{"id":831956,"date":"2025-03-06T10:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T16:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/06\/3-mens-basketball-conference-tournaments-you-should-be-paying-attention-to\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T10:12:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T16:12:01","slug":"3-mens-basketball-conference-tournaments-you-should-be-paying-attention-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/06\/3-mens-basketball-conference-tournaments-you-should-be-paying-attention-to\/","title":{"rendered":"3 men\u2019s basketball conference tournaments you should be paying attention to"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1. Sun Belt <\/strong><\/h3>\n
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That\u2019s right, for the first time in the history of college basketball, we have the possibility of seeing a team play for a week straight in the postseason. Louisiana and\/or Southern Miss could win five games in five days \u2014 the same feat NC State accomplished on their way to the ACC tournament title last season \u2014 and they wouldn\u2019t have even arrived at the Sun Belt championship game yet. <\/p>\n
Toss in the fact that this league had a four-way tie for first place (South Alabama, James Madison, Arkansas State and Troy) at the end of the regular season, and I don\u2019t know what else you could want here. <\/p>\n
Now some people might say that setting up your bracket this way creates two unnecessary days of extra tournament play. They might say that this, especially in today\u2019s college sports climate, is a waste of time, money and resources. <\/p>\n
To those people I would say … shut up. We\u2019re doing something over here. Let us have fun. <\/p>\n
2. Metro Atlantic Athletic <\/strong><\/h3>\n
Year after year, this always winds up being one of the strangest tournaments of March. <\/p>\n
The MAAC has had multiple top three seeds lose before the semifinals in three pf the past four years. No other conference in Division-I can claim that. Since 2018, the top three seeds in the MAAC tournament are a sad 8-10 in the quarters. If that weren\u2019t enough, at least one team seeded fourth or worse has reached the tournament championship game in SEVEN straight years. <\/p>\n
Even with all that madness, Iona has won six of the last eight MAAC tournaments. Saint Peter\u2019s has won the other two. <\/p>\n
3. Missouri Valley <\/strong><\/h3>\n
Arch Madness always, always delivers. There\u2019s no reason to believe that this year will be any different. <\/p>\n
Despite not handing out any byes to the semifinals, this tournament has still produced a classic No. 1 vs. No. 2 title game in three of the last four years. Also, the top two seeds have lost in the quarterfinals only once each in the past 26 MVC tourneys (both in 2020). <\/p>\n
I\u2019d be annoyed at the lack of chaos if the Valley didn\u2019t consistently deliver elite semifinal and championship games. <\/p>\n
Drake vs. Bradley would absolutely be appointment viewing. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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