2008 Men's Conference Tournament Winners (Official Thread)

[MD Buckeye]

Cox, Emmenecker lead Drake past Illinois State to first Valley tourney title - NCAA Basketball - Yahoo! Sports

Cox, Emmenecker lead Drake past Illinois State to first Valley tourney title

ST. LOUIS (AP)?Adam Emmenecker wound up a dazzling weekend with 16 points and six assists, and Jonathan Cox had 20 points to lead No. 20 Drake to its first Missouri Valley Conference tournament title with a 79-49 rout of Illinois State on Sunday.

Klayton Korver added 10 points for Drake (28-4), which shot 55.6 percent and became the first school to sweep the regular-season and tournament titles since co-champ Creighton in 2002.

The title game matched rookie head coaches from programs picked to finish near the bottom of the conference and coming off a combined 32-31 showing in 2006-07, and Drake became the first top seed to win the tournament in 11 seasons.

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[DaytonBuck]

Cox, Emmenecker lead Drake past Illinois State to first Valley tourney title - NCAA Basketball - Yahoo! Sports

Possibly keeps a bubble spot open. A lot of people have the Redbirds in but their best OOC win is Cincinnati.

Really need Butler to hold serve in the Horizon.

 

[HailToMichigan]

Possibly keeps a bubble spot open. A lot of people have the Redbirds in but their best OOC win is Cincinnati.

Really need Butler to hold serve in the Horizon.

Fortunately for bubble teams, the Horizon tourney has the wackiest setup in all the land. Butler needs just two wins to take the championship, one of which is already under their belt.

May be too late for ISU, however. Getting pasted by Drake looks to me like a preview of what happens when they face real tournament competition. Drake's good, but they're still in the MVC and have a weak SoS. What happens when ISU rolls up as a 12 seed and sees a top-three Pac-10 team? Could be ugly.

 

[DaytonBuck]

Fortunately for bubble teams, the Horizon tourney has the wackiest setup in all the land. Butler needs just two wins to take the championship, one of which is already under their belt.

May be too late for ISU, however. Getting pasted by Drake looks to me like a preview of what happens when they face real tournament competition. Drake's good, but they're still in the MVC and have a weak SoS. What happens when ISU rolls up as a 12 seed and sees a top-three Pac-10 team? Could be ugly.

I'm the biggest non-BCS hoops homer on this site and I agree with you. This just wasn't a great year for the Valley. They've gamed the RPI well but the whole league has few quality OOC scalps. Drake over Butler being the biggest off the top of my head.

 

[MD Buckeye]

San Diego stuns Gonzaga 69-62 to win West Coast Conference tourney - NCAA Basketball - Yahoo! Sports

San Diego stuns Gonzaga 69-62 to win West Coast Conference tourney

SAN DIEGO (AP)?Bill Grier has brought a touch of Gonzaga to the University of San Diego.

Going to the NCAA tournament became a way of life during Grier?s 16 seasons on Gonzaga?s coaching staff. Now he?s got the Toreros in the field of 64 in his first season at the little hilltop Catholic school.

Rob Jones and De?Jon Jackson keyed a huge second-half run for the Toreros, who stunned No. 20 Gonzaga 69-62 to win the West Coast Conference tournament championship game Monday night and clinch their first NCAA tournament berth since 2003.

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[MD Buckeye]

Wildcats hold off Elon to head back to NCAAs - NCAA Basketball - Yahoo! Sports

Wildcats hold off Elon to head back to NCAAs

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP)?No one can question Davidson?s dominance in the Southern Conference. Now, the Wildcats hope to make their mark on a much bigger stage.

Stephen Curry scored 23 points to lead No. 23 Davidson back into the NCAA tournament with its third straight league crown, and fourth since 2002, with a 65-49 victory over Elon on Monday night.

The win completed a perfect run through the conference. Curry doesn?t see why the success can?t continue at the NCAA tournament.

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Do not sleep on Davidson.

 

[MD Buckeye]

George Mason NCAA-bound after beating William & Mary 68-59 - NCAA Basketball - Yahoo! Sports

George Mason NCAA-bound after beating William & Mary 68-59

RICHMOND, Va. (AP)?Folarin Campbell and George Mason know all about magical postseason runs. After ending William & Mary?s string of dramatic victories Monday night, the Patriots hope to have another one of their own in the making.

Campbell scored 20 points and Will Thomas added 18 and 13 rebounds as the Patriots (23-10) beat the Tribe 68-59 to win the Colonial Athletic Association tournament.

The victory earned George Mason and coach Jim Larranaga a return to the tournament that made them America?s favorite underdogs two years ago.

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[MD Buckeye]

Fisher hits 6 3s to lead Siena over Rider 74-53 in MAAC title game - NCAA Basketball - Yahoo! Sports

Fisher hits 6 3s to lead Siena over Rider 74-53 in MAAC title game

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)?Tay Fisher figured it would be his night. After all, it was his 22nd birthday.

Fisher matched his career high with six 3-pointers while scoring 21 points, and top-seeded Siena beat Rider 74-53 on Monday night to win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship and earn the school?s fourth NCAA tournament berth.

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[LitlBuck]

San Diego stuns Gonzaga 69-62 to win West Coast Conference tourney - NCAA Basketball - Yahoo! Sports

George Mason NCAA-bound after beating William & Mary 68-59 - NCAA Basketball - Yahoo! Sports

That's ridiculous George Mason got hammered by Ohio U. on bracket buster Saturday.

Gonzaga not winning does not help us with St. Mary's also in that conference they could conceivably send three teams to the tournament.

 

[MD Buckeye]

Updated with Oral Roberts winning the Summit Tournament

 

[OHSportsFan]

way to go BU!

Bulldogs win the Horizon regular season and tournament championship. Good for them.

 

[MD Buckeye]

Western Kentucky takes Sun Belt with 67-57 victory over Middle Tennessee - NCAA Basketball - Yahoo! Sports

Western Kentucky takes Sun Belt with 67-57 victory over Middle Tennessee

MOBILE, Ala. (AP)?Jeremy Evans had 20 points and 14 rebounds as Western Kentucky defeated Middle Tennessee 67-57 to win the Sun Belt Conference tournament championship and an NCAA bid on Tuesday night.

Tyrone Brazelton and Courtney Lee added 13 points apiece for Western Kentucky (27-6), which won the Sun Belt for the sixth time.

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[MD Buckeye]

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Butler wins Horizon League title, automatic NCAA tourney bid

INDIANAPOLIS (AP)?Just getting into the NCAA tournament isn?t a big deal for Butler anymore.

?We?ve done a lot so far, but we want more,? guard Mike Green said.

Green matched his career high with 24 points Tuesday night, leading the No. 12 Bulldogs to 70-55 victory against Cleveland State in the Horizon League tournament championship. Butler earned an automatic bid in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2001. The Bulldogs have made the tournament as an at-large team twice since, but waiting for the selection committee to make up its mind isn?t as much fun as getting into the field of 65 like this.

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[MD Buckeye]

Mount St. Mary's back in the NCAA tournament with 68-55 win over Sacred Heart - NCAA Basketball - Yahoo! Sports

Mount St. Mary?s back in the NCAA tournament with 68-55 win over Sacred Heart

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP)?Jean Cajou and Kelly Beidler each scored 15 points and Mount St. Mary?s earned a trip to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1999 with a 68-55 win Wednesday night over Sacred Heart in the Northeast Conference championship game.

Jeremy Goode added 13 and Shawn Atupem had 12 for the fourth-seeded Mountaineers, who won the tournament for the third time, but the first under a coach other than Jim Phelan. Current coach Milan Brown was an assistant on the last championship team.

Mount St. Mary?s has won eight of its last nine, including a win over top-seed Robert Morris in the semifinals.

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[MD Buckeye]

ESPN - Northern Arizona vs. Portland State - Recap - March 12, 2008

Portland St. downs Northern Arizona to earn first trip to NCAAs

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- For the first time, Portland State is NCAA tournament bound.

Deonte Huff scored 17 points to lead the Vikings to a 67-51 victory over Northern Arizona in the championship game of the Big Sky Conference tournament.

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