3 males’s basketball convention tournaments you need to be listening to

1. Solar Belt

Have a look at this lovely SOB:

That’s proper, for the primary time within the historical past of faculty basketball, we have now the potential for seeing a staff play for per week straight within the postseason. Louisiana and/or Southern Miss may win 5 video games in 5 days — the identical feat NC State completed on their technique to the ACC event title final season — they usually wouldn’t have even arrived on the Solar Belt championship recreation but.

Toss in the truth that this league had a four-way tie for first place (South Alabama, James Madison, Arkansas State and Troy) on the finish of the common season, and I don’t know what else you might need right here.

Now some folks would possibly say that establishing your bracket this manner creates two pointless days of additional event play. They may say that this, particularly in at the moment’s faculty sports activities local weather, is a waste of time, cash and assets.

To these folks I might say … shut up. We’re doing one thing over right here. Allow us to have enjoyable.

2. Metro Atlantic Athletic

Yr after yr, this all the time winds up being one of many strangest tournaments of March.

The MAAC has had a number of prime three seeds lose earlier than the semifinals in three pf the previous 4 years. No different convention in Division-I can declare that. Since 2018, the highest three seeds within the MAAC event are a tragic 8-10 within the quarters. If that weren’t sufficient, not less than one staff seeded fourth or worse has reached the event championship recreation in SEVEN straight years.

Even with all that insanity, Iona has received six of the final eight MAAC tournaments. Saint Peter’s has received the opposite two.

3. Missouri Valley

Arch Insanity all the time, all the time delivers. There’s no motive to imagine that this yr will likely be any completely different.

Regardless of not handing out any byes to the semifinals, this event has nonetheless produced a basic No. 1 vs. No. 2 title recreation in three of the final 4 years. Additionally, the highest two seeds have misplaced within the quarterfinals solely as soon as every previously 26 MVC tourneys (each in 2020).

I’d be irritated on the lack of chaos if the Valley didn’t constantly ship elite semifinal and championship video games.

Drake vs. Bradley would completely be appointment viewing.