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It is March. And with the third month of the year comes the best time of the year for college basketball. March Madness is around the corner and the picture is starting to come together as to what schools will be in the 2021 NCAA Basketball Tournament. Before the final field of 68 is set, there are some automatic bids that need to be decided. 32 to be exact. For the mid-major conferences, it is the only opportunity to reach the Big Dance. For other programs, it’s a chance to overcome a down year and make a miraculous run to slide into the postseason. Every game is crucial and a loss could mark the end of the season.
It’s hard to keep track of all of the high-stakes action, so we thought you might want to see it all in one place. Here is your guide to the 2021 NCAA Basketball Conference Tournaments (all times EST):
America East Conference
Location:
Higher seed (semifinals on)
Dates:
Semifinals: March 6
Championship: March 13 at 11:00 a.m.
American Athletic Conference
Location:
Fort Worth, Texas
Dates:
First Round: March 11
Quarterfinals: March 12
Semifinals: March 12
Championship: March 14 at 3:15 p.m.
Atlantic 10 Conference
Location:
Richmond, Virginia and Dayton, Ohio
Dates:
First Round: March 3
Second Round: March 4
Quarterfinals: March 5
Semifinals: March 6
Championship: March 14 at 1:00 p.m.
Atlantic Coast Conference
Location:
Greensboro, North Carolina
Dates:
First Round: March 9
Second Round: March 10
Quarterfinals: March 11
Semifinals: March 12
Championship: March 13 at 8:30 p.m.
Atlantic Sun Conference
Location:
Jacksonville, Florida
Dates:
Opening Round: March 3
Quarterfinals: March 4
Semifinals: March 5
Championship: March 7 at 2:00 p.m.
Big 12 Conference
Location:
Kansas City, Missouri
Dates:
First Round: March 10
Quarterfinals: March 11
Semifinals: March 12
Championship: March 13 at 6:00 p.m.
Big East Conference
Location:
New York, New York
Dates:
First Round: March 10
Quarterfinals: March 11
Semifinals: March 12
Championship: March 13 at 6:30 p.m.
Big Sky Conference
Location:
Boise, Idaho
Dates:
First Round: March 10
Quarterfinals: March 11
Semifinals: March 12
Championship: March 13
Big South
Location:
Higher Seed
Dates:
First Round: February 27
Quarterfinals: March 1
Semifinals: March 4
Championship: March 7 at 12:00 p.m.
Big Ten Conference
Location:
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dates:
First Round: March 10
Second Round: March 11
Quarterfinals: March 12
Semifinals: March 13
Championship: March 14 at 3:30 p.m.
Big West Conference
Location:
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates:
First Round: March 9
Quarterfinals: March 11
Semifinals: March 12
Championship: March 13 at 11:30 p.m.
Colonial Athletic Association
Location:
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Dates:
First Round: March 6
Quarterfinals: March 7
Semifinals: March 8
Championship: March 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Conference USA
Location:
Frisco, Texas
Dates:
Potential Preliminary Games: March 9
First Round: March 10
Quarterfinals: March 11
Semifinals: March 12
Championship: March 13
Horizon League
Location:
Indianapolis, Indiana (semifinals on)
Dates:
First Round: February 25
Quarterfinals: March 2
Semifinals: March 8
Championship: March 9
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Location:
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Dates:
First Round: March 8 and 9
Quarterfinals: March 10 and 11
Semifinals: March 12
Championship: March 13 at 4:00 p.m.
Mid-American Conference
Location:
Cleveland, Ohio
Dates:
Quarterfinals: March 11
Semifinals: March 12
Championship: March 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Location:
Norfolk, Virginia
Dates:
Opening Round: March 7
Quarterfinals: March 11
Semifinals: March 12
Championship: March 13 at 1:00 p.m.
Missouri Valley Conference
Location:
St. Louis, Missouri
Dates:
First Round: March 4
Quarterfinals: March 5
Semifinals: March 6
Championship: March 7
Mountain West Conference
Location:
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates:
First Round: March 10
Quarterfinals: March 11
Semifinals: March 12
Championship: March 13
Northeast Conference
Location:
Higher Seed
Dates:
Semifinals: March 6
Championship: March 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Ohio Valley Conference
Location:
Evansville, Indiana
Dates:
First Round: March 3 and 4
Semifinals: March 5
Championship: March 6 at 7:00 p.m.
Pacific 12 Conference
Location:
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates:
First Round: March 10
Quarterfinals: March 11
Semifinals: March 12
Championship: March 13 at 10:30 p.m.
Patriot League
Location:
Higher Seed
Dates:
First Round: March 3
Quarterfinals: March 16
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 14
Southeastern Conference
Location:
Nashville, Tennessee
Dates:
First Round: March 10
Second Round: March 11
Quarterfinals: March 12
Semifinals: March 13
Championship: March 14 at 1:00 p.m.
Southern Conference
Location:
Asheville, North Carolina
Dates:
First Round: March 5
Quarterfinals: March 6
Semifinals: March 7
Championship: March 8 at 7:00 p.m.
Southland Conference
Location:
Katy, Texas
Dates:
First Round: March 10
Second Round: March 11
Semifinals: March 12
Championship: March 13 at 9:30 p.m.
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Location:
Birmingham, Alabama
Dates:
Quarterfinals: March 10 and 11
Semifinals: March 12
Championship: March 13
Summit League
Location:
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Dates:
Quarterfinals: March 6 and 7
Semifinals: March 8
Championship: March 9 at 9:00 p.m.
Sun Belt
Location:
Pensacola, Florida
Dates:
First Round: March 5
Quarterfinals: March 6
Semifinals: March 7
Championship: March 8 at 7:00 p.m.
West Coast Conference
Location:
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates:
First Round: March 4
Second Round: March 5
Third Round: March 6
Semifinals: March 8
Championship: March 9 at 9:00 p.m.
Western Athletic Conference
Location:
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates:
Quarterfinals: March 11
Semifinals: March 12
Championship: March 13