracket

NOTE: The Georgia-Kentucky quarterfinal game, and the remaining tournament games, have been moved to Georgia Tech due to damage sustained at the Georgia Dome from the Atlanta Tornado.

First round
March 13
Atlanta, GA

Quarterfinals
March 14
Atlanta, GA

Semifinals
March 15
Atlanta, GA

Finals
March 16
Atlanta, GA

Tennessee

South Carolina

LSU

South Carolina

Tennessee

Arkansas

Vanderbilt

Auburn

Arkansas

Georgia

Ole Miss

Georgia

Kentucky

Georgia

Mississippi St.

Florida

Alabama

Mississippi St.

Georgia Bulldogs wins Southeastern Conference Championship and an Automatic NCAA Tournament Birth

2008 Mid-Major Conference Championships

NOTE:These are the other 25 conferences, and they are considered to be the 'mid-major' conferences. The majority of these conferences will only field 1 team in the NCAA Tournament, which means that unlike the 'major' conferences, teams that win regular season championships in these leagues may still be left out of the NCAA Tournament if they fail to win their conference tournament.

2008 America East Tournament Bracket

First round March 7 Vestal, NY			Quarterfinals March 8 Vestal, NY			Semifinals March 9 Vestal, NY			Finals March 15 RAC Arena, Baltimore MD



			1	UMBC	76

			8	Stony Brook	60
8	Stony Brook	73

9	Maine	65
						1	UMBC	73

						4	Vermont	64



			5	Binghamton	57

			4	Vermont	65



									1	UMBC	82

									2	Hartford	65



			6	Boston U.	68

			3	Albany	64



						6	Boston U.	52

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