• Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder died in a single-car accident on Sunday, March 1.
• The team decided to proceed with its scheduled spring practice the following day to honor Ponder’s work ethic.
• Teammates and coaches described the first practice without him as ‘heavy’ but vowed the tragedy would not tear them apart.

Colorado football players held an emergency team meeting Sunday, March 1, after the death of Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder and decided to start spring practice as planned on Monday instead of taking the day off.

But practice was “heavy” and the team is still processing its grief under head coach Deion Sanders.

The team chose to practice as planned because it “exemplifies the type of guy that Dom was,” Colorado running back DeKalon Taylor told reporters in Boulder on Monday after practice. “He always came to work, always had a smile on his face, always wanted to get extra work. Honestly, that was the only thing we could do, really, to give him love.”

Dominiq Ponder’s death: ‘It ain’t gonna tear us apart’

Ponder, 23, died Sunday in a single-car accident in Boulder County at about 3 a.m., according to the Colorado State Patrol. The CSP said he lost control of his Tesla trying to negotiate a right-hand curve before rolling down an embankment, where the car caught fire. Speed was considered a factor in the accident, according to the CSP.

The news shocked the team Sunday as it prepared to open the spring football season with the first of 15 spring practices on Monday.

“It can either mold us or it can tear us apart,” Colorado safety Ben Finneseth told reporters Monday in Boulder. “And it ain’t gonna tear us apart.”

Finneseth also said that Ponder’s death has given the team renewed purpose.

‘Everything that we are going to do moving forward is for him’ he said.

Who was Dominiq Ponder?

Ponder was entering his junior season as a non-scholarship player after serving last year as the team’s fourth-string quarterback. His death especially shook Colorado’s quarterback room, where the quarterbacks meet regularly and where Ponder’s energy was “contagious,” according to Colorado offensive coordinator Brennan Marion.

“We’ll just save spot for him in the room,”Marion said.

Marion said he was proud of his players for practicing Monday “with tears in their eyes.”

“I was just proud of the guys for actually going out there, practicing today and toughing it out,” Marion said.

Taylor said practice was “a little heavy at first.”

“But once coach Marion got the guys going, and we all bought in, we had no other choice but to go hard for him, you know?” Taylor said. “I felt like it was a high-effort practice today. Everybody was at least running around, doing their best effort. And if they did mess up, we messed up full-speed, and that was the only way we could do it.”

Pastor addresses Colorado football team

Pastor Keion Henderson addressed the team by video conference, as shown on Thee Pregame Network, one of Sanders’ favored YouTube channels.

“What happened just don’t make sense,” Henderson told the team. “And the beautiful thing about it is we don’t have to pretend that it does. Grief is real. Shock is real. Questions are real. But so is love. And so is legacy.”

Colorado ends spring practice with an open practice and scrimmage in Boulder on April 11.

“Adversity won’t break us,” Marion said. “It’ll help us break records.”

Sanders is scheduled to address the news media Friday. He offered a prayer on social media Monday.

“Lord help us,” Sanders wrote on social media site X. “Wrap your arms around us & give us the words to speak comfort to one another in this time of need, want & despair for many. We Love u Lord and we Trust you in Jesus name. Amen.”

Follow reporter Brent Schrotenboer @Schrotenboer. Email: bschrotenb@usatoday.com

As the calendar turns to March and Selection Sunday looms tantalizingly close, the annual heated discussion around the NCAA men’s basketball tournament bubble has once again commenced.

But for all the debate that surrounds who should be in and out of the 68-team field, dozens of other teams across the country that are safely in will be spending the final two weeks of the 2025-26 regular season jockeying for position on the bracket.

At this pivotal time of year, some teams are hitting their stride and looking poised for a deep tournament run. Others, meanwhile, are watching their once-bright hopes fade with loss after loss.

What teams are surging in March Madness projections? And which ones are starting to stumble?

Here’s a look at the latest list of rising and falling teams for the 2026 NCAA Tournament:

Projected seeds are based on the bracketology update from USA TODAY Sports on Feb. 27

Rising

Florida

Current projected seed: No. 2

The reigning national champions once again look like one of the favorites to cut down the nets with “One Shining Moment” playing in the background. The Gators got off to an inauspicious 5-4 start, but have gone 18-2 since. Their once-struggling backcourt of Xaivian Lee and Boogie Fland is starting to round into form while its frontcourt remains arguably the best in the sport.

UConn

Current projected seed: No. 1

If the Gators aren’t able to gobble up that final No. 1 seed, it will likely be because of another recent national champion. The Huskies haven’t been on quite the same run that Florida has — they’re 5-2 in their past seven games after starting the season 22-1 — but one of their recent wins was as impressive a victory as anyone has had this season: a 72-40 beatdown of St. John’s on Feb. 25.

The win helped solidify UConn’s standing as the fourth No. 1 seed, a status aided in part by a Dec. 9 victory at Madison Square Garden against the Florida team that’s chasing it.

Alabama

Current projected seed: No. 4

One month ago, the Crimson Tide were 14-7, coming off a 23-point loss at Florida and were mired in former G League player Charles Bediako’s contentious eligibility fight. Quite a bit has changed since then. Coach Nate Oats’ team has reeled off eight consecutive victories, including against ranked Tennessee and Arkansas teams, and is up to No. 15 in the NCAA’s NET rankings.

Saint Mary’s

Current projected seed: No. 8

The Gaels are coming off their most emphatic, and certainly sweetest, win of the season, a 70-59 victory on Feb. 28 against then-No. 9 Gonzaga in the final regular-season meeting between the rivals as West Coast Conference members. Saint Mary’s won its final eight-season games and is 18-2 since Dec. 15.

With another win against the Bulldogs in a potential WCC championship matchup, the Gaels could maybe manage avoiding a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in a possible second-round NCAA tournament game.

Virginia

Current projected seed: No. 4

Yes, the Cavaliers are coming off a 26-point humbling at the hands of Duke, but there have been few teams better than them nationally since the calendar flipped to 2026. Since a triple-overtime loss at Virginia Tech on New Year’s Eve, Virginia is 14-2, with wins against NC State (twice), at Louisville and against Miami.

Ryan Odom has engineered one of the more impressive one-year turnarounds in recent memory in the sport. It’s the least he could do after upsetting the No. 1 seed Hoos back in 2018 when he was the coach at UMBC.

Falling

BYU

Current projected seed: No. 6

What was set up to be a magical season for the Cougars with potential No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick AJ Dybantsa has started to unravel in recent weeks. Since starting the season 16-1, BYU is just 4-8 in its past 12 games. While some of that is the unavoidable rigor of a Big 12 schedule, it has also suffered losses against the likes of Oklahoma State and West Virginia, neither of which is projected to make the NCAA tournament. Since Jan. 17, the Cougars are only the No. 60 team nationally, according to Bart Torvik.

A season-ending injury to Richie Saunders on Feb. 14 certainly didn’t help matters, but even before that, BYU was already sliding, with a 2-5 mark in its seven most recent games.

Purdue

Current projected seed: No. 2

A Boilermakers team that was 17-1 and No. 4 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll just six weeks ago has been decidedly more mortal the past month and change, going 5-6 in its past 11 games. More recently, it has lost three of its past four games, including an 82-74 loss on Sunday at an Ohio State team desperately fighting for its NCAA tournament life.

Purdue still has one of the best players in the sport in guard Braden Smith, but nearing the end of the regular season, the preseason No. 1 team has fallen comfortably short of expectations.

Houston

Current projected seed: No. 2

“Falling” is a relative term when you’re dealing with a program that’s been as dominant as Houston has the past five years, but the Cougars are 1-3 in their past four games after a 23-2 start. That skid included the program’s first three-game losing streak since all the way back in 2017.

Coach Kelvin Sampson’s team ultimately may not be that hurt by the recent slip-ups. Whether it’s as a No. 1 or a No. 2 seed, the Cougars may end up getting to play Sweet 16 and potentially Elite Eight games in Houston.

Texas A&M

Current projected seed: No. 9

Bucky Ball, the intensely fast-paced system implemented by first-year Aggies head coach Bucky McMillan has encountered its share of speed bumps lately. Texas A&M has dropped six of its past eight games after starting the season 17-4, with three of those losses coming by at least 13 points. Thankfully for the Aggies, there’s a chance for a high-profile rebound, with a home game Tuesday against Kentucky.

Louisville

Current projected seed: No. 6

The Cardinals have quietly been one of the more disappointing teams in the sport this season, going just 13-9 since a 7-0 start that vaulted them as high as No. 6 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. Some of that could be attributed to an extended injury absence from five-star freshman guard Mikel Brown, who Louisville went 4-4 without, but even with Brown and every other rotation piece, it has lost three of its past four games.

Coach Pat Kelsey’s team is increasingly looking like a squad that will be fortunate to advance past the first week of the tournament, rather than the Final Four or national championship contender it was viewed as in the preseason.

NC State

Current projected seed: No. 7

Will Wade likely has the Wolfpack headed back to the NCAA tournament in his first season at the helm, but they’re currently limping on their way there. NC State has lost four of its past five after an 18-6 start. The losses are bad enough, but the way they’ve come is even more concerning. It was drubbed by 41 at Louisville and 29 at Virginia, and most recently, it lost on the road to a 13-16 Notre Dame team that had lost 12 of its previous 14 games.

Unrivaled hosted its semifinals on Monday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The stop reportedly generated $1 million in gate revenue as Vinyl, Phantom, Breeze and Mist competed for a chance to advance to the championship game on Wednesday.

The sold-out crowd of 18,261 included UConn Huskies guard Azzi Fudd and NBA legend Carmelo Anthony. Other celebrities in the crowd included Sabrina Ionescu, Issa Rae, Justin Tuck, Sue Bird, Jason Sudeikis, Wanda Sykes, Kelley O’Hara, Ashton Kutcher and league investor Alex Morgan.

With no WNBA games currently happening and CBA negotiations still in flux, the crowd at Barclays started chanting three words during Monday’s games:

‘Pay the players!’ the people attending said.

The 2026 Unrivaled Playoffs continue at Sephora Arena in Miami on Wednesday, March 4. The championship game is scheduled for at 9:30 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV and HBO Max.

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers shared her thoughts on the WNBA’s ongoing CBA negotiations.

‘At this point, it’s not really a negotiation anymore. Both sides aren’t moving,’ Bueckers said. ‘So, I feel like we need to continue to have these conversations, continue to actually have change implemented for us to move on our stance.’

‘We as players, we don’t want a strike. We wanna have a season. I love playing basketball. That’s all I wanna do. But, again, there’s things that need to be handled, and we wanna do it as professionals.

On Monday, a source confirmed to USA TODAY that the WNBA submitted a counterproposal to the players’ union on March 1. The proposal was in response to the WNBPA’s Feb. 27 submission.

In Sunday’s proposal, the league offered to make first- and second-team All-WNBA players on rookie contracts eligible to sign a maximum contract in their fourth year. Those players would not be eligible for a core designation following that extension. A player on a rookie scale contract that earns MVP could similarly be eligible for a supermax deal.

The WNBA’s latest offer also increased the Year 1 salary cap to $5.75 million, up from $1.5 million in 2025. Based on conservative league projections, the salary cap would grow to roughly $8.5 million by 2031, the final year of the CBA.

The WNBA’s proposal also comes as WNBPA vice president and Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum viewed the league’s offer so far as a ‘significant win.’

‘I want to play, and players want to play,’ Plum said.

‘And so obviously we’re going to continue to negotiate and do everything we possibly can to get this done in a timely fashion. But obviously a strike would be the worst thing for both sides, because we are in a [revenue sharing system], so no revenue, no revenue to share.’

It was as if Lionel Messi and Inter Miami flipped a switch.

Inter Miami had a brutal first 45 minutes in Orlando, falling behind 2-0 in the first half — this after losing 3-0 to Los Angeles FC last week. Then, Messi and the Herons came out of halftime and put on a soccer football clinic in the second half. Inter Miami rallied for an impressive 4-2 victory over Orlando City on Sunday, March 1. It marked the first time that Inter Miami had won at Orlando City’s Inter&Co Stadium.

Messi scored twice. First, a shot from outside the 18-yard box completed Inter Miami’s comeback, evening up the score at 2-2. Then late in the game, Messi scored on a free kick to put an exclamation point on Inter Miami’s victory.

Looking to give his team a spark in attack, Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano subbed on forward Mateo Silvetti after halftime. The move paid immediate dividends, with Silvetti scoring Inter Miami’s first goal of the 2026 MLS season four minutes into the second half. After Messi’s equalizer, Telasco Segovia gave Miami the lead in the 85th minute.

Orlando City, a playoff team the previous six seasons, has lost its first two games of 2026. Inter Miami, meanwhile, salvaged three points out of its first two games as the Herons play four road MLS games before opening their new stadium, Miami Freedom Park, on April 4.

USA TODAY Sports provided updates and highlights for the Orlando City vs. Inter Miami matchup:

Inter Miami vs. Orlando City highlights

Inter Miami 4, Orlando City 2: Lionel Messi connects on free kick

Following a foul by Orlando City’s Colin Guske — who was sent off after being shown a second yellow card — Inter Miami was set up for a free-kick opportunity outside the 18-yard box in the 90th minute.

Lionel Messi embraced that opportunity and buried the free-kick goal, doubling Inter Miami’s lead and virtually assuring that the Herons will escape Inter&Co Stadium with three points.

Inter Miami 3, Orlando City 2: Telasco Segovia scores go-ahead goal

Inter Miami has found its title-winning form. Telasco Segovia gave the Herons the lead in the 85th minute in what has been largely a second half dominated by Inter Miami. In addition to the goal, Segovia has two assists to fill his stat line for this match.

Inter Miami 2, Orlando City 2: Lionel Messi evens up the score

The soccer G.O.A.T. scored his first goal of the 2026 MLS season in the 57th minute, knotting up the score at 2-2.

It was a mess just outside the 18-yard box as Inter Miami controlled the ball and looked to get a clear shot on goal. It finally happened with the ball at the foot of Messi, who buried the equalizer.

It’s game on in Orlando as MLS gets a good one for its ‘Sunday Night Soccer’ showcase on Apple TV.

Orlando City 2, Inter Miami 1: Halftime substitute Mateo Silvetti makes immediate impact

It didn’t take long for Mateo Silvetti to make his presence felt on the Florida Derby. Silvetti hit a rocket of a shot from outside the 18-yard box past a diving Orlando City goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau in the 49th minute.

It makes the first goal for Silvetti in an MLS regular-season game. He did score twice in the playoffs during Inter Miami’s run to winning MLS Cup.

Halftime sub for Inter Miami: Mateo Silvetti comes on for Noah Allen

Looking to bolster the attack, Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano made a substitution coming out of halftime. It’s an aggressive move for Inter Miami, which will play with three defensive players after subbing off defender Noah Allen in favor of forward Mateo Silvetti.

Halftime: Orlando City 2, Inter Miami 0

Inter Miami have been outscored 5-0 in their first game and a half, a brutal start for the defending MLS champions.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have had their chances in the first half at Inter&Co Stadium, but just haven’t put the ball into the back of the net. A big reason for that is the sensational play of Orlando City goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau. Inter Miami took eight shots — three on target — in the first half but were denied each time.

Yellow cards started getting shown late in the first half, as Orlando City’s Colin Guske and Nolan Miller and Inter Miami’s Tadeo Allende were each carded.

Maxime Crépeau makes save on Lionel Messi attempt

Maxime Crépeau is trying to make a case to be Canada’s starting goalkeeper in the 2026 World Cup (he’s facing his competition — Dayne St. Clair — tonight in Orlando).

Saves like the one he made on a Lionel Messi attempt in the 28th minute can only help his chances of being between the pipes when Canada plays its World Cup opener on June 12.

Crépeau has 29 caps for Canada, but missed the 2022 World Cup after suffering a broken leg while playing for LAFC in its epic MLS Cup win in 2022.

Orlando City 2, Inter Miami 0: Dream start for the Lions

Martín Ojeda doubled Orlando City’s lead in a hurry, scoring in the 24th minute.

After getting dominated 3-0 last week in Los Angeles, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are off to a rough start in their MLS title defense.

Orlando City 1, Inter Miami 0: Marco Pašalić scores the opener

Once again, reigning MLS champion Inter Miami will be forced to play from behind.

Marco Pašalić scored in the 18th minute a left-footed shot from the top of the 18-yard box on an assist from Iván Angulo, and Orlando City is up 1-nil in front of a boisterous crowd at Inter&Co Stadium.

What time is the Orlando City vs. Inter Miami match?

The match begins at 7 p.m. ET (9 p.m. in Argentina).

How to watch Orlando City vs. Inter Miami match?

The Orlando City vs. Inter Miami match will be available on Apple TV.

Inter Miami starting 11

Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano opted for two new starters from last week’s 3-0 season-opening defeat against Los Angeles FC at the historic LA Memorial Coliseum.

Forward Tadeo Allende and defender Facundo Mura get their first starts of the 2026 campaign.

Orlando City starting 11

Orlando City coach Oscar Pareja opted for four new starters from the club’s season-opening 2-1 defeat against the New York Red Bulls.

Forward Iván Angulo, midfielder Colin Guske, and defenders Nolan Miller and Tahir Reid-Brown — a 19-year-old homegrown player — get their first starts of the season.

MLS Matchday 2 schedule and results

Saturday, Feb. 28

• Chicago Fire 3, CF Montreal 0
• New York Red Bulls 1, New England Revolution 0
• Colorado Rapids 2, Portland Timbers 0
• Minnesota United 1, FC Cincinnati 0
• Real Salt Lake 2, Seattle Sounders 1
• San Jose Earthquakes 2, Atlanta United 0
• FC Dallas 0, Nashville SC 0
• Los Angeles FC 2, Houston Dynamo 0
• Sporting Kansas City 2, Columbus Crew 2
• Vancouver Whitecaps 3, Toronto FC 0
• LA Galaxy 3, Charlotte FC 0

Sunday, March 1

• Austin FC 1, DC United 0
• New York City FC 2, Philadelphia Union 1
• Orlando City SC vs. Inter Miami, 7 p.m. ET
• San Diego FC vs. St. Louis City SC, 9:15 p.m. ET (FS1)

Germán Berterame speaks to media

New Inter Miami star Germán Berterame, who joined the club from Liga MX side Monterrey in the offseason, is set to play in his Florida Derby match. He scored his first goal for the club during a preseason match against Ecuadorian side Barcelona S.C. on Feb. 7.

“I’m really eager to play in the derby, because we all know what it means to play in one,” Berterame said about facing Orlando City. “I see the group as very content, very motivated and really enthusiastic. So hopefully, it will be a great match.”

Inter Miami to visit White House

Inter Miami will visit President Donald Trump and the White House to celebrate its 2025 MLS Cup title before an match upcoming against D.C. United, a club source confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the team hadn’t yet announced the plans.

Messi taken down by fan in Puerto Rico

Before the Orlando City match, catch up on this Messi news from last week:

Several pitch invaders disrupted the final minutes of a rescheduled match in Puerto Rico on Thursday Feb. 26, including one who hugged Messi and knocked him to the ground as a security guard tried to restrain the fan.

Messi was not injured after the sequence, and finished the match. He scored a penalty in the 70^th minute to deliver a 2-1 win against Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle.

The match followed Inter Miami’s season-opening 3-0 loss to LAFC on Saturday, Feb. 21.

MLS 2026 season predictions

Can Lionel Messi lead Inter Miami to consecutive league championships, thus becoming the first repeat MLS Cup winner since the Los Angeles Galaxy did it in 2011-12? Which teams are the top contenders to displace Miami’s station atop the league? Who will win league MVP honors? Which player will score the most goals and claim the Golden Boot?

Inter Miami’s upcoming schedule

• March 7: D.C. United vs. Inter Miami, 4:30 p.m. ET (MLS regular season)
• March 11: Nashville SC vs. Inter Miami, 7:30 p.m. ET (Concacaf Champions Cup)
• March 14: Charlotte FC vs. Inter Miami, 7:30 p.m. ET (MLS regular season)
• March 18: Inter Miami vs. Nashville SC, 7 p.m. ET (Concacaf Champions Cup)
• March 22: New York City FC vs. Inter Miami, 1 p.m. (MLS regular season)

The 2026 ACC women’s basketball tournament is nearly here.

On Wednesday, March 4, 15 teams will begin the journey to earn a year’s worth of bragging rights and the chance to call themselves Atlantic Coast Conference tournament champions.

Last year, the Duke Blue Devils won their ninth ACC tournament championship and the first conference title for the program since 2013. The Blue Devils beat Notre Dame, Louisville, and NC State during their championship run, all teams they previously lost to during the regular season. The victories allowed Duke to become the only ACC team to beat all 17 teams in its conference.

This year, the Blue Devils, who earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament and became the ACC regular-season champions on March 1, enter the postseason after winning 18 of their last 20 games. Duke looks to retain its ACC championship title as the tournament moves outside the Carolinas for the first time in over 25 years.

Here’s the first look at the 2026 tournament bracket:

ACC women’s basketball tournament 2026 bracket

When is the ACC women’s basketball tournament?

The 2026 ACC women’s basketball tournament begins Wednesday, March 4 and runs through Sunday, March 8, at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia. Play begins at 11 a.m. ET each day until the semifinal and final rounds.

Semifinal games begin at noon ET, and the ACC tournament championship game in the final round begins at 1 p.m. ET.

What channel is the ACC women’s basketball tournament on?

Games in the first two rounds can be streamed on the ACC Network. Quarterfinal games can be found on ESPN2 and the ACC Network.

Semifinal games will be shown on ESPN2. The final game of the tournament will be broadcast on ESPN.

ACC women’s basketball tournament 2026 schedule

The 2026 ACC women’s basketball tournament unfolds over five days during March, with all games played in Duluth, Georgia.

Here’s the daily schedule:

Wednesday, March 4 (First Round)

• Game 1: No. 13 Stanford vs. No. 12 Miami, ACCN, 11 a.m.
• Game 2: No. 15 Wake Forest vs. No. 10 California, ACCN, 1:30 p.m.
• Game 3: No. 14 Florida State vs. No. 11 Georgia Tech, ACCN, 4 p.m.

Thursday, March 5 (Second Round)

• Game 4: No. 9 Clemson vs. No. 8 Virginia, ACCN, 11 a.m.
• Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. No. 5 Notre Dame, ACCN, 1:30 p.m.
• Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. No. 7 Syracuse, ACCN, 5 p.m.
• Game 7: Winner Game 3 vs. No. 6 Virginia Tech, ACCN, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 6 (Quarterfinals)

• Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. No. 1 Duke, ESPN2, 11 a.m.
• Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. No. 4 NC State, ACCN, 1:30 p.m.
• Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. No. 2 Louisville, ESPN2, 5 p.m.
• Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. No. 3 North Carolina, ACCN, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 7 (Semifinals)

• Game 12: Winners Games 9 vs. 8, ESPN2, Noon
• Game 13: Winners Games 11 vs. 10, ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 8 (Championship)

• Game 14: Winners Games 12 vs. 13, ESPN, 1 p.m.

Women’s college basketball conference tournament dates, schedule

• Horizon: March 2-10 (Indianapolis)
• Sun Belt: March 3-9 (Pensacola, Florida)
• ASUN: March 3-9 (Jacksonville, Florida)
• OVC: March 4-7 (Evansville, Indiana)
• ACC: March 4-8 (Duluth, Georgia)
• A-10: March 4-8 (Henrico, Virginia)
• Big South: March 4-8 (Johnson City, Tennessee)
• Big Ten: March 4-8 (Indianapolis)
• Big 12: March 4-8 (Kansas City)
• SEC: March 4-8 (Greenville, SC)
• Summit: March 4-8 (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
• MAAC: March 5-9 (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
• SoCon: March 5-9 (Asheville, North Carolina)
• WCC: March 5-10 (Las Vegas)
• America East: March 9-13 (on campus)
• Big East: March 6-9 (Uncasville, Connecticut)
• Mountain West: March 7-10 (Las Vegas)
• Big Sky: March 7-11 (Boise)
• Patriot: March 7-15 (on campus)
• Southland: March 9-12 (Lake Charles, Lousiana)
• SWAC: March 9-14 (Atlanta)
• NEC: March 9-15 (on campus)
• American: March 10-14 (Birmingham, Alabama)
• CUSA: March 10-14 (Huntsville, Alabama)
• Big West: March 11-14 (Henderson, NV)
• MAC: March 11-14 (Cleveland)
• MEAC: March 11-14 (Norfolk, Virginia)
• WAC: March 11-14 (Las Vegas)
• CAA: March 11-15 (Washington, D.C.)
• MVC: March 12-15 (Coralville, Iowa)
• Ivy: March 13-15 (Ithaca, New York)